Impressive Heritage, Impassioned Future

Miami University, founded in 1809, approaches its 200th anniversary with a renewed commitment to the best ideals of public higher education. Miami offers nationally recognized degree programs, both undergraduate and graduate, in arts and science, business, education, engineering, and fine arts to more than 20,000 students each year on our three Ohio and one international campus. The university's strategic goals are guiding transformation of campus, curriculum and scholarly activity to meet the ever-changing needs of our students.

Regularly cited as one of the top public universities in the nation, Miami is consistently praised by college guidebooks for practices leading to student success, including personal attention from faculty, participation in significant research, and opportunities for leadership. The seamless integration of academic and student affairs results in an engaging, student-centered, residential experience on the Oxford campus. Miami attracts superior students from around the country and the world. All undergraduates complete the Miami Plan for Liberal Education, a core curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking, understanding concepts, and engaging with other learners. Miami is also working toward increasing our already high studying abroad ratio from one-third to one-half of our students.

The university values teaching and intense engagement of faculty with students through its teacher/scholar model. Faculty work with students in the classroom and invite students into the excitement of research and discovery to an extent not broadly available at larger research institutions. Miami's faculty are nationally prominent scholars and artists who contribute to Miami, their own disciplines, and to society by the creation of new knowledge and art. Miami has been recognized as an influential model for faculty development, with faculty support programs through the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship, and The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.

A Stimulating Environment

Miami's enrollment includes about 16,000 students on the Oxford campus and another 5,000 students at regional campuses in nearby Hamilton and Middletown, respectively 13 and 22 miles from Oxford. Students and faculty also learn and teach at our 40-year old Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg and will soon be doing so at our new learning center in West Chester, about 27 miles from the Oxford campus..

Faculty involve students both in the classroom and in co-curricular activities and research projects to an extent not broadly available at larger universities. In the book Creating the Future of Faculty Development: Learning from the Past, Understanding the Present, Miami is named among the top four schools nationwide as influential models for faculty development. Miami University faculty and staff received $27.5 million in 2007-2008 in external grants, contracts and technology transfer fees - the fifth year in a row for a record level of external funding.

A $500 million fundraising campaign is under way to increase resources available for academic support and student scholarships.

Students, faculty and staff in Oxford enjoy what is reputed to be one of the most attractive university campuses, or as poet Robert Frost described it, "the most beautiful college there is." The campus features modified Georgian revival red brick buildings on an open, tree-shaded campus void of high-rise residence halls.

An Emphasis on Student Success:

Personal attention from Miami faculty and staff helps students explore their capabilities and excel. Measures of student success include the following:

• Nearly 70 percent of Miami students report they participate in a leadership experience.
• Miami consistently ranks among the top universities in the nation for the number of students studying abroad.
• Miami is recognized by the Truman Scholarship Foundation as an Honor Institution for producing Truman Scholars.
• Retention rates are high, with 89 percent of freshmen returning for their sophomore year.
• Miami's graduation rates are among the highest nationally, in the top 10 among NCAA Division I public universities. Our student athlete graduation rate surpassed the student population rate as a whole in 2007.
• Miami graduates are accepted into medical school at a rate 36 percent higher, and law school at a rate nearly 20 percent higher, than the national average.
• A Wall Street Journal study of 5,000 colleges and universities determined which institutions send the highest percentage of students to elite grad programs like Yale medical school, Harvard law, or Wharton's MBA program. Miami ranked as a top 30 "feeder" school.
• Employers recruit on Miami's campus at nearly double the number found at most universities our size.

Excellent Benefits and Superior Facilities

• Miami's benefits are excellent. They include equitable salary-based health insurance premiums; a pro-active employee wellness program; a tuition waiver for benefit-eligible employees, their spouses, and children; optional retirement plans; and domestic partner benefits. Visit Employment at Miami for more information on Miami's benefits package, as well as information about resources in the surrounding communities.
• The university's physical facilities plan includes regular maintenance, renovation or replacement of older buildings; a new business school building will be complete in 2009, and plans are underway for a new student center. The award-winning recreational sports center is open to employees as well as students.
• In the latest survey assessing the quality of service and facilities among Ohio university libraries, Miami ranked among the leaders in all benchmarked areas.
• Inexpensive parking is offered outside and new garages are available for a slightly higher fee.
• Miami's campuses are wireless inside and out.