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HISTORY: Founded 1925; classes began October 1926.
OFFICERS: Donna E. Shalala, President; Luis Glaser, Executive VP and Provost; David A. Lieberman, Sr. VP for Business and Finance; John G. Clarkson, Sr. VP Medical Affairs.
CAMPUSES AND SCHOOLS:
Coral Gables Campus: The Coral Gables campus, with its two colleges and nine schools, is located on a 260-acre tract in suburban Coral Gables.
Medical Campus: The University's medical campus consists of 12.5 acres within the 67-acre University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center complex. Other facilities at the medical center complex, in addition to Jackson Memorial Hospital, include the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Diabetes Research Institute, the Ryder Trauma Center, and two University-owned hospitals?the University of Miami Hospital and Clinics/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital. The School of Medicine is ranked in the top one-third of the 125 medical schools with regard to research funding awarded.
Rosenstiel Campus: The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is located on a 16-acre waterfront campus on Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay.
South Campus: The south campus, located ten miles southwest of Coral Gables, opened in 1986 on a 136-acre site used for conducting research and development projects.
Richmond Campus: The Richmond campus, established in 2001, is a 78-acre site near south campus. The Rosenstiel School is developing an integrated remote sensing data and research facility on a portion of the new campus.
ACCREDITATION: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; 20 professional accrediting agencies.
PROGRAMS:: Including specializations, approximately 180 undergraduate, 125 master's, 60 doctoral, and 2 professional areas of study.
DEGREES AWARDED: 1,750 bachelor's, 1,273 master's, 306 J.D.'s, 145 M.D.'s, 85 Ph.D.'s, and 24 other doctorates (2000-01).
BUDGET: The budget for 2001-02 is $1.066 billion, with $614.7 million projected for the medical campus. At the end of the FY 01 the endowment was $457.8 million.
RESEARCH: Research and sponsored program expenditures totaled $202.3 million (FY 01). According to the National Science Foundation, UM ranked 49th of all universities and 22nd of private universities in expenditures of federal funds for research and development (FY 99).
FACULTY: Of full-time regular faculty, 96 percent hold a doctorate or terminal degree; of full-time tenure-track faculty, 82 percent are tenured.
ECONOMIC IMPACT: The University community spends over $1 billion annually in Miami-Dade County, creating a total economic impact on the State of Florida of $2.3 billion and supporting one of every 28 jobs in the County. In the City of Coral Gables, University activity creates a total economic impact of nearly $540 million as a result of spending over $400 million and supporting 8,500 jobs.
CLASS SIZE: Over 50 percent of classes for undergraduates have 15 or fewer students; over 75 percent have 26 or fewer students.
HONORS PROGRAM/HONOR SOCIETIES: Approximately 1,553 students participate in the Honors Program. UM has over 50 academic honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa.
FRESHMAN DUAL HONORS PROGRAMS: Selected freshmen are guaranteed admission to one of UM's graduate or professional schools in the following areas of study: biomedical engineering, marine geology, medicine (Florida residents only), and physical therapy.
NEW FRESHMAN STANDINGS: One in three new freshmen graduated in the top 5% of their high school class. Over half graduated in the top 10% of their high school class.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: 48 programs are offered in 21 countries on a full academic year, semester, or summer basis.
GRADUATE SCHOOL PLANS: Of the May 2001 graduating seniors, 41 percent reported plans to attend graduate school the following fall.
ALUMNI: UM alumni live in all 50 states and in 148 foreign countries; over 61,000 reside in Florida, including approximately 36,000 in Miami-Dade County. There are just under 136,000 alumni in UM's history.
RESIDENT STUDENTS: Over 3,700 enrolled students live on campus, including 77 percent of new freshmen and 40 percent of all degree undergraduates. UM has five residential colleges as well as on-campus apartments.
SPORTS: UM is a member of the Big East Conference.
Men: baseball (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001 NCAA champions), basketball, cross country, football (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 NCAA champions), swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field.
Women: basketball, crew, cross country, golf (1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1984 national champions), soccer, swimming and diving (1975, 1976 national champions), tennis, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, and volleyball.
