Barry U, leading center for education in Florida

At Barry, you'll get a well-rounded education with hands-on learning, real-world internship experiences and access to professors who are knowledgeable and accomplished in their fields.

We want to lead you to the top of your future career, where quality of life and a great salary come with the territory.

Barry University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees. 

Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Barry University.

Explore our more than 50 impressive, and oftentimes unique, graduate programs, including specialist, master's, and doctoral degrees. 

You can grow in the medical field, business world, or both with some of our dual degree programs. If you’re interested in a law degree, find out about our esteemed Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law in Orlando, Florida.

If a school in the Bahamas is a better fit, we have a graduate education program in the Caribbean. 

If you can’t make it to our main Miami Shores campus, you can explore graduate school through one of our many School of Professional And Career Education Florida locations. 

The possibilities are endless.

Nearly half of enrolled U.S. college students are adult/non-traditional learners, ages 21 and up. 

Adult learners can pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees through Barry's Extended Learning programs and Barry University Online.

Students are empowered to become the architects of their own learning experience with accelerated seven-week terms. Our programs are flexible and offer career-driven curricula that celebrate life experience and professional knowledge. 

Barry’s R. Kirk Landon Student Union is a one-stop shop for a diverse range of student services. There, you can secure everything from textbooks and ID cards, personal counseling and health checkups, food, friends, and fitness, and everything in between. 

Take advantage of our campus wireless internet, our flexible dining plans, and the many rec areas, like our Penafort Pool, Outdoor Racquet Sports Complex, Landon Fitness Center, and the Miller Studio for yoga, aerobics, and more. 

Living on campus at Barry, you’ll find a home away from home. We have multiple residence options, from simple on-campus suites to traditional off-campus apartments. 

You’ll find an accepting, supportive community instantly when you take advantage of campus living and find joy and new friendships with events like Battle of the Halls, Earth Day, and Casino Night.

Join in on our traditions to deepen your connection with our history and with our community. Barry has many ceremonies and annual events that keep the year flowing and keep us linked to our past, present and future. These include immersive, exciting activities during our Weeks of Welcome, like a Labor Day Pool Party, Comedy Slam and plenty of chances to cheer at Buccanner games.

Year round, artistically talented students present plays, operas, arts exhibitions, musical and dance performances. Annual events include our Nun Run, when you can dress like a nun and, well, run for charity. There's also Make a Difference Day, to support social justice efforts and work with grassroots community organizations, and Founder's Week Community Fest, to celebrate our history and enjoy a wild ride with a bed race.

We Buccaneers are serious about sports. 

Our championship Buccaneer athletic program is one of the most competitive in the NCAA Division II. We’re also a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams. 

We have men’s baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis, and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Barry's coaches have claimed 50 Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year awards and eight National Coach of the Year awards.

Are you interested in a deeply rigorous curriculum and a more competitive learning environment? 

Find out more about our Honors Program, which challenges, enriches, and supports especially motivated students to reach their fullest potentials.

If you are selected, you will enjoy smaller classes with fewer lectures and more discussions, individualized study with a senior honors thesis, hands-on learning, plus up to $5,000 per year from the Honors Program scholarship. 

Contact the Office of Financial Aid to determine your eligibility.

In June 1940, a 40-acre tract of lush, tropical vegetation in Miami Shores was transformed into one of the leading educational institutions in South Florida, now known as Barry University. 

It was founded as a women’s college by siblings — the Most Reverend Patrick Barry, Bishop of St. Augustine, and Reverend Mother M. Gerald Barry, prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan — and supported by Reverend Monsignor William Barry and Mayor of Miami Shores John Graves Thompson. 

The campus has since expanded to more than 122 acres and 17 locations throughout Florida, including seven colleges and schools with numerous liberal arts and professional disciplines. In the Dominican tradition, Barry has always offered a supportive atmosphere, intellectual excellence, and an 800-year tradition of truth-seeking and dedication to service.

Today, the Barry University community includes nearly 9,000 students, served by more than 2,100 administrators, faculty members, and support staff. The beautiful 122-acre campus includes 54 buildings and indoor and outdoor athletic facilities.

Barry University is sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan, an international congregation of more than 800 with roots that go back to St. Dominic in the 13th century. 

This dynamic religious order emphasizes study, contemplation, preaching, and community. Sisters enjoy a vibrant spirituality, rigorous academic pursuits, and a strong commitment to make the world a more just place. 

Open to the faith perspectives of all, our Catholic, Dominican foundation will add insight and depth to your experience by calling on us to create an educational environment that is caring, recognizes each person's gifts, and incorporates the religious dimension and community service into daily life.

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.