University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
17.6%
10,245 admitted
SAT · 50th
1400
Range 1350–1450
6-yr grad
83.5%
Retention 93.0%
Undergrads
13,241
11:1 S-F
Admissions
17.6%
10,245 admitted
from 58,167 apps
Applications58,167
Overall admit rate17.6%
Enrolled2,686 · 26.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist703 of 22,147
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Class rank, Extracurriculars, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsCharacter, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1400
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1350–1450 · 34.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W670700730
Math660700740
Comp135014001450
ACT
255075
Comp303233
Cost & aid
$63,456
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$63,456
Fees$1,974
Room & board$25,030
Books$1,326
Avg need-based grant$47,989
% need met92.2%
Academics
11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
93.0% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention93.0%
4-year graduation72.7%
6-year graduation83.5%
Enrollment
13,241
undergraduates
205 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates13,241
First-year2,686
Transfer576
Full-time96%
Female56%
International (freshmen)205
Rankings
#16
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#1626
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Game Design#3526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#4126
NicheBest Colleges in America#4926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#5926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#6426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#7626
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingFlorida colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policySAT Subject Tests in Math and Science are required for the dual-degree programs in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Admissions URLwww.miami.edu/apply
Admissions emailadmission@miami.edu
Admissions phone284-6000
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Tulane University …
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Tulane University of Louisiana LA · Private (nonprofit)14.5%14606K
Boston University MA · Proprietary12.8%147018K
University of Southern California CA · Public11.2%151020K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
Emory University GA · Private (nonprofit)10.3%15107K
George Washington University DC · Private (nonprofit)43.5%142011K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Miami

25 years of University of Miami's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.