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UNIVERSITY HEADCOUNT - FALL 2008¹

Lower Division
Upper Division
Beginning Graduate
Advanced Graduate
Non-Degree
Total
10,612
19,816
5,594
1,035
2,089
39,146

Source:Student Data Course File
¹Final Fall 2008 Data


GENERAL FIU INFORMATION:

     
Date Established:   1965
Status:   One of 11 universities in State University System
Location:   Two major campuses: SW Miami-Dade & North Miami
Date Construction Began:   1969
Date of First Classes:   September, 1972
Original Enrollment:   5,667 students*
Final Fall 2008 Enrollment: 39,146
FTIC Applicants (Fall 2008):   13,528
FTIC Acceptances (Fall 2008):   4,482
FTIC's Enrolled (Fall 2008):   2,113
Mean SAT (Fall 2008):   1,161
Mean ACT (Fall 2008):   25
Mean H.S. GPA (Fall 2008):   3.7
Carnegie Classification:   Research University - High Research Activity
     
*The largest opening day enrollment in American higher education history




DEGREES AWARDED TO DATE:
(as of Academic Year 07-08)

Baccalaureate Degrees: 118,117
Master's Degrees: 32,558
First Professional: 305
Doctoral Degrees: 1,100
Total Degrees: 152,080

2008-2009 FULL-TIME CHARGES PER YEAR+
       
 
Tuition
Fees
Total*
First-Year: Florida Resident
$3,686
$319
$4,005
  Non-Florida Resident
$16,085
$319
$16,404
Undergraduate: Florida Resident
$3,478
$319
$3,797
  Non-Florida Resident
$15,877
$319
$16,196
New Graduate: Florida Resident
$7,167
$319
$7,486
  Non-Florida Resident
$19,265
$319
$19,584
Cont. Graduate: Florida Resident
$6,875
$319
$7,194
  Non-Florida Resident
$18,972
$319
$19,291
 
+Based on 30 hours per academic year (Fall and Spring Terms - Undergraduate)
+Based on 24 hours per academic year (Fall and Spring Terms - Graduate)
*Please Refer to the Tuition Fee Calculator web page for more details.
     
Other Estimated Costs based on two semesters
 
Per Year*
On Campus Housing
 
$6,892
Meal Plan
 
$3,220
Books & Supplies
 
$900
Health Insurance
 
$1,794
Transportation
 
$1,748
   
*Fall and Spring semesters.


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CAMPUS SIZE & FACILITIES
 
Location Net Assignable Sq. Footage Gross Sq. Footage Acreage Number of Permanent Buildings
University Park
3,520,287
5,435,444
342.2
86
Biscayne Bay Campus
439,373
912,712
195
22
Engineering Center
183,660
511,794
36
2
Wolfsonian Museum
43,215
64,654
0.4
1
Wolfsonian Annex
27,050
38,139
0.3
1
Other Facilities*
38,605
N/A*
0.0
1
Total FIU Facilities
4,252,190
6,962,743
573.9
113
* The Pines Center building is partially leased to FIU
Source: FIU Physical Facilities Space File as of 02/21/2009
2008 - 2009 ESTIMATED OPERATING BUDGET (By Fund)**
 
Budget Entity 
Education & General Programs $336.1
Auxiliary Enterprises $99.3
Sponsored Research $84.9
Scholarship Funds $75.1
Other Funds (including Athletics) $30.8
FIU Foundation Funds $17.2
TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET $643.4
**Source: FIU Budget Office ($ shown in millions)

EMPLOYEES BY CATEGORY: (FALL 2008)
 
All
Full Time
Clerical
432
414
Executive, Admin. & Management
577
571
Instructional/Research 1,552 854
Other Professional 1,060 1,028
Service/Maintenance 312 312
Skilled Craft 90 90
Technical/Paraprofessional
149 138
University Total
4,172 3,407
Source: IPEDS

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FACULTY: (Fall 2008)
   
Fall Student/Faculty Ratio: [Fall Student FTE/Faculty FTE]
26:1
% of Full-time Faculty with Terminal Degrees:*
97%
% of Faculty Tenured:
51%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured on Tenure Track:
25%
% of Faculty Non-Tenured not on Tenure Track:
20%
% of Faculty Multi-Year:
4%
 
* Reflects Tenured/Tenure Earning Instructional Faculty


AVERAGE FACULTY SALARY (Fall 2008)
 
Rank 9-Month 12-Month
Professor
$103,820
$157,213
Assoc. Professor
$75,402
$141,636
Assist. Professor
$71,923
$82,748
Instructor
$52,137
$81,940
All Ranks
$77,857
$123,759
Source: IPEDS Salaries

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LIBRARY HOLDINGS
Volumes Held 2,097,207
Current Serials 52,511
Microform Units
3,587,663
Audio Visual Units
163,715

Source: Florida International University Libraries (Fiscal Year 2008)


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