University of Miami

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Miami

University of Miami operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 12,913 students of which 14,514 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Miami is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 18.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,415 and an ACT midpoint of 32. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $37,244, with published in-state tuition of $62,616 and a Pell grant recipient share of 14.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 84.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 93.8%. Graduates earn a median of $75,328 ten years after enrolling, compared with $61,508 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 277900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 78.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.