Florida International University
Miami, Florida 33199.
www.fiu.edu

Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU, is a public research university located in Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus at University Park. Florida International University is classified as a Research University with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation. Florida International University is also the youngest university to be awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the country's oldest academic honor society. FIU is one of 78 universities nationwide to hold both designations.

The university consists of 23 colleges and schools offering over 206 programs of study with more than 280 majors. Florida International University is also the 4th-largest university in Florida in terms of enrollment. For Fall 2009, total enrollment was 40,151 students and 2,974 full-time faculty with 152,080 alumni around the world.

As of 2007, more valedictorians from South Florida elect to attend Florida International University than any other university in the country. Admission standards have also increased with acceptance rates dropping from 63.2% for Fall 2005 to 33% for Fall 2008, making FIU the most selective university in Florida. For Fall 2008, the average incoming freshmen had an average SAT score of 1161, a 25 ACT score and a 3.8 high school GPA.

Academics

FIU offers 199 academic programs, 76 baccalaureate programs, 89 master's programs, 3 specialist programs, 30 doctoral programs, and 1 professional program in 23 colleges and schools. In addition, 98% of the faculty have terminal degrees, and 51% currently have tenure at the university with a student/teacher ratio of 26:1.

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 for International and Public Affairs
College of Business Administration
Chapman Graduate School of Business
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
Stempel School of Public Health
School of Social Work

Enrollment and admissions

Enrollment for Fall 2008 consists of 39,146 students, 30,406 undergraduates and 8,740 graduate students, including students enrolled in professional programs. For Fall 2008, women accounted for 56% of student enrollment and minorities made up 75% of total enrollment. Fall 2008 enrollment included students from all 50 U.S. states and more than 119 countries. 10% of FIU's student population is from outside of Florida. The most popular College by enrollment is the College of Arts and Sciences.

The incoming freshman class had an average SAT score of 1161, a 25 ACT score and a 3.8 high school GPA. The freshmen acceptance rate for Fall 2008 was 33%, dropping greatly from 63.2% from 2005. 13,528 prospective freshmen applied and 4,482 were accepted. The average Fall 2007 freshman in the Honors College had an SAT score of 1246 with the highest SAT at 1510 and an average high school GPA of 3.68.

University Park accounted for 87% of the student population and 94% of housing students. The Biscayne Bay Campus accounted for about 13% of the student population, mostly of lower division undergraduates and students of the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Fall 2007, the average age for undergraduates was 23 and 31 for graduate students.

Graduate admissions

For 2008–09, 10,386 applied for graduate admissions throughout the university. Of those, 4,928 were accepted, giving FIU a 47% graduate admissions rate. For Fall 2009, the College of Medicine received 3,332 applications, with 43 accepted, giving the College of Medicine a 1% admissions rate. For Fall 2008, the College of Law received 2,549 applications, with 660 accepted, giving the College of Law a 25% admissions rate.

For Fall 2009, the School of Architecture received over 1,000 applications for the first-year M.Arch program, with 60 being accepted, giving the School of Architecture a 6% admissions rate. The average high school GPA for the freshman class in the School of Architecture was 3.98, making it one of the most selective schools at FIU.

Rankings

Health and Life Sciences Buildings, home of the College of Medicine and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.The U.S. News and World Report currently ranks FIU as a fourth tier postsecondary institution in the National Universities category. U.S. News & World Report (2008) also ranks the Landon Undergraduate School of Business 7th in the nation and ranks the Chapman Graduate School of Business 11th amongst business schools in the United States for international business. BusinessWeek (2006) ranks the College of Business among the top 15% of graduate business schools in the U.S., 1st in South Florida, and in the top 25 among public business schools in the U.S.

In 2007, the Florida International University College of Law ranked 1st in the state of Florida with a bar passing rate of 94%, and 1st in the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam at 96%.

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.

