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{{Short description|Catholic university in Miami Shores, Florida, US}}
{{About|the private Catholic university in Miami, Florida|the liberal arts college in Rome, Georgia|Berry College}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Barry University
 | image                  =
 | former_name            = Barry College (1940–1981)
| accreditation = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]]
 | image_upright          = 0.9
 | established            = {{start date and age|1940}}
 | type                   = [[Private university]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] ([[Dominican Order]])
 | endowment              = $45.9 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
 | president              = Mike Allen
 | faculty                = 303 (full-time), 780 (part-time)<ref name="nces.ed.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Barry+University&s=all&id=132471|title=College Navigator – Barry University}}</ref>
 | students               = 7,401 (spring 2021)<ref name="nces.ed.gov"/>
 | undergrad              = 3,747
 | postgrad               = 3,654
 | city                   = [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]]
 | state                  = Florida
 | country                = United States
 | coor                   = {{coord|25|52|43.81|N|80|11|50.17|W|scale:15000_region:US|display=title,inline}}
 | campus                 = Large suburb<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Barry&s=all&id=132471|title=IPEDS - Barry University}}</ref>
|campus_size = {{convert|122|acre|km2}}
| free_label = Other campuses
| free = {{hlist|[[Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]]|[[Miami]]|[[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]]|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]|[[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida|Palm Beach Gardens]]|[[Pembroke Pines, Florida|Pembroke Pines]]}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[Sunshine State Conference|Sunshine State]]
 | sports_nickname        = [[Barry Buccaneers|Buccaneers]]
 | mascot                 = Bucky the Parrot
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accunet.org/files/public/Listing%20of%20ACCU%20Members(1).pdf|title=ACCU Member Institutions|access-date=18 June 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327081201/http://www.accunet.org/files/public/Listing%20of%20ACCU%20Members%281%29.pdf|archive-date=27 March 2014}}</ref>|[[Council of Independent Colleges|CIC]]|[[Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida|ICUF]]|[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]}}
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.barry.edu/en|barry.edu}}
 | logo                   = Barry university florida logo.png
 | logo_size              = 250
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 | colors                 = Red, black, and silver<br />{{color box|#ac1f2d}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#4d4d4f}}
|free_label2 = Newspaper
|free2 = ''The Buccaneer''
}}

'''Barry University''' is a [[private university|private]] Catholic university in [[Miami Shores, Florida]], United States. Founded in 1940 by the [[Adrian Dominican Sisters]],<ref name="History"/> it is one of the largest Catholic universities in the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]] and is located within the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami|Archdiocese of Miami]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barry.edu/about/overview/|title=About Barry : Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida|website=barry.edu|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>

The university offers more than 100 degree programs, from bachelors to doctorate, in six schools and two colleges. Barry University has more than 7,000 students, a campus of 54 buildings, a branch campus in Tallahassee, a law school in Orlando, and 50,000 alumni.<ref name="fc090102">{{cite book|title=Ground is broken for Florida's first Catholic college|publisher=[[Florida Catholic]]|date=January 2–15, 2009}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Beginnings ===
Barry College was founded as a [[Women's colleges in the United States|women's college]] by a pair of siblings: [[Patrick Barry (bishop)|Patrick Barry]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine|Bishop of St. Augustine]], and his sister, Mary Gerald Barry, [[Dominican Order|OP]], then prioress of the [[Adrian Dominican Sisters]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Catholic Women's Colleges in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tW3tHiQTzKEC|publisher=[[Johns Hopkins University Press|JHU Press]]|page=236|date=2003|editor-first1=Cynthia|editor-last1=Russett|editor-first2=Tracy|editor-last2=Schier|isbn=9780801877667}}</ref> The construction of what was then the Barry College for Women began in 1940, in what had previously been "a tract of tropical vegetation".<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://www.barry.edu/aboutbarry/history/Default.htm|title=History and Legacy |publisher=Barry University |access-date=2017-05-10}}</ref> The empty lot was soon transformed into the main campus in [[Miami Shores, Florida]]. The original campus consisted of five buildings. Mother Barry served as president from 1940 to 1961.<ref name="fc090102" />

Barry College became Barry University on November 13, 1981. Barry University continues to be sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of [[Adrian, Michigan]]. It is an independent [[501(c)(3) organization]] and has an independent board of trustees.

