FACTS ABOUT HISPANICS AND HISPANIC IMMIGRANT REPRESENTATION IN THE COLLEGES OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY):

HISPANICS AT CUNY

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In 2000, Hispanics represented 30.1% of all first-time CUNY students and 35.5% of first-time CUNY community college students.

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Native-born Hispanics attend CUNY in greater proportion to their city population than do foreign-born Hispanics.  In 2000, native-born Hispanics represented 40.7% of the 18-35 year old Hispanic population in New York City and 55.1% of first-time freshmen at CUNY.  Conversely, Hispanic immigrants comprised 59.3% of the city 18-35 population, but only 44.9% of the first-time freshman population.

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While Hispanics represent 40.6% of the city’s 18-35 year old foreign-born population, they represent only 27.8% of the foreign-born, first-time freshmen at CUNY.  Other immigrant minority populations exhibit much stronger representation at CUNY.

REPRESENTATION OF HISPANICS AT CUNY BY NATIONAL ORIGIN

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Dominicans and Central and South American students attend CUNY in greater numbers relative to their city population, while Puerto Ricans and Mexicans are under-represented relative to their presence in the city.

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While Dominicans represent 20% of city’s 18-35 Hispanic population, they comprise 34.7% of CUNY Hispanic students.

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Though Puerto Ricans represent 59.5% of the native-born Hispanic population in the city, Puerto Ricans are only 44.3% of this population at CUNY.  And among foreign-born Hispanics Puerto Ricans are only 8.6% of the CUNY population, compared to 12.9% citywide.

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Among native-born Hispanics, both Dominicans (28.4%) and Central and South Americans (22%) are more strongly represented in bachelor’s degree programs relative to their overall representation in senior colleges than other native-born Hispanics.  

--This information is derived from the report, Access and Achievement of Hispanics and Hispanic Immigrants in the Colleges of the City University of New York, by Timothy Leinbach. Access the report at: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp?UID=381

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