University Of Miami

THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND NURTURE STUDENTS, TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE THROUGH ITS COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, AND TO PROVIDE PATIENT CARE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

SEE SCHEDULE OINSTRUCTION, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, STUDENT SERVICES:THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (UM) IS A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION WITH MORE THAN 17,000 STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY'S 12 COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS OFFER THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OPTIONS: 138 BACHELORS, 140 MASTERS, AND 67 DOCTORAL (62 RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP AND 5 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE).THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, FOUNDED IN 1983, OFFERS ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES IN ARCHITECTURE AND SEVERAL POST-PROFESSIONAL GRADUATE DEGREES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (B.ARCH) AND THE MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE (M.ARCH); THE POST-PROFESSIONAL MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (M.S.ARCH) WITH 2 POSSIBLE TRACKS- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES; THE MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN (M.U.D); THE MASTER OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (M.C.M)/ EXECUTIVE MASTER OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (E.M.C.M), THE MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE IN URBAN SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE (MPS), AND THE MASTER OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND URBANISM (M.R.E.D.U.), AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ONE-YEAR GRADUATE PROGRAM THAT DRAWS ON THE REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPERS-IN-RESIDENCE AND FACULTY SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND LAW AS WELL AS ARCHITECTURE. THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ENROLLS OVER 4,400 UNDERGRADUATE AND 640 GRADUATE STUDENTS IN 21 DEPARTMENTS AND 13 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS. SEVENTEEN DEPARTMENTS OFFER GRADUATE DEGREES IN THE FINE ARTS, NATURAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COMPRISES SIX DEPARTMENTS THAT OFFER DEGREES IN AEROSPACE, ARCHITECTURAL, BIOMEDICAL, CIVIL, COMPUTER, ELECTRICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL, MATERIALS, AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING OFFERS FIVE-YEAR B.S./M.S. DEGREE PROGRAMS FOR OUR UNDERGRADUATES, AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES IN A NUMBER OF DISCIPLINES, WITH SEVERAL SPECIALIZATIONS IN SEVERAL FIELDS. CONSISTENT WITH THE TRADITION OF COLLABORATION AMONG THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, ENGINEERING STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH OTHER ACADEMIC UNITS AT UM. CONSISTING OF OVER 900 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND OVER 230 GRADUATE STUDENTS, THE COLLEGE BOASTS AN IMPRESSIVELY DIVERSE STUDENT BODY, CONSISTING OF STUDENTS FROM 45 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL, 34% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION IS HISPANIC AND 9% IS BLACK. FEMALES REPRESENT 37% OF THE STUDENTS (15% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT STATISTICS FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION).THE SCHOOL OF LAW PRESENTLY ENROLLS AROUND 1,388 CANDIDATES FOR EITHER J.D., LL.M. OR DUAL DEGREES, AND HAS OVER 23,000 LIVING ALUMNI WORLDWIDE. THE J.D. PROGRAM ENROLLS APPROXIMATELY 1,400 STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 133 UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS. OF THE ENTERING J.D. STUDENTS, APPROXIMATELY 56% ARE WOMEN, 46% ARE MEMBERS OF MINORITY GROUPS, AND 60% HAVE BEEN OUT OF UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ONE YEAR OR MORE. THE STUDENTS ARE FROM 32 STATES PLUS DC, PR AND 11 COUNTRIES. 65% SPEAK ONE OR MORE FOREIGN LANGUAGE. THE SCHOOL OFFERS GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION, MARITIME LAW, ENTERTAINMENT, ART AND SPORTS, BUSINESS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, ENVIRONMENT, FAMILY, HEALTH CARE, HUMAN RIGHTS, IMMIGRATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LITIGATION ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC INTEREST, TECHNOLOGY LAW, ESTATE PLANNING, TAXATION, TAXATION OF CROSS BORDER INVESTMENTS, AND REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, THE LATTER 2 OFFER COURSES ONLINE AS WELL AS ON-CAMPUS. THE SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS SEVERAL JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS. THE LAW SCHOOL OFFERS A J.D./MASTER'S IN MUSIC INDUSTRY, J.D./M.A. IN LIVE ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT, J.D/M.A IN COMMUNICATIONS, AND J.D/M.A. IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL OFFERS A J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.ACC, J.D./M.P.S. IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND SOCIETY, J.D./M.P.H. IN PUBLIC HEALTH, J.D./M.S. ED. IN LAW, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE, J.D./M.D., J.D./M.H.A-HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, J.D./LL.M. IN TAX, INTERNATIONAL LAW, MARITIME LAW, ESTATE PLANNING, INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION, OR REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, AND ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND SPORTS LAW, AND A J.D./M.B.A./LL.M. IN TAX, REAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT OR ESTATE PLANNING. THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN RANKED AS ONE OF THE "20 MOST INNOVATIVE LAW SCHOOLS" BY PRE-LAW MAGAZINE. THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE TOP 10 IN THE 2022 PRINCETON REVIEW IN ITS SPECIALTY LISTINGS IN THREE CATEGORIES. ITS ALUMNI ARE REGULARLY FEATURED IN SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE.THE LEONARD M. MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HAS GROWN RAPIDLY IN BOTH SIZE AND REPUTATION, EARNING INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR RESEARCH, CLINICAL CARE, AND BIOMEDICAL INNOVATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 800 MEDICAL STUDENTS ARE JOINED BY OVER 1,000 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, ABOUT 700 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND AROUND 200 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. ALONG WITH THE M.D. DEGREE, THE SCHOOL OFFERS A COMBINED M.D./PH.D. PROGRAM, A 4-YEAR AND 5-YEAR M.D./M.B.A. PROGRAM, A 4-YEAR AND A 5-YEAR M.D./M.P.H. PROGRAM AND 4-YEAR M.D./M.S. IN GENOMIC MEDICINE, A 6-YEAR M.D./J.D. PROGRAM, A 4-YEAR M.D./M.A.I.A IN INTERNATIONAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM, A 4-YEAR M.A. IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES AND BIOETHICS PROGRAM, A 4-YEAR M.D./CERTIFICATE IN SECURITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, MULTIPLE SCHOLARLY PATHWAYS OF EMPHASIS, GRADUATE DEGREES IN TEN AREAS, POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES.

