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Florida International University

March 21, 2023

"FIU" redirects here. For other uses, see FIU (disambiguation).

Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florida and the eighth-largest public university in the United States by enrollment.[9][10] FIU is a constituent part of the State University System of Florida. In 2021, it was ranked #1 in the Florida Board of Governors performance funding, and had over $246 million in research expenditures.[11]

Florida International University
MottoSpes Scientia Facultas (Latin)
Motto in English
"Hope, Knowledge, Opportunity"
TypePublic research university
Established1965; 58 years ago (1965)
FounderFlorida Legislature
Parent institution
State University System of Florida
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$276 million (2022)
Budget$1.7 billion (2021)[1]
ChairmanDean C. Colson (FIU Board of Trustees)
PresidentKenneth A. Jessell[2]
ProvostElizabeth M. Bejar[3]
Academic staff
7,665 (2021)
Administrative staff
9,856 (2017)
Students55,687 (fall 2022)
Undergraduates45,442 (fall 2022)
Postgraduates10,245 (fall 2022)
Location
Miami
,
Florida
,
United States

25°45′25″N 80°22′26″W / 25.757°N 80.374°W / 25.757; -80.374Coordinates: 25°45′25″N 80°22′26″W / 25.757°N 80.374°W / 25.757; -80.374
CampusLarge Suburb[6], 587.1 acres (237.6 ha)[4][5]
Other campus and centers[7]Other Campus
North Miami (Biscayne Bay Campus)
Centers
NewspaperPantherNOW
ColorsBlue and gold[8]
   
NicknamePanthers
Sporting affiliations
MascotRoary The Panther
Websitewww.fiu.edu

The university is classified among the Carnegie "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[12] FIU has 11 colleges and more than 40 centers, facilities, labs, and institutes that offer more than 200 programs of study.[13] It has an annual budget of over $1.7 billion and an annual economic impact of over $5 billion.[14] The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

FIU's intercollegiate sports teams, the FIU Panthers, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Conference USA (C-USA). FIU's varsity sports teams have won five athletic championships and Panther athletes have won various individual NCAA national championships. Kenneth A. Jessell has served as President of FIU since 2022.[15]

History

Main article: History of Florida International University
 
The intersection between the Graham University Center and the Green Library, considered the heart of campus.

In 1943, state senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham (father of future Florida governor and U.S. senator Bob Graham) presented the state legislature with the initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in Miami-Dade County.[16] While his bill did not pass, Graham persisted in presenting his proposal to colleagues, advising them of the county's need for a state university. He felt the establishment of a public university was necessary to serve the city's growing population.[17]

In 1964, Senate Bill 711 was introduced by Florida senator Robert M. Haverfield.[18] It instructed the state Board of Education and the Board of Regents to begin planning for the development of the state university. The bill was signed into law by then-governor W. Haydon Burns in June 1965.[16]

FIU's founding president Charles "Chuck" Perry was appointed by the Board of Regents in July 1969, at which time the institution was named Florida International University.[19] At 32 years old, the new president was the youngest in the history of the State University System[20] and, at the time, the youngest university president in the country. Perry recruited three co-founders, Butler Waugh, Donald McDowell and Nick Sileo. Alvah Chapman, Jr., former Miami Herald publisher and Knight Ridder chairman, used his civic standing and media power to assist the effort. In the 1980s, Chapman became chair of the FIU Foundation Board of Trustees.[17]

The founders located the campus on the site of the original Tamiami Airport (not related to the later Kendall-Tamiami Airport) on the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) between Southwest 107th and 117th Avenues, just east of where the West Dade Expressway (now the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike) was being planned.[19] The abandoned airport's air traffic control tower became FIU's first building, with Perry's office on the first floor.[21][22] It originally had no telephones, no drinking water, and no furniture. Perry decided that the tower should never be destroyed, and it remains on campus, where it is now known variously as the "Veterans Office," "Ivory Tower," the "Tower Building," or the "Public Safety Tower," and is the former location of the FIU Police Department.

Groundbreaking for the Tamiami campus was held in January 1971. U Thant received FIU's first honorary degree.[23]

Miami-Dade County's public university

 
The Graham Center, FIU's student union. Over 3.5 million people walk through the Graham Center every year, making it the heart of student life at FIU.[24]

In September 1972, 5,667 students entered the new state university, the largest opening day enrollment at the time. Eighty percent of the student body had just graduated from Dade County Junior College (now Miami-Dade College). A typical student entering FIU was 25 years old and attending school full-time while holding down a full-time job. Forty-three percent were married. Negotiations with the University of Miami and Dade County Junior College led FIU to open as an upper-division only school; Perry's vision foresaw a "no gimmicks" institution with no student housing.[25] It would be nine years before lower-division classes were added.[17]

The first commencement, held in June 1973, took place in the reading room of the ground floor of Primera Casa – the only place large enough on campus for the ceremony. More than 1,500 family members and friends watched FIU's first class of 191 graduates receive their diplomas.[17]

By late 1975, after seven years at the helm, Charles Perry felt he had accomplished his goal and left the university to become president and publisher of the Sunday newspaper magazine Family Weekly (later USA Weekend), one of the country's largest magazines. When he left, there were more than 10,000 students attending classes and a campus with five major buildings and a sixth being planned.[17]

Crosby and Wolfe: 1976–1986

 
Chemistry & Physics building

Harold Crosby, the university's second president and the founding president of the University of West Florida in Pensacola, agreed in 1976 to serve a three-year "interim" term. Under his leadership, FIU's North Miami Campus (which was officially renamed the Bay Vista Campus in 1980, the North Miami Campus in 1987,[26] the North Campus in 1994, and the Biscayne Bay Campus in 2000)—located on the former Interama site on Biscayne Bay—was opened in 1977. State senator Jack Gordon was instrumental in securing funding for the development of the campus. President Crosby emphasized the university's international character, prompting the launching of new programs with an international focus and the recruitment of faculty from the Caribbean and Latin America. President Crosby's resignation in January 1979 triggered the search for a "permanent" president.[27]

Gregory Baker Wolfe, a former United States diplomat and then-president of Portland State University, became FIU's third president, serving from 1979 to 1986. During his tenure, the institution continued to grow; it became a four-year institution, though Wolfe was criticized for not hiring enough minorities and for leading a weak private fundraising effort.[28] After stepping down as president, Wolfe taught in the university's international relations department. The student union on the Biscayne Bay Campus is named in his honor.[27]

Maidique presidency and expansion

 
FIU College of Business Complex
 
Modesto A. Maidique, 4th President

Modesto A. Maidique assumed the presidency at FIU in 1986, becoming the fourth in the university's history and the first Hispanic leader of any of Florida's state universities.[29] Maidique graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), before joining the private sector. He held academic appointments from MIT, Harvard and Stanford Universities, and has been named to several US presidential boards and committees.[30]

Under his leadership, FIU heralded in an era of unprecedented growth and prestige, with all facets of the university undergoing major transformations. Physically, the university tripled in size and its enrollment grew to nearly 40,000. During his 23 years as president, the school established the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, the FIU College of Law, the FIU School of Architecture, and the Robert Stempel School of Public Health. Also during his tenure, the endowment grew from less than $2 million to over $100 million.[31]

During Maidique's tenure, the university added 22 new doctoral programs. Research expenditures grew from about $6 million to nearly $110 million as defined by the National Science Foundation.[32] In 2000, FIU attained the highest ranking in the Carnegie Foundation classification system, that of "Doctoral/Research University-Extensive."[33] FIU's faculty has engaged in research and holds far-reaching expertise in reducing morbidity and mortality from cancer, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, diabetes and other diseases, and change the approaches to the delivery of health care by medical, public health, nursing and other healthcare professionals, hurricane mitigation, climate change, nano-technologies, forensic sciences, and the development of biomedical devices.

The arts also flourished while Maidique was at the helm, with the university acquiring The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum on Miami Beach and building the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum on its main campus. In athletics, FIU made inroads in becoming a powerhouse athletic university during Maidique's time as president; he unilaterally changed the mascot from the Sunblazers to the Golden Panthers early in his tenure,[34] and he championed the eventual establishment of an NCAA football program. Finally, the school earned membership into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honor society.[35]

Maidique was the second longest-serving research university president in the nation.[32] Now President Emeritus, he currently serves as the Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Eminent Scholar Chair in Leadership, and Professor of Management at FIU.

Rosenberg presidency

 
Mark B. Rosenberg, 5th President
 
Paul Cejas School of Architecture Building

On November 14, 2008, Maidique announced that he would be stepping down and asked FIU's board of trustees to begin the search of a new president. He said he would remain president until a new one was found.[36] On April 25, 2009, Mark B. Rosenberg was selected to become FIU's fifth president. He signed a five-year contract with the board of trustees.[37] On August 29, 2009, Rosenberg became FIU's fifth president.[38]

 
The Wertheim Conservatory houses many rare species of plants and foliage.

Having started as a two-year upper division university, FIU has grown into a much larger traditional university and serves international students. More than $600 million has been invested in campus construction, with the addition of new residence halls, the FIU Stadium, recreation center, student center, and Greek life mansions, as well as the fielding of the Division I-A Golden Panthers football team in 2002.[39]

Since 1986, the university established its School of Architecture, College of Law and College of Medicine (named the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 1999 after Herbert Wertheim donated $20 million to the college, which was matched by state funds and is the largest donation in the university's history),[40] and acquired the historic Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in Miami Beach.[41][42]

FIU now emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and is now classed as a "very high research activity" university under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Sponsored research funding (grants and contracts) from external sources for the year 2007–2008 totaled some $110 million. FIU has a budget of over $649 million.[10] The Florida International University School of Hospitality & Tourism Management collaborated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China to work on preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics. FIU was the only university in the United States invited to do so.[43][44]

In December 2013, it was announced Royal Caribbean was building a $20 million 130,000 sq. ft. training facility for its performers at the school.[45] The facility opened in March 2015.[46] The complex serves architecture, art, and hospitality students and includes lighting, set design, marketing, and other internship and training opportunities.[45][47]

On March 15, 2018, a newly constructed pedestrian bridge collapsed outside the university, resulting in six fatalities.[48] On May 6, 2020, Florida Department of Transportation announced plans to design and rebuild the bridge.

Rosenberg suddenly resigned from the university effective January 21, 2022, citing deteriorating health conditions of his wife. Just a week later it was revealed that he stepped down because he had made aggressive advances to a younger female employee, "causing discomfort," and creating a hostile work environment.[49] Rosenberg is currently a professor of political science and international relations at the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs at FIU.[50]

Jessell Presidency

Rosenberg was succeeded by Kenneth A. Jessell as president, previously FIU's chief financial officer and senior vice president for finance and administration.[51] Jessell was selected as FIU's sixth president on October 17, 2022 by FIU's Board of Trustees and was and was confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors on November 9, 2022.[52][53]

Campus

Further information: University Park, Florida
 
View of the campus towards Primera Casa and Deuxième Maison. The campus' oldest buildings are classic examples of Brutalist architecture.
 
FIU Graham Center Atrium

Florida International's 344-acre (139 ha) campus is in the census-designated place of Westchester, a suburban residential area in Miami-Dade County. The Modesto A. Maidique Campus ("MMC")—formerly called University Park but renamed in 2009[54]—encompasses 344 acres (1.39 km2). The MMC houses almost all of the university's colleges and schools as well as all the administrative offices and main university facilities. MMC is also home to the Ronald Reagan Presidential House, the home of FIU's president; the Wertheim Performing Arts Center; the Frost Art Museum; the International Hurricane Research Center; and the university's athletic facilities such as FIU Stadium, FIU Arena, and the FIU Baseball Stadium.

