[9] The university enrolls 18,600 students in Oxford and maintains regional campuses in nearby Hamilton, Middletown, and West Chester.

[14] Though financed by means of a government land grant, Miami University initially was inaugurated and operated by Presbyterians, with explicit legislative encouragement for religious education having been enshrined in the Northwest Ordinance.

[14] The curriculum included Greek, Latin, algebra, geography, and Roman history; the university offered only a Bachelor of Arts.

The Miami Student, founded in 1867, traces its foundation back to the Literary Register and claims to be the oldest college newspaper in the United States.

[14] President Bishop was forced to resign by the board of trustees in 1840, due to the failure of his appeals for unity in face of the Old School–New School controversy, which had caused factions to rise against each other trying to take over the university's administration.

[14] With its reopening a change in religious policy occurred, the school no longer required faculty to be ordained Presbyterian ministers.

In the same year David McDill became Miami's first non-Presbyterian president, stressing its non-denominational, but Christian nature during his inauguration.

The conservative environment found on campus called for little change during the problems of the Great Depression, and only about 10 percent of students in the 1930s were on government subsidies.

[14][24] Responding to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, trustees changed the athletic teams nickname from the "Redskins" to the "RedHawks" in 1997.

[26] In the same year, a new Farmer School of Business building was completed on the East Quad, and the Miami University Voice of America Learning Center opened in West Chester, Ohio.

Clustered around North Patterson Avenue are Pearson Hall, the Psychology Building, and the Farmer School of Business.

It offers continuing classes pertaining to students' studies, typically in architecture, business, French, German, history, and political science.

[40] Students live in homestays with Luxembourgish host families and are encouraged to travel in Europe through university-led study programs and in their free time.

It is governed by a board of trustees which oversees the administration of the university and holds subcommittees on investment, finance and audit, and academic and student affairs.

[46] The office of the president manages Miami University's fiscal and business operations, supporting the academic and research missions across all campuses.

[58] Admission to Miami University is classified as "more selective" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and U.S. News & World Report.

Of the 52.2% of admitted students who submitted ACT or SAT test scores, the middle 50% ranges (25th percentile-75th percentile) were 25–31 and 1220–1390, respectively.

It additionally houses King Café, centers for academic writing, information management and digital scholarship, and a library makerspace.

[96] The Wall Street Journal ranked Miami 22nd among state schools for bringing students directly from undergraduate studies into top graduate programs.

Of the regularly enrolled international students, the most represented countries are typically China, Vietnam, India, Nepal, and South Korea.

[121] Founded in 1907 by professor Raymond H. Burke, composer of Miami's fight song and alma mater, the glee club is among the oldest and largest groups of its kind in the nation.

Throughout its history, the Glee Club has worked with renowned composers, conductors and singers such as Morten Lauridsen, Martina Arroyo, Max Rudolf, Thomas Schippers, Paul Salamunovich, A.R.

[123][122][124] In 2014, the Glee Club performed a Memorial Day service at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, as part of its biannual international tour, and later won the First European Prize with Great Distinction at the Concours Europeen de Chant Choral 2014 (European Choir Competition).

[136] In 2004, Miami University's office of Greek affairs was endowed with a $1 million gift from alumnus Cliff Alexander, a member of Sigma Nu.

Couples are encouraged to register with the university's alumni association, which has sent Miami Mergers an annual Valentine's Day card since 1973.

In 1996, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, which works with the university on Native American relations,[150] withdrew its support for the nickname.

[153] Miami is nicknamed the "Cradle of Coaches" for the coaches that have trained through the Miami RedHawks football program, including College Football Hall of Fame inductees Paul Brown, Carmen Cozza, Weeb Ewbank, Ara Parseghian, Earl Blaik, Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and Jim Tressel.

[165] A number of Miami alumni have made significant contributions in the fields of government, law, science, academia, business, arts, journalism, and athletics, among others.

[168] Five governors of Ohio graduated from Miami: William Dennison Jr. (24th), Charles Anderson (27th), James E. Campbell (38th), Andrew L. Harris (44th), and Mike DeWine (70th), who also served as a U.S.

[174] Rita Dove, a Pulitzer Prize winner and the first African-American United States Poet Laureate, graduated summa cum laude from Miami.