Florida International University is ranked among the top 100 public national universities in the U.S. News & World Report annual guide to "America's Best Colleges." FIU was the youngest institution in that group. The magazine also 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 recently ranked among the best values in public higher education in the country, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s 2006 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 3rd in granting bachelor's degrees to minorities and 9th in granting master's degrees to minorities (among the top 100 degree producing colleges and universities), according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education, (June 2006).

College of Business Administration

Primera Casa, one of FIU's first buildings.The College of Business Administration is among the top seven percent of elite business schools worldwide accredited by the AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" (2010) ranks the undergraduate international business program 12th best in the nation and ranks the Chapman Graduate School of Business  11th in the nation. FIU is the only university in Florida to be ranked in the top 15.

América Economía ranks the Chapman Graduate School of Business 22nd in the nation.

The Financial Times (2008) ranks the Executive MBA in the top 85 MBA programs in the world, and in the top 35 among U.S. Executive MBAs. BusinessWeek (2006) ranks the College of Business among the top 15% of graduate business schools in the U.S., and in the top 25 among public business schools.

BusinessWeek ranked the College of Business 80th —in the top 20% among AACSB Internationalaccredited business schools and in the top 5% among the 1,400 undergraduate business programs in the U.S. The College of Business ranked 3rd best among Florida’s public business schools. The Landon Undergraduate School of Business was ranked 8th in the country in the area of "Operations Management."

Hispanic Business (since 1998) and Hispanic Trends (since 2003) have placed the College of Business among the top 25 business schools for Hispanics. In 2008, it was ranked #8.

Fortune Small Business recognized the college as among the best in the United States for entrepreneurship in its listing of “America’s Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs,” (August, 2007), in the “Cross- Disciplinary/Cross Pollination” category.

Hispanic Trends ranks the Executive MBA program 8th in its list of the best Executive MBA programs for Hispanics.

College of Law

Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall, home of the College of Law.In 2006, 2007, and 2009, the College of Law was ranked 1st in bar passing rates in Florida and in 2007, the College of Law was also ranked 1st in Florida in the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam at 96%. In July 2008, the College of Law achieved a 90.6% passing rate, which placed it 2nd among Florida's ten law schools. In February 2009, the College of Law achieved a 81.5% passing rate, which placed it 1st among Florida's ten law schools.

Other colleges and schools

The Journal of Criminal Justice ranks the Criminal Justice program 10th in the U.S. (November 2007)

The Creative Writing program is ranked among the top ten in the country by "Who Runs American Literature?" in the Dictionary of Literary Biography.

The School of Hospitality & Tourism Management is one of the nation’s top programs. The School of Hospitality Management is recognized by industry leaders as one of the nation's top five hospitality management programs.

Faculty of the Ph.D. program in social welfare rank 4th in the United States in their scholarly accomplishment, according to Academic Analytics. FIU faculty were the only social work faculty in Florida to rank in the Top 10. (December 2007)

Facilities

Student housing

University Park Towers, graduate student and upperclassmen apartments.Florida International University's student housing facilities are managed by the Office of Housing and Residential Life and are available on both the main campus and the Biscayne Bay Campus. Currently, there are 3,300 beds distributed throughout 10 apartment buildings and 6 residence halls. At University Park, these are the University Park Apartments, Panther Hall, the University Park Towers, Everglades Hall, Lakeview Hall North, and Lakeview Hall South. At the Biscayne Bay Campus, housing is available in Bay Vista Hall. Together, approximately 14% of FIU's student population lives on-campus in student housing.

Libraries

The eight-story Green Library, is Florida International University's main library, the largest building oncampus, and one of the largest libraries in the Southeastern United States. Other libraries at FIU include the Biscayne Bay Campus Library, College of Law Library in Balart Hall, the Pines Center Library, the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum Library, the Engineering Center Library and the future College of Medicine Library. The entire university-wide Library holdings include over 1,973,612 volumes, 40,813 current serials, 3,997,890 microform units, and 159,978 audio visual units.