The postal address of the Modesto Maidique campus is designated as being of "Miami, Florida" and the ZIP code is 33199, while the campus is physically in the Westchester census-designated place as of the 2020 U.S. Census.[55] In the 1990 U.S. Census it was in the Olympia Heights CDP.[56] In the 2000 U.S. Census and the 2010 U.S. Census this campus was in the University Park CDP.[57][58]

The site of the campus was originally used for a general aviation airport called Tamiami Airport (not to be confused with Kendall-Tamiami Airport), which was in operation from the 1940s until 1967, when it relocated to a new site.[59] The airport had three runways and was used for pilot training, among other purposes.[60] The original campus was named the Tamiami Campus, after the nearby Tamiami Trail highway and the former airport, until being designated the University Park Campus in 1987.[26]

Until the early 1990s, the runways, parking ramp, and other features of Tamiami Airport were still visible on campus and clearly discernible in aerial photos.[60] Construction has removed all of these features, and only the University Tower remains as a memory of the university's past.[61] University Park is a heavily vegetated campus, with many lakes, a 15-acre nature preserve, and a palm arboretum, with over 90 buildings. As of late 2009, current construction at University Park includes the Nursing and Health Sciences Building, the School of International and Public Affairs Building, and a fifth parking garage.[62]

On June 12, 2009, FIU's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename the University Park campus to the Modesto Maidique Campus; the university had considered naming the law school in his honor but decided not to because that would preclude a future charitable donation to name the school.[54] The change created a large backlash from the FIU community, as many felt it unfitting to name the campus after him. A campaign by FIU students and alumni was created to revert the name change, and to keep the name University Park. A Facebook group, "No to Maidique's Campus" with over 2,000 supporters has made national news, in many newspapers, TV news stations, and collegiate magazines, supporting to keep the name "University Park".[63]

Engineering Center

Located five blocks north of Modesto A. Maidique, is the 38-acre (15.3 ha) Engineering Center which houses a part of the College of Engineering and Computing and is the home of FIU's Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility. The Engineering Center is serviced by the CATS Shuttle, FIU's student buses, which run throughout the day on weekdays connecting the two parts of campus.[64]

Main Modesto A. Maidique buildings[65]

  • Campus Support Complex, 1999
  • Chemistry & Physics Building, 1990
  • College of Business Complex, 2008
  • College of Health Building, 1989
  • Deuxième Maison, 1973
  • Engineering Center, 1996
  • Engineering and Computer Sciences Building, 1990
  • Everglades Hall, 2002
  • FIU Arena, 1986
  • FIU Stadium, 1995
  • Frost Art Museum, 1977 (new building: 2007)
  • Graham Center, 1974
  • Green Library, 1975
  • Health and Life Sciences I and II, 2000
  • Labor Center, 1994
  • Lakeview Hall North and South, 2006
  • Management And New Growth Opportunities, 2015
  • Management and Advanced Research Center, 2002
  • National Hurricane Center/National Weather Service, 1995
  • Nursing and Health Sciences Building, 2009
  • Owa Ehan, 1975
  • Panther Hall, 1996
  • Parkview Housing, 2013
  • Paul Cejas School of Architecture Building, 2003
  • Primera Casa, 1969
  • Rafael Diaz-Balart Law Building, 2006
  • Recreation Center, 2005
  • Ronald Reagan House, 2001
  • Ryder Business Building, 1992
  • School of International and Public Affairs Building, 2010
  • Science Classroom Complex, 2012
  • Stocker AstroScience Center, 2013
  • Tamiami Hall, 2022
  • University Health Services Complex, 1992
  • University Park Apartments, 1986
  • University Park Towers, 2000
  • Viertes Haus, 1975
  • Wertheim Conservatory, 1991
  • Wertheim Performing Arts Center, 1996
  • Ziff Education Building, 1995

Biscayne Bay Campus

Main article: Biscayne Bay Campus
 
The Glenn Hubert Library at Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus

The Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC) in North Miami is Florida International's 200-acre (91 ha) waterfront branch campus. It was opened in 1977 by Harold Crosby and occupies land, directly on the bay and adjacent to the Oleta River State Park, with which FIU has a research partnership. Access to these resources inspired the creation of a marine biology program on the Biscayne Bay Campus, which has become one of the university's most recognized programs. The Biscayne Bay Campus also houses the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management,[66] the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Aquatic Center, and the Kovens Conference Center. The Golden Panther Express, FIU's student buses, connect the main campus and the Biscayne Bay Campus throughout the day on weekdays.[67]

On the Biscayne Bay Campus, FIU offers housing through Bayview Student Living apartments. BBC's first on-campus new housing in 30+ years houses 408 students in a high rise overlooking Biscayne Bay. .[41][68] Through FIU's Panther Express Shuttle, current students travel free between campuses.

Regional centers

FIU also has other smaller regional centers located throughout South Florida in both Miami-Dade County and Broward County, serving the local communities in research, continuing studies, and in culture. In Miami-Dade County, there are four regional FIU facilities, the Downtown Miami Center, the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in Miami Beach (Washington Avenue and 10th St), the FIU-Florida Memorial research center in Miami Gardens, and a research site in Homestead.

FIU at I-75

The FIU at I-75 academic center is a satellite campus located in Miramar, which borders Pembroke Pines and the southernmost portion of Interstate 75 in Broward County. It finished construction in 2014 and is used to satisfy overwhelming demand from Broward County students.[69] The campus houses an 89,000-sqft. complex that offers programs offers courses and program from within the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, and the College of Engineering & Computing. This campus is also equipped with offices, a computer lab, student lounges, and study spaces for students.

Downtown Miami Center

 
1101 Brickell Avenue, home of FIU's Downtown Miami campus

FIU has a center on Brickell Avenue in Downtown Miami at 1101 Brickell Avenue dubbed "FIU Downtown on Brickell". FIU's College of Business Administration has had classes at the Burdines Building on Flagler Street and the Metropolitan Center had offices at 150 SE 2nd Ave since 2004. In August 2011, FIU expanded its Downtown center to 1101 Brickell with the expansion of course offerings for the College of Business Administration and the School of International and Public Affairs, as well as with FIU's research center, the Metropolitan Center. Most programs in Downtown are graduate-level evening courses geared for Downtown professionals and residents.[70] As of Spring 2011, there were approximately 500 students enrolled at the Downtown center, with plans to grow the center to over 2,000 students by 2021.[71]

Organization and administration

College/school[72]

FIU belongs to the 12-campus State University System of Florida and is one of Florida's primary graduate research universities, awarding over 3,400 graduate and professional degrees annually.[73] The university offers 191 programs of study with more than 280 majors in 23 colleges and schools. FIU offers many graduate programs, including architecture, business administration, engineering, law, and medicine, offering 81 master's degrees, 34 doctoral degrees, and 3 professional degrees.[74]

Student government

The Student Government Association presides over and funds the over 300 student clubs and organizations and honor societies at the university and has an operating budget of over $14 million.[75] The Student Government Association is split into three branches, with the Executive, a Legislative Student Senate, and Judicial Supreme Court. The president of Modesto serves as the student representative on the FIU Board of Trustees, while the vice president serves as a member of the FIU Foundation Board of Directors.

The Student Government contains five separate governing councils- the Student Programming Council, the Council for Student Organizations, which represents the over 200 or more student clubs and organizations, the Homecoming Council, Black Student Union, and Panther Power, the student spirit group.[76] The Panther Power group can be seen in all Golden Panthers athletic events along with the Golden Panthers Band, the Golden Dazzlers dance team and the Golden Panthers cheerleaders.[77]

Presidents

President[78] Tenure
Charles Perry 1965–1976
Harold B. Crosby 1976–1979
Gregory Baker Wolfe 1979–1986
Modesto A. Maidique 1986–2009
Mark B. Rosenberg 2009–2022
Kenneth A. Jessell 2022–

Academics

 
Marty's Cube[79][80][81][82] formerly near the Green Library was removed in 2014, citing safety concerns

FIU offers 191 academic programs, 60 baccalaureate programs, 81 master's programs, 3 specialist programs, 34 doctoral programs, and 4 professional programs in 23 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.[83][84]

In the early 2000s (decade), emphasis at FIU was placed on growth in degree programs and student enrollment. Since 2005 however, student enrollment has been capped and emphasis became placed on improving the quality of the existing academic programs. With the addition of the College of Medicine, the demand for facilities and classroom space has greatly increased.[85]

Tuition

For the 2019–2020 academic year, tuition costs are:

Undergraduate
$205.57 per credit hour for in-state students, and $618.87 per credit hour for out-of-state students.[86] Total tuition/fees :$7,916 for in-state and $20,314 for out of state[86]
Graduate
$455.64 per credit hour for in-state students, and $1,001.69 per credit hour for out-of-state students.[87] Total tuition/fees :$9,600 for in-state and $19,428 for out of state[87]
Law School (day)
$675.67 per credit hour for in-state students, and $1,101.87 per credit hour for out-of-state students.[87] Total tuition/fees:$20,660 for in-state and $33,446 for out of state[87]
Law School (night)
$506.77 per credit hour for in-state students, and $851.40 per credit hour for out-of-state students.[87] Total tuition/fees:$15,593 for in-state and $25,932 for out of state[87]

Admissions

Fall first-time freshman admission statistics
  2022[88] 2021[89] 2020[90] 2019[91] 2018[92] 2017[93]
Applicants 17,343 16,406 16,911 18,492 19,410 14,861
Admits 11,075 10,502 9,784 10,634 11,366 7,596
Enrolls 4,424 4,061 3,763 3,998 4,441 2,895
Admit rate 63.9% 64.0% 57.9% 57.5% 58.6% 51.1%
Yield rate 39.9% 38.7% 38.5% 37.6% 39.1% 38.1%
SAT composite* 1070⁠–1240
(90%†)		 1030⁠–1220
(87%†)		 1110⁠–1260
(92%†)		 1110⁠–1280
(92%†)		 1090⁠–1260
(77%†)		 1100⁠–1260
(71%†)
ACT composite* 21–26
(10%†)		 21–27
(13%†)		 23–29
(8%†)		 23–28
(8%†)		 23–27
(23%†)		 23–27
(29%†)
* middle 50% range
† percentage of first-time freshmen who chose to submit

Florida International University students, numbering 56,592 in Fall 2021, come from more than 130 countries, and all 50 U.S. states. The ratio of women to men is 57:43, and 28.9 percent are graduate and professional students. Professional degree programs include Law, Medicine, Engineering, Business Administration, and Nursing.

