University of California, San Diego
IN-31: Serving Underrepresented Students

Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) (https://diversity.ucsd.edu/initiatives/hsi/index.html): 

UC San Diego has made great strides toward becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). With 23% full-time Latinx undergraduate student enrollment as of fall 2020, we are considered an Emerging HSI. This puts us close to our goal of at least 25% full-time Latinx undergraduate enrollment, making us eligible for HSI designation by the U.S. Department of Education. 

Additionally, as a renowned research institution with a strong STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) focus, UC San Diego aims to become a model STEM HSI. 

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Designation (https://diversity.ucsd.edu/initiatives/aanapisi/index.html):

AANAPISI stands for Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. AANAPISI is a federal designation from the United States Department of Education. AANAPISI-designated institutions are eligible to apply to receive grants and related assistance to improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian American, Native American Pacific Islanders, and low-income students. 

UC San Diego is proud to announce it has received AANAPISI designation, which is one of the Minority Serving Institution (MSI) designations campuses may be eligible for through the U.S. Department of Education. Having AANAPISI designation not only acknowledges the large, diverse population of Asian American and Pacific Islander students who attend and graduate from UC San Diego, it allows UC San Diego to apply for outside funding that will aim to expand and improve the overall quality of experience for Asian American and Pacific Islander undergraduate, first generation, and low-income students. AANAPISI designation, together with UC San Diego’s efforts to be designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), will position UC San Diego to be recognized as a premier (Minority Serving Institution) MSI. Such recognition will provide new opportunities for UC San Diego students and help recruit incoming students from the state of California and beyond. 

Holding AANAPISI designation acknowledges the university's commitment to supporting educational equity and access for diverse students of California. This designation encourages the campus to see the different experiences Asian American and Pacific Islander students are having at UC San Diego. Additionally, the campus will seek to find ways to make Asian American and Pacific Islander student experiences as well as the experiences of other students on campus more equitable to positively impact student success.  Education, interventions, and advocacy will be crucial to supporting the UC San Diego community’s efforts to center Asian American and Pacific Islander students with the most need.