Barry University is a private Catholic institution located in the mid of the Miami Shores, Florida. The university was founded in the year 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, it's one among the most important Catholic universities within the Southeast and is within the territory of the Archdiocese of Miami.
The university offers more than hundred-degree programs, from bachelors to doctorate degrees, in six schools and two colleges.
Barry University has 7,186 students enrolled for various degrees from different parts of the world. The university's campus has fifty-four buildings, a branch campus in Tallahassee, a school of law in Orlando, and 50,000 alumni.
The college was renamed and got its university recognization on 13th November 1981. Barry University is continuously sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan from the day of inauguration. It is an independent organization and has an independent Board of Trustees.
Barry University features a campus in Orlando containing the Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law and a campus in SP that has another branch of its Physician Assistant Program. Barry University also features a campus on the island of St. Croix, where the third branch of its Physician Assistant Program is located.
The Monsignor William Barry University Memorial Library contains more than 710,000 items, including 2,600 periodical titles, 5,000 audiovisual items, 150 electronic databases, and an "excellent Catholic American collection." The library also contains a set of documents concerning Operation Pedro Pan.
The university offers more than 60 traditional undergraduate programs, accelerated bachelor's programs designed specifically for working adults, and more than 50 graduate programs (many of these with evening/weekend classes) in 9 schools.
The SSC sponsors championships in 14 sports for men and women: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, rowing, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, and women's volleyball.
Barry University Accreditation
BU is recognized and is nationally recognized by the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to offer various degree programs.