University Park is a neighborhood in unincorporated western Miami-Dade County, Florida, defined by the presence of Florida International University. It sits just west of the Palmetto Expressway and south of the Tamiami Trail, with Southwest 107th Avenue as its main commercial spine, and is surrounded by the broader Westchester, Sweetwater, and Kendall areas. As a former census-designated place, it recorded a population of 26,995 in 2010 before being merged into the Westchester CDP for the 2020 census. The neighborhood's identity flows directly from its anchor institution. FIU opened in 1972 on what is now the Modesto A. Maidique Campus — originally named University Park — and the university has since grown into one of the largest in the United States, serving tens of thousands of students on a roughly 340-acre campus. The area also hosts the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition Center and, on the FIU campus, the National Weather Service's Miami office and the National Hurricane Center. University Park's daily life is a blend of suburban residential streets and an active, commercial corridor culture. The Tamiami Trail and Southwest 107th Avenue are lined with Latin American restaurants, markets, and services, reflecting the neighborhood's predominantly Hispanic population. Miami-Dade Transit bus routes run along both corridors, connecting residents to Metrorail and the wider county network. Education is provided by Miami-Dade County Public Schools, one of the nation's largest districts, and recreation centers on Tamiami Park, the FIU Nature Preserve, and the Tamiami Pinelands Preserve. University Park suits students, university staff, families, and first-time buyers seeking an attainable western Miami location with strong transit and highway access — a true university neighborhood at the edge of one of America's major metro areas.