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UH's diversity garners notice

Magazine ranks UH 15th in its Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics

Cougar News Service

UH received another diversity trophy to put on its mantle in May when it was recognized among the colleges and universities that award the most degrees to Hispanics. Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine ranked the University 15th in its Top 100 Colleges for Hispanics.

"(The University's) efforts for recruiting and retaining Hispanics are a testimony to (its) ongoing mission of diversity," Suzanne López-Isa, managing editor of the magazine, said in a release.

In compiling its list, the magazine used 2005 data, the most recent available, from the National Center for Education Statistics. It found that UH awarded 833 bachelor's degrees to Hispanics -- 18 percent of all bachelor's degrees awarded. The magazine also ranked UH 55th in master's degrees awarded to Hispanics (117) and 14th in doctoral degrees (21).

Specific colleges of UH also fared well against similar schools in the magazine's rankings. The UH College of Optometry was ranked second; The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture was ranked fourth; the UH College of Pharmacy was ranked 13th; and the business and marketing programs were ranked fifth in graduating Hispanic students. 

U.S. News and World Report considers the University the most ethnically diverse major urban research institution in the country. Among the 35,344 students enrolled in Fall 2005, 18.5 percent were Hispanic.

"UH prides itself on a diverse student body and faculty that reflect the richness of our region," Provost Donald Foss said in a release.

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