Miami University, also famous as U and UM is a private school located in Coral Gables, Florida. Miami University was founded in 1925 and today it has more than 15,000 students. In 2006 learners at Miami University had a SAT score of about 1260 on the time of going to the university and an average GPA of 4.0. Around 62 percent those at Miami University who enrolled the school in 2006 were really in the top 11 % of their class at their high school.
Main property of Miami University is stretched along more than 200 acres in Coral Gables. Besides, in Miami University there are also several satellite campuses such as the Rosensetiel School of Marine as well as Atmospheric Science located on Virginia Key. Miami University also has a number of undergraduate schools. And the three Miami University’s schools are graduate ones. These are thefollowing schools: the Rosensetial School, and the School of Medicine, as well as the School of Law.
The official Miami University colors’ are white, orange, green. They are a symbol of the blossoms and leaves and also fruits of the orange tree which are popular in Miami University. The sports teams of this university are named the Miami Hurricanes. They are local rivals of Florida University Gators and also the University of Florida State Seminoles.
The official school talisman of Miami University is, of course, Sebastian the Ibis. It was chosen as the talisman of the University of Miami as it represents the leadership and courage. The legend states that this bird is the last one to escape an approaching hurricane and it is the first one to re-emerge as soon as a storm is over. The symbol of Miami University is an orange with green letter U as well. It is first used for the University sports teams.