The College of Arts & Sciences is the Heart of the University

FIU 1969	FIU 2008

From a control tower on an abandoned airstrip to two campuses and over 5 million square feet of building space; from 5,667 students to 38,000. Florida International University’s explosive growth has been supported not by tax dollars alone but by private donations through alumni and community support.

Over 100,000 FIU alumni claim FIU as their alma mater. Thousands more take courses, certificates and special training here, on-line or at their job sites.

The College of Arts & Sciences:

• embraces nearly half the student body
• awards close to 40% of all degrees
• touches almost every student at some point in their education
• retains about half of FIU’s total faculty
• offers 72 degree programs
• teaches critical thinking skills

Private support for public education permits the growth, both in physical plant and quality, seen at FIU. Funding for scholarships, equipment, professorships and often buildings comes from private donations.

Please contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to discuss a gift to the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida International University.

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Contact Information

Robert Callahan
Assistant Dean of CAS Advancement
ECS 459A
(305) 348-7407

Special Giving Announcement

The Religious Studies Department is actively working to create an endowment of $5 million to assure the continuity and viability of the program as currently constituted.  A seed gift of $100,000 from spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama propels this effort. We ask friends, alumni and interested parties to contribute to this endowment, secure in the knowledge that your donation will be used only in service to religious studies at FIU.  Please click here if you would like to make a contribution.