=== Presidents ===

The university has had six [[Adrian Dominican Sisters]] serve as president since its inception: M. Gerald Barry,<ref>Prioress-General, Adrian Dominican Sisters</ref> 1940–61; M. Genevieve Weber, 1962–63; M. Dorothy Browne, 1963–74; M. Trinita Flood, 1974–81; Jeanne O'Laughlin, 1981–2004; and Linda Bevilacqua,  2004–2019. Mike Allen began his tenure as the seventh president of Barry University on July 1, 2019. He is the first man and lay person to lead Barry University since its founding in 1940. The [[motherhouse]] of the sisters is in [[Adrian, Michigan]].<ref name="History" />
[[File:Barry university.jpg|right|thumb|Cor Jesu Chapel]]

=== Cor Jesu Chapel ===

The Cor Jesu ("Heart of Jesus") Chapel is intended to be the [[Spirituality|spiritual]] and physical heart of the campus.<ref name="chapel">{{cite web|url=https://barry.edu/campusTour/historicalTour/chapel.htm|title=Chapel}}</ref>  It was financed with the aid of Margaret Brady Farrell, a parishioner of St. Patrick's Church in [[Miami Beach]].  Soon after discovering that the construction of the Cor Jesu was postponed{{When|date=February 2011}} due to insufficient funds, Farrell donated all the funds needed for completion the chapel's construction. In her honor, the Division of Business and Finance building was dedicated as "Farrell House".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://barry.edu/campustour/tour/farrell.htm|title=Farrell}}</ref>  The chapel is topped by an {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=on}} tower holding carillon chimes. It seats 500 persons.<ref name="chapel" />  Traces of [[Romanesque architecture]] can be seen in the inside of the chapel which "was built in choir style with wood wainscoting and a canopy over the altar".<ref name="chapel" /> A [[stained-glass]] window of amber color, containing the image of a [[Celtic cross]], is visible from the main entrance of the campus.

== Facilities ==
[[File:Barry University Library.jpg|thumb|right|Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library]]

Barry University's main campus is in [[Miami Shores, Florida]].  While the main campus is in Miami Shores, Barry University offers several continuing adult education classes at other locations in Florida.<ref>[[Barry University School of Adult and Continuing Education – Tallahassee Campus]]</ref>  Barry University has a campus in Orlando containing the [[Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barry.edu/law/|title=Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law : Barry University|website=www.barry.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref>

There are more than 40 buildings at the Miami Shores campus. These contain technology laboratories and indoor and outdoor sporting facilities.<ref name="History" />

The Monsignor William Barry 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".<ref name="Library">{{cite web|url=https://www.barry.edu/libraryservices/default.htm|title=Library Services}}</ref> The library also contains a collection of documents pertaining to [[Operation Pedro Pan]].<ref name="Library" />

=== Expansion ===
While Barry University is primarily a [[liberal arts college]], the university has expanded its programs of study to include specialized programs in [[nursing]], teacher education, [[medical technology]], and [[social work]].

Barry began graduate programs for men and women in 1954, a continuing education program in 1974, a school of business in 1976, a division of [[Biology|biological]] and [[biomedical]] [[sciences]] in 1983, and a school of [[podiatric medicine]] in fall 1985.<ref name="History" />

In 1999, the [[Barry University School of Law]] was established in [[Orlando, Florida]].  Barry University's law school is named the [[Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law]].<ref>[https://www.barry.edu/law/future/AboutUs/default.htm "About Us: Law School Mission Statement"], Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Barry University.</ref>

== Academics ==
Barry University offers more than 50 traditional [[undergraduate]] programs, accelerated [[bachelor's]] programs designed specifically for working adults, and more than 40 [[Graduate school|graduate]] programs (many of these with evening/weekend classes)<ref name="barry.edu">{{cite web|url=https://www.barry.edu/institutional-research/quick-facts.html |title=Barry University Quick Facts|access-date=1 April 2021 }}</ref> in 9 schools. As of 2019, student to faculty ratio was 12:1.<ref name="barry.edu"/>

===Schools and colleges===
* School of Arts and Sciences
* Andreas School of Business
* Adrian Dominican School of Education (ADSOE)<ref>{{cite web |title=ADSOE Programs Selected to Join Carnegie Project on Education Doctorate |date=April 27, 2017 |publisher=Barry University |url=https://www.barry.edu/news/article.html?id=30220 |access-date=2017-05-10}}</ref>
* [[Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law]] (Orlando)
* College of Health Professions and Medical Sciences
* [[Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine]]
* School of Professional and Career Education
* School of Social Work

===Branch campus===
{{main|Barry University School of Adult and Continuing Education – Tallahassee Campus}}

