Ethnicity Definition

 

Hispanic or Latino
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

 

Non-Hispanic
A person who does not belong to a culture or origin indicated above, regardless of race.

 

This information is taken from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/definitions.asp.