Florida International University - Latin American Outreach

Florida International University - Miami's public research university - is one of America's most dynamic institutions of higher learning. Since opening in 1972, FIU has achieved many benchmarks of excellence that have taken other universities more than a century to reach. The University has a nationally renowned faculty known for its outstanding teaching and cutting-edge research; students from throughout the U.S. and more than 130 foreign countries; and alumni who have risen to prominence in every field and are a testament to the University's academic excellence. The University offers more than 180 baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degree programs in 16 colleges and schools. The FIU College of Law will open in 2002.

U.S. News & World Report has ranked FIU among the top 100 public national universities in its annual survey of "America's Best Colleges." FIU has been recognized as one of the top 10 public commuter universities in the nation by Money. Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranked FIU as the country's 18th best value in public higher education. The University is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most distinguished academic honor society. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, the highest ranking in its classification system. Sponsored research funding from external sources was more than $58 million in 1999-2000; over the past 10 years, this funding has increased nearly 600 percent.

FIU has more than 32,000 students, 1,100 full-time faculty, and 86,000 alumni, making it the largest university in South Florida and placing it among the nation's 25 largest colleges and universities. The University has two campuses -- University Park in western Miami-Dade County and the Biscayne Bay Campus in northeast Miami-Dade County -- and two educational sites that serve nearby Broward County.

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