The UNM School of Law and Anderson Schools of Management have been named to the top-10 in the country in their respective areas for Hispanic students by Hispanic Business magazine.
The School of Law was ranked fourth best and the Anderson Schools of Management moved up two spots from last year's rankings making them the eighth best business school in the country. This is the second consecutive year The Anderson Schools has been in the top-10 by Hispanic Business.
The criterion for the recognition was based on enrollment, faculty, student services, retention rate and reputation. The measures were then summed and a rating was assigned to the schools based on their total scores.
Hispanic students comprise nearly one-fourth of the student population at the UNM School of Law, representing 23.5 percent of the School's enrollment. The School of Law conferred 110 degrees with 35 degrees earned by Hispanic students.
"We're honored and proud that we've been ranked fourth in the country," said Robert Desiderio, dean of the Law School, in a recent statement. "It's been our mission to foster diversity at all levels at the law school. The fact that we are recognized for this only tells us that we are doing the right thing."
The Anderson Graduate Schools of Management was the only other New Mexico school in the top-10 ranking.
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The only other school in the Southwest was the University of Texas at Austin, which was the top-ranked business school in the nation.
The ranking recognizes the percentage of Hispanic students, actual graduation rates for Hispanic students at the graduate level, student services and the opportunities afforded Hispanic students - most notably the opportunity to work with small businesses statewide through the Small Business Institute.
The Institute serves more than 50 small businesses statewide, 25 percent of which are Hispanic-owned and operated.
"Our research, teaching and service focus on improving New Mexican and professional communities and that, in large part, is a direct commitment to the Hispanic communities of the state," said Anderson Dean Howard L. Smith.
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