=== Rankings ===
[[Forbes]]' 2015 Ranking of America's Best Colleges ranked Barry University 615th on their list of America's Top Colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Full List Of Forbes' Top Colleges 2015|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2015/07/29/the-full-list-of-forbes-top-colleges-2015/|last=Peterson-Withorn|first=Chase|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref> In 2022-23, Barry University was ranked #331-440 in the National Universities category by [[U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking|''U.S. News & World Report'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Barry University U.S. News and World Report 2022-23 Best Colleges Ranking |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/barry-university-1466 |website=U.S. News and Word Report}}</ref>

== Student activities ==
=== Athletics ===
{{main|Barry Buccaneers}}
Barry University became a member of the [[Sunshine State Conference]] (SSC) in June 1988 and a member of [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division II since 1984. The Buccaneers have won 16 NCAA Division II national championships (women's soccer 1989, 1992, 1993; volleyball 1995, 2001, 2004; men's golf 2007, 2013, 2014; men's tennis 2010, 2013, 2015; women's tennis 2011, 2014 and rowing 2015, 2016) and 65 SSC titles. The Bucs have produced 309 All-Americans and 361 Scholar All-Americans.

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 running|cross country]], men's and women's [[golf]], [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]], men's and women's [[soccer]], [[softball]], men's and women's [[tennis]], and women's [[volleyball]].<ref name="Athletics">{{cite web|url=http://www.barry.edu/athletics/aboutus/Default.asp|title=Athletics|access-date=2006-07-04|archive-date=2011-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825093743/http://www.barry.edu/athletics/aboutus/Default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Multiple alumni of Barry's baseball team have gone on to play [[Major League Baseball]], including pitcher [[Henry Owens (right-handed pitcher)|Henry Owens]], catcher [[Yan Gomes]], pitcher [[Tyler Kinley]], and second baseman [[Alex De Goti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/barry_university_baseball_players.shtml|title=BARRY UNIVERSITY BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO MADE IT TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES|website=baseball-almanac.com}}</ref> MLB pitcher [[Josh James (baseball)|Josh James]] also briefly attended Barry before transferring to [[Western Oklahoma State College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gobarrybucs.com/sports/baseball/roster/josh-james/949|title=2012 Baseball Roster, Josh James|website=gobarrybucs.com}}</ref>

=== Student organizations ===
[[File:Barry Student Union.jpg|thumb|right|Landon Student Union]]
Barry University has more than 60 student organizations, two fraternities and one sorority, [[honor societies]], and a [[student government]].

=== Student media ===
''The Barry Buccaneer'' is the [[student newspaper]], ranging from 8 to 16 pages, and is published at the first of every month starting in September and ending in May. ''The Buccaneer'' serves as a laboratory for journalism minors. All work, including writing, editing, advertising and design, is completed by students.<ref>[https://www.barry.edu/studentactivities/organizations/directory.htm "Student Organizations Directory (A to Z)"], Center for Student Involvement, Barry University.</ref>

WBUJ, 99.5 FM, is Barry University's student-run campus radio station. Sponsored by Barry's Department of Communications, WBUJ provides students the opportunity to gain knowledge of radio-industry practices and standards, hands-on technical skills, and marketable on-air experience.<ref>{{Cite web|title=99.5 The Mix|url=https://www.wbuj.org/|website=WBUJ.org}}</ref> Student DJs cover a wide range of [[music genres]], from [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[classic rock]] to [[classical music]] and [[blues]].<ref name="ReferenceB">[https://www.barry.edu/radiostation/ WBRY], Barry University Radio.</ref> Other programming includes sports shows, [[talk shows]], and daily news.<ref name="ReferenceB" />

