The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked third in the nation among Hispanic Serving Institutions in the number of math and science degrees awarded to Hispanic students.
The rankings are based on a National Science Foundation-funded study conducted by the University of Southern California Center for Urban Education. The center examined academic data from the 2005-2006 school year for the Top 25 predominately Hispanic colleges and universities — which are concentrated in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Arizona and New Mexico.
UTSA earned the No. 3 ranking for awarding 357 degrees to Hispanic students in the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math. Forty-four of all of UTSA STEM degrees went to Hispanic students in the academic year included in the survey.