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University of Miami Fact Finder 2007 - 2008

HIGHLIGHTS

HISTORY:  Founded 1925; classes began October 1926.

OFFICERS:  Donna E. Shalala, President; Thomas J. LeBlanc, Executive VP and Provost; Joseph Natoli, Sr. VP for Business and Finance; Pascal J. Goldschmidt, Sr. VP Medical Affairs.

CAMPUSES: 

Coral Gables Campus: The Coral Gables campus, with its two colleges and seven schools, is located on a 230-acre tract in suburban Coral Gables.

Medical Campus:  The Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine campus consists of 45 acres within the 100-acre UM/ Jackson Memorial Medical Center complex. Other facilities at the medical center, in addition to Jackson , include the Miami VA Medical Center and two University-owned hospitals—the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital , home to the top-ranked Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Bascom Palmer was ranked the number one eye hospital in the country for the fourth time in a row in the 2007 annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals” published in U.S. News & World Report; three other programs at UM/Jackson also ranked among the best. Miller School of Medicine faculty conduct more than 2,000 research projects in basic science and clinical care in facilities totaling more than two million square feet of space, including the recently opened Clinical Research Building.

Rosenstiel Campus:  The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is located on an 18-acre waterfront campus on Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay.

South Campus:  The south campus, located ten miles southwest of Coral Gables , is on a 136-acre site used for conducting research and development projects.

Richmond Campus:  The Richmond campus, established in 2001, is a 76-acre site near south campus.  Research facilities for the Rosenstiel School 's Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) and Richmond Satellite Operations Center (RSOC) are located on a portion of the new campus.

ACCREDITATION:  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; 23 other professional accrediting agencies.

PROGRAMS:  Including specializations, 115 bachelors, 114 masters, 51 doctoral, and 2 professional.

DEGREES AWARDED:  2,460 bachelors, 1,101 masters, 386 J.D.'s, 134 M.D.'s, 135 Ph.D.'s, 52 other doctorates, and 4 certificates (2006-07).

BUDGET:  The budget for 2007-08 is $1.8 billion, with $1.2 billion projected for the medical campus.  At the end of the FY 07 the endowment for the University was $741 million.

RESEARCH:  Research and sponsored program expenditures totaled $274 million (FY 07).  UM ranked 66th of all universities in expenditures of federal funds for research and development (FY 06).

CLASS SIZE:  Over 50 percent of classes for undergraduates have 15 or fewer students; over 75 percent have 25 or fewer students.

HONORS PROGRAM/HONOR SOCIETIES:  Approximately 920 students participate in the Honors Program .  UM has 50 academic honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa.

FRESHMAN DUAL HONORS PROGRAMS:  UM offers dual degree honors programs, combining undergraduate and graduate study in exercise physiology, Latin American studies, law, marine geology, medicine, and physical therapy.

NEW FRESHMAN STANDINGS:  Over 40% of new freshmen graduated in the top 5% of their high school class, while two-thirds graduated in the top 10% of their high school class.  Mean SAT was 1275.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS:  80 programs are offered in 34 countries on a full academic year, semester, or summer basis as well as UM faculty-led programs during intersession, spring break, and summer.

GRADUATE SCHOOL PLANS:  33% of the May 2007 graduating seniors reported plans to attend graduate/professional school this fall.

ALUMNI:  UM alumni live in all 50 states and in 148 countries; over 72,000 reside in Florida , including over 39,800 in Miami-Dade County .  There are just over 159,000 alumni in UM's history.

RESIDENT STUDENTS:  Approximately 4,700 enrolled students live on campus, including 84% of new freshmen and 45% of all degree undergraduates.  UM has five residential colleges as well as on-campus apartments.  In 2006 the University Village apartments were opened and house over 750 students.

SPORTS:  In 2004, UM joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Men:  baseball (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001 NCAA champions), basketball (2000 Sweet 16), cross country, football (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 NCAA champions), tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. 

Women:   basketball, cross country, golf (1970, 1972, 1977-78, 1984 national champions), rowing, soccer, swimming and diving (1975-76 national champions), tennis (2004 Elite 8, 2nd at 2006 NCAA Tournament), indoor track and field (3rd at 2005 NCAA Championship), outdoor track and field (top 10 finishes at NCAA Championship 2004, 2005, and 2006), and volleyball (2003 Sweet 16).

COMPUTING FACILITIES:  The Ungar Computing Center is equipped with an Enterprise Server and a number of smaller machines.  Over 60 computer labs are located in residential colleges, libraries, schools, and colleges.  The university’s campus network provides connections in each dorm room, with a gateway to national and international networks (Internet and Internet2).  The wireless network on all three main campuses complements the extensive wired network. myUM is UM’s interactive online source for personalized University-related information.

