Rankings & Facts

Program Rankings

#7International Business undergraduate program; U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges of 2017
#1Online Hospitality Management program; College Choice ranked a number of FIU's online programs among the best in the country
#1Online Psychology program; College Choice ranked a number of FIU's online programs among the best in the country
#3Online Criminal Justice program; BestColleges.com
#2Model United Nations team in North America in 2017. FIU's team beat out every Ivy League team in the country; Best Delegate, the organization that ranks Model UN teams based on performance

Solutions Center
FIU has the highest research classification offered by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university has earned more than $1 billion during the past decade.
One and Only
Aquarius is the world’s only underwater ocean laboratory. Located six miles off the coast of Key Largo and 60 feet below the ocean surface, this complex human habitat is designed for research and exploration.
On Top of the World
FIU professor David C. Kadko led a team of 140 U.S. researchers on a 64-day, 5,000 mile international mission to map the geochemistry of the Arctic Ocean. The goal: unlocking some of the Arctic’s secrets to understand how it will change in the coming decades.
Consistently Great
For four years and counting, BizBash has named SOBEWFF the #1 food and restaurant industry event in the United States
Saving Lives
The 12-fan Wall of Wind is the largest and most powerful university research facility of its kind. Its ability to simulate storms is helping researchers figure out ways to build stronger structures to keep us safe during life-threatening storms.
Simply the Best
Florida is the #1 state in the nation for higher education in 2017, according to U.S. News & World Report.