DEGREE PROGRAMS & CERTIFICATES

Bachelor's = B  |  Master's = M |  Doctoral = D |  Professional = P

     Accounting B, M
     Adult Education M, D
     Advertising (Mass Communication) B, M
     African and African Diaspora Studies M
     Anthropology (Sociology) B
     Applied Math/Math Science B, M
     Architecture B, M
     Art B
     Art History B
     Art Teacher Education B, M
     Asian Studies B, M
     Athletic Training M
     Biology B, M, D
     Biomedical Engineering B, M, D
     Botany (Biology) B
     Business Administration & Management B, M, D
     Chemistry B, M, D
     Civil Engineering B, M, D
     Communication (Mass) B, M
     Computer Science B, M, D
     Computer Engineering B, M
     Construction Management B, M
     Counselor Education M
     Creative Writing M
     Criminal Justice B, M
     Curriculum & Instruction M, D
     Dance B
     Dietetics and Nutrition B, M, D
     Dramatic Arts B
     Early Childhood Teacher Education B, M
     Earth Sciences B
     Economics B, M, D
     Educational Leadership M, S
     Educational Administration and Supervision D
     Electrical Engineering B, M, D
     Elementary Teacher Education B, M
     Engineering Management M
     Engineering (See Specializations)
     English Teacher Education B, M
     English B, M
     Environmental Engineering B, M
     Environmental Studies B, M
     Environmental & Urban Systems M
     Exceptional Student Education D
     Exercise Sci/Physiology/Movement Studies B, M
     Finance B, M
     Foreign Languages Teacher Education B, M
     Forensic Science M
     French B
     French Education B, M
     Geography B
     Geosciences B, M, D
     German B
     Health Information Management B
     Health Science B
     Health Services Administration B, M
     Higher Education Administration M, D
     History B, M, D
     Home Economics Teacher Education (Voc.) B, M
     Hospitality Administration/Management B, M
     Human Resource Management B, M
     Humanities B
     Industrial & Systems Engineering B, M, D
     Information Technology B
     Interior Design M
     International & Comparative Education M
     International Business & Management B, M
     International Real Estate M
     International Relations B, M, D
     Italian B
     Journalism (Mass Communication) B, M
     Landscape Architecture M
     Latin American & Carribbean Studies M
     Law P
     Liberal Studies B, M
     Linguistics M
     Marine Biology B
     Marketing B
     Management B, M
     Management Information Systems B, M
     Mass Communication B, M
     Materials Engineering M, D
     Mathematics Teacher Education B, M
     Mathematics B
     Mathematical Sciences M
     Mechanical Engineering B, M, D
     Medicine P
     Military Science Electives
     Modern Language Education B
     Music Teacher Education M
     Music B, M
     Nursing B, M, D
     Occupational Therapy M
     Philosophy B
     Physical Education Teaching & Coaching B, M
     Physical Therapy D
     Physics B, M, D
     Political Science B, M, D
     Portuguese B
     Psychology B, M, D
     Public Administration B, M, D
     Public Health M, D
     Public Relations B
     Radio & TV Broadcasting B
     Reading Education M
     Real Estate B
     Recreation and Sports Management B, M
     Religious Studies B, M
     School Psychology Specialist
     Science Teacher Education B, M
     Social Sciences Teacher Education B, M
     Social Work B, M, D
     Sociology B, M, D
     Spanish B, M, D
     Spanish Education B, M
     Speech Language Pathology M
     Special Education B, M, D
     Statistics B, M
     Student Counseling/Guidance/Counselor Education M
     Studio/Fine Art B, M
     Taxation M
     Technology Management M
     Telecommunications/Networking M
     Television Production and Management (Mass Communication) B
     Theatre B
     Tourism Studies M
     Trade & Industrial Teacher Education (Voc.) B, M
     Urban Education M
     Visual Arts B
     Women's Studies B

Estimated Costs

Total Matriculation & Fees for Fall & Spring: $ 16,979.18