LIBRARIES:  The UM Libraries comprise the Richter Library and libraries in the Schools of Architecture, Business, Law, Medicine, Music, and the Rosenstiel School . Combined holdings include over 3.1 million volumes, 15,375 print serial subscriptions, 4 million microforms, and access to more than 42,800 e-journals and 479,000 e-books and databases.

DEVELOPMENT:  In FY 07, contributions reached $180.5 million in total private cash, gifts and grants; and in FY 06, UM ranked 32nd among all U.S. institutions in this category.  In January 2006, UM increased the goal of its Momentum Campaign to $1.25 billion; as of August 2007, $1.33 billion was raised to support scholarships, chairs, interdisciplinary centers, and research initiatives. 

FACULTY & EMPLOYEES — FALL 2007

Classification

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Faculty

 

 

 

Architecture

32

35

67

Arts and Sciences

411

74

485

Business

141

30

171

Communication

55

26

81

Education

51

52

103

Engineering

71

18

89

Frost Music School

79

40

119

Law

66

104

170

Miller School of Medicine

1,264

28

1,292

Nursing & Health Studies

29

14

43

Rosenstiel School

100

7

107

Richter Library & Other

49

56

105

TOTAL FACULTY

2,348

484

2,832

 

Faculty

2,348

484

2,832

Administrative/Professional

3,131

52

3,183

Research/Training

843

30

873

Staff (hourly non-exempt)

3,744

96

3,840

Physical Plant

129

0

129

TOT FACULTY & EMPLOYEES

10,195

662

10,857

(excluding students)

 

 

 

 

Faculty Characteristics

Full-time faculty with doctorate or terminal degree

90%

Full-time regular faculty with doctorate or terminal degree

98%

Full-time tenure-track faculty who are tenured

76%

Student-faculty ratio

12:1

As of September 30, 2007

 

STUDENT ENROLLMENT — FALL 2007

 

Undergraduate

 

 

 

School (Year Founded)

Degree

N-Deg

Grad

Prof

Total

Architecture ('83)

330

0

62

0

392

Arts and Sciences ('26)

4,086

18

564

0

4,668

Business ('29)

2,148

0

721

0

2,869

Communication ('85)

1,235

0

130

0

1,365

Education ('29)

356

0

339

0

695

Engineering ('47)

766

0

238

0

1004

Frost Music School ('26)

499

0

196

0

695

Law ('28)

0

0

0

1,392

1,392

Miller School of Medicine ('52)

0

0

399

687

1,086

Nursing & Health Studies ('68)

400

0

85

0

485

Rosenstiel School ('69)

0

0

215

0

215

Cont. Studies, Special & Joint

177

364

42

0

583

TOTAL

9,997

382

2,991

2,079

15,449

Full-Time

9,511

166

2,512

2,020

14,209

Part-Time

486

216

479

59

1,240

Full-Time Equivalent

9755.2

244.5

2753.8

2057.8

14811.3



ENROLLMENT BY GENDER — FALL 2007

 

New Freshmen

Undergrad Students

Graduate & Professional

Gender

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Male

934

47

4,765

46

2,623

52

Female

1,057

53

5,614

54

2,447

48

 

RACIAL/ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION — FALL 2007

 

New Freshmen

Undergrad Students

Graduate & Professional

Ethnicity

Count

%1

Count

%1

Count

%1

White, non-Hispanic 

1,000

59

5,050

56

2,405

60

Hispanic

407

24

2,504

28

797

20

Asian/Pacific Islander

129

8

570

6

524

13

Black, non-Hispanic

148

9

904

10

293

7

American Indian

10

1

32

0

4

0

Unknown

297

—

1,319

—

1,047

—

TOTAL

1,991

 

10,379

 

5,070

 

 

GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS — FALL 2007

 

NewFreshmen

Undergrad.Students

Graduate &Professional

Origin               

Count

%2

Count

%2

Count

%2

Miami-Dade

343

17

2,651

26

1,377

27

Broward

138

7

778

7

387

8

Other Florida

303

15

1,547

15

803

16

Other U.S. & Terr.

1,057

53

4,635

45

1,815

36

International

150

8

768

7

663

13

Non-U.S. Campus

0

0

0

0

25

0

TOTAL3

1,991

 

10,379

 

5,070

 

1Percentages exclude unknowns and may not total 100 due to rounding.
2Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
3UM students come from 49 states, 3 territories, and 114 other countries.

