Miami Regionals are regional, community-based campuses of Miami University, a highly-regarded public university with a national reputation. With affordable tuition and a flexible class schedule, Miami Regionals offers a world-renowned liberal arts foundation with state-of-the-art applied learning. Regional locations include Miami Hamilton, Miami Middletown, and the Voice of America Learning Center (VOALC) in West Chester.

Convenience Counts
Apply to Miami's regional commuter campuses and enjoy:

- a Miami University degree

- affordable tuition

- flexible class schedules, including a growing number of courses taught entirely online

- nearby, free parking

- on-site childcare

Start Here, Finish Here...or in Oxford
Many of our students earn their bachelor's degrees taking classes entirely at the regional locations. Others begin on the regional campuses and, after meeting required criteria to relocate, complete their degree on the Oxford campus.

Learn about the growing number of bachelor degrees that may be completed exclusively at Miami Regionals on Miami University's General Bulletin website.

Support for Student Success
Miami's regional locations were designed with YOU in mind. Academic support inside and out of the classroom includes, quality faculty instruction, free academic tutoring and advising, small class sizes, career services and professional development AND cooperative education programs.

PLUS a vibrant student life with a variety of clubs, competitive athletics, opportunities for service-learning, and access to cultural programs ensures you have a well-rounded student experience.

Open Enrollment Policy
Miami‘s regional campuses maintain an open admission policy, which means first-time college students are automatically accepted with a high school diploma or GED, at any age. Students who are not first-time college students will be evaluated for admission based on their cumulative GPA at their previous institution(s).

Accreditation
Miami’s Regional Campuses are accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and are members of the North Central Association.

Four Engineering Technology programs are accredited by ABET, the Engineering Accreditation Commission. 

The traditional BSN curriculum is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The traditional BSN curriculum has approval from the Ohio Board of Nursing.

State authorization of online courses. State Authorization refers to state regulation of distance education courses and programs offered to residents of a particular state by an educational institution based in another state, as well as state regulation of various non-distance activities within a particular state by institutions outside of that state. 

In the just-released U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges 2020” guidebook, Miami University is ranked in the top 50 of best national public universities, moving up three slots to No. 39.

Among public and private universities and colleges combined, Miami is in the top 100, up five spots to number 91. There are 399 universities on the list.

In a special list, Miami is in the top 5 of national institutions recognized for “unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.” This is the 10th year that Miami has been recognized by U.S. News for its faculty commitment to teaching. Miami is No. 3 among public universities and No. 8 including private schools.

U.S. News also places Miami in the top 10 for undergraduate engineering among U.S. public universities without a doctorate program, placing Miami at No. 8.

Among public national universities, Miami also garnered these accolades:

No. 41 in undergraduate business programs.
No. 23 in its number of international students.
No. 35 for best colleges for veterans.
No. 81 for “Best Value Colleges.”
Within Miami's Farmer School of Business, these programs achieved high rankings among public universities:

No. 17 in accounting (No. 26 among all universities)
No. 15 in entrepreneurship (No. 33 among all universities)
No. 19 in marketing (No. 33 among all universities)
U.S. News & World Report also recognized some of the numerous academic and co-curricular programs that support "the Miami Experience" with high rankings among public universities:

No. 13 in learning communities (No. 29 among all universities)
No. 6 in study abroad (No. 35 among all universities)
No. 12 in undergraduate research/creative projects (No. 50 among all universities)
Faculty-student connections
The faculty focus on teaching for which Miami receives annual recognition is marked by numerous faculty-student connections, including these examples:

More than 2,800 Miami undergraduates conducted research with faculty in 2018-19.
Faculty lead students in many study abroad and study away (elsewhere in the U.S.) programs, with 55% of Miami students studying away or abroad.
Faculty and staff advising support the 50% of students who carry a double major or minor.
Faculty-developed proposals include class-related professional development activities for students via support from the Center for Career Exploration and Success.
"Our faculty focus on creating best-in-class experiences for our students has become a national story," said President Gregory Crawford. “I'm grateful to our talented faculty whose dedication and care help students to succeed."

Some of U.S. News rankings are based on data, others on reputation. The list of universities with an “unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching” comes from a survey of college presidents, provosts and admissions deans.