Each year, HispanicBusiness magazine measures the effectiveness of the nation's universities in attracting Hispanic students. HispanTelligence, the research arm of Hispanic Business Inc., assesses the nation's top universities for Hispanics in the fields of business, engineering, law and medicine.
The 40 universities -- 10 in each degree area -- were ranked in terms of Hispanic diversity on the following criteria:
Hispanic student enrollment, Hispanic faculty members, degrees conferred to Hispanics and progressive programs aimed at increasing enrollment of Hispanic students.
Here are the 10 top universities for postgraduate engineering studies.
| No. 1 Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Engineering Office of Graduate Admissions, 631 Cherry St., Room 318, Atlanta, GA 30332 (404) 894-1610; Fax: (404) 894-1609 University website |
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| Total graduate enrollment | 1,536 |
| Hispanic graduate enrollment | 85 |
| Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment | 5.5% |
| Total postgraduate degrees earned | 660 |
| Postgraduate degrees earned to Hispanics | 31 |
| Percent of postgraduate degrees earned to Hispanics | 4.7% |
| Full-time Engineering School faculty | 446 |
| Full-time Engineering School Hispanic faculty | 12 |
| Percent Hispanic faculty in Engineering School | 2.7% |
| No. 2 University of Texas at El Paso, College of Engineering 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968 (915) 747-5890; Fax: (915) 747-8893 University website |
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| Total graduate enrollment | 365 |
| Hispanic graduate enrollment | 137 |
| Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment | 37.5% |
| Total postgraduate degrees earned | 164 |
| Postgraduate degrees earned to Hispanics | 49 |
| Percent of postgraduate degrees earned to Hispanics | 29.9% |
| Full-time Engineering School faculty | 89 |
| Full-time Engineering School Hispanic faculty | 27 |
| Percent Hispanic faculty in Engineering School | 30.3% |
| No. 3 University of Central Florida, College of Engineering/Computer Science 4000 Central Florida Blvd., P.O. Box 162993, Orlando, FL 32816-2993 (407) 823-2445; Fax: (407) 823-6334 University website |
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| Total graduate enrollment | 346 |
| Hispanic graduate enrollment | 40 |
| Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment | 11.6% |
| Total postgraduate degrees earned | 209 |
| Postgraduate degrees earned to Hispanics | 28 |
| Percent of postgraduate degrees earned to Hispanics | 13.4% |