COMPUTING FACILITIES: The Ungar Computing Center (central facility) is equipped with an IBM 9672- RB6 Enterprise Server, an IBM AS/400-820, an IBM RS/6000-580, an IBM RS/6000-F20, an IBM AS/400-B20, a DEC VMS cluster with 2 DEC 4100 systems, a DEC 4100, and a DEC 1000A. Over 60 computer labs are located in the residential colleges, libraries, schools, and colleges. The university has a campus network, including network connections in each dorm room, with a gateway to national and international networks, Internet, and Internet2. The University has deployed a wireless network on all three main campuses that complements its extensive wired network.
LIBRARIES: Richter (central facility) and libraries in the schools of Architecture, Business, Law, Medicine, Music, and the Rosenstiel School. Combined holdings include over 2.2 million volumes, over 19,000 serial subscriptions, 3.6 million microforms, and access to more than 3,700 electronic journals and 139,900 electronic books and other electronic resources.
DEVELOPMENT: In FY 01 contributions reached a record-breaking $105.8 million in gifts, ranking the University 41st among national research institutions.
FACULTY AND NON-FACULTY EMPLOYEES
FALL 2001
|
Classification |
Full-time |
Part-time |
Total |
|
Faculty |
|||
|
Architecture |
32 |
20 |
52 |
|
Arts and Sciences |
345 |
62 |
407 |
|
Business |
133 |
40 |
173 |
|
Communication |
41 |
22 |
63 |
|
Continuing Studies |
17 |
11 |
28 |
|
Education |
46 |
45 |
91 |
|
Engineering |
63 |
17 |
80 |
|
International Studies1 |
20 |
4 |
24 |
|
Law |
63 |
110 |
173 |
|
Marine & Atmos. Science |
96 |
4 |
100 |
|
Medicine |
1,070 |
16 |
1,086 |
|
Music |
61 |
49 |
110 |
|
Nursing |
29 |
9 |
38 |
|
Richter Library & Other |
33 |
8 |
41 |
|
TOTAL FACULTY |
2,049 |
417 |
2,466 |
|
Administrative/Professional |
2,112 |
32 |
2,144 |
|
Research/Training |
594 |
112 |
706 |
|
Staff (hourly non-exempt) |
3,625 |
63 |
3,688 |
|
Physical Plant |
109 |
0 |
109 |
|
TOTAL FACULTY & EMPLOYEES |
8,489 |
624 |
9,113 |
|
(excluding students) | |||
|
Faculty Characterics | ||
|
Full-time regular faculty with doctorate or terminal degree |
96% | |
|
Full-time tenure-track faculty who are tenured |
82% | |
|
Student-faculty ratio |
13:1 | |
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
FALL 2001
| Undergraduate | |||||
|
School (Year Founded) |
Degree |
N-Deg |
Grad. |
Prof. |
Total |
|
Architecture ('83) |
264 |
0 |
45 |
0 |
309 |
|
Arts and Sciences ('26) |
3,383 |
20 |
478 |
0 |
3,881 |
|
Business ('29) |
2,108 |
0 |
1,074 |
0 |
3,182 |
|
Communication ('85) |
1,164 |
0 |
122 |
0 |
1,286 |
|
Continuing Studies ('74) |
141 |
239 |
23 |
0 |
403 |
|
Education ('29) |
190 |
0 |
440 |
0 |
630 |
|
Engineering ('47) |
810 |
0 |
198 |
0 |
1,008 |
|
International Studies ('83) 1 |
181 |
0 |
106 |
0 |
287 |
|
Law ('28) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,234 |
1,234 |
|
Marine & Atmos. Sci. ('69) |
0 |
0 |
202 |
0 |
202 |
|
Medicine ('52) |
0 |
0 |
285 |
600 |
885 |
|
Music ('26) |
539 |
0 |
195 |
0 |
734 |
|
Nursing ('68) |
240 |
0 |
67 |
0 |
307 |
|
Special and Joint Programs |
0 |
80 |
8 |
0 |
88 |
|
TOTAL |
9,020 |
339 |
3,243 |
1,834 |
14,436 |
|
Full-Time |
8,517 |
101 |
2,502 |
1,767 |
12,887 |
|
Part-Time |
503 |
238 |
741 |
67 |
1,549 |
|
Full-Time Equivalent |
