Universities & Colleges in Miami

Miami has a variety of Universities & Colleges!

Miami is home of the University of Miami, established in 1925 during the region’s famous real estate boom, UM is a major research university engaged in research and sponsored program expenditures a year. The University of Miami (UM) is a private research university with more than 15,000 students from around the world, the University of Miami is a vibrant and diverse academic community focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond.

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Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the seat of Miami-Dade County, and the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida in the United States. The city covers an area of about 56 square miles between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east.

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Florida International University [FIU]

Florida International University is a public research university in University Park, Florida. It is a member of the State University System of Florida. FIU is the first and only school in South Florida to achieve the "Emerging Preeminence" designation by the Florida Legislature.

FIU is Miami's public research university and offers more than 190 degree options, including South Florida's only public schools of law and medicine.

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Miami Dade Community College [MDCC]

Miami Dade College is a public college in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1959, it has a total of eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers throughout Miami-Dade County. It is the largest college in the Florida College System with over 165,000 students and the second-largest college or university in the United States.

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University of Miami [UM]

The University of Miami usually referred to as UM, UMiami, U of M is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. As of 2019, the university offered 12 separate colleges/schools, including the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami's Health District, a law school on the main campus, and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science focused on the study of oceanography and atmospheric sciences on Virginia Key, with research facilities at the Richmond Facility in southern Miami-Dade County.

In addition the University of Miami offers several undergraduate, master, and doctoral degree programs, of which 63 are research/scholarship and four professional areas of study. Over the years, the university's students have represented all 50 states and close to 150 foreign countries. With thousands of full- and part-time faculty and staff, UM is a top employer in Miami-Dade County. UM's main campus in Coral Gables has 239 acres and over 5.7 million square feet of buildings.

Research is a component of each academic division, with UM attracting millions in sponsored research grants in FY 2019. UM offers a large library system with over 3.9 million volumes and exceptional holdings in Cuban heritage and music.

UM also offers a wide range of student activities, including fraternities and sororities, a student newspaper and a radio station. UM's intercollegiate athletic teams, collectively known as the Miami Hurricanes, compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. UM's football team has won five national championships since 1983[13] and its baseball team has won four national championships since 1982.

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Barry University

Our student population is made up of fearless, compassionate leaders out to change the world.
Barry University is a top-ranked Catholic university located in sunny South Florida. Our main campus in Miami Shores offers plenty of space to study under the palms while growing intellectually and personally in an enriching, diverse environment.

From the very beginning, Barry University has been committed to giving every student the opportunities they need to go greater for themselves, their families, and their communities. With caring educators and small classes, we ensure that every interaction you have at Barry is meaningful, impactful, and grounded in core commitments that promote the greater good.

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Nova Southeastern University [NOVA]

Nova Southeastern University was founded in 1964 as Nova University of Advanced Technology, a graduate research institution rooted in the physical and social sciences.

In 1994, Nova University merged with Southeastern University of Health Sciences, which had added colleges of Pharmacy, Optometry, Allied Health, Medical Sciences, and Dental Medicine, to form Nova Southeastern University. And it didn’t stop there. Through five decades of explosive growth, NSU’s reputation for academic excellence and innovation continues to flourish.

Today, NSU is classified as an R1 research university with "very high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and recognized with Carnegie's Community Engagement Classification. We are also the largest private, not-for-profit institution in the United States that meets the U.S. Department of Education's criteria as a Hispanic-serving institution.

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