The Fall 2021 incoming freshman class had an average 4.34 GPA, 1338 SAT score, and a 28.66 ACT score. The freshman retention rate for 2021 was 100%. The most popular College by enrollment is the College of Arts and Sciences.[94]

For Fall 2021, 24,351 students applied for graduate admissions throughout the university. Of those, 8,043 (33.02%) were accepted. The Wertheim College of Medicine admitted 5.1% of its applicants, and the College of Law admitted 22%. Admission to the Wertheim College of Medicine is competitive, and the college has one of the highest number of applicants in the state, greater than the University of Florida. For Fall 2010, 3,606 students applied for 43 spots.[95]

The FIU School of Architecture is the most competitive in Florida, with the lowest admission rate in the state at 14% (2011).[96] For Fall 2009, the School of Architecture received over 1,000 applications for the first-year Master of Architecture 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, also making it one of the most selective schools at FIU.[97]

Enrollment

Enrollment in FIU (2017–2023)
Academic Year Undergraduates Graduate Total Enrollment
2017–2018[93] 47,586 9,265 56,851
2018–2019[92] 48,439 9,625 58,064
2019–2020[91] 49,004 9,823 58,827
2020–2021[90] 48,664 10,235 58,899
2021–2022[89] 46,079 10,653 56,732
2022–2023[88] 45,442 10,245 55,687
Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
Race and ethnicity[98] Total
Hispanic 68% 68
 
Black 11% 11
 
White 9% 9
 
Foreign national 7% 7
 
Asian 2% 2
 
Other[a] 2% 2
 
Economic diversity
Low-income[b] 48% 48
 
Affluent[c] 52% 52
 

Total enrollment in Fall 2022 was 55,687 students, with 45,442 being undergraduate students and 10,245 being graduate students.[88]

In 2018, 4.68% of FIU students were recognized as international students. Of those, the most popular countries of origin were: Venezuela (17.1%), China (11.7%), Kuwait (7.4%), India (5.1%), Brazil (4.4%), and Colombia (3.3%). In total, 2,738 international students enrolled at Florida International University.[99]

Students from New York, New Jersey, and California make up the largest states for out-of-state students. Floridians make up 90% of the student population. Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, and Orange County make up the largest Florida counties for in-state students.[100]

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. According to U.S. News college rankings and reviews, 92% of FIU students live off-campus, while 8% of students live in "college-owned, college-operated or college-affiliated" housing.[101]

Rankings

USNWR graduate school rankings[111]

Business 110–143
Business: International Business 3
Business: Part-time MBA 106
Education 125
Engineering 126
Law 88
Medicine: Research 93–123
Medicine: Primary Care 93–123
Nursing: Master's 54
Nursing: Doctor of Nursing Practice 40

USNWR departmental rankings[111]

Biological Sciences 203
Biostatistics 64
Chemistry 194
Clinical Psychology 101
Computer Science 122
Criminology 32
Earth Sciences 118
Economics 110
Engineering: Undergraduate 137
Fine Arts 178
Health Care Management 51
History 100
Nursing: BSN 96
Nursing-Anesthesia 88
Occupational Therapy 68
Physical Therapy 179
Physics 146
Political Science 109
Psychology 140
Public Affairs 62
Public Finance and Budgeting 24
Public Health 63
Rehabilitation Counseling 67
Social Work 72
Sociology 113
Speech-Language Pathology 146

For 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida International University as the 72nd best public university in the United States, and 162th overall among all national universities, public and private.[112]

For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida International University as the 34th most innovative university in the United States. This ranking is determined by the top-ranked schools that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, campus life, technology, and facilities.[112]

For 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida International University as the 4th best university in the United States for Social Mobility. This ranking was determined by which colleges are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants.[112]

For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida International University as the 99th best university in the United States for Veterans. This ranking is determined by the top-ranked schools that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans and active-duty service members pay for their degrees.[112]

For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida International University as the 121st best value university in the United States. The calculation used here takes into account a school's academic quality level versus the net cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need-based financial aid.[112]

In 2018, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education ranked FIU first in granting bachelor's degrees, seventh in granting master's degrees, and 27th in granting doctoral degrees to minorities in the United States.[113]

In 2013, U.S. News & 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. The organization also reported FIU for having one of the safest campus in the United States.[114]

In 2010, FIU was listed as one of 16 universities with the toughest grading system nationally.[115]

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.[116] FIU is one of only 78 universities nationwide to hold both designations.[117]

The Journal of Criminal Justice ranks the Criminal Justice program tenth in the U.S. (November 2007).[118]

Faculty of the PhD program in social welfare rank fourth in the United States in their scholarly accomplishment, according to Academic Analytics in 2007.[119]

College of Business

The College of Business is accredited by the AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[120]

U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" (2015) ranks the undergraduate international business program sixth in the nation. It 2015, it ranked the Chapman Graduate School of Business 15th in the nation for an International MBA.[121] FIU is also the only university in Florida to be ranked in the top 15 for undergraduate international business.[122] Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the Landon Undergraduate School of Business in 2012, 11th in Operations Management, and 99th for Accounting.[121] América Economía ranks the Chapman Graduate School of Business 48th for an International MBA.[121]

The Financial Times (2008) ranks the Executive MBA in the top 35 among U.S. Executive MBAs.[123][124][125]

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.[126] 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 eighth in its list of the best Executive MBA programs for Hispanics.[126] QS in 2015 ranked FIU's MBA program 58th in North America.[127]

College of Law

The College of Law is currently 88th in the U.S. News & World Report's law school rankings, having risen steadily from 132nd when first ranked. In 2010, the FIU College of Law was ranked among the Top 10 Best Value schools by The National Jurist.[128] The Best Value rating was based on three criteria: bar passage rate, average indebtedness after graduation, and employment nine months after graduation. The FIU College of Law was also ranked third amongst Florida schools for the scholarly impact of its faculty, behind University of Florida and Florida State University. According to the Leiter Rankings, the College of Law has already made a scholarly impact that dramatically outpaces its academic reputation.[129]

FIU graduates achieved the highest passage rate among all Florida law schools on the July 2015, February 2016, and July 2016 exams. In 2007, the College of Law was ranked first in Florida in the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam at 96%.[130][131][132] In July 2008, the College of Law achieved a 90.6% passing rate, which placed it second among Florida's ten law schools.[130] In February 2009, the College of Law achieved an 81.5% passing rate, which placed it first among Florida's ten law schools.[132]

On July 1, 2009, Alex Acosta, after leaving the post of United States Attorney (USAG) for South Florida, became FIU's second dean of its law school. He departed FIU to become the United States Secretary of Labor in 2017.[133] In 2019, he stepped down as Labor Secretary after scrutiny of his role as USAG in the minimal sentencing of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.[134]

Honors College

 
Parkview Hall, the home of honors students since 2013

Florida International University has a nationally recognized honors program. The FIU Honors College supports the university's long tradition of academic excellence by offering research support, honors housing, library privileges, special scholarships, internships, and study abroad opportunities. The Honors College also has pipeline programs with multiple professional and graduate schools.[135] These programs provide students an opportunity to know by the end of the sophomore year whether they will be accepted into the program of their choice. The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, FIU College of Law, FIU College of Engineering and Computing Biomedical Engineering Ph.D., and the Lake Erie College of Medicine's Dentistry, Pharmacy, or Osteopathic Medicine departments have early assurance programs with the FIU Honors College.

Admission into the University Honors Program is selective and in the fall term only. The average academic profile of students that were accepted into honors in 2019 was as follows: 4.4 weighted GPA; 29 ACT composite; 1329 SAT total.[136] The Honors program offers students housing in Parkview Hall which is a living-learning community. Parkview Hall is the traditional home of Honors students since it was completed in 2013, which is situated at the geographic heart of FIU's main campus.

International programs

Florida International University's Education Abroad program (FIU EA) has an international presence in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Every year FIU consistently sends over 1,000 students across the world to study in multiple locations.[137] As a student of EA, students are able to take classes that meet their major and/or minor requirements, study with experts in their field, and earn FIU credit. In addition, the university has exchange agreements with over 70 partner institutions.[138]

In Italy, FIU's presence is centered in the Genoa area. The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum has a regional facility in the Nervi area, and the School of Architecture has facilities in Genoa for FIU's upper-division and graduate architecture students.[139]

In 2006, FIU opened the Florida International University Tianjin Center in China, from which a branch of the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management operates. The Tianjin Center was constructed as a cooperative venture with the local municipal government.[44] It temporarily closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[140]

While FIU does not have a campus in Colombia, its extensive involvement in efforts in that country—including river conservation, public health, and justice reform—led the university to designate it one of its "World Centers".[141]

Model United Nations Program

The FIU Model United Nations Program is a program of the School of International and Public Affairs.[142] Each year anywhere between 40 and 80 delegates participate in FIU MUN.[citation needed] FIU MUN is ranked as the first best Model UN Team in North America for the 2018–2019 season.[142][143][144]

FIU MUN also hosts an annual high school conference: Florida International Model United Nations (FIMUN). The conference traditionally hosts over 500 high school students.[citation needed]

FIU Libraries

 
The Green Library is one of the largest libraries in the Southeastern U.S. and is the largest building on campus.

FIU has six libraries,[145] Green Library, FIU's main library; the Glenn Hubert Library (Biscayne Bay Campus), the Wolfsonian Library, the Engineering Library, the Law Library, and the Medical Library. The Green Library, Hubert Library, and Engineering Library Service Center are under the direction of the Dean of University Libraries. Other libraries are overseen by their appropriate schools or organizations.

Together, the entire FIU university-wide Library holdings include over 2,097,207 volumes, 52,511 current serials, 3,587,663 microform units, and 163,715 audio visual units.[146]

Libraries

The Green Library is FIU's main library, is the largest building on campus.[147] Originally designed by Architect David M. Harper in 1973,[148] the Green Library was expanded by the architecture firm M. C. Harry & Associates, Inc. in the early 1990s to its current eight floors, with a capacity to expand to a total of 15 floors, if necessary. The eight-floor structure was built over, through, and around the original three-story library while it was still in use.[149]

The first floor has classrooms, auditorium spaces, and support services for students, such as tutoring, the writing center, and technology assistance. Also on the first floor is an Auntie Anne's and a Starbucks.[150][151] The second floor has the reference section, cartography (GIS Center), circulation, and numerous computer and printing labs. The third floor is the home of the Medical Library, and includes study lounges as well as a resource center for students of the Honors College. The fourth floor houses the special collections department and university archives. The fifth floor is the home of the School of Architecture Library, as well as the music and audiovisual collections. The sixth and seventh floors are strictly quiet floors, and contain the general book collection along with numerous student study lounges. The eighth floor contains the library's administration offices and technical services departments.[152][153]

The FIU Engineering Library is located on the second floor of the main building of the Engineering Center.[154]

The FIU Law Library opened in 2002, and has three floors, with all three holding the library's general collection. The third floor has a two-story, quiet reading room, as well as numerous study lounges. Although the Law Library is restricted to Law students, other students may use the library for research purposes.[155]

The FIU Medical Library opened in August 2009 at the same time as the opening of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. The Medical Library offers a rich array of resources, services, and instructional support to advance the teaching and learning, discovery, and healthcare programs of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and is currently located on the third floor of Green Library building. Future construction of buildings for the College of Medicine will include a new space for the Medical Library outside of Green Library, based upon funding and space availability.[156]

The Glenn Hubert Library, previously named the Biscayne Bay Library, is a smaller three-story structure serving the Biscayne Bay Campus. All services at the Green Library are available in the Hubert Library.

The Wolfsonian Library is located at the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in South Beach, on the corner of Washington Avenue and 10th Street.[157] The collection focuses exclusively on architecture, art, design, and history of the Western World from 1885 to 1945. The library serves mostly as a research library with an extensive collection of primary sources.

Research

 
The Stocker AstroScience Center (ASTRO) boasts a 24-inch, computerized research-grade telescope with dual-filter wheels and research-grade CCD cameras.

Florida International University spent $246 million in annual research expenditures and was awarded $310 million in research awards for fiscal year 2021.[158] Florida International University ranked 107th in total research and development (R&D) expenditures by the National Science Foundation.[159] FIU is classified as a top-tier Doctoral University – Very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[160]

International Hurricane Research Center

The International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) is the nation's only university-based research facility dedicated tropical storm research. It comprises the Laboratory for Coastal Research; the Laboratory for Social Science Research; the Laboratory for Insurance, Financial & Economic Research; and the Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research, as well as the FIU Wall of Wind.[161] The 12-fan Wall of Wind (WoW) at FIU is the largest and most powerful university research facility of its kind and is capable of simulating a Category 5 hurricane. In 2015 the National Science Foundation selected the 12-fan WOW as one of the nation's major "Experimental Facilities" under the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) competition.[162] Not to be confused with the National Hurricane Center (also located at University Park), the IHRC is located on the western side of the campus.

