University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 12,913 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 19%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $36,483per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 84%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $84,09310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Cognates Program of General Education, University of Miami undergraduates must complete cognates consisting of three related courses across three core knowledge areas.
Source: Cognates Program of General Education | Undergraduate Admission
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 19%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1320–1480Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 30–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Miami's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2023–24, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
65% had a 3.75 or higher. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Early decision admit rate
- 60%986 admitted of 1,645. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- Off the wait list
- 3%215 admitted of 7,758 who stayed on the wait list (21,869 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1340–145032% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 30–3321% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 64%87% were in the top quarter.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Miami Common Data Set 2023–24; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $36,483full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $90,646sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $65,430Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 84%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 94%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $84,09310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,433federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 12,913Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 18%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 20%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- The University of Tampa Tampa, FL — admits 40%
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL — admits 65%
- George Washington University Washington, DC — admits 47%
- Drexel University Philadelphia, PA — admits 79%
Also worth a look
- Boston University Boston, MA — admits 11%
- Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA — admits 16%
- The University of Tampa Tampa, FL — admits 40%
- Cornell University Ithaca, NY — admits 9%
- Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA — admits 12%
- Northwestern University Evanston, IL — admits 8%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Miami, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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