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Fact Finder 2005 - 2006 Archive

Fact Finder 2005 - 2006

HIGHLIGHTS

2005-06

HISTORY: Founded 1925; classes began October 1926.

OFFICERS: Donna E. Shalala, President; Thomas J. LeBlanc, Executive VP and Provost; David A. Lieberman, Sr. VP for Business and Finance; John G. Clarkson, Sr. VP Medical Affairs.

CAMPUSES:
Coral Gables Campus: The Coral Gables campus, with its two colleges and seven schools, is located on a 230-acre tract in suburban Coral Gables.
Medical Campus: The Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine campus consists of 45 acres within the 100-acre UM/Jackson Memorial Medical Center complex. Other facilities at the medical center, in addition to Jackson, include the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center and two University-owned hospitals—the University of Miami Hospital and Clinics and Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital, along with the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Bascom Palmer was ranked the number one eye hospital in the country in the 16th annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals” published in U.S. News & World Report; seven additional programs at UM/Jackson also received high rankings. Miller School of Medicine faculty conduct more than 1,300 research projects aimed at advances in basic science and clinical care in facilities totaling more than two million square feet of owned and leased space, which is currently expanding.
Rosenstiel Campus: The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is located on a 18-acre waterfront campus on Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay.
South Campus: The south campus, located ten miles southwest of Coral Gables, is on a 136-acre site used for conducting research and development projects.
Richmond Campus: The Richmond campus, established in 2001, is a 76-acre site near south campus. Research facilities for the Rosenstiel School's Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) and Richmond Satellite Operations Center (RSOC) are located on a portion of the new campus.

ACCREDITATION: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; 21 professional accrediting agencies.

PROGRAMS: Including specializations, approximately 180 bachelor’s, 130 master's, 61 doctoral, and 2 professional.

DEGREES AWARDED: 2,392 bachelor's, 1,014 master's, 401 J.D.'s, 128 M.D.'s, 108 Ph.D.'s, and 48 other doctorates (2004-05).

BUDGET: The budget for 2005-06 is $1.5 billion, with $859 million projected for the medical campus. At the end of the FY 05 the endowment for the University was $526 million.

RESEARCH: Research and sponsored program expenditures totaled $269.9 million (FY 05). According to the National Science Foundation, UM ranked 57th of all universities in expenditures of federal funds for research and development (FY 03).

ECONOMIC IMPACT: The University community spends over $1 billion annually in Miami-Dade County, creating a total economic impact on the State of Florida of $2.3 billion and supporting one of every 28 jobs in the County. In the City of Coral Gables, University activity creates a total economic impact of nearly $540 million as a result of spending over $400 million and supporting 8,500 jobs.

CLASS SIZE: Over 50 percent of classes for undergraduates have 16 or fewer students; over 75 percent have 25 or fewer students.

HONORS PROGRAM/HONOR SOCIETIES: Approximately 1,035 students participate in the Honors Program. UM has 51 academic honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa.

FRESHMAN DUAL HONORS PROGRAMS: Selected freshmen are guaranteed admission to one of UM's graduate or professional schools in the following areas of study: biomedical engineering, Latin American studies, law, marine geology, medicine, and physical therapy.

NEW FRESHMAN STANDINGS: Two in five new freshmen graduated in the top 5% of their high school class. Almost two-thirds graduated in the top 10% of their high school class.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS: 70 programs are offered in 30 countries on a full academic year, semester, or summer basis as well as UM faculty-led programs during intersession, spring break, and summer.

GRADUATE SCHOOL PLANS: 37% of the May 2004 graduating seniors reported plans to attend graduate school this fall.

ALUMNI: UM alumni live in all 50 states and in 148 countries; over 70,000 reside in Florida, including over 39,500 in Miami-Dade County. There are just over 150,000 alumni in UM's history.

RESIDENT STUDENTS: Approximately 4,250 enrolled students live on campus, including 83% of new freshmen and 41% of all degree undergraduates. UM has five residential colleges as well as on-campus apartments.

SPORTS: In 2004, UM joined the Atlantic Coast Conference after having previously been a member of the Big East Conference.
Men: baseball (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001 NCAA champions), basketball (2000 Sweet 16), cross country, football (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 NCAA champions), tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field.
Women: basketball, cross country, golf (1970, 1972, 1977-78, 1984 national champions), rowing, soccer, swimming and diving (1975-76 national champions), tennis (2004 Elite 8), indoor track and field (third at 2005 NCAA Championship), outdoor track and field (10th at 2004 NCAA Championship and 9th at 2005 NCAA Meet), and volleyball (2003 Sweet 16).

