Barry University Quick Facts
Established: 1940 by the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan Type: Catholic, Private Not-for-Profit | The Barry Mission |
Accreditation: Barry University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 407-679-4500 for questions about the status of Barry University.
Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research University
President: Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD
Chair of the Board: William J. Heffernan
Sponsor: Adrian Dominican Congregation
Calendar: Semester
Main Campus: 11300 Northeast Second Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695
Total Endowment, FY 2010: $25,087,384 Gross Revenues: $158,217,648
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Degrees Conferred between July 1st, 2009 and June 30th, 2010
| Men | Women | Total* | |
| Bachelor’s Degrees | 935 | 396 | 1,331 |
| Master’s Degrees | 260 | 600 | 860 |
| Specialist’s Degrees | 36 | 8 | 44 |
| Doctor’s Degrees - Research / Scholarship | 38 | 11 | 49 |
| Doctor’s Degrees - Professional Practice | 141 | 158 | 299 |
| Total | 1,750 | 833 | 2,583 |
Headcount Enrollment
| Full-Time | Part-time | Total | % of Total Enrollment | |
| Degree seeking First-time Freshman | 625 | 2 | 627 | 7% |
| Otder first year degree-seeking | 58 | 2 | 60 | 1% |
| Second year degree-seeking | 286 | 4 | 290 | 3% |
| Third year degree-seeking | 379 | 13 | 392 | 4% |
| Fourtd year and beyond degree-seeking | 1,053 | 98 | 1,151 | 13% |
| Non-traditional, degree-seeking undergraduates (ACE, discounted) | 1,272 | 620 | 1,892 | 21% |
| Otder undergraduates enrolled in credit courses (non-degree-seeking) | 20 | 82 | 102 | 1% |
| Degree-seeking transfer-in, first time at Barry | 392 | 34 | 426 | 5% |
| Total Undergraduate | 4,085 | 855 | 4,940 | 55% |
| Graduate | ||||
| Undergraduate | ||||
| Graduate degree-seeking | 1,159 | 1,864 | 3,023 | 34% |
| Otder graduates enrolled in credit courses | 11 | 55 | 66 | 1% |
| Professional practice (Law, Podiatry, Doctor of Ministry) | 937 | 29 | 966 | 11% |
| Total Graduate | 2,107 | 1,948 | 4,055 | 45% |
| Total Enrollment | 6,192 | 2,803 | 8,995 | 100% |
Average Age of Student Body
| Student Type | Mean | Standard Deviation |
| Traditional (Non-ACE) First-time Freshman | 18.5 | 1.9 |
| Traditional Full-time Undergraduate | 21.8 | 4.8 |
| ACE Undergraduate | 38.8 | 9.8 |
| Graduate & Professional | 33.2 | 10.0 |

Enrollment by Ethnicity
| Traditional Undergraduate | ACE Undergraduate | Graduate & Professional | Total | % of Total* | |
| Nonresident Alien | 270 | 7 | 140 | 417 | 5% |
| Black non-Hispanic | 642 | 206 | 718 | 1,566 | 17% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 0% |
| Asian | 36 | 4 | 126 | 166 | 2% |
| Hispanic | 705 | 213 | 655 | 1,573 | 17% |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0% |
| White non-Hispanic | 428 | 117 | 967 | 1,512 | 17% |
| Unknown | 995 | 1,306 | 1,414 | 3,715 | 41% |
| Otder | 2 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 0% |
*Total based on Fall Enrollment of 8,995 students Source: Office of the Registrar
Enrollment by Gender
| Men | % of Total Enrollment* | Women | % of Total Enrollment* | |
| Traditional Full-time Undergraduates | 919 | 10% | 1,972 | 22% |
| Traditional Part-time Undergraduates | 55 | 1% | 138 | 2% |
| ACE Full-time Undergraduates | 377 | 4% | 817 | 9% |
| ACE Part-time Undergraduates | 235 | 3% | 427 | 5% |
| Full-time Graduate and Professional | 834 | 9% | 1,273 | 14% |
| Part-time Graduate and Professional | 445 | 5% | 1,503 | 17% |
| Total | 2,865 | 32% | 6,130 | 68% |
*% of 8,995 students, 1% differences due to rounding error Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 2010
Student State of Residency, Fall 2010
| In-state | Out-of-state | Foreign Country | Unknown | |
| Traditional Undergraduate | 2,039 | 744 | 270 | 31 |
| ACE Undergraduate | 1,840 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Graduate & Professional | 2,964 | 215 | 140 | 736 |
| Total | 6,843 | 964 | 417 | 771 |
Enrollment by School, Fall 2010
| School | Undergraduate | Graduate &Professional | Total | % Undergraduate |
| Adult & Continuing Education (ACE) | 1,856 | 256 | 2,112 | 88% |
| Arts & Sciences (CAS) | 1,698 | 120 | 1,818 | 93% |
| Andreas School of Business (BOS) | 322 | 97 | 419 | 77% |
| Adrian Dominican School of Education (ADSOE) | 77 | 1,082 | 1,159 | 7% |
| College of Health Sciences (CHS) | 620 | 895 | 1,515 | 41% |
| School of Podiatric Medicine (POD) | 0 | 446 | 446 | 0% |
| Social Work (SSW) | 52 | 369 | 421 | 12% |
| Human Performance & Leisure Sciences (HPLS) | 315 | 73 | 388 | 81% |
| Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law (LAW) | 0 | 717 | 717 | 0% |