Student life

Traditions

 
Green Library and Owa Ehan ("Fifth House")

FIU has many traditions from student spirit groups, alumni association events, and student spirit events. Incoming students can attend Panther Camp, originally a weekend retreat in the summer and now a two-day on-campus event, which began in 2006.[163][164] Week of Welcome, usually held the first or second week of the fall semester, holds many spirit events, such as Trail of the Torch, when the torch of knowledge in front of the Primera Casa building is lit on campus.[165]

 
The Walk on Water race held annually by the School of Architecture
 
FIU fans at Riccardo Silva Stadium

Residential life

 
University Towers, a residential hall for upperclassmen.

Florida International University's student housing facilities are managed by the Office of Housing and Residential Life located on the Modesto Maidique Campus (MMC). There are 3,300 students living on campus throughout 10 apartment buildings and 6 residence halls. Students reside in the following buildings: University Apartments, Panther Hall, University Towers, Everglades Hall, Lakeview Hall North, Lakeview Hall South, Honors College @ Parkview Hall, and Tamiami Hall. All rooms are suite style or apartment style and none of the buildings have community bathrooms.

On the Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC), FIU offers housing through Bayview Student Living apartments. BBC's first on-campus new housing in 30+ years houses 408 students in a high rise overlooking Biscayne Bay.[41][68] Through FIU's Panther Express Shuttle, current students travel free between campuses.

The Office of Housing and Residential Life also offers optional communities in the residence halls known as Living Learning Communities (LLCs). These communities offer residents the opportunity to live with individuals of the same major or interest; including, Business, Changemakers, Engineering, Global Engagement, and Honors Place for Honors College students.[166]

Arts and culture

See also: Frost Art Museum and Wolfsonian-FIU
 
Recreation Center

FIU has three museums, the Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum and the Jewish Museum of Florida. The Frost Art Museum is located on Modesto A. Maidique campus and was opened in 1977 as The Art Museum at Florida International University. The Frost Art Museum's Permanent Collection consists of a broad array of art objects from ancient cultural artifacts to contemporary works of art.[167] The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum is located in Miami Beach and promotes the collection, preservation and understanding of decorative art and design from the period from 1885 to 1945.[168][169] FIU also has a large sculpture collection, named the Sculpture Park at FIU, with sculptures from such prominent artists as Anthony Caro, Jacques Lipchitz, Daniel Joseph Martinez, and Tony Rosenthal.[170] Many different art structures, statues, paintings and mosaics can be seen throughout campus in gardens, buildings, walkways, and on walls.[171]

The School of Music presents an annual series of concerts in a variety of genres, as well as learning facilities and opportunities for musicians. The concert season incorporates music of all styles including jazz, early music, chamber music, choral/vocal, contemporary music, wind, and opera theater performed by world class musicians and ensembles. Many masterclasses and lectures are also open to the public and offered at no charge. The season runs from August through April each year.

The Department Theatre presents a season of four professionally designed, produced and directed productions each year that serve as a laboratory for students. its Main Stage season is presented at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center. In addition to Main Stage productions students write, direct and perform productions in the Student Theatre Lab Studio, the annual New Plays Festival, and the summer Alternative Theatre Festival. The summer Alternative Theatre Festival includes a development project of a new work by an established playwright, a faculty directed piece, one student directed piece, and may include Alumni showcase and reunion productions.

The Florida International University School of Hospitality & Tourism Managementhosts the Annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival in South Beach, a major national culinary event.[172]

Order of the Torch

The Order of the Torch is a semi-secret honorary leadership society akin to other secret societies in the state such as Florida Blue Key at the University of Florida and the Iron Arrow Honor Society at the University of Miami. The organization is rumored to have been founded in 2003 as a way of organizing student leadership to restructure student life to mirror that of a traditional university. Members now include students, faculty, staff and community members, including FIU alumni Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez (class of 1974). Top leadership in Student Government, Homecoming, and the most elite campus fraternal organizations rank among its members.

Greek life

Approximately 1,100 undergraduate students ( or approximately 2%) are members of either a fraternity or sorority.[173] The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at Florida International University is separated into four divisions: Interfraternity Council (IFC), National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). The Order of Omega, a Greek honor society, has had a chapter at the university since 1991 and represents the academic top three percent of FIU Greeks.[174]

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) comprises 12 fraternities, and the Panhellenic Council is made up of 7 sororities.

The Multicultural Greek Council consists of 7 cultural organizations (Latino, Asian, South Asian, etc.), three fraternities and four sororities. The National Pan-Hellenic Council comprises nine historically black organizations, five fraternities and four sororities.

There are 29 Academic Honor Societies as well Greek service organizations for students such as Phi Delta Epsilon.

In December 2017, Greek life activities were temporarily paused by the university in the wake of a series of hazing events nationally and the discovery of a group chat of Tau Kappa Epsilon members that contained photos of nude women. TKE and two other institutions, Phi Gamma Delta ("Fiji") and Pi Kappa Phi, were suspended when the university allowed fraternities and sororities to resume.[175] FIU obtained the property of the Greek houses occupied by the latter two fraternities, the only such houses on campus.[176]

Campus and area transportation

 
FIU Panther Express

The main campus is located on the south side of the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41/SW 8th Street) between SW 107th and SW 117th Avenue next to Florida's Turnpike and near the western terminus of the Dolphin Expressway.

Miami-Dade Transit serves University Park with Metrobus lines 8, 11, 24, and 71. Metrobus lines 75 and 135 serve the Biscayne Bay Campus.[177] Bus lines 8, 11 and the 24 directly connect FIU with Downtown Miami.

Two distinct FIU-operated bus lines are available. The CATS Shuttle runs between University Park and the Engineering Center, and the Golden Panther Express, from University Park to the Biscayne Bay Campus. The CATS Shuttle connects University Park from the Graham Center bus stop and the Engineering and Computer Sciences Building, to the Engineering Center on Flagler Street and 107th Avenue.[178]

There has long been plans for Metrorail, the local heavy rail rapid transit system to be extended west, with two proposed lines terminating at Florida International University's main campus.[179] This would ease traffic and parking problems at and around the main campus.

Student media

Main articles: PantherNOW and WRGP
 
Lakeview Hall North and South residence halls. Six percent of FIU students live on-campus.

FIU Student Media includes PantherNOW, the student newspaper and its accompanying website, and FIU's radio station, WRGP.

PantherNOW is the FIU student newspaper, founded in 1972 and having printed under various titles. PantherNOW is published in print form monthly and also maintains a website, PantherNOW.com.[180] WRGP "The Roar", with antecedents dating to 1988[181] and broadcasting on FM since 1999,[182] is FIU's student-run radio station, with transmitters in Homestead and on the Maidique and Biscayne Bay campuses.[183]

In television and entertainment

FIU's campus has been the set for many films, television shows, and music videos. One of the earliest television shows to have filmed at FIU was Miami Vice; an episode partially filmed in the then-brand-new Sunblazer Arena was recorded in 1986, just after its opening.[184] The TV show Burn Notice has also filmed various episodes at FIU, with scenes at the College of Business Buildings and the Diaz-Balart College of Law Building.[185] In 2007, Chris Brown filmed the music video for his song "Kiss Kiss" at FIU, with scenes near the Frost Art Museum and around the Graham Center. Various telenovelas for Telemundo and Univision have filmed television episodes at FIU as well. In 2007, Telemundo's Pecados Ajenos was filmed in the Graham Center.[186]

In 2004, MTV's Campus Invasion Tour was held at FIU, bringing numerous bands such as Hoobastank to FIU.[187]

In 2009, TLC's What Not to Wear filmed an episode on campus at the Management and Advanced Research Center. In October 2009, former CNN news anchor Rick Sanchez broadcast his CNN show from the Graham Center at FIU.[188] Three years later, in 2012, G4TV held the Northeast and Southeast regional qualifying rounds of the television show American Ninja Warrior at FIU. The competition took place in the traffic loop between the School of Architecture and the College of Business.[189] Three years after that, in 2015, Florida International University hosted the Miss Universe 2014 pageant in the FIU Arena.[190]

Athletics

Main article: FIU Panthers
See also: FIU Panthers football
 
The Panthers football team plays at the on-campus Riccardo Silva Stadium.

Florida International University has seventeen varsity sports teams, named the Panthers. The athletic colors for the Panthers are blue and gold, and they compete in the NCAA Division I as part of Conference USA in all sports. Three main sports facilities serve as home venues for Panther athletics. The Panthers football team plays at Riccardo Silva Stadium ("The Cage"), the men and women's basketball and volleyball teams play at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center, and the men's baseball team plays at Infinity Insurance Park. Other athletics venues include the Aquatic Center, Tennis Complex, softball fields, and various other recreational fields.[191] On July 1, 2013, FIU became a member of Conference USA.[192]

Traditional rivals of the FIU Panthers include Florida Atlantic University and the University of Miami. The Panthers football team competes in the Shula Bowl, an annual football game played for the Don Shula Award against in-state rival Florida Atlantic University. Due to this competition, the rivalry between the two schools has grown, with the rivalry extending into the men's baseball and basketball teams as well.[193]

 
Roary and the FIU Dazzlers during Homecoming

The Panthers football team plays home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium, nicknamed "The Cage", and are currently coached by Mike MacIntyre. In 2005, the Panthers moved to the Sun Belt Conference, making their transition from Division I-FCS to Division I-FBS complete. In their first season in the conference, the Panthers began by finishing 5–6.[194] The football program has one conference title to date—in 2010, when it won the Sun Belt Conference title and played in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Toledo, winning late in the fourth quarter.[195]

The FIU men's basketball team has one NCAA tournament appearance to its record. Currently coached by Jeremy Ballard, past coaches include Isiah Thomas[196] and Richard Pitino.

FIU's athletics department has produced many professional and Olympic athletes, including current players in Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, National Football League and the Women's National Basketball Association. Notable alumni include Mike Lowell, Raja Bell, Carlos Arroyo, and Tayna Lawrence.