 

NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT — FALL 2007

Undergraduate

Total Applied

Accepted

Enrolled

New Freshmen

19,807

7,527

1,991

New Transfers

3,565

1,392

626

 

Enrollment School

Freshmen

Transfers

Total

Architecture

50

16

66

Arts and Sciences

925

281

1,206

Business

419

81

500

Communication

217

86

303

Education

56

24

80

Engineering

175

36

211

Frost Music School

113

15

128

Nursing &
Health Studies

33

68

101

Cont. Stud., Spec. & Joint

3

19

22

TOTAL

1,991

626

2,617

 

CREDIT HOURS TAUGHT1 — FALL 2007

Teaching School

Undergrad.

Grad.

Prof.

Total

Architecture

5,455

788

0

6,243

Arts and Sciences

61,026

3,797

3

64,826

Business

32,400

5,804

0

38,204

Communication

18,487

1,077

0

19,564

Education

5,242

2,133

0

7,375

Engineering

11,703

1,363

0

13,066

Frost Music School

8,416

1,519

3

9,938

Law

0

253

20,106

20,359

Miller School
of Medicine

9

3,396

11,952

15,357

Nursing & Health Studies

6,070

709

0

6,779

Rosenstiel School

18

768

0

786

Cont. Stud., Spec.& Joint

2,058

78

0

2,136

TOTAL

150,884

21,685

32,064

204,633

1Special plus regular credit hours by Budgeted Teaching School.  Research courses taken for zero credit hours increased to one credit hour.

 

ANNUAL STUDENT COSTS

Tuition and Other Expenses

2007-08

Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

 

  Full-Time (12-20 credit hours)1

$32,422

  Required Fees1

  $596

  1-11 Hours (per credit hour)

$1,350

  Over 20 Hours (per credit hour)

$1,350

Graduate Tuition (per credit hour)

$1,350

Law Tuition (day program)

$34,136

Medical Tuition (M.D. program – FL residents)

$29,298

Medical Tuition (M.D. program – non-residents)

$38,504

Room (residential college, double occupancy)

$5,762

Board (20-meal plan)

$4,022

Travel, Books, and Personal Expenses

$3,670

 

FINANCIAL AID AWARDED

Source

2006-072

Federal Grants, College Work Study, and Perkins

$16.6

Federal Loans Certified by the University

$104.9

State Grants, Loans, and Work

$26.3

University Scholarships and Grants

$89.5

Tuition Remission and Athletic Scholarships

$32.4

Department/Endowment/Donor Grants, Loans & Work

$43.7

Outside and Other Programs

$48.3

TOTAL

$361.8

 

UNIVERSITY-OWNED FACILITIES

Campus

Buildings

Sq. Footage3

Coral Gables

125

4,522,791

Medical School

34

2,567,880

Rosenstiel School

16

250,667

South

7

58,724

Richmond

8

8,940

Other Facilities

  6

28,429

TOTAL

196

7,437,431

1Total for both semesters.
2In millions; revised awards may change some amounts slightly; includes summer awards; total may differ due to rounding.
3Gross square footage of owned buildings is reported as of May 31, 2007; leased space contributes an additional 47 buildings and 638,900 square feet.

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — 2006-071

What We Own

 

Cash and Investments

$1,527.5

Receivables

$184.6

Contributions (Pledges) and Trusts Receivable

$160.3

Land, Buildings, and Equipment2

$1,025.9

Other Assets

$42.4

TOTAL ASSETS

$2,940.7

 

 

What We Owe

 

For Services and Other Operating Expenses

$474.0

Bonds and Notes Payable

$613.2

Other Commitments

$34.7

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$1,121.9

 

 

Balances  (What We Own Less What We Owe)

 

Operations, Funding for Plant Expansion, and Student Loans

$456.2

Invested in Plant Facilities

$448.1

Contributions (Pledges) and Trusts

$160.3

Endowment, Life Income, Annuity, and Other Funds

$754.2

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$1,818.8

Sources of Funds for Operations

 

Tuition and Fees, Net

$344.2

Grants and Contracts

$400.5

Patient Care

$601.4

State Appropriation— School of Medicine

$16.2

Gifts, Investment Return, Auxiliaries, and Other Sources3

$253.7

TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS

$1,616.0

Gifts and Trusts

 

Unrestricted4

$63.0

Temporarily Restricted

$24.0

Permanently Restricted

$28.9

TOTAL GIFTS AND TRUSTS

$115.9

1For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2007, in millions.
2Includes the effect of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $681.1 million.
3Net assets released from restrictions of $29.0 million included in Sources of Funds.
4Unrestricted gifts & trusts of $55.0 million included in Sources of Funds above.

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