Top Programs by Enrollment and Academic Level, Fall 2010
| Major | Enrollment | % of Total Enrollment | |
| Traditional Undergraduate Programs | BSN Nursing | 436 | 5% |
| BA General Studies | 294 | 3% | |
| BA Undecided | 206 | 2% | |
| BS Psychology | 168 | 2% | |
| BS Biology | 162 | 2% | |
| Adult & Continuing Education Programs | BS Administration | 382 | 4% |
| BPA Public Administration | 328 | 4% | |
| BLS Liberal Studies | 270 | 3% | |
| BS Health Services Administration | 264 | 3% | |
| BS Information Technology | 204 | 2% | |
| Graduate & Professional Programs | JD Law | 709 | 8% |
| MSW Social Work | 366 | 4% | |
| MS Biomedical Sciences | 227 | 3% | |
| DPM Podiatric Medicine | 222 | 2% | |
| MMS Physician Assistant | 214 | 2% |
Source: Office of Institutional Research
Top Programs by Enrollment per School and Academic Level, Fall 2010
| School | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||
| Adult & Continuing Education | Program | Enrollment | Program | Enrollment |
| BS Administration | 382 | MPAA Public Administration | 134 | |
| BPA Public Administration | 328 | MA Administration | 116 | |
| BLS Liberal Studies | 270 | MS Information Technology | 3 | |
| Arts & Sciences | BA General Studies | 294 | MS Clinical Psychology | 27 |
| BA Undecided | 206 | DMI Ministry | 24 | |
| BS Psychology | 168 | MA Pastoral Theology | 21 | |
| BS Biology | 162 | MA Liberal Studies | 9 | |
| Andreas School of Business | BSBA Management | 154 | MBA Business Administration | 88 |
| BSBA Finance | 39 | MSA Accounting | 5 | |
| BSBA Accounting | 28 | MS Management | 2 | |
Admissions and Entering Class Characteristics, Fall 2010
| Men | Women | Total* | Yield | |
| Traditional, First-time, degree-seeking First Year | ||||
| Applied | 1,809 | 3,346 | 5,196 | NA |
| Admitted | 1,033 | 1,915 | 2,958 | 57% |
| Enrolled full-time | 222 | 403 | 625 | 21% |
| Enrolled part-time | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Undergraduate, degree-seeking transfer students | ||||
| Applied | 595 | 1,886 | 2,510 | NA |
| Admitted | 336 | 1,283 | 1,636 | 65% |
| Enrolled full-time | 101 | 291 | 392 | 26% |
| Enrolled part-time | 7 | 27 | 34 |
*Discrepancies between gender and total columns due to applicants who did not disclose their gender.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey 2010, Common Data Set 2010, and the Office of the Registrar
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Admission Credentials of Entering Traditional, First-time, Full-time, Degree- seeking First Year Students, Fall 2010*
| N | Minimum | Maximum | th25 Percentile | th75 Percentile | Mean | Std.Deviation | |
| SAT Mathematics | 479 | 270 | 700 | 410 | 510 | 465 | 77 |
| SAT Critical Reading | 479 | 230 | 750 | 420 | 520 | 471 | 75 |
| SAT Total | 479 | 600 | 1,360 | 840 | 1,020 | 936 | 133 |
| ACT English | 245 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 4 |
| ACT Math | 244 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 4 |
| ACT Reading | 243 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 5 |
| ACT Writing | 108 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 4 |
| ACT Composite | 245 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 4 |
| High School GPA | 601 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | .5 |
| Valid N (listwise) | 61 |
*77% of the cohort submitted SAT scores, 39% ACT scores, 96% High School GPA’s. Source: Office of Institutional Research
Faculty and Full-time Staff
| Employees by Assigned Position1 | Count |
| Full-time Faculty | 422 |
| Part-time Faculty | 439 |
| Executive, Administrative, or Managerial | 131 |
| Other (Support & Service) Professional | 301 |
| Technical & Paraprofessional | 19 |
| Clerical & Secretarial | 224 |
| Skilled Crafts | 9 |
| Service & Maintenance | 62 |
Source: IPEDS Human Resources Survey 2010
Full-time Faculty by Gender and Ethnicity
| Men | Women | Total | %** | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 132 | 147 | 279 | 66% |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 6 | 23 | 29 | 7% |
| Hispanic | 31 | 34 | 65 | 15% |
| Other Minority* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Non-resident Alien | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3% |
| Unknown | 21 | 14 | 35 | 8% |
| Total | 192 | 230 | 422 | 100% |
As of November 1st, 2010
*The Other Minority category includes American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and other
ethnicities.
**1% differences due to rounding error.
Source: ICUF Accountability Report 2011
Full-time Faculty by Rank and Contract Length
| 9/10-month | 11/12-month | Total | |
| Professors | 58 | 20 | 78 |
| Associate Professors | 78 | 37 | 115 |
| Assistant Professors | 102 | 29 | 131 |
| Instructors | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| Lecturers | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| No Academic Rank | 16 | 42 | 58 |
Source: IPEDS Human Resources Survey 2010

Source: ICUF Accountability Report 2011