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Florida International University people
See also: Florida International University Alumni Association

FIU currently has over 275,000 alumni around the world in more than 138 countries.[197] FIU graduates more than 10,000 students a year.[41] Alumni services is run by the Florida International University Alumni Association, which sponsors numerous alumni events, galas, and ceremonies annually.[198]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
  2. ^ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  3. ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

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FIU redirects here For other uses see FIU disambiguation Florida International University FIU is a public research university with its main campus in Miami Dade County Founded in 1965 the school opened its doors to students in 1972 FIU has grown to become the third largest university in Florida and the eighth largest public university in the United States by enrollment 9 10 FIU is a constituent part of the State University System of Florida In 2021 it was ranked 1 in the Florida Board of Governors performance funding and had over 246 million in research expenditures 11 Florida International UniversityMottoSpes Scientia Facultas Latin Motto in English Hope Knowledge Opportunity TypePublic research universityEstablished1965 58 years ago 1965 FounderFlorida LegislatureParent institutionState University System of FloridaAccreditationSACSAcademic affiliationsORAUSea grantSpace grantEndowment 276 million 2022 Budget 1 7 billion 2021 1 ChairmanDean C Colson FIU Board of Trustees PresidentKenneth A Jessell 2 ProvostElizabeth M Bejar 3 Academic staff7 665 2021 Administrative staff9 856 2017 Students55 687 fall 2022 Undergraduates45 442 fall 2022 Postgraduates10 245 fall 2022 LocationMiami Florida United States25 45 25 N 80 22 26 W 25 757 N 80 374 W 25 757 80 374 Coordinates 25 45 25 N 80 22 26 W 25 757 N 80 374 W 25 757 80 374CampusLarge Suburb 6 587 1 acres 237 6 ha 4 5 Other campus and centers 7 Other CampusNorth Miami Biscayne Bay Campus CentersBrickell FIU Downtown on Brickell Genoa FIU in Genoa Islamorada Aquarius Reef Base Miami Beach Miami Beach Urban Studios Miramar FIU at I 75 Tianjin Marriott Tianjin China Program Washington D C FIU in D C Westchester Engineering Center NewspaperPantherNOWColorsBlue and gold 8 NicknamePanthersSporting affiliationsNCAA Division I FBS C USAThe AmericanMascotRoary The PantherWebsitewww wbr fiu wbr eduThe university is classified among the Carnegie R1 Doctoral Universities Very high research activity 12 FIU has 11 colleges and more than 40 centers facilities labs and institutes that offer more than 200 programs of study 13 It has an annual budget of over 1 7 billion and an annual economic impact of over 5 billion 14 The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS FIU s intercollegiate sports teams the FIU Panthers compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I and the Conference USA C USA FIU s varsity sports teams have won five athletic championships and Panther athletes have won various individual NCAA national championships Kenneth A Jessell has served as President of FIU since 2022 15 Contents 1 History 1 1 Miami Dade County s public university 1 2 Crosby and Wolfe 1976 1986 1 3 Maidique presidency and expansion 1 4 Rosenberg presidency 1 5 Jessell Presidency 2 Campus 2 1 Engineering Center 2 2 Main Modesto A Maidique buildings 65 2 3 Biscayne Bay Campus 2 4 Regional centers 2 4 1 FIU at I 75 2 4 2 Downtown Miami Center 3 Organization and administration 3 1 Student government 3 2 Presidents 4 Academics 4 1 Tuition 4 2 Admissions 4 3 Enrollment 4 4 Rankings 4 4 1 College of Business 4 4 2 College of Law 4 5 Honors College 4 6 International programs 4 7 Model United Nations Program 4 8 FIU Libraries 4 8 1 Libraries 5 Research 5 1 International Hurricane Research Center 6 Student life 6 1 Traditions 6 2 Residential life 6 3 Arts and culture 6 4 Order of the Torch 6 5 Greek life 6 6 Campus and area transportation 6 7 Student media 7 In television and entertainment 8 Athletics 9 Notable alumni 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksHistory EditMain article History of Florida International University The intersection between the Graham University Center and the Green Library considered the heart of campus In 1943 state senator Ernest Cap Graham father of future Florida governor and U S senator Bob Graham presented the state legislature with the initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in Miami Dade County 16 While his bill did not pass Graham persisted in presenting his proposal to colleagues advising them of the county s need for a state university He felt the establishment of a public university was necessary to serve the city s growing population 17 In 1964 Senate Bill 711 was introduced by Florida senator Robert M Haverfield 18 It instructed the state Board of Education and the Board of Regents to begin planning for the development of the state university The bill was signed into law by then governor W Haydon Burns in June 1965 16 FIU s founding president Charles Chuck Perry was appointed by the Board of Regents in July 1969 at which time the institution was named Florida International University 19 At 32 years old the new president was the youngest in the history of the State University System 20 and at the time the youngest university president in the country Perry recruited three co founders Butler Waugh Donald McDowell and Nick Sileo Alvah Chapman Jr former Miami Herald publisher and Knight Ridder chairman used his civic standing and media power to assist the effort In the 1980s Chapman became chair of the FIU Foundation Board of Trustees 17 The founders located the campus on the site of the original Tamiami Airport not related to the later Kendall Tamiami Airport on the Tamiami Trail U S Route 41 between Southwest 107th and 117th Avenues just east of where the West Dade Expressway now the Homestead Extension of Florida s Turnpike was being planned 19 The abandoned airport s air traffic control tower became FIU s first building with Perry s office on the first floor 21 22 It originally had no telephones no drinking water and no furniture Perry decided that the tower should never be destroyed and it remains on campus where it is now known variously as the Veterans Office Ivory Tower the Tower Building or the Public Safety Tower and is the former location of the FIU Police Department Groundbreaking for the Tamiami campus was held in January 1971 U Thant received FIU s first honorary degree 23 Miami Dade County s public university Edit The Graham Center FIU s student union Over 3 5 million people walk through the Graham Center every year making it the heart of student life at FIU 24 In September 1972 5 667 students entered the new state university the largest opening day enrollment at the time Eighty percent of the student body had just graduated from Dade County Junior College now Miami Dade College A typical student entering FIU was 25 years old and attending school full time while holding down a full time job Forty three percent were married Negotiations with the University of Miami and Dade County Junior College led FIU to open as an upper division only school Perry s vision foresaw a no gimmicks institution with no student housing 25 It would be nine years before lower division classes were added 17 The first commencement held in June 1973 took place in the reading room of the ground floor of Primera Casa the only place large enough on campus for the ceremony More than 1 500 family members and friends watched FIU s first class of 191 graduates receive their diplomas 17 By late 1975 after seven years at the helm Charles Perry felt he had accomplished his goal and left the university to become president and publisher of the Sunday newspaper magazine Family Weekly later USA Weekend one of the country s largest magazines When he left there were more than 10 000 students attending classes and a campus with five major buildings and a sixth being planned 17 Crosby and Wolfe 1976 1986 Edit Chemistry amp Physics building Harold Crosby the university s second president and the founding president of the University of West Florida in Pensacola agreed in 1976 to serve a three year interim term Under his leadership FIU s North Miami Campus which was officially renamed the Bay Vista Campus in 1980 the North Miami Campus in 1987 26 the North Campus in 1994 and the Biscayne Bay Campus in 2000 located on the former Interama site on Biscayne Bay was opened in 1977 State senator Jack Gordon was instrumental in securing funding for the development of the campus President Crosby emphasized the university s international character prompting the launching of new programs with an international focus and the recruitment of faculty from the Caribbean and Latin America President Crosby s resignation in January 1979 triggered the search for a permanent president 27 Gregory Baker Wolfe a former United States diplomat and then president of Portland State University became FIU s third president serving from 1979 to 1986 During his tenure the institution continued to grow it became a four year institution though Wolfe was criticized for not hiring enough minorities and for leading a weak private fundraising effort 28 After stepping down as president Wolfe taught in the university s international relations department The student union on the Biscayne Bay Campus is named in his honor 27 Maidique presidency and expansion Edit FIU College of Business Complex Modesto A Maidique 4th President Modesto A Maidique assumed the presidency at FIU in 1986 becoming the fourth in the university s history and the first Hispanic leader of any of Florida s state universities 29 Maidique graduated with a Bachelor of Science Master of Science and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT before joining the private sector He held academic appointments from MIT Harvard and Stanford Universities and has been named to several US presidential boards and committees 30 Under his leadership FIU heralded in an era of unprecedented growth and prestige with all facets of the university undergoing major transformations Physically the university tripled in size and its enrollment grew to nearly 40 000 During his 23 years as president the school established the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine the FIU College of Law the FIU School of Architecture and the Robert Stempel School of Public Health Also during his tenure the endowment grew from less than 2 million to over 100 million 31 During Maidique s tenure the university added 22 new doctoral programs Research expenditures grew from about 6 million to nearly 110 million as defined by the National Science Foundation 32 In 2000 FIU attained the highest ranking in the Carnegie Foundation classification system that of Doctoral Research University Extensive 33 FIU s faculty has engaged in research and holds far reaching expertise in reducing morbidity and mortality from cancer HIV AIDS substance abuse diabetes and other diseases and change the approaches to the delivery of health care by medical public health nursing and other healthcare professionals hurricane mitigation climate change nano technologies forensic sciences and the development of biomedical devices The arts also flourished while Maidique was at the helm with the university acquiring The Wolfsonian FIU Museum on Miami Beach and building the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum on its main campus In athletics FIU made inroads in becoming a powerhouse athletic university during Maidique s time as president he unilaterally changed the mascot from the Sunblazers to the Golden Panthers early in his tenure 34 and he championed the eventual establishment of an NCAA football program Finally the school earned membership into Phi Beta Kappa the nation s oldest honor society 35 Maidique was the second longest serving research university president in the nation 32 Now President Emeritus he currently serves as the Alvah H Chapman Jr Eminent Scholar Chair in Leadership and Professor of Management at FIU Rosenberg presidency Edit Mark B Rosenberg 5th President Paul Cejas School of Architecture Building On November 14 2008 Maidique announced that he would be stepping down and asked FIU s board of trustees to begin the search of a new president He said he would remain president until a new one was found 36 On April 25 2009 Mark B Rosenberg was selected to become FIU s fifth president He signed a five year contract with the board of trustees 37 On August 29 2009 Rosenberg became FIU s fifth president 38 The Wertheim Conservatory houses many rare species of plants and foliage Having started as a two year upper division university FIU has grown into a much larger traditional university and serves international students More than 600 million has been invested in campus construction with the addition of new residence halls the FIU Stadium recreation center student center and Greek life mansions as well as the fielding of the Division I A Golden Panthers football team in 2002 39 Since 1986 the university established its School of Architecture College of Law and College of Medicine named the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 1999 after Herbert Wertheim donated 20 million to the college which was matched by state funds and is the largest donation in the university s history 40 and acquired the historic Wolfsonian FIU Museum in Miami Beach 41 42 FIU now emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and is now classed as a very high research activity university under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education Sponsored research funding grants and contracts from external sources for the year 2007 2008 totaled some 110 million FIU has a budget of over 649 million 10 The Florida International University School of Hospitality amp Tourism Management collaborated with the Ministry of Education of the People s Republic of China to work on preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics FIU was the only university in the United States invited to do so 43 44 In December 2013 it was announced Royal Caribbean was building a 20 million 130 000 sq ft training facility for its performers at the school 45 The facility opened in March 2015 46 The complex serves architecture art and hospitality students and includes lighting set design marketing and other internship and training opportunities 45 47 On March 15 2018 a newly constructed pedestrian bridge collapsed outside the university resulting in six fatalities 48 On May 6 2020 Florida Department of Transportation announced plans to design and rebuild the bridge Rosenberg suddenly resigned from the university effective January 21 2022 citing