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With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.

Colleges and Schools

Academic Support

Barry University Students

The Career and Experiential Learning Team educates students and alumni on the essential job searching and life skills to propel them to succeed in the increasingly competitive global marketplace.

Service-learning integrates relevant community service with course work and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience, foster social responsibility and civic engagement, and strengthen communities.

Service-Learning

The Honors Program at Barry is designed to challenge, enrich, and prepare especially motivated students to pursue their fullest potential. By participating in a rigorous curriculum rounded out by an array of edifying and interactive events, students explore crucial issues that we face in our daily lives. Students are given the space for discussion and debate and the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields. The Office of Financial Aid can assist with determining eligibility for the Honors Program.

The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is located in the center of the beautiful Miami Shores campus of Barry University. The Library is named in loving memory of Monsignor William Barry, one of the founders of Barry University and an inspirational figure in the Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Miami. The extensive Library research collections include more than 950,000 physical items, over 40,000 print and on-line journal subscriptions, and several thousand on-line books and streaming video resources.

At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

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Continuing Education (CE) offers a variety of courses and non-credit programs designed to respond to the diverse educational interests and lifelong learning needs of individuals of all ages. We offer certificate, credential exam preparation, and licensure programs for professional and personal enrichment.

High school students: Get a jump-start on your college education with dual enrollment courses from Barry University! You can earn high school and college credit at the same time, right at your own school.

Dual Enrollment

Barry University is committed to provide you with a dynamic and flexible approach to your degree pathway through our online courses and degree programs. We understand that balancing academics, work, and personal commitments can be challenging. That's why our online offerings are designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule, allowing you to pursue your educational goals without compromising on other important aspects of your life.

Distance Education

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

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We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

Campus Life

For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.

Adrian Dominican Institute for Mission, Teaching, and Learning

The Adrian Dominican Institute for Mission, Teaching, and Learning animates Barry University’s Catholic, Dominican mission across the life of the institution. Grounded in the Core Commitments—knowledge and truth, inclusive community, social justice, and collaborative service—the Institute brings together mission, teaching, and learning to support educational excellence rooted in purpose.

Through collaboration across disciplines and divisions, the Institute integrates the Dominican charism and evidence-informed teaching and learning practices into Barry’s culture, operations, and educational life. We support faculty and staff development, advance the scholarship of teaching and learning, and cultivate shared responsibility for stewarding Barry’s identity as a Catholic, Dominican university founded and sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan.

What We Do

Integrating Mission and Sustaining the Adrian Dominican Charism

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    Promoting and Aligning Mission Across the University

    The Institute brings together faculty and staff across departments to strengthen institutional mission alignment. We facilitate collaboration, expand mission programming, and promote greater visibility of the mission in campus culture, communication, and shared spaces.

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    Developing Mission-Centered Faculty and Staff

    The Institute equips faculty and staff to live out the mission and Adrian Dominican charism in their roles. Through workshops, immersive experiences, and pedagogical training rooted in the Dominican intellectual tradition, participants deepen their understanding of Barry’s Catholic, Dominican identity and the legacy of the Adrian Dominican Sisters.

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    Forming Lay Leaders in the Dominican Tradition

    The Institute fosters committed and informed lay leadership through retreats, conferences, spiritual formation, and opportunities to connect with the Adrian Dominican Sisters and the wider Dominican family.
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    Engaging Dominican Networks and Institutions

    The Institute strengthens Barry University's connections to the Adrian Dominican Sisters, the wider Dominican family, and mission-aligned partners across higher education and broader Catholic community. By cultivating relationships, fostering collaboration, and facilitating shared learning, we expand opportunities for dialogue, scholarship, service, and collective action in support of the University's Catholic, Dominican mission.

Message from the Mission Officer and Senior Director 

Courtney Berrien

Mission Officer and Senior Director
Adrian Dominican Institute for Mission, Teaching, and Learning

Programs and Initiatives

  • Programs and Initiatives Adrian Dominican Institute Roundtable

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  • Programs and Initiatives Dominican Higher Education Council

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  • Programs and Initiatives Core Commitments Luncheon

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  • Programs and Initiatives Annual Sponsorship Gathering

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Our Departments

Latest News

  • Core Commitments Luncheon: Carrying Our Mission into the FutureNovember 05, 2025

    On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Barry University hosted its annual Core Commitments Luncheon in Andreas 111 as part of Founders’ Week. This longstanding tradition brought faculty and staff together for reflection, connection, and renewed engagement with the university’s mission and heritage. 

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  • “85 Years of Barry” Library Exhibit & Dessert Reception November 05, 2025

    Later that day, the Barry community gathered at the Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library for the opening of the “85 Years of Barry” exhibit and dessert reception, celebrating the university’s 85th anniversary. The exhibit offered a visual and historical exploration of Barry’s journey, from its founding in 1940 as a small women’s college to the vibrant and diverse institution it is today. 

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  • Sponsorship Gathering in Adrian, MichiganApril 14, 2025

    In April 2025, faculty and staff from Barry University joined colleagues from Siena Heights University at the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ campus in Adrian, Michigan, for a Sponsorship Gathering focused on mission, leadership, and the Adrian Dominican charism.

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Mission Statement

A Catholic institution of higher education, Barry University was founded in 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters. Grounded in the liberal arts tradition, we are 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 dialogue. Through worship and ritual, we celebrate our religious identity while remaining a University community where all are welcome.


Core Commitments

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Knowledge and Truth

Barry promotes and supports the intellectual life, emphasizing life-long learning, growth and development. The University pursues scholarly and critical analysis of fundamental questions of the human experience. In the pursuit of truth, the University advances development of solutions that promote the common good and a more humane and just society.

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Social Justice

Barry expects all members of our community to accept social responsibility to foster peace and nonviolence, to strive for equality, to recognize the sacredness of Earth, and to engage in meaningful efforts toward social change. The University promotes social justice through teaching, research and service.

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Inclusive Community

Barry is a global, inclusive community characterized by interdependence, dignity and equality, compassion and respect for self and others. Embracing a global world view, the University nurtures and values cultural, social and intellectual diversity, and welcomes faculty, staff, and students of all faith traditions.


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Collaborative Service

Barry is committed to serving local and global communities through collaborative and mutually productive partnerships. The University accepts responsibility to engage with communities to pursue systemic, self-sustaining solutions to human, social, economic and environmental problems.

 

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Barry University does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability status or veteran status. This policy applies to students, employees, applicants and trustees with respect to participation in any program, benefit, activity or student/employment opportunity offered by the University. Every member of the University community is expected to uphold this policy as a matter of mutual respect and fundamental fairness in human relations. Every student of this institution has a responsibility to conduct himself/herself in accordance with this policy as a condition of enrollment. Further, every University employee has an obligation to observe Barry University policies and implementation of federal and state law as a term of employment. No person shall be retaliated against for reporting violations or concerns about prohibited discrimination or bias through appropriate University channels.

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