| Name |
University of Miami |
| Address |
PO Box 248025
Coral Gables, FL 33124 |
| Website |
http://www.miami.edu |
| Email |
admission@miami.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
41% |
| Percent Fraternity |
12% |
| Percent Sorority |
14% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
75% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
41% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (86%), fraternity housing (3%), apartment for single students (10%), special housing for disabled students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
7% |
| College Owned Doubles |
82% |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
11% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
12 |
| Sprinkler System |
100% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
260 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
75% |
| Nearest Airport |
Miami International Airport (7), Ft. Lauderdale International Airport (30) |
| Nearest Train |
Miami (5) |
| Nearest Bus |
Miami (2) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
15% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,500 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Sports Fest/Cane Craze/International Week/President's Cup/Homecoming Week (Various Activities)/Three Days of Cuban Culture/Ghandi Day |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
260 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Delta Sigma (Advertising)/Alpha Epsilon Delta(Biology)/Alpha Epsilon Lambda(General Scholarship)/Alpha EpsilonRho(Broadcasting)/Alpha Kappa Delta(Sociology)/Alpha Lambda Delta(Freshman General Scholarship)/Alpha Omega Alpha(Medicine)/Alpha Pi Mu(Industrial Engineering)/Alpha Psi Omega(Drama)/Alpha Rho Chi(Architecture)/Beta Alpha Psi(Accounting)/Beta Beta Beta(Biology)/Beta Gamma Sigma(Business)/Chemistry Honor Society(Chemical Sciences)/Chi Epsilon(Civil Engineering)/Delta Phi Alpha(German)/Eta Kappa Nu(Electrical/Computer Engineeering)/Gamma Theta Upsilon(Geography)/Golden Key National Honor Society(General Scholarship)/Honor Students Association(General Scholarship)/Iron Arrow Honor Society/Omicron Delta Epsilon(Economics)/Omicron Delta Kappa(General Scholarship)/Order of the Coif(Law)/Mortar Board(General Scholarship)/Phi Alpha Epsilon(Architectural Engineering)/Phi Alpha Theta(History)/Phi Beta Kappa(General Scholarship)/Phi Delta Kappa(Education)/Phi Eta Sigma(Freshman General Scholarship)/Phi Kappa Phi(General Scholarship)/Phi Lambda Upsilon(Chemistry)/Phi Lambda Pi(General Scholarship)/Phi Sigma Tau(Philosophy)/Pi Delta Phi(French)/Pi Kappa Lambda(Music and Music Education)/Pi Mu Epsilon(Mathematics)/Pi Sigma Alpha(Politics and Public Affairs)/Pi Tau Sigma(Mechanical Engineering)/Psi Chi(Psychology)/Rho Rho Rho(Marine Science)/Sigma alpha Iota(Music)/Sigma Delta Pi(Spanish)/Sigma Pi Sigma(Physics)/Sigma Tau Delta(International English)/Sigma Theta Tau(Nursing)/Tau Beta Pi(Engineering)/Tau Beta Sigma(Music)/Tau Sigma Delta(Architecture)/Theta Alpha Kappa(Religious Studies) |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Wesley Foundation/Muslim Students Organization/Latter-Day Saints Student Association/Jewish Student Organization/Islamic Society/InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/Hindu Students Council/Episcopal Students Organization/Catholic Students Association/Campus Crusade for Christ/Campus Advent/Athletes in Action/Baptist Collegiate Ministries |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Students Union/Asian American Students Association/Caribbean Students Association/Columbian Student Association/Federacion de Estudiantes Cubanos/Filipino Student Association/French Club/Friendship Club of China/German Club/Haitian Student Organization/Hispanic Heritage Month Association/Hui Aloha/Indian Students Association/Italian Club/Latin American Student Association/OASIS/Organization for Jamaican Unity/Scandinavian Student Association/Society for the Study of Religions and Cultures/Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association/United Black Students/United Dominicans Association/Virgin Islands Students Association/Yanxin Qigong Club/Graduate Indian Students Association |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Sigma Alpha Iota/Youth Music Campaign/Society of Fellows/Alpha Phi Omega/Minority Women in Medicine/Dance Production Company/Rotaract/Running Club/Random Acts of Kindness/UM Grilling Society/Gamma/Athletes in Action/UM Aquarium Club/Business Scrubs/Screaming Monkeys/AISEC/Wakeboarding Club |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Miami Hurricane (twice weekly), Weekly War Canoe |
| Num Frats |
15 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
6 |
| Percent Frat Members |
12% |
| Num Sororities |
13 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
14% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1925 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
10,537 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
526,090,748 |
| Application Deadline |
February 1 |
| Application Fee |
65 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
31,232 |
| Room Board |
9,278 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, academic, older student, psychological, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
72% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
UBS Financial, Morgan Stanley, Lennar, Target, KPMG, PWC, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Lehman Brothers, Allstate, Florida Power & Light, American Express, Bayview Financial, Capital One, Central Intelligence Agency, Enterprise Rent a Car, Citibank, FBI, GE, I |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
2,571,045 |
| Num Subscriptions |
38,432 |
| Num Microforms |
3,924,529 |
| Num Audiovisual |
123,573 |
| Num Ebooks |
253,999 |
| Library Facilities |
Library facilities: Otto G. Richter Library (central library);Law Library; Louis Calder Medical Library; Marine Science Library; Judi Prokop Newman Business Library; Paul Buisson Architecture Reference Library; Marta & Austin Weeks Music Library. Special collections: Cuban Heritage Collection, Florida collection, Dante B. Fascell papers, Pan American Airlines papers; Jackie Gleason Collection, Map Collection, Rare Books Collection,Wallace Stevens Collection, University Collection; University of Miami ImageBase Collection. |
| Museums |
Lowe Art Museum/Music Library/Business Library |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,800 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
100 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
750 |
| Num Wired Labs |
500 |
| Num Wired Other |
400 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
| Wireless Capacity |
10,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
