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Coral Gables, FL, United States
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The University of Miami is a private research university chartered in 1925 and based in Coral Gables, Florida, about seven miles from downtown Miami. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and comprises 12 schools and colleges offering nearly 350 majors and programs to more than 19,000 students from around the world.
The main Coral Gables campus covers 239 acres and houses the School of Architecture, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Business School, the School of Communication, the School of Education and Human Development, the College of Engineering, the Graduate School, the School of Law, the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music, and the School of Nursing and Health Studies. The Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine sits in the Health District near downtown Miami, and the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science occupies an 18-acre waterfront campus on Virginia Key.
The mission is to transform lives through education, research, innovation and service. Research and sponsored program expenditures exceed $492 million a year, mostly at the Miller School of Medicine, with substantial work in marine science, engineering, education and psychology. The Rosenstiel School operates the SUSTAIN laboratory, whose air-sea tank can produce Category 5 hurricane winds.
Campus life centres on the Lowe Art Museum, the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, Gusman Concert Hall, Clarke Recital Hall and the Cosford Cinema, along with the Hurricanes intercollegiate athletics programme (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference). Undergraduate housing consists of five residential colleges and University Village, a complex of seven apartment buildings; each residential college has resident faculty, professional staff and student staff.
Undergraduate students come from Florida (32%), other US states and territories (61%) and abroad (7%). The Graduate School coordinates more than 200 master's and doctoral programmes across the three campuses. International applicants prove English proficiency through TOEFL, IELTS or the Duolingo English Test, and the University is need-aware for international first-year and transfer applicants.
All first-year applicants are automatically considered for merit scholarships and need no separate application. Premier Scholarships (Stamps, Singer and others) are considered for applicants admitted through Early Decision I or Early Action. Recipients hold only one merit scholarship from the Office of Undergraduate Admission. The President's Scholarship is worth up to $30,000 annually and the Canes Achievement Award up to $20,000 annually. Transfer applicants are considered for a President's Scholarship of $15,000 annually, typically with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Stamps Scholars receive the full cost of attendance for eight semesters (ten for five-year programmes), including tuition and fees, on-campus housing, meal plan, health insurance, textbooks, a laptop allowance and a $12,000 enrichment fund. Singer Scholars receive full tuition for the same period. See first-year and transfer scholarships.
Need-based aid is awarded after the FAFSA, the CSS Profile (school code 5815) and tax documents are submitted. Deadlines are November 15 for Early Decision I and Early Action, January 5 for Early Decision II and Regular Decision, April 15 for fall transfers and November 1 for spring transfers. For 2026-2027 the estimated direct costs for undergraduates are $66,312 tuition and $2,030 fees, with on-campus housing of $16,958 and meals of $9,400. In fall 2025, 88% of students received some form of financial aid and the University awarded $275 million in scholarships and grants.
The University is need-aware for first-year and transfer international degree-seeking applicants. International students must submit the CSS Profile to be considered for institutional need-based aid, with tax returns translated into English and converted to US dollars. International students are eligible for merit scholarships such as the Stamps and Singer scholarships. Official pages: applying for aid.
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View scholarships for University of Miami →Applications are made through the Common Application with a personal statement of 650 words or fewer (no supplemental essay), a list of extracurricular activities, one letter of recommendation from a counselor or teacher, the School Report and transcripts. The application fee is $75, nonrefundable. Review is holistic.
Standardized test scores (SAT code 5815, ACT code 0760) are required for most applicants and may be self-reported, with official reports needed only on enrolment. Applicants to Frost School of Music performance programmes, College of Arts and Sciences BFA programmes and the School of Architecture, and students graduating from a secondary school outside the United States, may choose whether to apply with or without test scores. Architecture and Art BFA applicants without scores submit a portfolio. Frost applicants submit a supplemental application, prescreen and audition (not required for Audio Technology BS or Music Industry BA), and Theatre Arts BFA applicants submit a portfolio or audition.
Fall transfer applications are due April 1 (financial aid April 15) and spring transfer applications November 1. Decisions are rolling. Applicants with fewer than 24 postsecondary credits by enrolment must submit test scores, optional for those who completed secondary school outside the US. Applicants with more than 24 credits do not need scores. Coursework is reviewed course by course.
Applicants whose native language is not English submit official TOEFL (code C730), IELTS (code 4861) or Duolingo English Test results, valid for two years. Competitive applicants generally score above 80 on the TOEFL iBT (before January 21, 2026) or 4.5 on the 1-6 scale (after that date), 6.5 on the IELTS and 120 on the Duolingo test. Test results are not required of applicants who meet a waiver condition, such as three years at a US high school, three years at a high school abroad taught in English, an A or B in AP or HL IB English, SAT evidence-based reading and writing of 650 or higher, or ACT English of 27 or higher. Academically qualified applicants below the minimum may be offered admission for the following year if they complete level five of the Intensive English Program within a year.
Admission to graduate programmes is selective and decided by each programme; the Graduate School facilitates the application. Applicants with credentials earned outside the United States must have them verified by an approved credential evaluation service. English minimums for graduate applicants are 80 on the TOEFL iBT (before January 21, 2026) or 4.5 (after), 6.5 on the IELTS Academic and 125 on the Duolingo test, and some programmes set higher scores. Waivers apply to degree holders from US institutions and listed English-speaking countries.
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