Increasing Hispanic representation at Florida public universities has trailed population growth

The gap between the share of Hispanic high school seniors and university freshmen increased from parity 1994 to 7 percentage points in 2021.

Note: The National Center for Education Statistics changed how higher education institutions report race between 2008-2010, making it difficult to compare percentages between those two periods.
IAN HODGSON | Tampa Bay Times Source: National Center for Education Statistics