University of Miami

The University of Miami, which was founded in 1925, is a private research university located south of 바카라사이트 city of Miami in Florida, US.

The first building, today called 바카라사이트 Merrick Building after George Merrick who gave 바카라사이트 college $5 million in its first year, was left unfinished for more than two decades because of economic difficulties ¨C with classes run instead at a nearby hotel, giving 바카라사이트 university 바카라사이트 early nickname of ¡°Cardboard College¡±. Today, however, an endowment of about $2.58 billion in revenue, which came to 바카라사이트 university during 바카라사이트 fiscal year 2014, has seen it expand and consolidate its estate.

Miami has 12 colleges and schools on different campuses, including 바카라사이트 Miami School of Law on 바카라사이트 260 acre main campus, 바카라사이트 Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine (which trains at least 1,000 students in health-related programmes), and a school focused on 바카라사이트 study of oceanography and atmospheric sciences.

The main campus is in Coral Gables, south of Miami, and includes a 바카라사이트atre, arboretum and architecture centre. A large pool named ¡°Lake Osceola¡± with a large fountain in 바카라사이트 centre of 바카라사이트 main campus serves as a focal point for 바카라사이트 university.

First founded by citizens during 바카라사이트 Jim Crow era as a white, coeducational institution, it became 바카라사이트 first major college in 바카라사이트 South with a black football player on scholarship in 1966.

Some 16,000 students enrolled in 2014, at about a 40 per cent acceptance rate. Notable alumni include wrestler Dwayne ¡°The Rock¡± Johnson, actor Sylvester Stallone and singer Gloria Estefan. Former president Donna E. Shalala led 바카라사이트 University of Miami between 2001 and 2016 and served under President Bill Clinton as 바카라사이트 longest-serving US Secretary of Health and Human Services.