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University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Finance, General (10% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 71% of faculty are full-time. Spends $36,040 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

3,608 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 32% of graduates; 110 programs in 25 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Finance, General 52.080110% 372
    Graduates in this field earn $110,240 4 years out
  2. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38017.3% 265
    Graduates in this field earn $92,555 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01015.8% 209
    Graduates in this field earn $54,290 4 years out
  4. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 51.00004.6% 165
    Graduates in this field earn $66,064 4 years out
  5. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14014.4% 157
    Graduates in this field earn $85,935 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 9.0% → 15% of graduates since 2014–15 (528 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$121,589 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $76,877

    4 years after completion$121,589
    National median: $107,009Above typical

    Median federal debt: $18,584 · 136 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Business/Managerial Economics$116,367 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $63,662

    4 years after completion$116,367
    National median: $77,981Above typical

    Median federal debt: $14,700 · 103 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Finance and Financial Management Services$110,240 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,352

    4 years after completion$110,240
    National median: $83,343Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,686 · Non-Pell: $91,124(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $14,500 · 469 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$102,484 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $73,059

    4 years after completion$102,484
    National median: $85,063Above typical

    Median federal debt: $12,250 · 97 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Accounting and Related Services$102,344 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$102,344
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $75,815 · Non-Pell: $74,736(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,750 · 134 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college11 to 1
11 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 68% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

53%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 8% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–930815%
10–1977938%
20–2931015%
30–3925112%
40–4922311%
50–991136%
100+502%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Weekend college
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty71%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$144,898

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$36,040
$36,040
← Lessmore than 95% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$81,973
$81,973
← Lessmore than 74% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Miami Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020;University of Miami Common Data Set 2020–21, 2020–21;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)