University Of Miami

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

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

In 2009-2010, 80% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,323 in 2009-2010 (15,344 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 67% of enrolled students and graduate students are 33%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Miami provides on-campus housing for 4,821 of its 15,344 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

The school 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) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Miami offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (103 awarded)

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

ART STUDIES (7 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (930 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (45 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Graphics
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (31 awarded)

• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management

DESIGN (19 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (28 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 (108 awarded)

• 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/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING (197 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (17 awarded)

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

LAW (486 awarded)

• 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 (428 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• 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 (15 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematical Statistics and Probability
• Mathematics

MEDIA (279 awarded)

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

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (16 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (36 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (215 awarded)

• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience

MUSIC (145 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 (160 awarded)

• Critical Care Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (81 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (101 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (28 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (441 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (274 awarded)

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