COMPUTING FACILITIES: The Ungar Computing Center is equipped with an Enterprise Server and a number of smaller machines. Over 60 computer labs are located in residential colleges, libraries, schools, and colleges. The university’s campus network provides connections in each dorm room, with a gateway to national and international networks (Internet and Internet2). The wireless network on all three main campuses complements the extensive wired network. myUM is UM’s interactive online source for personalized University-related information.

LIBRARIES: The UM Libraries comprise the Richter Library (central facility) and libraries in the Schools of Architecture, Business, Law, Medicine, Music, and the Rosenstiel School. Combined holdings include over 2.5 million volumes, 15,400 print serial subscriptions, 3.9 million microforms, and access to more than 30,000 e-journals and 254,000 e-books and databases.

DEVELOPMENT: In FY 05, contributions reached $135.7 million in total private cash, gifts and grants; and in FY 04, UM ranked 37th among all U.S. institutions in this category. As of October 2005, the Momentum Campaign has raised $941 million for scholarships, chairs, interdisciplinary centers, and research initiatives. UM’s School of Medicine also received a historic $100 million gift from the family of the late Leonard Miller, and has been renamed the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.

FACULTY & EMPLOYEES — FALL 2005

Classification

Full-time

Part-time

Total

Faculty

Architecture

31

27

58

Arts and Sciences

390

75

465

Business

136

37

173

Communication

52

14

66

Education

47

56

103

Engineering

62

24

86

Frost Music School

75

46

121

Law

68

115

183

Miller School of Medicine

1,158

16

1,174

Nursing & Health Studies

28

24

52

Rosenstiel School

110

8

118

Richter Library & Other

43

39

82

TOTAL FACULTY

2,200

481

2,681

Faculty

2,200

481

2,681

Administrative/Professional

2,555

46

2,601

Research/Training

757

28

785

Staff (hourly non-exempt)

3,593

100

3,693

Physical Plant

113

1

114

TOTAL FACULTY & EMPLOYEES

9,218

656

9,874

(excluding students)

 

Faculty Characteristics

 

Full-time regular faculty with doctorate or terminal degree

97%

Full-time tenure-track faculty who are tenured

79%

Student-faculty ratio

13:1

As of September 30, 2005


 

STUDENT ENROLLMENT - FALL 2005

Undergraduate

 

School (Year Founded)

Degree

N-Deg

Grad.

Prof.

Total

Architecture ('83)

327

0

58

0

385

Arts and Sciences ('26)

4,203

22

612

0

4,837

Business ('29)

1,984

0

843

0

2,827

Communication ('85)

1,201

0

129

0

1,330

Education ('29)

361

0

442

0

803

Engineering ('47)

757

0

255

0

1,012

Frost Music School ('26) 518 50 227 0 795

Law ('28)

0

0

0

1,283

1,283

Miller School Medicine ('52)

0

0

359

635

994

Nursing & Health Studies ('68)

575

0

58

0

633

Rosenstiel School ('69)

0

0

211

0

211

Cont. Studies, Special and Joint Programs

206

333

25

0

564

TOTAL

10,132

405

3,219

1,918

15,674

Full-Time

9,601

165

2,571

1,830

14,167

Part-Time

531

240

648

88

1,507

Full-Time Equivalent

9866.5

244.9

2925.1

1889.2

14925.7


ENROLLMENT BY GENDER - FALL 2005

New
Freshmen

Undergrad.
Students

Graduate.& Professional

Gender

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Male

1,101

48

4,527

43

2,603

51

Female

1,175

52

6,010

57

2,534

49

 

RACIAL/ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION - FALL 2005

New
Freshmen

Undergrad.
Students

Graduate.& Professional

Ethnicity

Count

%1

Count

%1

Count

%1

White, non-Hispanic

1,287

64

5,498

56

2,724

58

Hispanic

414

20

2,655

27

1,086

23

Asian/Pacific Islander

138

7

651

7

559

12

Black, non-Hispanic

178

9

1,009

10

353

7

American Indian

6

0

27

0

12

0

Unknown

253

697

403

TOTAL

2,276

10,537

5,137

GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS - FALL 2005

New
Freshmen

Undergrad.Students

Graduate.& Professional

Origin

Count

%2

Count

%2

Count

%2

Miami-Dade

405

18

2,949

28

1,478

29

Broward

149

7

819

8

381

7

Other Florida

410

18

1,621

15

791

15

Other U.S. & Terr.

