校      訓(xùn)：Magna est veritas （Latin）  Great is the truth
    學(xué)校類型：私立
    地理位置：佛羅里達(dá)州邁阿密
    建校時(shí)間：1925年
    學(xué)校網(wǎng)址：http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/
    邁阿密大學(xué)（University of Miami）是一所始建于1925年的私立高等學(xué)府，也是美國(guó)東南地區(qū)提供最廣泛科研與教學(xué)的大學(xué)之一。邁阿密大學(xué)University of Miami目前共擁有本科及研究生15，000多人，包括近1500名來自世界110多個(gè)國(guó)家的國(guó)際學(xué)生。該校擁有約2，000名全職教學(xué)人員，學(xué)生與教員的比例約為13：1，在全美名列前茅。邁阿密大學(xué)University of Miami共有12個(gè)學(xué)院和一個(gè)繼續(xù)教育及國(guó)際教育部，提供150個(gè)本科專業(yè)，130個(gè)研究生專業(yè)和60個(gè)本科專業(yè)。
    邁阿密大學(xué)在南佛州共有4個(gè)校區(qū)，分別為：醫(yī)學(xué)院位于邁阿密市市區(qū)、海洋及環(huán)境科學(xué)院位于Virginia Key、John J. Koubek中心位于小哈瓦那、James L. Knight中心位于邁阿密市區(qū)、另外還有一個(gè)南校區(qū)和Richmond校區(qū)。
    該校被認(rèn)為是美國(guó)本土學(xué)生最想就讀的高等學(xué)府之一。該校校園環(huán)境極佳，被譽(yù)為全美校園環(huán)境最優(yōu)美的大學(xué)之一。另外，學(xué)校地理位置優(yōu)異，離美國(guó)航天總署的卡納維爾角只有幾個(gè)小時(shí)路程，開幾小時(shí)的車就能到達(dá)奧蘭多和迪斯尼樂園。
    一、地理位置
    邁阿密市建于1896年。邁阿密地處美國(guó)東南端，面積34.3平方公里，是全美第11大都市。屬熱帶氣候，溫暖濕潤(rùn)，海岸風(fēng)景秀麗，是美國(guó)著名的旅游勝地。本世紀(jì)二十年代，隨著大批富有觀光者蜂擁而至，邁阿密市城市規(guī)模迅速擴(kuò)大。在過去十年中，邁阿密市進(jìn)出口貿(mào)易額每年增長(zhǎng)20％。目前，邁市已不僅是"通往美洲的門戶"，而且是一個(gè)國(guó)際性的貿(mào)易、商業(yè)中心。邁阿密也是除了紐約之外的全美國(guó)際金融業(yè)務(wù)中心，素有"中南美貿(mào)易金融之都"之稱，擁有100多家外國(guó)銀行。邁阿密市聯(lián)邦儲(chǔ)備機(jī)構(gòu)每年處理的金額達(dá)1.5萬億美元。
    二、學(xué)校特長(zhǎng)
    邁阿密大學(xué)專業(yè)設(shè)置：醫(yī)科、商業(yè)、管理學(xué)、市場(chǎng)學(xué)、通訊、新聞學(xué)、生物學(xué)、生物醫(yī)學(xué)、視覺表演藝術(shù)、社會(huì)科學(xué)等。
    法學(xué)院全美排名第70位， 其中稅法專業(yè)排名全美第5位（US NEWS 2007）；
    醫(yī)學(xué)院全美排名第56位（US NEWS 2007）；
    物理治療系在2007年的全美最佳研究生院排名中位居第10；臨床心理學(xué)的博士課程全美排名第26位；
    Bascom Palmer眼科學(xué)院的眼科學(xué)專業(yè)連續(xù)四年在“美國(guó)最佳醫(yī)院”的評(píng)選中排名榜首，醫(yī)學(xué)院的三位教授被評(píng)為全國(guó)最佳醫(yī)生。邁阿密大學(xué)的醫(yī)學(xué)院在多項(xiàng)醫(yī)學(xué)領(lǐng)域獲得了不凡的成績(jī)。
    事實(shí)上，邁阿密大學(xué)的本科教育更為出色，2007年，本科生的2000個(gè)位置接到了1.9萬份申請(qǐng)，這在美國(guó)歷史上從未有過，被錄取者所組成的班級(jí)的平均分?jǐn)?shù)全美最高。44%的學(xué)生的高中平均成績(jī)是畢業(yè)學(xué)校的前5%，2/3的學(xué)生平均成績(jī)?yōu)楸拘Ｇ?0%。對(duì)于這些優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生， 邁阿密大學(xué)采取小班教學(xué)，50%以上的班級(jí)人數(shù)小于15人，75%的班級(jí)小于25人。
    邁阿密大學(xué)與英國(guó)最頂尖的帝國(guó)理工學(xué)院簽訂了戰(zhàn)略合作協(xié)議，在工程與信息技術(shù)方面建立世界級(jí)的合作研究項(xiàng)目。2007年，邁阿密大學(xué)從聯(lián)邦政府獲得的研究與發(fā)展經(jīng)費(fèi)在全美大學(xué)中排第66位。
    跨系研讀學(xué)院（The School of Inter-disciplinary Studies）設(shè)計(jì)了一項(xiàng)頗為突出的課程，名叫“Western Program”，學(xué)生需修讀社會(huì)學(xué)、人文學(xué)科和自然科學(xué)。所有學(xué)生都住在一起，自成一個(gè)小天地。還有一項(xiàng)特色是，在歐洲盧森堡竟設(shè)有一所分校，修讀外文的同學(xué)，都有機(jī)會(huì)赴盧森堡念一個(gè)學(xué)期甚或一年外文。
    三、學(xué)校排名
    The University of Miami has routinely ranked in the top academic tier of most national rankings of colleges and universities. In the 2008 issue of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges," the University of Miami is ranked 52nd among 254 "National Universities." U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of U.S. medical schools ranked the University of Miami's Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 52nd in the nation. U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of U.S. law schools ranked the University of Miami School of Law 82nd.UM is also one of 146 colleges named a "Best Southeastern College" by the The Princeton Review in its 2006 edition,[11] and the fourth-most diverse student body among all U.S. colleges and universities in its 2007 edition.
