University of Miamiis a private institution that was founded in the 1925. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 10,368, its setting is suburban, and the campus area is 240 acres. It has a semester based academic calendar. University of Miami's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 38.
Situated in Southern Florida, the University of Miami has an ideal location for the students who are fond of outdoors. Having popular spots like the Florida Keys, South Beach, and Everglades National Park nearby, students have abundance of opportunities for watersports, sunbathing and hiking. Downtown Miami, also near by the school, is a flourishing sports and cultural center. On campus, over 1,500 students are involved in approximately 30 fraternities and sororities. Students can also choose from above 270 clubs and organizations to join. The communities, modeled after housing at England’s Oxford and Cambridge universities, combine living and learning with group meals, poetry readings, sports, and more. University of Miami Division I sports teams are known as the Hurricanes and takes part in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The University of Miami is known as a research institution, and research opportunities begin at the undergraduate level. The Annual campus events comprise of the Canes Film Festival, which shows student produced movies, and Sportsfest, 3 days of competition among residence hall teams. Undergraduates are known for keeping school spirit with traditions such as a Freshman Walk, in which the students of first year circle the football field during a home game and the Boat Burning Ceremony held on Lake Osceolaeach Homecoming. Famous alumni of the University of Miami include entertainer Gloria Estefan and actor Sylvester Stallone.
Campus Location
PO Box 248025
Coral Gables, FL 33124
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1925
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-suburban