deteriorating health conditions of his wife Just a week later it was revealed that he stepped down because he had made aggressive advances to a younger female employee causing discomfort and creating a hostile work environment 49 Rosenberg is currently a professor of political science and international relations at the Steven J Green School of International and Public Affairs at FIU 50 Jessell Presidency Edit Rosenberg was succeeded by Kenneth A Jessell as president previously FIU s chief financial officer and senior vice president for finance and administration 51 Jessell was selected as FIU s sixth president on October 17 2022 by FIU s Board of Trustees and was and was confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors on November 9 2022 52 53 Campus EditFurther information University Park Florida View of the campus towards Primera Casa and Deuxieme Maison The campus oldest buildings are classic examples of Brutalist architecture FIU Graham Center Atrium Florida International s 344 acre 139 ha campus is in the census designated place of Westchester a suburban residential area in Miami Dade County The Modesto A Maidique Campus MMC formerly called University Park but renamed in 2009 54 encompasses 344 acres 1 39 km2 The MMC houses almost all of the university s colleges and schools as well as all the administrative offices and main university facilities MMC is also home to the Ronald Reagan Presidential House the home of FIU s president the Wertheim Performing Arts Center the Frost Art Museum the International Hurricane Research Center and the university s athletic facilities such as FIU Stadium FIU Arena and the FIU Baseball Stadium The postal address of the Modesto Maidique campus is designated as being of Miami Florida and the ZIP code is 33199 while the campus is physically in the Westchester census designated place as of the 2020 U S Census 55 In the 1990 U S Census it was in the Olympia Heights CDP 56 In the 2000 U S Census and the 2010 U S Census this campus was in the University Park CDP 57 58 The site of the campus was originally used for a general aviation airport called Tamiami Airport not to be confused with Kendall Tamiami Airport which was in operation from the 1940s until 1967 when it relocated to a new site 59 The airport had three runways and was used for pilot training among other purposes 60 The original campus was named the Tamiami Campus after the nearby Tamiami Trail highway and the former airport until being designated the University Park Campus in 1987 26 Until the early 1990s the runways parking ramp and other features of Tamiami Airport were still visible on campus and clearly discernible in aerial photos 60 Construction has removed all of these features and only the University Tower remains as a memory of the university s past 61 University Park is a heavily vegetated campus with many lakes a 15 acre nature preserve and a palm arboretum with over 90 buildings As of late 2009 current construction at University Park includes the Nursing and Health Sciences Building the School of International and Public Affairs Building and a fifth parking garage 62 On June 12 2009 FIU s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename the University Park campus to the Modesto Maidique Campus the university had considered naming the law school in his honor but decided not to because that would preclude a future charitable donation to name the school 54 The change created a large backlash from the FIU community as many felt it unfitting to name the campus after him A campaign by FIU students and alumni was created to revert the name change and to keep the name University Park A Facebook group No to Maidique s Campus with over 2 000 supporters has made national news in many newspapers TV news stations and collegiate magazines supporting to keep the name University Park 63 Engineering Center Edit Located five blocks north of Modesto A Maidique is the 38 acre 15 3 ha Engineering Center which houses a part of the College of Engineering and Computing and is the home of FIU s Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility The Engineering Center is serviced by the CATS Shuttle FIU s student buses which run throughout the day on weekdays connecting the two parts of campus 64 Main Modesto A Maidique buildings 65 Edit Campus Support Complex 1999 Chemistry amp Physics Building 1990 College of Business Complex 2008 College of Health Building 1989 Deuxieme Maison 1973 Engineering Center 1996 Engineering and Computer Sciences Building 1990 Everglades Hall 2002 FIU Arena 1986 FIU Stadium 1995 Frost Art Museum 1977 new building 2007 Graham Center 1974 Green Library 1975 Health and Life Sciences I and II 2000 Labor Center 1994 Lakeview Hall North and South 2006 Management And New Growth Opportunities 2015 Management and Advanced Research Center 2002 National Hurricane Center National Weather Service 1995 Nursing and Health Sciences Building 2009 Owa Ehan 1975 Panther Hall 1996 Parkview Housing 2013 Paul Cejas School of Architecture Building 2003 Primera Casa 1969 Rafael Diaz Balart Law Building 2006 Recreation Center 2005 Ronald Reagan House 2001 Ryder Business Building 1992 School of International and Public Affairs Building 2010 Science Classroom Complex 2012 Stocker AstroScience Center 2013 Tamiami Hall 2022 University Health Services Complex 1992 University Park Apartments 1986 University Park Towers 2000 Viertes Haus 1975 Wertheim Conservatory 1991 Wertheim Performing Arts Center 1996 Ziff Education Building 1995Biscayne Bay Campus Edit Main article Biscayne Bay Campus The Glenn Hubert Library at Florida International University s Biscayne Bay Campus The Biscayne Bay Campus BBC in North Miami is Florida International s 200 acre 91 ha waterfront branch campus It was opened in 1977 by Harold Crosby and occupies land directly on the bay and adjacent to the Oleta River State Park with which FIU has a research partnership Access to these resources inspired the creation of a marine biology program on the Biscayne Bay Campus which has become one of the university s most recognized programs The Biscayne Bay Campus also houses the School of Hospitality amp Tourism Management 66 the School of Journalism and Mass Communication the Aquatic Center and the Kovens Conference Center The Golden Panther Express FIU s student buses connect the main campus and the Biscayne Bay Campus throughout the day on weekdays 67 On the Biscayne Bay Campus FIU offers housing through Bayview Student Living apartments BBC s first on campus new housing in 30 years houses 408 students in a high rise overlooking Biscayne Bay 41 68 Through FIU s Panther Express Shuttle current students travel free between campuses Regional centers Edit FIU also has other smaller regional centers located throughout South Florida in both Miami Dade County and Broward County serving the local communities in research continuing studies and in culture In Miami Dade County there are four regional FIU facilities the Downtown Miami Center the Wolfsonian FIU Museum in Miami Beach Washington Avenue and 10th St the FIU Florida Memorial research center in Miami Gardens and a research site in Homestead FIU at I 75 Edit The FIU at I 75 academic center is a satellite campus located in Miramar which borders Pembroke Pines and the southernmost portion of Interstate 75 in Broward County It finished construction in 2014 and is used to satisfy overwhelming demand from Broward County students 69 The campus houses an 89 000 sqft complex that offers programs offers courses and program from within the College of Arts amp Sciences College of Business College of Education and the College of Engineering amp Computing This campus is also equipped with offices a computer lab student lounges and study spaces for students Downtown Miami Center Edit 1101 Brickell Avenue home of FIU s Downtown Miami campus FIU has a center on Brickell Avenue in Downtown Miami at 1101 Brickell Avenue dubbed FIU Downtown on Brickell FIU s College of Business Administration has had classes at the Burdines Building on Flagler Street and the Metropolitan Center had offices at 150 SE 2nd Ave since 2004 In August 2011 FIU expanded its Downtown center to 1101 Brickell with the expansion of course offerings for the College of Business Administration and the School of International and Public Affairs as well as with FIU s research center the Metropolitan Center Most programs in Downtown are graduate level evening courses geared for Downtown professionals and residents 70 As of Spring 2011 there were approximately 500 students enrolled at the Downtown center with plans to grow the center to over 2 000 students by 2021 71 Organization and administration EditCollege school 72 College of Architecture and the Arts School of Architecture School of Communication and Journalism School of Music College of Arts Sciences and Education School of Education and Human Development School of Environment Arts and Society School of Integrated Science and Humanity College of Business Alvah H Chapman Graduate School of Business R Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business College of Engineering and Computing Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences Moss School of Construction Infrastructure and Sustainability School of Universal Computing Construction and Engineering Education College of Law Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Steven J Green School of International and Public Affairs Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work Honors CollegeFIU belongs to the 12 campus State University System of Florida and is one of Florida s primary graduate research universities awarding over 3 400 graduate and professional degrees annually 73 The university offers 191 programs of study with more than 280 majors in 23 colleges and schools FIU offers many graduate programs including architecture business administration engineering law and medicine offering 81 master s degrees 34 doctoral degrees and 3 professional degrees 74 Student government Edit The Student Government Association presides over and funds the over 300 student clubs and organizations and honor societies at the university and has an operating budget of over 14 million 75 The Student Government Association is split into three branches with the Executive a Legislative Student Senate and Judicial Supreme Court The president of Modesto serves as the student representative on the FIU Board of Trustees while the vice president serves as a member of the FIU Foundation Board of Directors The Student Government contains five separate governing councils the Student Programming Council the Council for Student Organizations which represents the over 200 or more student clubs and organizations the Homecoming Council Black Student Union and Panther Power the student spirit group 76 The Panther Power group can be seen in all Golden Panthers athletic events along with the Golden Panthers Band the Golden Dazzlers dance team and the Golden Panthers cheerleaders 77 Presidents Edit President 78 TenureCharles Perry 1965 1976Harold B Crosby 1976 1979Gregory Baker Wolfe 1979 1986Modesto A Maidique 1986 2009Mark B Rosenberg 2009 2022Kenneth A Jessell 2022 Academics Edit Marty s Cube 79 80 81 82 formerly near the Green Library was removed in 2014 citing safety concerns FIU offers 191 academic programs 60 baccalaureate programs 81 master s programs 3 specialist programs 34 doctoral programs and 4 professional programs in 23 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 83 84 In the early 2000s decade emphasis at FIU was placed on growth in degree programs and student enrollment Since 2005 however student enrollment has been capped and emphasis became placed on improving the quality of the existing academic programs With the addition of the College of Medicine the demand for facilities and classroom space has greatly increased 85 Tuition Edit For the 2019 2020 academic year tuition costs are Undergraduate 205 57 per credit hour for in state students and 618 87 per credit hour for out of state students 86 Total tuition fees 7 916 for in state and 20 314 for out of state 86 Graduate 455 64 per credit hour for in state students and 1 001 69 per credit hour for out of state students 87 Total tuition fees 9 600 for in state and 19 428 for out of state 87 Law School day 675 67 per credit hour for in state students and 1 101 87 per credit hour for out of state students 87 Total tuition fees 20 660 for in state and 33 446 for out of state 87 Law School night 506 77 per credit hour for in state students and 851 40 per credit hour for out of state students 87 Total tuition fees 15 593 for in state and 25 932 for out of state 87 Admissions Edit Fall first time freshman admission statistics 2022 88 2021 89 2020 90 2019 91 2018 92 2017 93 Applicants 17 343 16 406 16 911 18 492 19 410 14 861Admits 11 075 10 502 9 784 10 634 11 366 7 596Enrolls 4 424 4 061 3 763 3 998 4 441 2 895Admit rate 63 9 64 0 57 9 57 5 58 6 51 1 Yield rate 39 9 38 7 38 5 37 6 39 1 38 1 SAT composite 1070 1240 90 1030 1220 87 1110 1260 92 1110 1280 92 1090 1260 77 1100 1260 71 ACT composite 21 26 10 21 27 13 23 29 8 23 28 8 23 27 23 23 27 29 middle 50 range percentage of first time freshmen who chose to submitFlorida International University students numbering 56 592 in Fall 2021 come from more than 130 countries and all 50 U S states The ratio of women to men is 57 43 and 28 9 percent are graduate and professional students Professional degree programs include Law Medicine Engineering Business Administration and Nursing The Fall 2021 incoming freshman class had an average 4 34 GPA 1338 SAT score and a 28 66 ACT score The freshman retention rate for 2021 was 100 The most popular College by enrollment is the College of Arts and Sciences 94 For Fall 2021 24 351 students applied for graduate admissions throughout the university Of those 8 043 33 02 were accepted The Wertheim College of Medicine admitted 5 1 of its applicants and the College of Law admitted 22 Admission to the Wertheim College of Medicine is competitive and the college has one of the highest number of applicants in the state greater than the University of Florida For Fall 2010 3 606 students applied for 43 spots 95 The FIU School of Architecture is the most competitive in Florida with the lowest admission rate in the state at 14 2011 96 For Fall 2009 the School of Architecture received over 1 000 applications for the first year Master of Architecture 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 also making it one of the most selective schools at FIU 97 Enrollment Edit Enrollment in FIU 2017 2023 Academic Year Undergraduates Graduate Total Enrollment2017 2018 93 47 586 9 265 56 8512018 2019 92 48 439 9 625 58 0642019 2020 91 49 004 9 823 58 8272020 2021 90 48 664 10 235 58 8992021 2022 89 46 079 10 653 56 7322022 2023 88 45 442 10 245 55 687Student