8761.5 |
184.9 |
2884.2 |
1807.4 |
13638.0 |
1 Effective June 1, 2002, the School of International Studies became part of the College of Arts and Sciences.
ENROLLMENT BY GENDER
FALL 2001
| New Freshman | Undergraduate Students | Graduate & Professional | ||||
|
Gender |
Count |
% |
Count |
% |
Count |
% |
|
Male |
879 |
41 |
4,069 |
43 |
2,482 |
49 |
|
Female |
1,280 |
59 |
5,290 |
57 |
2,595 |
51 |
RACIAL/ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
FALL 2001
| New Freshman | Undergraduate Students | Graduate & Professional | ||||
|
Ethnicity |
Count |
|
Count |
%1 |
Count |
%1 |
|
White, non-Hispanic |
1,249 |
60 |
4,815 |
53 |
2,806 |
57 |
|
Hispanic |
482 |
23 |
2,685 |
29 |
1,259 |
25 |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
151 |
7 |
553 |
6 |
422 |
8 |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
190 |
9 |
1,041 |
11 |
463 |
9 |
|
American Indian |
7 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
80 |
? |
239 |
? |
111 |
? |
|
TOTAL |
2,159 |
9,359 |
5,077 |
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GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS
FALL 2001
|
New Freshmen |
Undergraduate Students |
Graduate & Professional | ||||
|
Origin |
Count |
%2 |
Count |
%2 |
Count |
%2 |
|
Miami-Dade |
477 |
22 |
2,944 |
32 |
1,714 |
34 |
|
Broward |
168 |
8 |
683 |
7 |
412 |
8 |
|
Other Florida |
401 |
19 |
1,249 |
13 |
801 |
16 |
|
Other U.S. & Terr. |
998 |
46 |
3,692 |
39 |
1,355 |
27 |
|
International |
115 |
5 |
791 |
8 |
728 |
14 |
|
Non-U.S. Campus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
2,159 |
9,359 |
5,077 |
|||
1Percentages exclude unknowns and may not total 100 due to rounding.
2Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT
FALL 2001
|
Undergraduate |
Applied |
Accepted |
Enrolled |
|
New Freshmen |
14,716 |
6,804 |
2,159 |
|
New Transfers |
2,665 |
1,225 |
573 |
|
Enrollment School |
Freshmen |
Transfers |
Total |
|
Architecture |
57 |
13 |
70 |
|
Arts and Sciences |
1,042 |
172 |
1,214 |
|
Business |
401 |
132 |
533 |
|
Communication |
239 |
79 |
318 |
|
Continuing Studies |
2 |
22 |
24 |
|
Education |
28 |
11 |
39 |
|
Engineering |
172 |
34 |
206 |
|
International Studies1 |
53 |
9 |
62 |
|
Music |
150 |
32 |
182 |
|
Nursing |
15 |
69 |
84 |
|
TOTAL |
2,159 |
573 |
2,732 |
1 Effective June 1, 2002, the School of International Studies became part of the College of Arts and Sciences.
CREDIT HOURS TAUGHT1
FALL 2001
|
Teaching School |
Undergrad. |
Grad. |
Prof. |
Total |
|
Architecture |
3,531 |
534 |
0 |
4,065 |
|
Arts and Sciences |
69,910 |
3,125 |
0 |
73,035 |
|
Business |
27,311 |
8,691 |
0 |
36,002 |
|
Communication |
8,413 |
959 |
0 |
9,372 |
|
Education |
3,546 |
2,794 |
0 |
6,340 |
|
Engineering |
6,642 |
1,278 |
0 |
7,920 |
|
International Studies2 |
1,892 |
645 |
0 |
2,537 |
|
Law |
0 |
0 |
17,308 |
17,308 |
|
Marine & Atmos. Sci. |
1,530 |
808 |
0 |
2,338 |
|
Medicine |
1,010 |
2,666 |
10,782 |
14,458 |
|
Music |
7,853 |
1,380 |
0 |
9,233 |
|
Nursing |
2,347 |
376 |
0 |
2,723 |
|
Special & Joint Prog. |
67 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
|
TOTAL |
134,052 |
23,256 |
28,090 |
185,398 |
1Special plus regular credit hours by Budgeted Teaching School. Research courses taken for zero credit hours increased to one credit hour.
