| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
Berry College is an accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Mount Berry, Georgia, USA, in Floyd County just north of Rome, Georgia. The institution emphasizes the importance of educating the whole person. This focus is usually referenced as "educating the head, heart, and hands" and follows the school's motto, "Not to be ministered unto, but to minister." With approximately 1950 students and 26,000+ acres (105 km²) of north Georgia hill country, Berry College's campus is the largest contiguous college campus in the world.
Berry was founded in 1902 by Martha McChesney Berry as a school for rural youth at a time when few public schools existed in Georgia.Seven years later, a girls' school was added, with a junior college being established in 1926 and a four-year college in 1930. Graduate programs outside the liberal arts were added in 1972. Financial contributions from Henry Ford and from the Ford Foundation, and donations from others have helped the institution establish itself as a leading liberal arts college in the southeastern United States.
Berry College offers students the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education and Education Specialist degrees from the four schools making up the academic program. The liberal arts education offered by Berry includes a general education program coupled with the student's selected major. The four schools offer a total of 32 undergraduate academic majors, 34 minors, and three graduate majors. According to U.S. News and World Report Berry is currently ranked 118th among the "Top Liberal Arts colleges."
The Campbell School of Business, directed by Dean John R. Grout, has its home at Green Hall on the Berry College campus. Green Hall offers students seven multimedia equipped rooms. The School of Business offers five undergraduate majors and one graduate major. The Campbell School of Business recently received its accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) in April of 2007. The school will also be featured in the “Best 290 Business Schools 2008 Edition,” by the Princeton Review.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 73% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference) Baseball (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference) Track (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 17,570 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,734 | 20% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,737 | 83% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 7,008 | 85% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,238 | 54% | |
Any Aid: |
100% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 83% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 78% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 520, Math: 520 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 630, Math: 620 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 22% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 23, Math: 20 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 28, Verbal: 29, Math: 26 |
| Application Fee: | $ 50.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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I've been accepted to Berry College near Rome, GA. I applied because of its excellent Liberal Arts Reputation, but so much of what I read about it focuses on the heavy Christianity that is part of life there. Is there anyone that knows Berry that can tell me if there is tolerance for non-christians at Berry, or are they really looked down on or worse, is someone always trying to convert them?
20 months ago
Best Answer
Yes, you can. One of my friends is about to graduate from there and she has never pronounced any type of faith. I almost think there're more non-Christains there than those strongly religious and that has a lot to do with the liberal arts.
Plus, you know, you're outnumbered by deer there 22 to 1! How can you beat that! LOL :-)
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