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Fact Finder 2001-2002

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)

1 Effective June 1, 2002, the School of International Studies became part of the College of Arts and Sciences.

As of September 30, 2001.

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

%1

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

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.

ANNUAL STUDENT COSTS

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

UNIVERSITY-OWNED FACILITIES

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

What We Own

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

What We Owe

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,
and Other Funds

469.5

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$1,221.2

Sources of Funds for Operations

Tuition and Fees, Net $239.7
Grants and Contracts 275.6
Patient Care 308.1
State Appropriation?School of Medicine 19.2

Gifts, Investment Return, Auxiliaries,
and Other Sources3

169.7
TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS $1,012.3

Gifts and Trusts

Unrestricted4 $48.3
Temporarily Restricted 23.9
Permanently Restricted 13.2
TOTAL GIFTS AND TRUSTS $85.4

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.

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