===Campus ministry===
Barry has a Department of Campus Ministry.<ref name=ministry>{{cite web|title=Campus Ministry |publisher=Barry University |url=https://www.barry.edu/student-handbook/handbook/campus-ministry.html |access-date=2017-05-10}}</ref> The [[sacraments of the Catholic Church]] are administered in accordance with the guidelines of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami]].<ref name=ministry/> Protestant and Catholic campus ministers are employed by the university. Protestant Communion is offered monthly in multi-faith services.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.barry.edu/campus-ministry/contact-us/about-us.html#PrayerSpace |title= Multi-Faith Services}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{see also|:Category:Barry University alumni}}
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{{Alum|name=[[Juju Casteneda]]|year=2017|nota= Television personality, businessperson|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com/1846677/juju-graduates/|title=JuJu Announces She's Graduating With Her Masters|date=5 December 2017}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Alberto M. Carvalho]]|year=1990|nota= Educator and the superintendent of [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]]|ref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id=32026|title=Profile of Alberto Carvalho, 2014 Superintendent of the Year|last=Carr|first=Sarah E.|website=www.aasa.org|access-date=2016-11-02}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Alexander Dinelaris Jr.]]|year=Did not graduate|nota= [[Screenwriter]], [[playwright]], [[Film producer|producer]]|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/barryuniversity/docs/83731_barrymagazine-spring2016|title= Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Alex Dinelaris Returns to Barry|first= Rebecca|last= Wakefield|publisher=Barry University Magazine|date= May 17, 2016|access-date= July 27, 2017}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Alex Ferrer]]|year=1983 (B.P.S.)|nota= American television personality, lawyer, and retired judge who presided as the arbiter on ''[[Judge Alex]]''|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barry.edu/alumni/events/alex.html/|title= Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient|publisher=Barry University Alumni Relations|date=2013 |access-date=December 18, 2016}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Allyson Maynard Gibson]]|year=1975|nota=Former Attorney General of [[The Bahamas]]|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barry.edu/alumni/events/allyson_maynard_gibson.html| title=Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients |access-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Yan Gomes]]|year=2009|nota=First Brazilian-born player in [[Major League Baseball]]|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yan-gomes-mom-helped-him-from-brazil-to-mlb-c229874770| title=Gomes' unique path aided by mom | website=[[MLB.com]] |access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[David Johnson (photographer)|David Johnson]]|year={{circa|1990}}|nota= Photographer|ref=<ref name="Jones2000">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/THE-GLORY-YEARS-S-F-Fillmore-District-of-the-3304205.php|title=The Glory Years / S.F. Fillmore District of the '40s and '50s revisited in photo exhibition|last=Jones|first=Carolyn|date=2000-06-14|website=SFGate}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Tyler Kinley]]|year=|nota=Baseball player|ref=<ref>{{cite web |first=Juan C. |last=Rodriguez |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-06-08/sports/fl-marlins-notes-0609-20130608_1_miami-marlins-justin-nicolino-barry-university |title=Miami Marlins pick Barry University and Nova High School product Tyler Kinley in 16th round |date=June 8, 2013 |access-date=March 24, 2018 |archive-date=December 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215053736/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-06-08/sports/fl-marlins-notes-0609-20130608_1_miami-marlins-justin-nicolino-barry-university |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Laura Loomer]]|year=2015|nota= [[Far-right]] and anti-Muslim political activist and conspiracy theorist|ref=<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Kathryn|date=August 18, 2020|title=Far-right candidate Laura Loomer wins GOP primary for district that covers Mar-a-Lago|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conspiracy-theorist-laura-loomer-wins-gop-primary-for-district-that-covers-mar-a-lago/|access-date=August 19, 2020|website=[[CBS News]]|language=en-US}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Shaquille O'Neal]]|year=2012 (Ed.D.)|nota=Former [[NBA]] player, rapper, actor, sports analyst|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/05/shaquille-oneal-earns-ph-d-in-education/|title=Shaquille O'Neal Receives Doctorate Degree |first=Colleen |last=Curry |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=May 2, 2012 |access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Alberto Rojas]]|year=Did not graduate|nota=[[Auxiliary Bishop]] and [[Episcopal Vicar]] for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago|Archdiocese of Chicago]]|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://barryustorage.blob.core.windows.net/assets/docs/theology/newsletter_summer2011_september62011.pdf|title= Barry Doctoral Candidate Named Chicago Bishop|first= Ana|last= Rodriguex-Soto|publisher=Veritas|date= Fall 2011|access-date= July 27, 2017}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Joy Taylor]]|year=2009|nota=Host of ''[[Skip and Shannon: Undisputed]]''|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barry.edu/alumni/events/joy_taylor.html|title=Events : Alumni Relations : Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida|website=www.barry.edu|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>}}

{{Alum|name=[[Saima Wazed]]|nota=[[Bangladesh]] National Advisory Committee on [[Autism]] and [[Neurodevelopmental disorder|Neurodevelopmental Disorders]], Member [[World Health Organization]] Expert Advisory Panel on Mental Health, Autism activist|ref=<ref name="bnew">{{cite web|title=Saima Wazed Putul gets Distinguished Alumni award from Barry University|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/02/26/saima-wazed-putul-gets-distinguished-alumni-award-from-barry-university|website=bdnews24.com|access-date=11 February 2016}}</ref>}}
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== See also ==
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* [[Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law]]
* [[Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida]]
* [[WXEL-TV]] and [[WFLV]]

== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.barry.edu/en}}

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