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Florida International University is a Top 50 public university that drives real talent and innovation in Miami and globally. Very high research (R1) activity and high social mobility come together at FIU to uplift and accelerate learner success in a global city by focusing in the areas of environment, health, innovation, and justice. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers. FIU serves a diverse student body of more than 58,000 and 270,000 Panther alumni. U.S. News and World Report places dozens of FIU programs among the best in the nation, including international business at No. 2. Washington Monthly Magazine ranks FIU among the top 20 public universities contributing to the public good.
Top reasons to study here
Degrees for Every Interest
Explore the fringes of space, work to improve the health of our community’s most underserved populations or defend the accused in a court of law. FIU offers more than 190 degree programs – many available online – so that you’ll be ready for wherever the future takes you.
Top-Ranked Research
From the top of the globe to the ocean’s floor, FIU researchers are exploring the toughest challenges of our time: sea level rise, childhood mental health disorders and more. This solutions-center approach is why FIU is designated a Carnegie Very High Research institution, the only public university in South Florida to achieve this distinction.
Miami Puts the ‘International’ in FIU
Half sprawling city, half tropical wilderness, all progress. We’re proud to call Miami our home. It’s a dynamic hotspot for innovation and creation. This multilingual, multinational city puts the “I” in FIU.
A Campus as Diverse as its Students
Get lost in the 342-acre city block that is Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Sit on the sandy shores of Biscayne Bay Campus. Or explore any one of our 4 satellite locations across South Florida. With a student body of 58,000, we make sure there’s something for everyone here.
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Overview
FIU is Miami’s public research university. Offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, both on campus and fully online, FIU is worlds ahead in its service to the academic and local community.
Designated as a top-tier research institution, FIU emphasizes research as a major component in the university’s mission. The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences’ Discovery Lab, are just two of many colleges, schools, and centers that actively enhance the university’s ability to set new standards through research initiatives.
For over four decades, FIU has positioned itself as one of South Florida’s anchor institutions by solving some of the greatest challenges of our time. We are dedicated to enriching the lives of the local and global community. With a student body of nearly 54,000, we are among the top 10 largest universities in the nation and have collectively graduated more than 200,000 alumni, 115,000 of whom live and work in South Florida.
History
In 1965, Florida Senator Robert M. Haverfield introduced Senate Bill 711, which instructed the state Board of Education and the Board of Regents (BOR) to begin planning for the development of a state university in Miami.
An abandoned airfield is an unusual place for the birth of a university. But in the summer of 1969, founding FIU president Chuck Perry gathered three leaders who would help him create his vision.
Butler Waugh, Donald McDowell and Nick Sileo joined the 31-year-old Perry at Tamiami Airport and set up shop in the former air traffic controllers’ tower. The tower had no phones, no drinkable water and no furniture. President Perry decided that the control tower should never be destroyed and so it remains standing today at the center of campus, as FIU’s Ivory Tower.
From that single building on that abandoned airfield, FIU has grown to be one of the largest universities in the country. The spirit of entrepreneurship born on that summer day thrives at today’s FIU.
Education
Physics or philosophy? Engineering or English? Biology or business administration? With more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral options – many available online – and South Florida’s only public colleges of law and medicine, FIU offers a program to fit every passion.
Success is What We Do
From ground-breaking researchers to start-up stars, FIU students and alumni are leaders in their fields. Equipped with a uniquely global perspective and supported by our renowned faculty members, FIU students have the competitive edge they need to turn the impossible into the inevitable, recognizing opportunity and creating success.
Research
At FIU, we search the world for real solutions to global problems. From the Everglades in South Florida to the Arctic Ocean at the North Pole, FIU researchers are using real innovation to make a real difference.
As South Florida’s only public research university, our drive to make our world a better place has earned us a distinction few other universities can match: R1 Carnegie Very High Research Designation, the top-tier category for doctoral research universities.
Career
Welcome to Career and Talent Development
At Career and Talent Development (CTD), our priority is you! We are the FIU student and alumni career resource. Our highly trained staff is dedicated to helping you make your career dreams a reality. We offer help with:
- Choosing a major
- Resume writing and critiques
- Practice interviews
- Career transitions and assessments
- Networking
- Professional development
- Career events
- And other services to help you move your career forward
Services
Student services
Tough classes, new stresses and lots of uncertainty. College life brings lots of great experiences, but it also presents lots of new challenges. We’ve all been there and we know everyone needs a helping hand. Explore our support services and get to know how we can help:
Housing services
Transferring with 59 credits or below
Transferring with 60 credits or above
Library services
With our local focus and global reach, we are the forum for the free exchange of ideas and the platform for knowledge creation and transference.
ICT services
The IT Services Unit is responsible for the design and maintenance of the Facilities Computer Network. The Unit maintains all departmental servers and provides support for a broad range of applications that service each unit of the Facilities Management Department. In addition, the Unit provides technical support for user problems and maintains the Facilities website.
The Division of Information Technology (IT) is Florida International University’s central technology service provider and is led under the direction of Mr. Robert Grillo, Vice President and Chief Information Officer.
Medical services
The Medical Student Counseling and Wellness Center (MSCWC) provides free, professional, and confidential personal counseling services exclusively for the HWCOM medical students. The MSCWC psychologists specialize in mental health, wellness, and issues relevant to medical student life. Enrolled students may receive counseling throughout their professional education and training.
The center provides a full range of psychological and mental health services designed to support medical student success. Services are designed to foster the academic potential of students by enhancing their personal development as well as their psychosocial and emotional health. The staff of MSCWC are also involved in the HWCOM Fit & Well Program, which is a wellness program provided exclusively to medical students.
Student life
Campus life
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Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC)
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Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC)
Sports facilities
World-class facilities go beyond fields, fans, and floors. State-of-the-art equipment and training give our student athletes a competitive edge. Learn more about our facilities:
Riccardo Silva Stadium – FIU’s on-campus stadium offers Panther football fans a premier gridiron experience. The stadium features a high-tech turf surface, Jumbotron screen, 19 luxury suites, merchandise area and the Athletics Hall of Fame.
Ocean Bank Convocation Center – Featuring a Cincinnati Robbins perma-cushion maple wood floor, the Convocation Center can seat 5,000 Panther basketball fans. It features NBA-quality locker rooms, a 4,500-square-foot training center and a hydrotherapy room.
Infinity Insurance Park – With room for 2,000 spectators, Infinity Insurance Park has all the amenities you’d expect from a world-class facility: skyboxes, an alumni lounge, fully equipped training room, spacious dugouts, indoor hitting facilities and more.
Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center – Overlooking the beautiful Biscayne Bay, the Aquatic Center features an outdoor, eight-lane Olympic-size pool and a separate diving bell. This state-of-the-art facility is home to FIU’s swimming and diving programs.
Student clubs
A club is an organization formed by students around shared values like culture, academic interest (both graduate and undergraduate), hobbies, sports and more. All clubs are administered by the Registered Student Organization Council. There are hundreds of clubs to choose from at FIU but if you don’t like what you see, feel free to start your own!
Accreditation
- Top 5 Performer in Social Mobility
- Top Performer in Innovation
No Poverty
- #3 public U.S. university; #5 in the world
Life Below Water
- #3 public U.S. university; #11 in the world
Life on Land
- #3 public U.S. university; #28 in the world
Clean Water and Sanitation
- #8 public U.S. university; #45 in the world
- #10 Online MBA in the world 2021 QS Online MBA Rankings
- #2Undergraduate International Business
- #2Among the Best Medical Schools: Diversity Index
- #3 International MBA
- #14Part-time Law
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