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About Hispanic Serving Institution
Hispanic Serving Institution
Sacramento State is committed to using research and best practices to increase awareness and ability to intentionally serve Latine/x/a/o students. We reached a 25% undergraduate Latine/x/a/o student enrollment in 2013 and were recognized as an HSI in 2015.
A HSI is a federal designation of a public or private college or university that has an enrollment of undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 25% Latine/x/a/o students.
We are proud recipients of the Seal of Excelencia, which recognizes institutions that intentionally serve Latine/x/a/o students.
Sac State’s Serna Center supports our Chicanx/Latinx students, staff, and faculty to enrich cultural identity and develop a sense of familia within the campus.
HSI Awards, Grants & National Organizations
Being designated as an HSI makes Sac State eligible to apply for additional grants and funding from the federal government. See what Sac State has done with this funding.
HSI Awards and Grants
- TECH4Equity
- CAREER4Equity
- STEM4Equity
- Comprometid@s (2017)
- NSF STEM Zone (2018)
- Project INSPIRE (2015)
National Organizations
- Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE)
- American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc. (AAHHE)
- Excelencia in Education
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
- HACU Student Programs
Sacramento State as an HSI in the News
- Sac State earns Seal of Excelencia recertification (2023)
- Sac State earns Fulbright HSI Leader designation
- College Futures Foundation funds project exploring Latine student perspectives of servingness at Sacramento State (2023).
- Hispanic-Serving Colleges Like Sacramento State Increasing. But Some Say Equity Gaps Remain. (The Sacramento Bee, 2023)
- Hispanic Serving Institutions: Safe spaces on campus for Latinx Students (2022)
- Academic Support Program recognized for efforts to support Latinx Students Excel (2021)
- Serna Center supports Sac State Latino and Hispanic students on campus (2021)
- Sac State receives $8 million in new funding to support Latinx students (2021)