Part of the Coral Gables development plan included a university.

The idea for a university began in 1916 when William Jennings Bryan suggested a “Pan-American University” in Miami, but it wasn’t until 1925 that the University of Miami took its first steps at becoming a reality.

At the time, George Merrick was in the middle of creating a city with a Mediterranean architectural style, Coral Gables. After donating $5 million and 160 acres of land, the University of Miami was granted its charter, and Coral Gables was chosen as the site for the University.

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