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| Florida International University |
FIU offers 191 programs of study with more than 280 majors in 26 colleges and schools. FIU offers many graduate programs, including architecture, business administration, engineering, law, and medicine, offering 82 master's degrees, 30 doctoral degrees, and 2 professional degrees. FIU is one of Florida's primary graduate research universities, and awards close to 3,000 graduate and professional degrees annually.
FIU is the 15th-largest university in the United States, the 4th-largest university in Florida, and the largest in South Florida. For Fall 2010, total enrollment was 44,010 students, including 11,109 graduate students, and 2,974 full-time faculty with over 161,000 alumni around the world. In 2007, FIU's research expenditure was $89.1 million, with an endowment of $138 million.
Since 2007, more valedictorians from South Florida choose to attend FIU than any other university in the country. Admission selectivity has continued to increase with freshmen acceptance rates dropping from 43% in 2006 to 34% in 2009. U.S. News and World Report (2010) ranks FIU as the most selective university in Florida since 2007, and the most selective public university in Florida since the early-2000s. As Miami's public research university, competition to enroll at FIU has continued to increase as more students apply each year. For Fall 2009, the average incoming freshmen had an average SAT score of 1726, a 26 ACT score and a 3.74 high school GPA.
Academics
FIU offers 191 academic programs, 74 baccalaureate programs, 82 master's programs, 3 specialist programs, 30 doctoral programs, and 2 professional program in 26 colleges and schools. In addition, 97% of the faculty have terminal degrees, and 50% currently have tenure at the university with a student/teacher ratio of 27:1.
Colleges and schools
College of Architecture and the Arts
- School of Architecture
- School of Art and Art History
- School of Music
- School of Theatre, Dance and Speech Communication
College of Arts and Sciences
- School of Environment and Society
- School of Integrated Life Sciences
- School of International and Public Affairs
College of Business Administration
- Alvah H. Chapman Graduate School of Business
- R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business
- School of Accounting
College of Education
College of Engineering and Computing
- School of Computing and Information Sciences
Honors College
College of Law
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work
- School of Social Work
University College
Rankings
U.S. News and World Report ranks FIU as the most selective university in Florida, and the 90th-most selective university in the U.S. above universities like University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Pepperdine University, and the College of William and Mary. U.S. News and World Report currently ranks FIU as a second tier postsecondary institution in the National Universities category.
FIU is working on a new vision called "FIU in the year 2015: FIU at FIFTY" as part of their 50th anniversary "FIU at Fifty". The goal is to make FIU one of the top ten urban-serving public research universities in the country.
In 2000, FIU became the youngest university to be awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, the country's oldest and most distinguished academic honor society. FIU is one of only 78 universities nationwide to hold both designations.
US News and World Report reported that FIU students are among the least indebted college students in the nation, and recognized the university as a "best buy" in higher education.
FIU ranked among the best values in public higher education in the country, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s 2011 survey, "100 Best Values in Public Colleges." FIU is ranked among the top 100 nationally for in-state students and out-of-state students.
FIU is ranked 1st in the U.S. for granting bachelor's degrees to minorities, and 9th in granting master's degrees to minorities (among the top 100 universities), according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education, (2010). FIU is also 1st in the nation in awarding science, technology, engineering, and math degrees to minorities. FIU produces over 1,500 minority graduates in those fields annually (2010).
From 2007 to 2010, FIU has ranked 1st in Florida's State University System in energy conservation and sustainability.
U.S. News and World Report ranks FIU as the most selective university in Florida, and the 90th-most selective university in the U.S. above universities like University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Pepperdine University, and the College of William and Mary. U.S. News and World Report currently ranks FIU as a second tier postsecondary institution in the National Universities category.
FIU is working on a new vision called "FIU in the year 2015: FIU at FIFTY" as part of their 50th anniversary "FIU at Fifty". The goal is to make FIU one of the top ten urban-serving public research universities in the country.
In 2000, FIU became the youngest university to be awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, the country's oldest and most distinguished academic honor society. FIU is one of only 78 universities nationwide to hold both designations.
US News and World Report reported that FIU students are among the least indebted college students in the nation, and recognized the university as a "best buy" in higher education.
FIU ranked among the best values in public higher education in the country, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s 2011 survey, "100 Best Values in Public Colleges." FIU is ranked among the top 100 nationally for in-state students and out-of-state students.
FIU is ranked 1st in the U.S. for granting bachelor's degrees to minorities, and 9th in granting master's degrees to minorities (among the top 100 universities), according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education, (2010). FIU is also 1st in the nation in awarding science, technology, engineering, and math degrees to minorities. FIU produces over 1,500 minority graduates in those fields annually (2010).
From 2007 to 2010, FIU has ranked 1st in Florida's State University System in energy conservation and sustainability.