Rice Remains Tops for Hispanics

For the fourth year in a row, Hispanic magazine has ranked Rice University among the top schools in the nation that are succeeding in recruiting and retaining Hispanic students.

Rice ranked second, behind Stanford and ahead of the University of California at Berkeley. The University of Texas at Austin placed fourth and Massachusetts Institute of Technology placed fifth. Rice came in third last year, second in 2000, and fourth in 1999 (the first year of the rankings). The rankings, which appeared in the March issue, consider the number of Hispanic students, Hispanics’ graduation rates, Hispanic-related degree programs, Hispanic student organizations, recruiting and minority support programs, and Hispanic faculty. Academic excellence also is considered.

The complete rankings can be found at
http://www.hispaniconline.com/edu&/ed_tp25.htm