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TOP-RANKED RESEARCH
From the top of the globe to the ocean floor, FIU researchers explore the toughest challenges of our time: sea
level rise, extreme events, childhood mental health disorders, and more. This solutions-centered approach is
why FIU, Miami's public research university, is designated a Carnegie R1: Doctoral University – Very High
Research Activity, something only 3% of the nation's 4,300 colleges and universities can claim. As a Carnegie
R1 university, FIU is recognized for its very high research activity, attracting top faculty, securing significant
funding, and offering exceptional opportunities for students.
Top 25
$1 Billion+
U.S. PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
FOR PATENTS
RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
LAST FIVE YEARS
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The Wall of Wind research and testing facility —
one of only eight National Science Foundationsupported experimental facilities in the country — is
the largest and most powerful university research
facility of its kind, capable of simulating Category 5
hurricane winds.
Against the backdrop of the stunning 700-milewide Brooks Range in northern Alaska, FIU
biologist Steve Oberbauer and alumnus Mathew
Simon ’17 walk along a narrow boardwalk abutting
FIU’s plant ecology research plot at the Toolik
Field Station.
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Florida International University Career Guide 2024-25
FIU’s Medina Aquarius Program is dedicated to the
study and preservation of marine ecosystems
worldwide with the world’s only undersea research
laboratory, Aquarius Reef Base.
