Florida International University
| Location: | Miami, Florida |
| President: | Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg |
| Founded: | 1972 |
| Information: | 305.348.2000 |
| Web site: | www.fiu.edu |
Florida International University is Miami-Dade County's first public, four-year university. Our powerful record of innovation and research continues to improve the quality of life in our communities.
From its founding in the summer of 1969, FIU opened for classes in 1972 with 5,667 students - the largest opening day enrollment in U.S. collegiate history. Today it has more than 38,000 students, 1,000+ full-time faculty and more than 134,000 alumni. FIU is one of the 25 largest universities in the nation, based on enrollment.