    In 2006, BusinessWeek included UM's School of Business Administration in its "Top 50" U.S. collegiate business programs, ranking UM the 44th best U.S. undergraduate business program in the nation. The Wall Street Journal, also in 2006, ranked the UM School of Business Administration 14th in its regional ranking category.[13] For the third year in a row, the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute was ranked the best hospital in the country for ophthalmology in U.S. News and World Report's 2006 survey of “America’s Best Hospitals."
    The University of Miami also participates in the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities （NAICU）'s University and College Accountability Network （U-CAN）.
    四、圖書館
    The University of Miami Libraries rank among the top research libraries in North America. The Otto G. Richter Library, the University of Miami's main library, houses collections that serve the arts, architecture, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. It is a depository for federal and state government publications. Rare books, maps, manuscript collections, and the University of Miami Archives are housed in the Special Collections Division and in the Cuban Heritage Collection
    In addition to the Richter Library, the Libraries include facilities that support programs in architecture, business, marine science, and music:
    Judi Prokop Newman Information Resources Center （Business）
    Marta and Austin Weeks Music Library
    Paul Buisson Reference Library （Architecture）
    Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Library
    The University also has specialized libraries for medicine and law:
    Louis Calder Memorial Library （Medicine）
    University of Miami Law Library
    Within the Miller School of Medicine, there are two specialized departmental libraries for ophthalmology and psychiatry that are open to the public:
    Mary and Edward Norton Library （Ophthalmology）
    Pomerance Library （Psychiatry）
    Combined holdings of the libraries include over 3.1 million volumes, 15,375 print serial subscriptions, 4 million microforms, and access to more than 42,800 e-journals and 479,000 e-books and databases.
    五、體育
    The university's sports teams are nicknamed the "Hurricanes" and compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The university is particularly well known for having the most successful Division I collegiate football program of the past three decades, winning more national championships during this period than any other Division I team. Despite this extraordinary success, however, the program has deteriorated substantially since 2002, with the team failing to make a BCS bowl for four consecutive years and, in 2007, failing to qualify for any bowl game at all.
    Their traditional athletic rivals include the Florida State University Seminoles and the University of Florida Gators. Since 1987, however, the Hurricanes have only played the Florida Gators four times （twice during the regular season and once for bowl games in the 2004 Peach Bowl）. The Hurricanes and the Gators have not played since UM began ACC play in the 2004 season, but the rivalry will be renewed in 2008 when UM is scheduled to meet the Gators in Gainesville.
    In order to comply with Title IX equality requirements, the university only fields 15 athletic teams. Men's teams compete in football, baseball, basketball, cross-country, diving, tennis, and track and field. Women's teams compete in basketball, cross-country, diving, golf, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Notably, unlike most Division I universities, UM does not field a men's golf, soccer, or wrestling team and had to dismantle both its men's rowing and men's swimming and diving teams （which had produced a number of Olympic medalists, including Greg Louganis）, in order to comply with Title IX.
    Team colors are green, orange, and white, representing the three colors of the orange tree. The school mascot is Sebastian the Ibis. The ibis was selected as the school's mascot because, according to university legend, it is the last animal to flee an approaching hurricane and the first to reappear after the storm, making it a symbol of leadership and courage.
    The school's athletics logo is a simple green and orange letter "U." Nike is the official supplier of uniforms, apparel, and various athletic equipment to all University of Miami sports teams.