Miami University

This article is about the university in Ohio. For the university in Florida, see University of Miami.

Miami University
MottoProdesse Quam Conspici (Latin)
Motto in English
"To accomplish without being conspicuous"[1]
TypePublic research university
EstablishedFebruary 2, 1809; 215 years ago (1809-02-02)
Parent institution
University System of Ohio
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$739 million (2023)[2]
PresidentGregory Crawford[3]
ProvostElizabeth Mullenix[4]
Academic staff
973[5]
Students19,107 (fall 2022)[6]
Undergraduates16,864 (fall 2022)[6]
Postgraduates2,243 (fall 2022)[6]
Location
Oxford
,
Ohio
,
United States

39°30′43″N 84°44′05″W / 39.511905°N 84.734674°W / 39.511905; -84.734674
CampusFringe town[7], 2,138 acres (8.65 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Miami Student
ColorsRed and white[8][9]
   
NicknameRedHawks
Sporting affiliations
MascotSwoop the RedHawk
Websitemiamioh.edu

Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the second-oldest university in Ohio and the tenth-oldest public university in the United States.[10] The school's system comprises the main campus in Oxford, as well as regional campuses in nearby Hamilton, Middletown, and West Chester, Ohio. Miami also maintains an international boarding campus, the Dolibois European Center in Differdange, Luxembourg.

Miami University provides a liberal arts education; it offers more than 120 undergraduate degree programs and over 70 graduate degree programs within its seven schools and colleges in architecture, business, engineering, humanities and the sciences.[11] Miami was one of the original eight Public Ivy schools, a group of publicly funded universities considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[12][13]

Miami University has a long tradition of Greek life; five social Greek-letter organizations were founded at the university, earning Miami the nickname "Mother of Fraternities". Today, approximately one-third of the undergraduate student population are members of the Greek community. Miami's athletic teams compete in the NCAA Division I and are collectively known as the Miami RedHawks. They compete in the Mid-American Conference in all varsity sports except ice hockey, which competes in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.

  1. ^ "Miami Seal". Miamialum.org. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "2022-2023 Endowment Report".
  3. ^ "Gregory Crawford chosen as Miami University's 22nd president". Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Mullenix tapped to serve as Miami's Interim Provost and Senior VP of Academic Affairs". Miamioh.edu. April 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Faculty Diversity & Inclusion". Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Institution Data Profile - Miami University-Oxford". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "IPEDS - Miami University".
  8. ^ "Colors". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "The Brand". Miamioh.edu. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Oldest Universities In The US". Ranker. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  11. ^ "About Miami - Quick Facts". Miamioh.edu. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  12. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Carnegie Classification". Miami University. Retrieved March 23, 2017.