body composition as of May 2 2022 Race and ethnicity 98 TotalHispanic 68 68 Black 11 11 White 9 9 Foreign national 7 7 Asian 2 2 Other a 2 2 Economic diversityLow income b 48 48 Affluent c 52 52 Total enrollment in Fall 2022 was 55 687 students with 45 442 being undergraduate students and 10 245 being graduate students 88 In 2018 4 68 of FIU students were recognized as international students Of those the most popular countries of origin were Venezuela 17 1 China 11 7 Kuwait 7 4 India 5 1 Brazil 4 4 and Colombia 3 3 In total 2 738 international students enrolled at Florida International University 99 Students from New York New Jersey and California make up the largest states for out of state students Floridians make up 90 of the student population Miami Dade Broward Palm Beach Hillsborough and Orange County make up the largest Florida counties for in state students 100 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 amp Tourism Management According to U S News college rankings and reviews 92 of FIU students live off campus while 8 of students live in college owned college operated or college affiliated housing 101 Rankings Edit Academic rankingsNationalARWU 102 107 127Forbes 103 120THE WSJ 104 337U S News amp World Report 105 151Washington Monthly 106 32GlobalARWU 107 401 500QS 108 751 800THE 109 401 500U S News amp World Report 110 461USNWR graduate school rankings 111 Business 110 143Business International Business 3Business Part time MBA 106Education 125Engineering 126Law 88Medicine Research 93 123Medicine Primary Care 93 123Nursing Master s 54Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice 40USNWR departmental rankings 111 Biological Sciences 203Biostatistics 64Chemistry 194Clinical Psychology 101Computer Science 122Criminology 32Earth Sciences 118Economics 110Engineering Undergraduate 137Fine Arts 178Health Care Management 51History 100Nursing BSN 96Nursing Anesthesia 88Occupational Therapy 68Physical Therapy 179Physics 146Political Science 109Psychology 140Public Affairs 62Public Finance and Budgeting 24Public Health 63Rehabilitation Counseling 67Social Work 72Sociology 113Speech Language Pathology 146For 2023 U S News amp World Report ranked Florida International University as the 72nd best public university in the United States and 162th overall among all national universities public and private 112 For 2022 U S News amp World Report ranked Florida International University as the 34th most innovative university in the United States This ranking is determined by the top ranked schools that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum campus life technology and facilities 112 For 2023 U S News amp World Report ranked Florida International University as the 4th best university in the United States for Social Mobility This ranking was determined by which colleges are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants 112 For 2022 U S News amp World Report ranked Florida International University as the 99th best university in the United States for Veterans This ranking is determined by the top ranked schools that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans and active duty service members pay for their degrees 112 For 2022 U S News amp World Report ranked Florida International University as the 121st best value university in the United States The calculation used here takes into account a school s academic quality level versus the net cost of attendance for a student who received the average level of need based financial aid 112 In 2018 Diverse Issues In Higher Education ranked FIU first in granting bachelor s degrees seventh in granting master s degrees and 27th in granting doctoral degrees to minorities in the United States 113 In 2013 U S News amp 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 The organization also reported FIU for having one of the safest campus in the United States 114 In 2010 FIU was listed as one of 16 universities with the toughest grading system nationally 115 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 116 FIU is one of only 78 universities nationwide to hold both designations 117 The Journal of Criminal Justice ranks the Criminal Justice program tenth in the U S November 2007 118 Faculty of the PhD program in social welfare rank fourth in the United States in their scholarly accomplishment according to Academic Analytics in 2007 119 College of Business Edit The College of Business is accredited by the AACSB International the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 120 U S News amp World Report s America s Best Colleges 2015 ranks the undergraduate international business program sixth in the nation It 2015 it ranked the Chapman Graduate School of Business 15th in the nation for an International MBA 121 FIU is also the only university in Florida to be ranked in the top 15 for undergraduate international business 122 Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the Landon Undergraduate School of Business in 2012 11th in Operations Management and 99th for Accounting 121 America Economia ranks the Chapman Graduate School of Business 48th for an International MBA 121 The Financial Times 2008 ranks the Executive MBA in the top 35 among U S Executive MBAs 123 124 125 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 8 126 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 eighth in its list of the best Executive MBA programs for Hispanics 126 QS in 2015 ranked FIU s MBA program 58th in North America 127 College of Law Edit The College of Law is currently 88th in the U S News amp World Report s law school rankings having risen steadily from 132nd when first ranked In 2010 the FIU College of Law was ranked among the Top 10 Best Value schools by The National Jurist 128 The Best Value rating was based on three criteria bar passage rate average indebtedness after graduation and employment nine months after graduation The FIU College of Law was also ranked third amongst Florida schools for the scholarly impact of its faculty behind University of Florida and Florida State University According to the Leiter Rankings the College of Law has already made a scholarly impact that dramatically outpaces its academic reputation 129 FIU graduates achieved the highest passage rate among all Florida law schools on the July 2015 February 2016 and July 2016 exams In 2007 the College of Law was ranked first in Florida in the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam at 96 130 131 132 In July 2008 the College of Law achieved a 90 6 passing rate which placed it second among Florida s ten law schools 130 In February 2009 the College of Law achieved an 81 5 passing rate which placed it first among Florida s ten law schools 132 On July 1 2009 Alex Acosta after leaving the post of United States Attorney USAG for South Florida became FIU s second dean of its law school He departed FIU to become the United States Secretary of Labor in 2017 133 In 2019 he stepped down as Labor Secretary after scrutiny of his role as USAG in the minimal sentencing of convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein 134 Honors College Edit Parkview Hall the home of honors students since 2013 Florida International University has a nationally recognized honors program The FIU Honors College supports the university s long tradition of academic excellence by offering research support honors housing library privileges special scholarships internships and study abroad opportunities The Honors College also has pipeline programs with multiple professional and graduate schools 135 These programs provide students an opportunity to know by the end of the sophomore year whether they will be accepted into the program of their choice The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine FIU College of Law FIU College of Engineering and Computing Biomedical Engineering Ph D and the Lake Erie College of Medicine s Dentistry Pharmacy or Osteopathic Medicine departments have early assurance programs with the FIU Honors College Admission into the University Honors Program is selective and in the fall term only The average academic profile of students that were accepted into honors in 2019 was as follows 4 4 weighted GPA 29 ACT composite 1329 SAT total 136 The Honors program offers students housing in Parkview Hall which is a living learning community Parkview Hall is the traditional home of Honors students since it was completed in 2013 which is situated at the geographic heart of FIU s main campus International programs Edit FIU Tianjin Center in Tianjin China Florida International University s Education Abroad program FIU EA has an international presence in Europe Asia and Latin America Every year FIU consistently sends over 1 000 students across the world to study in multiple locations 137 As a student of EA students are able to take classes that meet their major and or minor requirements study with experts in their field and earn FIU credit In addition the university has exchange agreements with over 70 partner institutions 138 In Italy FIU s presence is centered in the Genoa area The Wolfsonian FIU Museum has a regional facility in the Nervi area and the School of Architecture has facilities in Genoa for FIU s upper division and graduate architecture students 139 In 2006 FIU opened the Florida International University Tianjin Center in China from which a branch of the School of Hospitality amp Tourism Management operates The Tianjin Center was constructed as a cooperative venture with the local municipal government 44 It temporarily closed in 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 140 While FIU does not have a campus in Colombia its extensive involvement in efforts in that country including river conservation public health and justice reform led the university to designate it one of its World Centers 141 Model United Nations Program Edit The FIU Model United Nations Program is a program of the School of International and Public Affairs 142 Each year anywhere between 40 and 80 delegates participate in FIU MUN citation needed FIU MUN is ranked as the first best Model UN Team in North America for the 2018 2019 season 142 143 144 FIU MUN also hosts an annual high school conference Florida International Model United Nations FIMUN The conference traditionally hosts over 500 high school students citation needed FIU Libraries Edit The Green Library is one of the largest libraries in the Southeastern U S and is the largest building on campus FIU has six libraries 145 Green Library FIU s main library the Glenn Hubert Library Biscayne Bay Campus the Wolfsonian Library the Engineering Library the Law Library and the Medical Library The Green Library Hubert Library and Engineering Library Service Center are under the direction of the Dean of University Libraries Other libraries are overseen by their appropriate schools or organizations Together the entire FIU university wide Library holdings include over 2 097 207 volumes 52 511 current serials 3 587 663 microform units and 163 715 audio visual units 146 Libraries Edit The Green Library is FIU s main library is the largest building on campus 147 Originally designed by Architect David M Harper in 1973 148 the Green Library was expanded by the architecture firm M C Harry amp Associates Inc in the early 1990s to its current eight floors with a capacity to expand to a total of 15 floors if necessary The eight floor structure was built over through and around the original three story library while it was still in use 149 The first floor has classrooms auditorium spaces and support services for students such as tutoring the writing center and technology assistance Also on the first floor is an Auntie Anne s and a Starbucks 150 151 The second floor has the reference section cartography GIS Center circulation and numerous computer and printing labs The third floor is the home of the Medical Library and includes study lounges as well as a resource center for students of the Honors College The fourth floor houses the special collections department and university archives The fifth floor is the home of the School of Architecture Library as well as the music and audiovisual collections The sixth and seventh floors are strictly quiet floors and contain the general book collection along with numerous student study lounges The eighth floor contains the library s administration offices and technical services departments 152 153 The FIU Engineering Library is located on the second floor of the main building of the Engineering Center 154 The FIU Law Library opened in 2002 and has three floors with all three holding the library s general collection The third floor has a two story quiet reading room as well as numerous study lounges Although the Law Library is restricted to Law students other students may use the library for research purposes 155 The FIU Medical Library opened in August 2009 at the same time as the opening of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine The Medical Library offers a rich array of resources services and instructional support to advance the teaching and learning discovery and healthcare programs of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and is currently located on the third floor of Green Library building Future construction of buildings for the College of Medicine will include a new space for the Medical Library outside of Green Library based upon funding and space availability 156 The Glenn Hubert Library previously named the Biscayne Bay Library is a smaller three story structure serving the Biscayne Bay Campus All services at the Green Library are available in the Hubert Library The Wolfsonian Library is located at the Wolfsonian FIU Museum in South Beach on the corner of Washington Avenue and 10th Street 157 The collection focuses exclusively on architecture art design and history of the Western World from 1885 to 1945 The library serves mostly as a research library with an extensive collection of primary sources Research Edit The Stocker AstroScience Center ASTRO boasts a 24 inch computerized research grade telescope with dual filter wheels and research grade CCD cameras Florida International University spent 246 million in annual research expenditures and was awarded 310 million in research awards for fiscal year 2021 158 Florida International University ranked 107th in total research and development R amp D expenditures by the National Science Foundation 159 FIU is classified as a top tier Doctoral University Very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 160 International Hurricane Research Center Edit The International Hurricane Research Center IHRC is the nation s only university based research facility dedicated tropical storm research It comprises the Laboratory for Coastal Research the Laboratory for Social Science Research the Laboratory for Insurance Financial amp Economic