About FIU

FIU is one of the largest minority-serving universities, and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).
FIU is recognized as an institution with “highest research activity,” and a top U.S. research university (R1) since 2015 by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
FIU is ranked as top-50 national public university by Washington Monthly.
FIU ranks 15th in the nation among public universities for patent production.

More than 65 percent of all Latino students, who comprise the biggest and fastest growing group in U.S. higher education, currently attend Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). FIU’s student body is 66 percent Hispanic. FIU also graduates more Hispanic students than any other university in the continental United States and has graduated the largest number of Hispanics in STEM, specifically in engineering. With 57 percent six-year graduation rate, FIU serves as a national model on how minority-serving universities can achieve student success. FIU’s access and support programs for Hispanic and first-generation students include Federal TRIO programs, success coaches, professional advisors, a Math Mastery Lab, and the largest learning assistant program in the nation.

Florida International University is Miami’s public research university, focused on student success. FIU is ranked a top-50 innovative public university by U.S. News & World Report and a top-50 national public university by Washington Monthly. The Next Horizon fundraising campaign is furthering FIU’s commitment to providing students real opportunities. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers, and supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian—FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA, with more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. The university has awarded more than 330,000 degrees to many leaders in South Florida and beyond.

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