Unmet Needs, Unfinished Degrees: Basic Needs Insecurity Among Latinos in Higher Education

Issue Brief

Hispanic students are invested in their education and economic mobility. Despite this ambition and growing enrollment, Latinos are not completing degrees at the same rate as white peers. UnidosUS has released this report to better understand how these pressures operate in students’ daily lives and to identify targeted solutions.

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