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University of Miami

University of Miami
Seal of the University of Miami
Latin: Universitas Miamiensis
Motto Magna est veritas (Latin)
Motto in English
Great is the truth
Type Private
Established 1925 (1925)
Endowment $887.3 million (2015)
Budget $3.1 billion (2015)
Chairman Richard D. Fain
President Julio Frenk
Provost Thomas J. LeBlanc
Academic staff
3,030
Administrative staff
10,985
Students 16,848
Undergraduates 10,768
Postgraduates 5,725
Location Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Campus Suburban
Total 453 acres (1.83 km2)
Main 239 acres (0.97 km2)
Medical 72 acres (0.29 km2)
Virginia Key 18 acres (0.073 km2)
South 48 acres (0.19 km2)
Richmond 76 acres (0.31 km2)
Colors Green, Orange, White
              
Athletics NCAA Division IACC
Nickname Hurricanes
Mascot Sebastian the Ibis
Affiliations NAICU
SURA
ORAU
Website www.miami.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 65-77
Forbes 132
U.S. News & World Report 44
Washington Monthly 157
Global
ARWU 151–200
QS 280
Times 161
U.S. News & World Report 155
U.S. News & World Report rankings
National University 51
Biological Sciences 84
Business 63
Chemistry 106
Earth Sciences 42
Education 69
Engineering 105
Law 60
Math 95
Medical School: Primary Care 84
Medical School: Research 44
Physics 131
Psychology 52
Public Affairs 115
Sociology 84
Other UM Rankings
CMUP Research Universities 78
Wuhan International ESI 106
USNWR Clinical Psychology 25

The University of Miami (informally referred to as UM, U of M, or The U) is a private, nonsectarian research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. As of 2015, the university enrolls 16,848 students in 12 separate colleges/schools, including the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami's Health District, a law school on the main campus, and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science focused on the study of oceanography and atmospheric sciences on Virginia Key, with research facilities at the Richmond Facility in southern Miami-Dade County.

The university offers 116 undergraduate, 105 master's, and 63 doctoral degree programs, of which 59 are research/scholarship and four professional areas of study. Over the years, the university's students have represented all 50 states and close to 150 foreign countries. With more than 14,000 full and part-time faculty and staff, UM is currently the sixth largest employer in Miami-Dade County. UM’s main campus in Coral Gables has 239 acres and over 5.7 million square feet of buildings. In the 2017 U.S. News and World Report study of colleges and universities, UM is ranked the 44th best national university in the United States.

Research is a component of each academic division, with UM attracting $346.6 million per year in sponsored research grants. UM offers a large library system with over 3.1 million volumes and exceptional holdings in Cuban heritage and music. UM also offers a wide range of student activities, including fraternities and sororities, a student newspaper and radio station. UM's intercollegiate athletic teams, collectively known as the Miami Hurricanes, compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. UM's football team has won five national championships since 1983 and its baseball team has won four national championships since 1982.


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