SEE SCHEDULE ORESEARCH AND PUBLIC SERVICE:UM HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED BY THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION AS A DOCTORAL UNIVERSITY WITH HIGHEST RESEARCH ACTIVITY. THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE'S AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE URBAN DESIGN, PLANNING & REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTATION, COASTAL RESILIENCE, HEALTH AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND ADAPTIVE USE, CLASSICAL AND TRADITIONAL DESIGN, HOUSING AND HOSPITALITY DESIGN, BUILDING IN THE CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERICA AND THE TROPICAL WORLD, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY, AND THEORY. FACULTY AND STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH WITH NUMEROUS SCHOOLS INCLUDING THE MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, THE LEONARD AND JAYNE ABESS CENTER FOR ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE AND POLICY AND THE CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE. THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES PROVIDES NUMEROUS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING STUDENT MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AT THE JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE AND ALVIN SHERMAN FAMILY STAGE; STUDENT, FACULTY, AND VISITING ARTIST EXHIBITIONS IN THE WYNWOOD GALLERY IN THE DESIGN DISTRICT OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI; FACULTY CURATED EXHIBITIONS AT THE LOWE ART MUSEUM; LECTURES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES, AND THE MIAMI INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY OF THE AMERICAS; VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY CLINICS FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN; TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS FOR MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES LABORATORY; AND A SERIES OF PROGRAMS, HOSTED BY SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS AND FUNDED BY VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, TO ENHANCE THE DIVERSITY OF STUDENTS PURSUING SCIENTIFIC CAREERS THROUGH RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRE-COLLEGE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-COLLEGE FACULTY.THE SCHOOL OF LAW OFFERS EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN ARGENTINA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHINA, COLOMBIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, AND VIETNAM. THE SCHOOL'S AWARD-WINNING CLINICS, FOCUSING ON DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE LAW, OFFER EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING GROUNDS AND GIVE STUDENTS PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON LAWYERING WHILE ALSO HELPING NEEDY AND UNDERREPRESENTED INDIVIDUALS. THE SCHOOL IS ALSO HOME TO LAWWITHOUTWALLS (LWOW), AN INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC MODEL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS, FACULTY, PRACTITIONERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD TO EXPLORE INNOVATION IN LEGAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE.THE ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE IS ONE OF THE LEADING OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE NATION. KNOWN ORIGINALLY AS THE UNIVERSITY'S MARINE LABORATORY, IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1943. IT EVOLVED INTO THE INSTITUTE FOR MARINE SCIENCE IN 1961, AND EIGHT YEARS LATER BECAME THE ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE (RSMAS) WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. IN 2022, ITS NAME WAS EXPANDED TO ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE, ATMOSPHERIC & EARTH SCIENCE TO BETTER REFLECT ITS BREADTH AND DEPTH AS IT HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE STUDIES OF EARTH'S GEOLOGY IN ADDITION TO ITS ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS. THE VIRGINIA KEY CAMPUS HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE MODERN RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES, A DEDICATED ACADEMIC LIBRARY, AND AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MARINE INVERTEBRATE MUSEUM. RSMAS ALSO OPERATES A STATE-OF-THE-ART 96-FOOT CATAMARAN RESEARCH VESSEL, THE F.G. WALTON SMITH. IN 2014, RSMAS ADDED TO ITS FLEET OF SPECIALIZED RESEARCH VESSELS A ONE-OF-A-KIND HELICOPTER OBSERVATION PLATFORM (HOP), A FLYING SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION, WHICH PROVIDES SCIENTISTS WITH A UNIQUE CAPABILITY TO OBTAIN VITAL INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES AND MECHANISMS THAT AFFECT OUR CLIMATE AND IMPACT HUMAN HEALTH. RSMAS INCLUDES A FRESHWATER SCIENTIFIC DIVE POOL. IT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN PROVIDING NECESSARY SCIENTIFIC DIVING INSTRUCTION TO PARTICIPANTS IN OUR SCIENCE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE FACILITY ALLOWS SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND CORAL REEFS. CSTARS (CENTER FOR SOUTHEASTERN TROPICAL ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING), LOCATED ON THE RICHMOND CAMPUS IN SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WAS LAUNCHED IN 2003, AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH WITH REMOTELY SENSED DATA RECEIVED FROM EARTH-ORBITING SATELLITE SYSTEMS. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART REAL-TIME RECEPTION AND ANALYSIS FACILITY PROVIDES DATA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING. THE PREDICTIVE POWER CONCENTRATED ON THIS 78-ACRE CAMPUS IS HELPING TO PROVIDE VITAL, LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION REGARDING EARTHQUAKES, HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, FREAK WAVES AND OTHER NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS, INCLUDING MONITORING OF THE EARTHQUAKES IN HAITI AND CHILE, AND OIL SPILLS.THE LEONARD M. MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH (CFAR) IN FLORIDA, AND IS LEADING THE UNIVERSITY'S PRESTIGIOUS CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE (CTSI), AWARDED BY THE NIH. OTHER CLINICAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE JOHN P. HUSSMAN INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN GENOMICS, THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STEM CELL INSTITUTE, THE DR. JOHN T. MACDONALD FOUNDATION BIOMEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, THE MIAMI TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, THE MIAMI PROJECT TO CURE PARALYSIS, THE DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE MAILMAN CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND MANY MORE.

