Welcome to the University of Miami!
The University of Miami (UM) is a private research university with approximately 10,000 undergraduate students from around the world. Its unique location in Coral Gables, Florida, offers students the best of both worlds: a small campus setting with large academic and cultural opportunities.
Rankings
#1
Highest ranked school in Florida on the U.S.News & World Report 2013 "Best Colleges" national list.
#4
Ranked #4 in the country for Most Connected Colleges by U.S.News & World Report 2013.
#8
Ranked #8 in the country for Race/Class Interaction by The Princeton Review.
#44
Ranked #44 on U.S.News & World Report's 2013 "Best Colleges" list.
Academics
UM is one of the nation's most active research universities according to the Carnegie Foundation. UM also specializes in innovating thinking and great teaching.
Faculty ■ More than 2,500 full-time
teaching faculty members ■ 98% hold the highest degree
in their fields
Class Size ■ 11:1 Student-Faculty Ratio ■More than 50% of all courses
have 16 or
fewer students ■ 75% of all courses
have 26 or fewer students
Campus Life ■285 student organizations ■20 fraternities, 14 sororities ■40 service groups ■25 multicultural student groups
■30 intramural & 45 club sports ■6 religious centers ■ 3 performance centers & a cinema ■1 art museum &
exhibition gallery
Residential Life ■ 85% of freshmen live
on campus ■ 41% of all undergraduates live on campus ■ The First Year Experience program houses all freshmen together in a community
■Five residential colleges feature a living-learning community ■ 780 upperclassmen live
in University Village, which are fully furnished apartments
Students Gender
Race
Typical Freshman Class Profile
First-Year Applicants
27,757
Number of Incoming Freshmen
2,000
Ranked Top 10% in High School Class
69%
Ranked Top 5% in High School Class
48%
Average weighted GPA
4.20
Admitted student mid-range SAT scores (Math & Verbal)
75th Percentile
1420
25th Percentile
1230
Admitted student mid-range ACT scores
75th Percentile
32
25th Percentile
28
Faces of a 'Cane
At the University of Miami, finding your passion goes beyond the quest for your ideal career path.
