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Florida International University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Miami, FL
Population 4,500,000
Website http://www.fiu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 38,761
Men / Women 45% / 55%
Hispanic 66%
Black 11%
White 10%
International 7%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Business & Economics 27%
Life & Natural Sciences 16%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
Arts 3%
Education 3%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,565
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,964
Est. In-State Cost $8,492
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,532
10-Year ROI $229,000
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Weather

Comfortable Days 45 (4th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,155 (93th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 230 (18th pctl)
Muggyness Super Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $70M #17
Engineering, Computing & Math $90M #69
Life & Natural Sciences $134M #100
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 69 #77
Life & Natural Sciences 355 #80
Humanities & Social Sciences 239 #103

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,500 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1,070 – 1,260
ACT Range 21 – 27

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management 823 35% / 65% 60% $52,236
Hospitality Management 755 +1 31% / 69% 65% $52,410
Recreation and Sport Management 68 — 78% / 22% 3% $50,307
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts, Sciences and Education 4,494 27% / 73% 4% $51,494
Mathematics 36 +2 61% / 39% 3% —
Physics 14 — 79% / 21% 0% —
Biochemistry 42 — 48% / 52% 10% —
Biological Sciences 934 +2 31% / 69% 3% $56,245
Chemistry 72 +3 38% / 62% 3% $67,921
Environmental Studies 33 — 36% / 64% 3% $44,616
Geosciences 11 — 64% / 36% 0% —
Marine Biology 40 — 18% / 82% 2% —
Natural and Applied Sciences 144 +346 32% / 68% 1% —
Physical Education 60 — 72% / 28% 5% $50,965
Economics 154 — 68% / 32% 9% $72,502
Applied Interdisciplinary Studies 325 +137 41% / 59% 5% —
Behavioral Neuroscience 48 +1 6% / 94% 2% —
English 179 +5 29% / 71% 1% $44,469
Forensic Science 70 +4 17% / 83% 3% —
French 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,658
Geography 2 — 100% / 0% 0% —
History 82 +2 50% / 50% 0% $47,345
Interdisciplinary Studies 205 +11 43% / 57% 5% $47,876
Philosophy 17 +9 71% / 29% 0% $49,491
Portuguese 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $39,658
Psychology 1,486 +14 16% / 84% 3% $46,538
Religious Studies 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% —
Sociology 19 +1 32% / 68% 0% $46,866
Spanish 80 +1 11% / 89% 75% $39,658
Sustainability and the Environment 50 +2 28% / 72% 8% —
Women's and Gender Studies 9 +8 0% / 100% 0% —
Bilingual/Bicultural Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Early Childhood Education 222 — 3% / 97% 3% $57,160
Elementary Education 98 — 8% / 92% 1% $57,160
English Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $50,965
Exceptional Student Education 40 — 5% / 95% 0% $61,337
Art Education 7 — 14% / 86% 14% $50,965
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 1,971 50% / 50% 14% $73,805
Accounting 165 — 50% / 50% 6% $87,008
Business Analytics 81 +25 63% / 37% 28% —
Finance 486 +42 63% / 37% 9% $81,132
Human Resource Management 113 +4 26% / 74% 4% $64,443
International Business 419 +42 50% / 50% 28% $70,458
Logistics and Supply Chain Management 58 +9 48% / 52% 14% $78,326
Management 209 +5 48% / 52% 10% $78,326
Management Information Systems 51 +19 67% / 33% 8% $84,388
Marketing 368 +84 36% / 64% 10% $60,152
Real Estate 21 +9 71% / 29% 14% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Communication, Architecture and The Arts 810 29% / 71% 6% $52,383
Communication Arts 233 +1 36% / 64% 3% $63,358
Mass Communication 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $63,358
Public Relations and Advertising 210 — 12% / 88% 8% —
Art 34 — 38% / 62% 6% $29,149
Art History 22 +2 18% / 82% 5% $29,149
Digital Arts 74 — 28% / 72% 4% —
Digital Communication and Media 157 +2 36% / 64% 10% —
Music 36 — 53% / 47% 6% $39,292
Studio Art 14 — 29% / 71% 7% $29,149
Theatre 23 +1 30% / 70% 4% $29,079
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Computing 1,620 79% / 21% 10% $94,916
Biomedical Engineering 80 — 51% / 49% 16% $90,110
Civil Engineering 118 — 76% / 24% 20% $84,631
Computer Engineering 104 — 88% / 12% 5% $99,483
Computer Science 646 — 79% / 21% 4% $96,106
Electrical Engineering 147 — 86% / 14% 42% $105,717
Engineering 11 — 27% / 73% 9% —
Environmental Engineering 13 — 46% / 54% 8% —
Information Technology 191 +5 81% / 19% 3% $96,106
Mechanical Engineering 169 — 88% / 12% 11% $90,885
Construction Management 82 — 79% / 21% 1% $85,417
Cybersecurity 38 — 74% / 26% 5% —
Engineering Technologies 21 — 86% / 14% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences 383 26% / 74% 2% $111,883
Nursing 264 — 20% / 80% 3% $128,987
Recreational Therapy 119 — 39% / 61% 2% $73,941
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work 296 16% / 84% 4% $54,846
Dietetics and Nutrition 67 — 9% / 91% 13% $64,027
Health Services Administration 163 — 18% / 82% 2% $53,405
Social Work 66 — 18% / 82% 2% $49,087
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs 1,107 42% / 58% 2% $55,901
Asian Studies 33 +2 21% / 79% 0% —
Criminal Justice 440 +18 40% / 60% 1% $58,500
International Relations 188 +29 41% / 59% 7% $49,908
International Studies 51 +5 29% / 71% 4% $76,537
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% —
Modern Languages 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Political Science 299 +18 44% / 56% 1% $51,143
Public Administration 42 +2 45% / 55% 0% $64,315
Disaster Management 49 +5 78% / 22% 0% —

Rankings

My Tribe

Abuela-Approved Most Hispanics
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Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Embedded and Exhausted
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Pragmatic Plug-and-Players
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Evolving
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Policy, Pharma & Forensics Faction
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Data-Driven Tree Huggers

Business & Economics

It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Sun, Sand, and Syndication
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
The Gold Standard
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Aspiring Ari Golds

Humanities & Social Sciences

Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Campaign Trail
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
The Time Travelers
Passport Stamp Collectors International Relations
Globe Trotters
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Sleeper Picks
Decolonizing the Curriculum Regional & Ethnic Studies
Heritage Heroes

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Conjugation Crew

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Building Blocks