BARRY UNIVERSITY T-15

11300 Northeast Second Ave.
Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695
Tel: (305)899-3000
Free: 800-695-2279
Admissions: (305)899-3138
Fax: (305)899-2971
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.barry.edu/

Description:

Independent Roman Catholic, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1940. Setting: 122-acre suburban campus with easy access to Miami. Endowment: $24.1 million. Total enrollment: 9,207. Faculty: 910 (346 full-time, 564 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 14:1. 3,186 applied, 70% were admitted. Full-time: 4,427 students, 69% women, 31% men. Part-time: 1,515 students, 68% women, 32% men. Students come from 43 states and territories, 89 other countries, 15% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 34% Hispanic, 22% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 59% 25 or older, 17% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at St. Thomas Aquinas College, Dominican College of San Rafael. Study abroad program. ROTC: Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview. Required for some: essay. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $30,050 includes full-time tuition ($22,430) and college room and board ($7620). Room and board charges vary according to board plan.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 24 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 13% of eligible men and 4% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Campus Activities Board, Scuba Society, Caribbean Students Association, Jamaican Association. Major annual events: Founders' Day, Spring and Winter formals, Festival of Nations. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. 1,010 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library plus 1 other with 233,938 books, 541,560 microform titles, 2,880 serials, 4,247 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 368 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located only minutes from the cities of Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Barry University offers easy access to the recreational facilities and cultural opportunities of Florida's Gold Coast area. Golf, tennis, swimming, skin and scuba diving, sailing and waterskiing are available all year long. Professional football, basketball, soccer, and hockey teams play in South Florida. The Miami Beach Theater of the Performing Arts, Coconut Grove Playhouse and the New World Symphony provide a full season of highly acclaimed performances. Well known personalities entertain regularly in the area. The Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area provides ready access to beaches, recreational, and ecological features including the Florida Keys, the Everglades, and National, State and Marine parks.