Academics at University of Miami

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at University of Miami: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at University of Miami is about average at 11 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 72% of instructors full time, University of Miami is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

University of Miami offers 111 majors with reported completions across 27 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at University of Miami are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at University of Miami.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at University of Miami, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether University of Miami offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 6,147 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well University of Miami retains and graduates its students — 94% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of University of Miami.

Continue Your Research at University of Miami

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at University of Miami — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at University of Miami — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at University of Miami — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at University of Miami — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at University of Miami — the schools accreditation and what it means