SEE SCHEDULE OHEALTH CARE:LOCATED NORTH OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI NEAR THE CIVIC CENTER IN THE MIAMI HEALTH DISTRICT, THE LEONARD M. MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S CAMPUS CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 70-ACRES OF OWNED AND LEASED LAND WITHIN THE 153-ACRE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI/JACKSON MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER COMPLEX. EACH YEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM'S NEARLY 1,800 PROVIDERS AND SCIENTISTS REPRESENT MORE THAN 100 SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES WITH OUTCOMES THAT ARE AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION. THE HEALTH SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE, AND UHEALTH TOWER, OPERATING WITHIN UMHC. SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER IS THE ONLY CANCER CENTER IN SOUTH FLORIDA DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. BASCOM PALMER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE NUMBER ONE EYE HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY FOR 21 YEARS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT IN ITS ANNUAL "AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS" ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO THE THREE UNIVERSITY-OWNED HOSPITALS, THERE ARE ALSO THREE PRIMARY HOSPITALS AFFILIATED WITH UHEALTH: JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE MEDICAL SCHOOL; HOLTZ CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL; AND THE BRUCE W. CARTER VA MEDICAL CENTER. THERE ARE ALSO ABOUT THREE DOZEN UHEALTH OUTPATIENT CLINICS ACROSS MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH, AND COLLIER COUNTIES. THE LENNAR FOUNDATION MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED IN CORAL GABLES, OPENED IN 2016. THE 206,000-SQUARE-FOOT DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER PROVIDES THE LOCAL COMMUNITY MORE CONVENIENT ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED BY UM PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS. IT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL BENCHMARK BY PRESS GANEY AND HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PINNACLE AND GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS EACH YEAR SINCE IT OPENED.

EXPENSES PRIMARILY REPRESENT AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES, INCLUDING INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, PARKING, STUDENT HOUSING AND STUDENT DINING. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES REVENUES PRIMARILY REPRESENT AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES REVENUE, INVESTMENT INCOME, AND INVESTMENT LOSSES.