The
University of Miami (informally referred to as
UM,
U of M, or
The U) is a private,
nonsectarian research university located in
Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university currently enrolls 16,774 students in 12 separate colleges/schools, including a
medical school located in
Miami's
Civic Center neighborhood, a
law school on the main campus, and a
school focused on the study of
oceanography and
atmospheric sciences on
Virginia Key, with a research facilities at the Richmond Facility in southern
Miami-Dade County. These colleges offer approximately 115 undergraduate, 104 master's, and 63 doctoral of which 59 are research/scholarship and four professional areas of study. Over the years, the University's students have represented all 50 states and close to 150 foreign countries. With more than 14,000 full and part-time faculty and staff, UM is the sixth largest employer in
Miami-Dade County.