Research and the Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research as well as the FIU Wall of Wind 161 The 12 fan Wall of Wind WoW at FIU is the largest and most powerful university research facility of its kind and is capable of simulating a Category 5 hurricane In 2015 the National Science Foundation selected the 12 fan WOW as one of the nation s major Experimental Facilities under the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure NHERI competition 162 Not to be confused with the National Hurricane Center also located at University Park the IHRC is located on the western side of the campus Student life EditTraditions Edit Green Library and Owa Ehan Fifth House FIU has many traditions from student spirit groups alumni association events and student spirit events Incoming students can attend Panther Camp originally a weekend retreat in the summer and now a two day on campus event which began in 2006 163 164 Week of Welcome usually held the first or second week of the fall semester holds many spirit events such as Trail of the Torch when the torch of knowledge in front of the Primera Casa building is lit on campus 165 The Walk on Water race held annually by the School of Architecture FIU fans at Riccardo Silva Stadium Residential life Edit University Towers a residential hall for upperclassmen Florida International University s student housing facilities are managed by the Office of Housing and Residential Life located on the Modesto Maidique Campus MMC There are 3 300 students living on campus throughout 10 apartment buildings and 6 residence halls Students reside in the following buildings University Apartments Panther Hall University Towers Everglades Hall Lakeview Hall North Lakeview Hall South Honors College Parkview Hall and Tamiami Hall All rooms are suite style or apartment style and none of the buildings have community bathrooms On the Biscayne Bay Campus BBC FIU offers housing through Bayview Student Living apartments BBC s first on campus new housing in 30 years houses 408 students in a high rise overlooking Biscayne Bay 41 68 Through FIU s Panther Express Shuttle current students travel free between campuses The Office of Housing and Residential Life also offers optional communities in the residence halls known as Living Learning Communities LLCs These communities offer residents the opportunity to live with individuals of the same major or interest including Business Changemakers Engineering Global Engagement and Honors Place for Honors College students 166 Arts and culture Edit See also Frost Art Museum and Wolfsonian FIU Frost Art Museum Recreation Center FIU has three museums the Frost Art Museum the Wolfsonian FIU Museum and the Jewish Museum of Florida The Frost Art Museum is located on Modesto A Maidique campus and was opened in 1977 as The Art Museum at Florida International University The Frost Art Museum s Permanent Collection consists of a broad array of art objects from ancient cultural artifacts to contemporary works of art 167 The Wolfsonian FIU Museum is located in Miami Beach and promotes the collection preservation and understanding of decorative art and design from the period from 1885 to 1945 168 169 FIU also has a large sculpture collection named the Sculpture Park at FIU with sculptures from such prominent artists as Anthony Caro Jacques Lipchitz Daniel Joseph Martinez and Tony Rosenthal 170 Many different art structures statues paintings and mosaics can be seen throughout campus in gardens buildings walkways and on walls 171 The School of Music presents an annual series of concerts in a variety of genres as well as learning facilities and opportunities for musicians The concert season incorporates music of all styles including jazz early music chamber music choral vocal contemporary music wind and opera theater performed by world class musicians and ensembles Many masterclasses and lectures are also open to the public and offered at no charge The season runs from August through April each year The Department Theatre presents a season of four professionally designed produced and directed productions each year that serve as a laboratory for students its Main Stage season is presented at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center In addition to Main Stage productions students write direct and perform productions in the Student Theatre Lab Studio the annual New Plays Festival and the summer Alternative Theatre Festival The summer Alternative Theatre Festival includes a development project of a new work by an established playwright a faculty directed piece one student directed piece and may include Alumni showcase and reunion productions The Florida International University School of Hospitality amp Tourism Managementhosts the Annual Food Network South Beach Wine amp Food Festival in South Beach a major national culinary event 172 Order of the Torch Edit The Order of the Torch is a semi secret honorary leadership society akin to other secret societies in the state such as Florida Blue Key at the University of Florida and the Iron Arrow Honor Society at the University of Miami The organization is rumored to have been founded in 2003 as a way of organizing student leadership to restructure student life to mirror that of a traditional university Members now include students faculty staff and community members including FIU alumni Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez class of 1974 Top leadership in Student Government Homecoming and the most elite campus fraternal organizations rank among its members Greek life Edit Approximately 1 100 undergraduate students or approximately 2 are members of either a fraternity or sorority 173 The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at Florida International University is separated into four divisions Interfraternity Council IFC National Panhellenic Conference NPC Multicultural Greek Council MGC and the National Pan Hellenic Council NPHC The Order of Omega a Greek honor society has had a chapter at the university since 1991 and represents the academic top three percent of FIU Greeks 174 The Interfraternity Council IFC comprises 12 fraternities and the Panhellenic Council is made up of 7 sororities The Multicultural Greek Council consists of 7 cultural organizations Latino Asian South Asian etc three fraternities and four sororities The National Pan Hellenic Council comprises nine historically black organizations five fraternities and four sororities There are 29 Academic Honor Societies as well Greek service organizations for students such as Phi Delta Epsilon Fraternities SororitiesAlpha Epsilon Pi Alpha Phi Alpha Beta Theta Pi Delta Sigma Phi Delta Tau Delta Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Sigma Lambda Alpha Upsilon Lambda Upsilon Lambda Omega Psi Phi Phi Beta Sigma Phi Delta Theta Pi Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Mu Sigma Chi Sigma Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Theta Chi Zeta Beta Tau Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Omicron Pi Alpha Xi Delta Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Delta Chi Lambda Theta Alpha Phi Mu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Gamma Rho Sigma Kappa Sigma Lambda Gamma Theta Nu XiIn December 2017 Greek life activities were temporarily paused by the university in the wake of a series of hazing events nationally and the discovery of a group chat of Tau Kappa Epsilon members that contained photos of nude women TKE and two other institutions Phi Gamma Delta Fiji and Pi Kappa Phi were suspended when the university allowed fraternities and sororities to resume 175 FIU obtained the property of the Greek houses occupied by the latter two fraternities the only such houses on campus 176 Campus and area transportation Edit FIU Panther Express The main campus is located on the south side of the Tamiami Trail U S Route 41 SW 8th Street between SW 107th and SW 117th Avenue next to Florida s Turnpike and near the western terminus of the Dolphin Expressway Miami Dade Transit serves University Park with Metrobus lines 8 11 24 and 71 Metrobus lines 75 and 135 serve the Biscayne Bay Campus 177 Bus lines 8 11 and the 24 directly connect FIU with Downtown Miami Two distinct FIU operated bus lines are available The CATS Shuttle runs between University Park and the Engineering Center and the Golden Panther Express from University Park to the Biscayne Bay Campus The CATS Shuttle connects University Park from the Graham Center bus stop and the Engineering and Computer Sciences Building to the Engineering Center on Flagler Street and 107th Avenue 178 There has long been plans for Metrorail the local heavy rail rapid transit system to be extended west with two proposed lines terminating at Florida International University s main campus 179 This would ease traffic and parking problems at and around the main campus Student media Edit Main articles PantherNOW and WRGP Lakeview Hall North and South residence halls Six percent of FIU students live on campus FIU Student Media includes PantherNOW the student newspaper and its accompanying website and FIU s radio station WRGP PantherNOW is the FIU student newspaper founded in 1972 and having printed under various titles PantherNOW is published in print form monthly and also maintains a website PantherNOW com 180 WRGP The Roar with antecedents dating to 1988 181 and broadcasting on FM since 1999 182 is FIU s student run radio station with transmitters in Homestead and on the Maidique and Biscayne Bay campuses 183 In television and entertainment EditFIU s campus has been the set for many films television shows and music videos One of the earliest television shows to have filmed at FIU was Miami Vice an episode partially filmed in the then brand new Sunblazer Arena was recorded in 1986 just after its opening 184 The TV show Burn Notice has also filmed various episodes at FIU with scenes at the College of Business Buildings and the Diaz Balart College of Law Building 185 In 2007 Chris Brown filmed the music video for his song Kiss Kiss at FIU with scenes near the Frost Art Museum and around the Graham Center Various telenovelas for Telemundo and Univision have filmed television episodes at FIU as well In 2007 Telemundo s Pecados Ajenos was filmed in the Graham Center 186 In 2004 MTV s Campus Invasion Tour was held at FIU bringing numerous bands such as Hoobastank to FIU 187 In 2009 TLC s What Not to Wear filmed an episode on campus at the Management and Advanced Research Center In October 2009 former CNN news anchor Rick Sanchez broadcast his CNN show from the Graham Center at FIU 188 Three years later in 2012 G4TV held the Northeast and Southeast regional qualifying rounds of the television show American Ninja Warrior at FIU The competition took place in the traffic loop between the School of Architecture and the College of Business 189 Three years after that in 2015 Florida International University hosted the Miss Universe 2014 pageant in the FIU Arena 190 Athletics EditMain article FIU Panthers See also FIU Panthers football The Panthers football team plays at the on campus Riccardo Silva Stadium Florida International University has seventeen varsity sports teams named the Panthers The athletic colors for the Panthers are blue and gold and they compete in the NCAA Division I as part of Conference USA in all sports Three main sports facilities serve as home venues for Panther athletics The Panthers football team plays at Riccardo Silva Stadium The Cage the men and women s basketball and volleyball teams play at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center and the men s baseball team plays at Infinity Insurance Park Other athletics venues include the Aquatic Center Tennis Complex softball fields and various other recreational fields 191 On July 1 2013 FIU became a member of Conference USA 192 Traditional rivals of the FIU Panthers include Florida Atlantic University and the University of Miami The Panthers football team competes in the Shula Bowl an annual football game played for the Don Shula Award against in state rival Florida Atlantic University Due to this competition the rivalry between the two schools has grown with the rivalry extending into the men s baseball and basketball teams as well 193 Roary and the FIU Dazzlers during Homecoming The Panthers football team plays home games at Riccardo Silva Stadium nicknamed The Cage and are currently coached by Mike MacIntyre In 2005 the Panthers moved to the Sun Belt Conference making their transition from Division I FCS to Division I FBS complete In their first season in the conference the Panthers began by finishing 5 6 194 The football program has one conference title to date in 2010 when it won the Sun Belt Conference title and played in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Toledo winning late in the fourth quarter 195 The FIU men s basketball team has one NCAA tournament appearance to its record Currently coached by Jeremy Ballard past coaches include Isiah Thomas 196 and Richard Pitino FIU s athletics department has produced many professional and Olympic athletes including current players in Major League Baseball Major League Soccer National Basketball Association National Football League and the Women s National Basketball Association Notable alumni include Mike Lowell Raja Bell Carlos Arroyo and Tayna Lawrence Notable alumni EditMain article List of Florida International University people See also Florida International University Alumni Association FIU currently has over 275 000 alumni around the world in more than 138 countries 197 FIU graduates more than 10 000 students a year 41 Alumni services is run by the Florida International University Alumni Association which sponsors numerous alumni events galas and ceremonies annually 198 Ileana Ros LehtinenClass of 1975 amp 1986U S Representative Andy GarciaActor Dennis LehaneClass of 2001Novelist amp Screenwriter Carlos ArroyoClass of 2001NBA basketball player Manny DiazClass of 197741st Mayor of Miami Aimee CarreroClass of 2008Actress Barbara LagoaClass of 1989United States Circuit Judge Carlos Alvarado LarroucauClass of 2000Writer amp Poet Danny DanonClass of 199617th Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Elsa MuranoClass of 198123rd President of Texas A amp M University Kirill ReznikClass of 1995Maryland House of Delegates Cecilia AltonagaClass of 1983U S District Court Judge Mike LowellClass of 1997MLB Baseball player Raja BellClass of 1999NBA Basketball player Carlos AlvarezClass of 19746th Mayor of Miami Dade County Andrea NagyClass of 1995WNBA Basketball player Ian RichardsClass of 1999County Court Judge of Florida s 17th Judicial Circuit Elizabeth PerezClass of 2004Emmy winning television journalist and presenter Francis X SuarezClass of 200143rd and current Mayor of Miami Richard 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