Posted on Nov 29, 2006

Latino magazine commends CSUMB

CSUMB has been named a "Publisher's Pick" by Hispanic Outlook In Higher Education. The magazine compiles a national list of colleges and universities every year to identify those with solid records in recruiting, educating and graduating Hispanic students.

The standings are based upon formal and informal inquires as well as data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

This semester, 27 percent of CSUMB students identify themselves as Latino/Hispanic/Mexican-American.

Nineteen other California State University campuses also made the list. The CSU is the most diverse higher education institution in the nation, with minorities making up more than half of its identified student body. Hispanics are more than 21 percent of the total CSU student population. In 2005, the California State University conferred 57 percent of the state's bachelor's degrees earned by Hispanics.