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University of Miami Overview

Located in Coral Gables, Florida, University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Miami Known For?

3,353 Undergraduate Awards
$51,394 Avg Cost After Aid
33% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at U Miami is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The highest award offered at U Miami is the doctor's degree.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 81% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, U Miami bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $67,362 a year. That's about 65% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from U Miami to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

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University of Miami Rankings

Out of the 74 colleges in Florida, U Miami is ranked at #10.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at U Miami.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best Architecture/Urban Planning Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#53 Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#143 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards U Miami has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#19 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#20 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools College Factual
#36 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#37 Best Accounting Schools College Factual
#60 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#118 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is University of Miami?

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Contact details for U Miami are given below.

Contact Details
Address: University Of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146
Phone: 305-284-2211
Website: www.miami.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofMiami
Twitter: https://twitter.com/univmiami

How Do I Get Into U Miami?

You can apply to U Miami online at: miami.edu/admission/index.php/undergraduate_admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for U Miami

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into U Miami?

33% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
55% Submit SAT Scores
U Miami has a fairly low acceptance rate of 33%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 38%, and the acceptance rate for women is 30%.

Average Test Scores

About 55% of students accepted to U Miami submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 700. Math scores were between 630 and 720.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Miami  ( 620 to 700 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Miami  ( 630 to 720 )
200
800
U Miami received ACT scores from 40% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 29 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 30. Composite scores were between 28 and 32.

ACT English Scores for University of Miami  ( 29 to 34 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for University of Miami  ( 26 to 30 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Miami  ( 28 to 32 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Miami?

$51,394 Net Price
28% Take Out Loans
1.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of U Miami is $51,394. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At U Miami, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $8,841 a year. That adds up to $35,364 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at U Miami is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Miami Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,737 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,334 undergraduate students at U Miami, with 10,737 being full-time and 597 being part-time.

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There are also 6,475 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,737 full-time undergraduates at U Miami, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Miami students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 507
Black or African American 1,016
Hispanic or Latino 2,432
White 4,644
International Students 1,374
Other Races/Ethnicities 764

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at University of Miami. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 125 countries are represented at U Miami. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Kuwait, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at University of Miami

577 Took All Classes Online
5,913 Took At Least One Class Online
2.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,913 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at U Miami has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 56th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of U Miami

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Miami was $53,682 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how U Miami is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Visual Art #4 #4
Legal Research #13 #13
Arts & Media Management #16 #16
Radio, Television & Digital Communication #22 #22
Legal Professions #34 #34

Online Growth Rankings of U Miami

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Miami was 2.2%. This is the #1,630 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at U Miami regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at U Miami ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at U Miami.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Arts & Media Management #20
Medical Illustration & Informatics #69
Finance & Financial Management #148
Visual & Performing Arts #176

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Miami Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 279 24 172 45 520
Law 0 0 0 0 344 344
Finance & Financial Management 0 275 33 16 0 324
Business Administration & Management 0 109 0 168 4 281
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 54 0 185 0 239
Medicine 0 0 0 0 205 205
General Psychology 0 167 0 16 14 197
Music 4 96 10 55 27 192
Public Relations & Advertising 0 169 0 7 0 176
Economics 0 161 0 0 0 161
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 39 0 105 4 148
Marketing 0 139 0 0 0 139
General Biology 0 85 0 34 4 123
Accounting 1 71 15 20 0 107
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 12 0 91 0 103
Legal Research 0 0 0 102 0 102
Health & Physical Education 0 63 0 37 0 100
Political Science & Government 0 100 0 0 0 100
Biomedical Engineering 0 67 0 24 7 98
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 69 0 17 7 93
Applied Mathematics 0 6 0 79 0 85
Health Sciences & Services 0 82 0 0 0 82
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 48 0 23 9 80
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 44 0 31 0 75
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 7 0 2 60 69
International Relations & National Security 0 35 0 32 0 67
Natural Resource Management 5 17 0 44 0 66
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 60 0 0 4 64
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 50 0 13 0 63
Computer Science 0 56 0 4 3 63
Criminology 0 57 0 6 0 63
Industrial Engineering 0 48 0 6 7 61
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 53 0 3 0 56
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 45 0 1 5 51
International Business 0 13 0 37 0 50
Information Technology 0 48 0 0 0 48
Mechanical Engineering 0 30 0 12 6 48
Business/Managerial Economics 0 40 0 1 6 47
Sociology 0 43 0 0 4 47
Electrical Engineering 0 27 0 13 5 45
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 45 0 0 0 45
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 26 1 15 0 42
Communication & Media Studies 0 30 0 6 2 38
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 10 0 12 16 38
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 35 0 0 0 35
Public Health 0 6 0 25 4 35
Journalism 0 24 0 9 0 33
Chemistry 0 21 0 0 12 33
General English Literature 0 23 0 4 4 31
History 0 28 0 1 2 31
Arts & Media Management 0 1 5 25 0 31
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 1 28 0 29
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 28 0 28
Public Administration 0 6 0 22 0 28
Special Education 0 0 0 27 0 27
Statistics 0 26 0 0 0 26
Romance Languages 0 23 0 0 2 25
Natural Resources Conservation 0 23 0 0 2 25
Fine & Studio Arts 0 21 0 3 0 24
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 7 0 16 0 23
Drama & Theater Arts 0 23 0 0 0 23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 2 0 14 5 21
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 12 0 3 5 20
Civil Engineering 0 9 0 2 7 18
Human Development & Family Studies 0 18 0 0 0 18
Architectural Engineering 0 14 0 3 0 17
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 16 0 16
Real Estate 0 16 0 0 0 16
Physics 0 7 0 4 5 16
Writing Studies 0 10 0 5 0 15
Educational Administration 0 0 6 8 0 14
Computer Engineering 0 14 0 0 0 14
Mathematics 0 8 0 1 5 14
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 13 0 0 0 13
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 13 0 13
Genetics 0 0 0 9 3 12
Allied Health Professions 0 12 0 0 0 12
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 8 3 11
Design & Applied Arts 0 11 0 0 0 11
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 10 0 10
Environmental Engineering 0 8 0 1 0 9
Medical Science 0 0 0 9 0 9
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 5 0 1 3 9
Anthropology 0 8 0 1 0 9
Philosophy 0 2 0 3 3 8
Ethnic Studies 0 7 0 0 0 7
Religious Studies 0 7 0 0 0 7
Homeland Security 0 0 7 0 0 7
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 6 0 6
Human Resource Management 0 5 0 0 0 5
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 5 0 5
Area Studies 0 2 0 2 0 4
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 4 0 0 0 4
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 4 0 4
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 3 3
Computer Software & Applications 0 3 0 0 0 3
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 3 0 3
Construction Engineering 0 0 0 3 0 3
Cultural Studies & Analysis 0 0 0 0 3 3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 2 0 0 2
Geography & Cartography 0 2 0 0 0 2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 1 0 1
Ocean Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 1 0 0 0 1
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 1 0 1
Other Physical Science 0 1 0 0 0 1
Architectural History 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taxation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 10 3,343 104 1,714 860 6,031

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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