List of University of Miami faculty

This article is about notable faculty of the University of Miami. For notable alumni of the University of Miami, see List of University of Miami alumni.
The University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida in February 2010

This list of University of Miami faculty includes notable University of Miami faculty, including four Nobel Prize recipients and leaders in multiple academic disciplines.

Founded in 1925, the University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida, 7 miles (11 km) south of Downtown Miami in the Miami metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in Florida, ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation, and 65th-largest metropolitan area in the world.

The university offers 138 undergraduate, 140 master's, and 67 doctoral degree programs across 12 schools and colleges with nearly 350 majors and programs. It is a major research university with $375 million of annual research and sponsored program expenditures, making it the 71st-largest university for research in the nation. Its undergraduate academic admissions standards are the highest of any university or college in the state of Florida,[1] and the university is Carnegie-classified as: "Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity."

With 16,479 faculty and staff, the University of Miami is the second-largest employer in Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and seventh most populous county in the nation. The University of Miami campus spans 240 acres (0.97 km2) and has over 5,700,000 square feet (530,000 m2) of buildings. The university has an endowment of $1.4 billion as of 2021.

The university's athletic teams are collectively known as the Miami Hurricanes and compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Its football team has won five national championships since 1983 and its baseball team has won four national championships since 1982.[2]

School of Architecture

College of Arts and Sciences

Peter Burleigh, University of Miami professor of international affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the United Nations, and India
Paul Dirac, University of Miami professor of physics and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
Robert F. Furchgott, University of Miami professor of pharmacology and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient
Juan Ramón Jiménez, University of Miami professor of literature and Nobel Prize in Literature recipient

School of Business

Aquiles Este, University of Miami professor of brand management at the University of Miami School of Business
Julio Frenk, University of Miami president and professor of health sector management at Miami Herbert Business School
See also: Miami Herbert Business School

School of Communication

School of Education and Human Development

College of Engineering

School of Law

See also: University of Miami School of Law
John Jay Osborn Jr., University of Miami professor of contract law and author of The Paper Chase

School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

See also: Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

School of Medicine

See also: Miller School of Medicine
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., University of Miami professor of biochemistry and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient

School of Music

See also: Frost School of Music

School of Nursing and Health Studies

University of Miami presidents

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ "Most selective university in the state of Florida 2019". Niche. December 18, 2019. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics," University of Miami website, retrieved May 28, 2022
  3. ^ "Willima Franklin Lee III". University of Miami. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.