1,214

53

4,455

42

1,825

36

International

98

4

693

7

636

12

Non-U.S. Campus

0

0

0

0

26

1

TOTAL3

2,276

10,537

5,137

1 Percentages exclude unknowns and may not total 100 due to rounding.

2 Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

3 UM Students come from 50 states, 3 territories, and 105 other countries.


 

NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT - FALL 2005

Undergraduate

Total Applied

Accepted

Enrolled

New Freshmen

18,810

8,678

2,276

New Transfers

2,905

1,324

651

Enrollment School

Freshmen

Transfers

Total

Architecture

57

20

77

Arts and Sciences

1,099

231

1,330

Business

437

66

503

Communication

246

52

298

Education

81

29

110

Engineering

181

35

216

Frost Music School

118

17

135

Nursing & Health Studies

54

173

227

Cont. Stud., Spec. & Joint 3 28 31

TOTAL

2,276

651

2,927

CREDIT HOURS TAUGHT 1 - FALL 2005

Teaching School

Undergrad.

Grad.

Prof.

Total

Architecture

5,455

657

0

6,112

Arts and Sciences

62,464

3,898

2

66,364

Business

29,653

6,634

0

36,287

Communication

17,880

1,133

0

19,013

Education

5,385

2,726

0

8,111

Engineering

11,404

1,560

0

12,964

Frost Music School

8,742

1,876

0

10,618

Law

0

265

18,108

18,373

Medicine

15

3,012

9,836

12,863

Nursing

8,857

401

0

9,258

Rosenstiel School

32

804

0

836

Cont. Stud., Spec. & Joint

2,331

70

0

2401

TOTAL

152,218

23,036

27,946

203,200

1 Special plus regular credit hours by Budgeted Teaching School. Research courses taken for zero credit hours increased to one credit hour.


 

ANNUAL STUDENT COSTS

Tuition and Other Expenses

2005-06

Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

      Full-Time (12-20 credit hours)1

$29,020

      Required Fees1

484

      1-11 Hours (per credit hour)

1,208

      Over 20 Hours (per credit hour)

1,208

Graduate Tuition (per credit hour)

1,208

Law Tuition (day program)

30,640

Medical Tuition (M.D. program - FL residents)

29,298

Medical Tuition (M.D. program - non-residents)

38,504

Room (residential college, double occupancy)

5,224

Board (20-meal plan)

3,682

Travel, Books, and Personal Expenses

3,354

FINANCIAL AID AWARDED

Source

2005-062

Federal Grants, College Work Study, and Perkins

$14.4

Federal Loans Certified by the University

94.1

State Grants, Loans, and Work

22.5

University Scholarships and Grants

79.0

Tuition Remission and Athletic Scholarships

29.8

Department/Endowment/Donor Grants, Loans & Work

37.8

Outside and Other Programs

56.9

TOTAL

$334.6

UNIVERSITY-OWNED FACILITIES

Campus

Buildings

Sq. Footage3

Coral Gables

113

3,946,700

Medical School

27

1,819,000

Rosenstiel School

15

247,000

South

6

63,800

Richmond

6

6,400

Other Facilities

6

39,700

TOTAL

173

6,122,600

1 Total for both semesters.

2 In millions; revised awards may change some amounts slightly; includes summer awards; total may differ due to rounding.

3 Net usable square footage of owned buildings is reported as of May 31, 2005; leased space contributes an additional 46 buildings and 546,600 square feet.


 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - 2004- 051

What We Own

Cash and Investments

$1,180.8

Receivables

168.7

Contributions (Pledges) and Trusts Receivable

146.4

Land, Buildings, and Equipment2

779.2

Other Assets

28.6

TOTAL ASSETS

$2,303.7

What We Owe

For Services and Other Operating Expenses

$386.1

Bonds and Notes Payable

501.4

Other Commitments

33.8

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$921.3

Balances - (What We Own Less What We Owe)

Operations

$(122.8)

Funding for Plant Expansion and Student Loans

462.3

Invested in Plant Facilities

360.5

Contributions (Pledges) and Trusts

146.4

Endowment, Life Income, Annuity, and Other Funds

536.0

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$1,382.4

Sources of Funds for Operations

Tuition and Fees, Net

$304.9

Grants and Contracts

383.2

Patient Care

478.4

State Appropriation - School of Medicine

2.1

Gifts, Investment Return, Auxiliaries, and Other Sources3

200.1

TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS

$1,368.7

Gifts and Trusts

Unrestricted4

$49.1

Temporarily Restricted

107.6

Permanently Restricted

16.0

TOTAL GIFTS AND TRUSTS

$ 172.7

1 For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2005, in millions.

2 Includes the effect of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $631.0 million.

3 Net assets released from restrictions of $24.2 million included in Sources of Funds.

4 Unrestricted gifts & trusts of $46.5 million included in Sources of Funds above.

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