PO Box 248025
Coral Gables, FL 33124
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1925
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 10,537
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $526,090,748
Admissions
Application Fee: $65
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $31,232
Room/Board: $9,278
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 72%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: UBS Financial, Morgan Stanley, Lennar, Target, KPMG, PWC, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Lehman Brothers, Allstate, Florida Power & Light, American Express, Bayview Financial, Capital One, Central Intelligence Agency, Enterprise Rent a Car, Citibank, FBI, GE, I
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,571,045
Number of current serial subscriptions: 38,432
Number of microforms: 3,924,529
Number of audiovisuals: 123,573
Number of ebooks: 253,999
Other library facilities: Library facilities: Otto G. Richter Library (central library);Law Library; Louis Calder Medical Library; Marine Science Library; Judi Prokop Newman Business Library; Paul Buisson Architecture Reference Library; Marta & Austin Weeks Music Library. Special collections: Cuban Heritage Collection, Florida collection, Dante B. Fascell papers, Pan American Airlines papers; Jackie Gleason Collection, Map Collection, Rare Books Collection,Wallace Stevens Collection, University Collection; University of Miami ImageBase Collection.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Lowe Art Museum/Music Library/Business Library
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,800
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 100
Classrooms: 750
Labs: 500
Other areas: 400
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 10,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 41%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 12%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 14%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 41%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (86%), fraternity housing (3%), apartment for single students (10%), special housing for disabled students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 7%
Doubles: 82%
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 11%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 12
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 260 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Miami International Airport (7), Ft. Lauderdale International Airport (30)
Nearest train station: Miami (5)
Nearest bus station: Miami (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 15%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Sports Fest/Cane Craze/International Week/President’s Cup/Homecoming Week (Various Activities)/Three Days of Cuban Culture/Ghandi Day