Florida Legislature

Legislative branch of the state government of Florida

Follow Florida Legislature on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!

2025 U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida International University as tied for 46th best public university in the United States, and tied for 98th overall among all national universities.
February 17 2025 Jeanette Nuñez, Florida's lieutenant governor and FIU alumna, is expected to replace Jessell as interim president when his three-year contract ends.
2024 Approximately 3,800 international students recognized, with most originating from China, Venezuela, India, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil.
April 2024 FIU students began protesting and established a 'liberated zone' in support of Palestinians in Gaza, joining nationwide campus protests calling for an end to the siege on Gaza and U.S. funding and arms to Israel.
2023 School of International and Public Affairs Phase II building constructed
2023 Florida International University recorded 54,085 students, with students representing more than 130 countries and all 50 U.S. states.
2022 Tamiami Hall building completed
2022 Student enrollment further decreased to 55,687, with 45,442 undergraduates and 10,245 graduate students.
November 9 2022 Jessell's presidential appointment was confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors.
January 21 2022 Mark B. Rosenberg suddenly resigned from the university, initially citing his wife's health conditions.
2021 24,351 students applied for graduate admissions at the university, with 8,043 (33.02%) being accepted.
2021 Florida International University spent $246 million in annual research expenditures and was awarded $310 million in research awards for the fiscal year.
2021 Student enrollment declined to 56,732, with 46,079 undergraduates and 10,653 graduate students.
2020 The Tianjin Center temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Total student enrollment peaked at 58,899, with 48,664 undergraduates and 10,235 graduate students.
May 6 2020 Florida Department of Transportation announced plans to design and rebuild the collapsed pedestrian bridge.
2019 Established tuition rates for the 2019-2020 academic year, with different rates for undergraduate, graduate, and law school students, distinguishing between in-state and out-of-state student costs.
2019 Florida International University's Honors College admitted students with an impressive academic profile, including a 4.4 weighted GPA, 29 ACT composite score, and 1329 SAT total score.
2019 Student enrollment increased to 58,827, with 49,004 undergraduates and 9,823 graduate students.
2018 FIU Model United Nations Program was ranked as the best Model UN Team in North America for the 2018-2019 season, highlighting the program's exceptional performance and international recognition.
2018 Total student enrollment reached 58,064, with 48,439 undergraduates and 9,625 graduate students.
2018 Diverse: Issues In Higher Education ranked FIU first in granting bachelor's degrees, seventh in granting master's degrees, and 27th in granting doctoral degrees to minorities in the United States.
2018 Florida International University established the Global Forensic and Justice Center in Largo, combining two decades of experience to engage forensic science and criminal justice industries, spanning from crime scene investigation to courtroom proceedings.
March 15 2018 A newly constructed pedestrian bridge collapsed outside the university, resulting in six fatalities.
2017 Tracked economic diversity of student cohort, identifying proportions of low-income and affluent students.
December 2017 The university temporarily paused Greek life activities following the discovery of a problematic group chat by Tau Kappa Epsilon members and in response to national hazing incidents.
July 2016 FIU College of Law graduates achieved the highest passage rate on the July 2016 law exam.
February 2016 FIU College of Law graduates achieved the highest passage rate on the February 2016 law exam.
2015 Management And New Growth Opportunities building established
2015 The National Science Foundation selected the 12-fan Wall of Wind (WoW) as one of the nation's major 'Experimental Facilities' under the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) competition.
2015 U.S. News & World Report's 'America's Best Colleges' ranked the undergraduate international business program sixth in the nation and the Chapman Graduate School of Business 15th in the nation for an International MBA.
2015 Florida International University hosted the Miss Universe 2014 pageant in the FIU Arena.
July 2015 FIU College of Law graduates achieved the highest passage rate on the July 2015 law exam.
March 2015 Royal Caribbean's training facility opened, providing opportunities for architecture, art, and hospitality students.
2014 Construction of the FIU at I-75 academic center in Miramar was completed, providing a satellite campus to meet student demand in Broward County. The 89,000-square-foot complex offers courses from multiple colleges and includes offices, a computer lab, student lounges, and study spaces.
2013 Parkview Hall, Stocker AstroScience Center buildings constructed
December 2013 Royal Caribbean announced plans to build a $20 million 130,000 sq. ft. training facility at the university.
July 1 2013 FIU became a member of Conference USA.
2012 G4TV held the Northeast and Southeast regional qualifying rounds of American Ninja Warrior at FIU, with the competition taking place in the traffic loop between the School of Architecture and College of Business.
2012 Science Classroom Complex building completed
2011 By Spring 2011, approximately 500 students were enrolled at the Downtown center, with plans to grow to over 2,000 students by 2021.
2011 FIU School of Architecture was identified as the most competitive school in Florida, with the lowest admission rate in the state at 14%.
August 2011 FIU expanded its Downtown center to 1101 Brickell Avenue, adding course offerings for the College of Business Administration and the School of International and Public Affairs, and relocating the Metropolitan Center research center.
2010 School of International and Public Affairs Phase I building established
2010 Wertheim College of Medicine received 3,606 applications for just 43 available spots, highlighting its highly competitive admissions process.
2010 FIU Panthers football team won the Sun Belt Conference title and played in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Toledo, winning late in the fourth quarter.

This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article Florida International University, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.