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: |
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| 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 | ||
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| EMPLOYEES BY CATEGORY: (FALL 2008) | ||
All |
Full
Time |
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| 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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| 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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