Florida International University
Florida International University is Miami-Dade County's first public, four-year university. One of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU has been locally and globally engaged for more than four decades finding solutions to the most challenging problems of their time.
FIU opened for classes in 1972 with 5,667 students - the largest opening day enrollment in U.S. collegiate history. Today it has more than 39,000 students, 1,000+ full-time faculty, 7,000+ employees and more than 135,000 alumni. FIU is one of the 25 largest universities in the nation, based on enrollment.
Ninety-six percent of the university’s full-time faculty hold doctorates or the highest degree attainable in their field.FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. Sponsored research funding (grants and contracts) from external sources for the year 2008-2009 totaled approximately $101 million.
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Executives
President
Modesto A. Maidique
EVP and Provost
Ronald M. Berkman