Florida International University

Florida International University is Miami’s public research university and one of only five preeminent state research universities in Florida. U.S. News & World Report ranks FIU among the top 50 public universities in the nation and No. 1 for economic and social mobility.

Founded in 1965, FIU opened its doors in 1972 with the largest opening-day enrollment in U.S. higher education history. Today, FIU is one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, with more than 55,000 students, 340,000 alumni and 200 degree programs, including medicine and law. Wherever students come from, they find a home at FIU.

Miami shapes what FIU studies. The city sits at the center of issues that matter around the world, from hurricanes and coastal resilience to health, technology and ties to Latin America and the Caribbean.

FIU’s research starts there. Its Wall of Wind recreates 157-mph hurricane winds to help engineers design stronger buildings. In the Florida Keys, FIU leads Aquarius Reef Base, the world’s only underwater research laboratory, where NASA and the European Space Agency trained two astronauts for the Artemis II mission. In health, FIU researchers are finding new ways to guide treatment for childhood cancers and to detect Alzheimer’s disease early.

FIU is a Carnegie R1 university, which places it in the top 3% of the nation’s 4,300 colleges and universities for research. In the years ahead, it will build on this work, including bringing Miami’s first quantum computer to campus.