| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Size: | Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Buccaneers |
Barry University is a Catholic institution of higher education founded in 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters. Grounded in the liberal arts tradition, Barry University is a scholarly community committed to the highest academic standards in undergraduate, graduate and professional education.
In the Catholic intellectual tradition, integration of study, reflection and action inform the intellectual life. Faithful to this tradition, a Barry education and university experience foster individual and communal transformation where learning leads to knowledge and truth, reflection leads to informed action, and a commitment to social justice leads to collaborative service.
Barry University provides opportunities for affirming our Catholic identity, Dominican heritage, and collegiate traditions. Catholic beliefs and values are enriched by ecumenical and interfaith dialog.
Through worship and ritual, we celebrate our religious identity while remaining a University community where all are welcome.
Originally conceptualized by the Most Reverend Patrick Barry, Bishop of St. Augustine, and Reverend Mother M. Gerald Barry, Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan, plans for Barry College received active support from Reverend William Barry, Pastor of St. Patrick's Church of Miami Beach, and John Thompson, Mayor of Miami Shores, Florida. In June 1940, a forty-acre tract of tropical vegetation located in residential Miami Shores was transformed into the campus of Barry College. By action of the Board of Trustees, the college became Barry University on November 13, 1981. Today's University community is comprised of approximately 7,000 students, served by well over 700 administrators, faculty members, and support staff representing diverse religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Barry is coeducational and fully accredited.
Since Barry first opened its doors in 1940, the faculty and administration have combined efforts to develop high quality academic programs so that needs of both the students and the local community would be served. Examples of this development include the inauguration and accreditation of such programs as Nursing, Teacher Education, Medical Technology, and Social Work. Needs of the local community led Barry to begin graduate programs for men and women in 1954, a Continuing Education Program in 1974, a School of Business in 1976, a Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences in 1983, and a School of Podiatric Medicine in the Fall of 1985.
Barry University has had five Adrian Dominican Sisters serve as president since its inception: Mother M. Gerald Barry, 1940-1961; Mother M. Genevieve Weber,1962-1963; Sister M. Dorothy Browne,1963- 1974; Sister M. Trinita Flood, 1974-1981; Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin, 1981 to 2004; and Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD, 2004-present.
Continued development and expansion of the Barry community are promoted to keep pace with the growth and excellence of the educational programs and to meet the needs of the ever-increasing student population. The physical plant includes 40 buildings, with indoor and outdoor athletic facilities, spread over 40 of the University's 90-acre campus and adjacent areas. The tropical beauty of the campus, its excellent educational facilities, and the ideal South Florida climate combine to create an atmosphere conducive to learning and to continued personal development.
Barry University is a private Catholic university, which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, a suburb northeast of Miami, Florida. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. Barry is well known for its business, nursing, health sciences, teacher education, and liberal arts programs. It currently has more than 9,300 students, a faculty of 871 and 39,922 alumni. Student to faculty ratio is 14:1.
Barry University began as a result of by Patrick Barry's (Bishop of St. Augustine, FL) and Mother M. Gerald Barry's (Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian) dream of establishing an institution of higher education, one in which students, through the Adrian Sister's mission of being "the change" one "wishes to see", would become catalysts for positive change. Mother M. Gerald Barry's (Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian) and her brothers Bishop Patrick Barry and Monsignor William Barry came up with the idea and the University was named after both of them.
Initially, Barry was a women's Catholic college. The construction of what was then the Barry College for Women began in 1940, in what had previously been "a tract of tropical vegetation". The empty lot was soon transformed into the main campus, in Miami Shores, FL.
Since Barry's inception, the faculty and administration at Barry have worked diligently in fostering high "quality educational programs" as well as caring environment aimed at helping students reach their full academic and spiritual potential. Barry College became Barry University on November 13, 1981.
"Barry University has had five Adrian Dominican Sisters serve as president since its inception: Mother M. Gerald Barry, 1940-1961; Mother M. Genevieve Weber,1962-1963; Sister M. Dorothy Browne,1963- 1974; Sister M. Trinita Flood, 1974-1981; Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin, 1981 to 2004; and Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD, 2004-present".The main campus for the sisters is located in Adrian Michigan, several miles from Lake Erie. The Weber retreat center is also located in the Adrian Sisters campus. This center is known worldwide as a spiritual retreat with special theology and personal development programs.
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| Percent of Students International: | 4% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 14% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Sunshine State Conference) Baseball (Sunshine State Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 22,430 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 225 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,921 | 44% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,353 | 44% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 10,740 | 97% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,784 | 71% | |
Any Aid: |
97% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 70% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 86% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 430, Math: 430 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 520, Math: 510 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 34% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 17, Verbal: 16, Math: 16 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 21, Verbal: 21, Math: 21 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
