Hispanic Business, in its September issue, has published its annual list of top law and business schools for Hispanic students. In addition, for the first time, engineering, and medical schools have also been selected. Here are their picks (each is linked to the school's web site):

Law Schools:

1. University of Miami
2. University of Texas at Austin
3. Stanford University
4. University of Arizona
5. University of Southern California
6. University of Florida
7. University of Connecticut
8. Southwestern University
9. University of California, Los Angeles
10. Florida State University

Business Schools:

1. Stanford University
2. University of California, Berkeley
3. University of Texas at Austin
4. Yale University
5. University of Miami
6. Duke University
7. Columbia University
8. University of Michigan
9. Florida International University
10. University of New Mexico

Engineering Schools:

1. University of Texas at El Paso
2. Georgia Institute of Technology
3. University of Central Florida
4. San Diego State University
5. Michigan State University
6. Rice University
7. University of Texas at Austin
8. West Virginia University
9. Iowa State University
10. University of California, Irvine

Medical Schools:

1. Stanford University
2. Johns Hopkins University
3. University of New Mexico
4. Texas A&M University Health Science Center
5. University of North Texas Health Science Center
6. University of Kansas
7. University of Arizona
8. East Carolina University
9. Edward Via Virginia
10. Ohio State University

Although Hispanic Business did not list the criteria used for school selection, it appears that the presence of "diversity programs to create opportunities for today's Hispanic professionals" factored heavily in the process.

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News report posted September 18, 2005.
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