University of Miami
| Motto | Magna est veritas (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "Great is the truth" |
| Type | Private research university |
| Established | April 8, 1925 |
| Accreditation | SACSCOC and 26 others |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $1.59 billion (2024) |
| Budget | $5.7 billion (2024) |
| President | Joe Echevarria |
| Provost | Guillermo Prado |
Academic staff | 3,605 (fall 2024) |
Administrative staff | 17,403 (fall 2024) |
| Students | 19,852 (fall 2024) |
| Undergraduates | 12,913 (fall 2024) |
| Postgraduates | 6,602 (fall 2024) |
| Location | , Florida , United States 25°43′18″N 80°16′45″W / 25.7216°N 80.2793°W |
| Campus | Small city, 453 acres (1.83 km2) (total) |
| Newspaper | The Miami Hurricane |
| Colors | Orange, white and green |
| Nickname | Hurricanes |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Sebastian the Ibis |
| Website | miami |
The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. As of 2024, the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over 350 academic majors and programs, including the Miller School of Medicine in Miami's Health District, the law school on the main campus, the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science on Virginia Key, and additional research facilities in southern Miami-Dade County.
The University of Miami offers 151 undergraduate, 149 master's, and 68 doctoral degree programs. With over 20,000 faculty and staff as of 2024, the University of Miami is the second-largest employer in Miami-Dade County. The university's main campus in Coral Gables spans 240 acres (0.97 km2), has over 5,700,000 square feet (530,000 m2) of buildings, and is located 7 miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Miami, the heart of the nation's ninth-largest and world's 65th-largest metropolitan area. It is the 69th-largest research university in the nation with annual research expenditures of $492 million in 2024.
As of 2024, the University of Miami has 235,013 alumni from all 50 states and 174 foreign nations. University of Miami faculty include a number of notable academics across nearly all disciplines, including four Nobel Prize recipients. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is a member of the Association of American Universities.
The University of Miami's intercollegiate athletic teams are collectively known as the Miami Hurricanes and compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Its football team has won five national championships since 1983, and its baseball team has won four national championships since 1982.