University Of Miami

University of Miami, also referred to as Miami of Florida or UM or The U, is a private, nonsectarian university located in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1925.

The University of Miami has the following schools and colleges:

School of Architecture
College of Arts and Science
School of Business Administration
School of Communication
School of Education
College of Engineering
Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami School of Law
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

The Universit's sports teams are called the Miami Hurricanes. The official mascot is Sebastian the Ibis. The University sponsors basketball, cross-country, diving, golf, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

Notable alumni of UM include Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, actor and former WWE wrestler; Enrique Iglesias, singer, songwrite, and Grammy Award winner; both artists of the musician duo "No Mercy"; and Rick Barry, former power forward for the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. He is also a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Campus Location

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL 33124
USA
Main Tel: (305) 284-2211
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

University Of Miami Highlights

Where University Of Miami stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in music, drama and performing arts, photography and commercial art, religion and philosophy, science, law, and therapy and counseling.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Selective admissions.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
Racially diverse student body.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
On-campus hospital
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,460	116
Master	1,101	93
First-professional degree	520	2
Doctorale	187	50
Post-master's certificate	2	1
< 1 year certificate	2	2

Students

The student enrollment at University Of Miami was 15,449 in 2007 (14,700 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 65% of enrolled students, graduate students are 23%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 12%.

About 8% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 92% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 33,018
Room	$ 5,762
Board	$ 4,022
Books and supplies	$ 910
Other	$ 2,760

Financial Aid: University Of Miami participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Miami:

School	Location	Enrollment
Yale University	New Haven, CT	11,454
Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	19,005
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	10,829
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	19,682
University of Rochester	Rochester, NY	9,334
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	33,408
Northeastern University	Boston, MA	24,434
University of Denver	Denver, CO	11,053
Rice University	Houston, TX	5,161
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	10,326

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		809
Without tenure; working toward tenure		267
Without tenure; tenure not available		1,206

Housing and Meals

University Of Miami provides on-campus housing for 4,835 of its 14,700 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

University Of Miami Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Miami is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

University Of Miami offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 138 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 117 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

University Of Miami Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	39%
Women	37%
All	38%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	580-680
Math	600-690
Writing	560-650

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (86 awarded)

Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Architecture and Related Services
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (892 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Managerial Economics
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Science
Marketing/Marketing Management
Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (45 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
Computer and Information Systems Security
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

Natural Resources Management and Policy
Natural Resources and Conservation

DESIGN (22 awarded)

Design and Visual Communications
Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (25 awarded)

Acting
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (186 awarded)

Biology Teacher Education
Education
Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
Educational Evaluation and Research
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
Elementary Education and Teaching
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Special Education and Teaching
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING (238 awarded)

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering
Engineering/Industrial Management
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

Public Administration
Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (19 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Fine/Studio Arts
Painting

LAW (498 awarded)

Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)
International Law and Legal Studies (LLM, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
Legal Studies
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)
Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (436 awarded)

African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
History
International Relations and Affairs
Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (19 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematical Statistics and Probability
Mathematics

MEDIA (259 awarded)

Advertising
Broadcast Journalism
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Journalism
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Public Relations/Image Management
Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (26 awarded)

Environmental Health
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (9 awarded)

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (212 awarded)

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (184 awarded)

Conducting
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Music Pedagogy
Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition
Music
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Piano and Organ
Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (202 awarded)

Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (54 awarded)

Athletic Training/Trainer
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (107 awarded)

Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Film/Cinema Studies
Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (24 awarded)

Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (379 awarded)

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Biochemistry
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Chemistry
Ecology
Exercise Physiology
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Geology/Earth Science
Immunology
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Meteorology
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Pharmacology
Physics
Physiology
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (37 awarded)

Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (280 awarded)

Counseling Psychology
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
Music Therapy/Therapist
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Psychology