2 Effective June 1, 2002, the School of International Studies became part of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Tuition and Other Expenses 2001-02
Undergraduate Tuition and Fees|
Full-Time (12-20 credit hours)1 |
$23,228 |
|
Required Fees1 |
419 |
|
1-11 Hours (per credit hour) |
960 |
|
Over 20 Hours (per credit hour) |
960 |
|
Graduate Tuition (per credit hour) |
960 |
|
Law Tuition (day program) |
24,876 |
|
Medical Tuition (M.D. program ? FL residents) |
27,233 |
|
Medical Tuition (M.D. program ? non-residents) |
35,670 |
|
Room (residential college, double occupancy) |
4,580 |
|
Board (20-meal plan) |
3,368 |
|
Travel, Books, and Personal Expenses |
3,050 |
FINANCIAL AID AWARDED
|
Source |
2000-012 |
|
Federal Grants, College Work Study, and Perkins |
$17.0 |
|
Federal Loans Certified by the University |
83.8 |
|
State Grants, Loans, and Work |
20.9 |
|
University Scholarships and Grants |
54.7 |
|
Tuition Remission and Athletic Scholarships |
24.3 |
|
Department/Endowment/Donor Grants, Loans & Work |
26.6 |
|
Outside and Other Programs |
27.7 |
|
TOTAL |
$255.1 |
|
Campus |
Buildings |
Sq. Footage3 |
|
Coral Gables |
99 |
3,076,600 |
|
Medical School |
28 |
1,777,200 |
|
Rosenstiel School |
16 |
270,000 |
|
South |
6 |
59,100 |
|
Richmond |
6 |
5,600 |
|
Other Facilities |
6 |
39,700 |
|
TOTAL |
161 |
5,228,200 |
1Total for both semesters.
2 In millions; revised awards may change some amounts slightly; includes summer awards; total may differ due to rounding.
3 Net usable square footage of owned buildings is reported; leased space contributes an additional 41 buildings and 492,200 square feet.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ? 2000-011 Cash and Investments $1032.3 Receivables 138.3 Contributions (Pledges) and Trusts Receivable 89.7 Land, Buildings, and Equipment2 550.0 Other Assets 27.7 TOTAL ASSETS $1,838.0 For Services and Other Operating Expenses $266.0 Bonds and Notes Payable 321.5 Other Commitments 29.3 TOTAL LIABILITIES $616.8 Balances (What We Own Less What We Owe) Operations $56.9 Funding for Plant Expansion and Student Loans 254.5 Invested in Plant Facilities 350.6 Contributions (Pledges) and Trusts 89.7 Endowment, Life Income, Annuity, 469.5 TOTAL NET ASSETS $1,221.2 Sources of Funds for Operations Gifts, Investment Return, Auxiliaries, 1For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2001, in millions. 2Includes the effect of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $511.0 million. 3 Net assets released from restrictions of $8.7 million included in Sources of Funds.
4 Unrestricted gifts & trusts of $45.6 million included in Sources of Funds above. Call (305) 284-FACT Office of Planning and Institutional Research
and Other Funds
Tuition and Fees, Net
$239.7
Grants and Contracts
275.6
Patient Care
308.1
State Appropriation?School of Medicine
19.2
and Other Sources3 169.7
TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS
$1,012.3
Unrestricted4
$48.3
Temporarily Restricted
23.9
Permanently Restricted
13.2
TOTAL GIFTS AND TRUSTS
$85.4
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida 33124-4222
(10/01)