The number of “Hispanic-serving” institutions (HSIs) is set to rise dramatically in the next few years, according to a new study reported by Inside Higher Ed.

The federal government uses HSI designation to direct funding to nonprofit universities where Latinos comprise at least 25 percent of the full-time-equivalent student enrollment.

Excelencia in Education shows 265 HSIs and 176 on the brink of an HSI designation:

“Emerging” HSIs were located in 20 states. The highest concentration of these institutions was in California, which had 52, followed by Texas, which had 42. Still, Deborah Santiago, the report’s author and vice president for policy and research at Excelencia, said at a discussion accompanying the report’s release on Capitol Hill that these institutions are “not just in those places where we expect to see Latinos.” For instance, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Oregon and Utah are among the states that had one such institution.

The largest share — 44 percent — of the “emerging” HSIs were public community colleges. Private colleges and universities represented the second largest sector, with 31 percent.

One of the ”emerging” HSIs include Texas State University in San Marcos. Read the full report here.