University Metrics
CARTA Metrics
OUR FUTURE IS NOW
We are one of CARTA’s Community-Based Signature Facility and Community-Based Innovation Initiative
How do we meet this
uniqueness and/or exceptional accomplishments of our faculty, students, alumni, programs, initiatives, facilities, and opportunities
CARTA Mission
Through our teaching, creative activities, research, and engagement, CARTA will drive the information, innovation, and cultural economy of South Florida and beyond
CARTA Vision
By 2020, the College will be recognized nationally for our innovative teaching, learning, engagement, research, and creative activities.
Values
- Freedom of thought and expression.
- Excellence in teaching in the pursuit, generation, dissemination of knowledge and creativity.
- Respect for the dignity of the individual.
- Respect for the environment.
- Honesty, integrity, and truth.
- Diversity.
- Strategic, operational, and service excellence.
Meeting the metrics
Miami has become a model city-of-the-future as it explores innovative solutions to local challenges (cultural, environmental, social, economic, political, and technological) that have national and global impacts.
South Florida’s economic revitalization has transformed Miami into a global city recognized as one of the most important media and arts communities in the nation.
Driven by a flourishing creative economy and celebrated for its diversity, Miami is the 4th largest urban area in the nation.
CARTA By The Numbers
3,863 Majors
20% First Generation
43% Pell Grant Recipients
92% In-State
71% Full time
78% Ages 18-25
70% Hispanic
11% Black / African American
68% Female
#1 First Spanish Language Journalism Masters Program in the Nation
#2 Nationally Ranked Architecture Graduate Program in the US (Graduateprograms.com 2016 and 2017)
#9 Nationally Ranked Interior Design Graduate Program in US (Design Intelligence 2015)
$30Million in annual Revenues
Strategies
REINFORCE EXCELLENCE
BRAND IDENTITY
PERFORMANCE CRITERION
BUILD A FINANCIAL BASE
FUNDED RESEARCH
Establish a college-wide expectation of faculty aggressively seeking external funding in support of teaching, creative activities, and scholarship
CARTA Office of Faculty Success
$5M in faculty research awards over next 5-yrs. (2022)
FIU By Design
Non-licensed consulting services | $2.5M in contracts over 5-Yrs (2022)
SUSTAINABLE + DIVERSIFIED
EARNED + CONTRIBUTED REVENUES
BE INTENTIONAL.
BE BOLD.
IN ALL THAT WE DO
Preeminent Academic Initiatives
- CARTA | Miami Urban Futures Initiative (2017)