Highlights

  • FIU ranks among top universities in the world for impact by Times Higher Education

    Based on the United Nations criteria for the Sustainable Development Goals, FIU ranked No. 2 in the world for impact on Life Below Water, No. 7 for impact on Clean Water and Sanitation and No. 12 for impact on Life on Land. FIU also ranked top 50 in the world for impact on Affordable and Clean Energy and No Poverty. Overall, FIU was ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and No. 7 in the United States for impact in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.

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  • Blanco receives National Humanities Medal

    Two-time FIU alumnus and associate professor of creative writing Richard Blanco on Tuesday received the National Humanities Medal for his contributions to American poetry. President Joe Biden conferred the honor on the engineer-turned-poet alongside other recipients – writers, historians, educators and activists – in a White House ceremony. 

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Student Statistics

2022-2023 Academic Year

  • 18,821

    Total number of majors

  • 17,061

    Undergraduate students

  • 1,760

    Graduate students

  • 26,220

    Total students in CASE Courses

  • 24,494

    Undergraduate students

  • 1,726

    Graduate students

  • 4,970

    CASE students who graduated in 2022-2023

Research Expenditures

  • $105,254,566

    FY 23 Total Research Expenditures

  • $90,332,837

    FY 22 Total Research Expenditures

Educational and General Expenditures

  • 69.9%Faculty Salaries
  • 11.7%Administrative Salaries
  • 7%Graduate Assistants
  • 3.6%OPS
  • 2.9%Staff Salaries
  • 3.4%Research Support
  • 1.1%Facilities
  • 0.3%Travel

College Performance Metrics

Performance Indicator2022-20232023-20242025 Goal
FTIC 2-year retention rate with GPA above 2.090%90.6%90%
FTIC 4-year graduation rate (without exploratory majors)61%64.5%60%
FTIC 6-year graduation rate (without exploratory majors)70%73.5%70%
AA Transfer 3-year graduation rate72.869.5%75%
Students without excess hours86%86%80%
Bachelors graduates employed full-time 1 year after graduation45%45.4%70%*
*BOG combines these statistics
Bachelors graduates continuing education 1 year after graduation25%20.7%