Home, Florida International University in Miami, FL Florida state f Florida International University A World of Possibilities FIU started with a vision to build a public university in Miami, an institution that could create opportunity for an evolving, dynamic city. Half a century later, that vision became a Carnegie Foundation top-ranked research university. What started on an abandoned airstrip became a leading cultural institution, a community of 200,000 alumni and a solution center for the challenges of the future. FIU was built to bring opportunity within your reach. What will you do with your opportunity? Degrees for Every Interest Explore ...