About US
A World-Class Institution
FIU is Miami’s public research university. Offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, both on campus and fully online, FIU is worlds ahead in its service to the academic and local community.
Designated as a top-tier research institution, FIU emphasizes research as a major component in the university’s mission. The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences‘ Discovery Lab, are just two of many colleges, schools, and centers that actively enhance the university’s ability to set new standards through research initiatives.
For over four decades, FIU has positioned itself as one of South Florida’s anchor institutions by solving some of the greatest challenges of our time. We are dedicated to enriching the lives of the local and global community. With a student body of more than 56,000, we are among the top 10 largest universities in the nation and have collectively graduated more than 275,000 alumni, 165,000 of whom live and work in South Florida.
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Graduate School Experience
At FIU, we take pride in designing graduate programs that prepare our students to be future leaders in their fields and to be knowledge creators. Our graduate faculty are worlds ahead scholars producing new discoveries to solve the challenges facing our nation and the world. Our focus on research-integrated graduate curricula, and the rich cultural diversity of our campus and South Florida, provide the graduate students with the most exciting and dynamic learning environment at FIU.
FIU also offers excellent infrastructure for cutting-edge graduate work. We have modern, well-equipped laboratories, and ample computer facilities and support. We also boast one of the largest libraries in the State University System. All of this is available to our graduate students to help them achieve their goals in a timely manner and obtain the postgraduate appointments they desire. We also have excellent professional training and development opportunities designed to prepare the graduate students to be successful in their chosen careers.
We are glad you have chosen to be a part of our rich academic culture, and we are committed to providing you with the most stimulating learning environment.
GRADUATE FUNDING
As a graduate student at FIU, you have access to a number of tools and resources that enable you to pursue both internal and external options for funding your graduate studies. The list of resources included below while not exhaustive, provides you with a snapshot of our fellowship programs. We encourage you to review these options and to avail yourself of additional funding resources, such as financial aid and graduate assistantships, which are listed below.
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ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS
Florida Internation University
ugs@fiu.edu
MARC 430 11200 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: (305) 348-2455