Miami, FL · Private · 2,212 undergraduates · suburban
Barry University
Moderately selective
Barry is a Dominican Catholic university whose clearest academic advantage lies in health professions and service-oriented professional study.
Institutional profile
Established Solid in mobility, and steady in career outcomes.- Admission
- 59.1% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 45.4%
12,141 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$55,966 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Barry University apart
Academic design
Programs cover arts and sciences, business, nursing, education and health professions, with small classes and a social-justice orientation.
Campus pattern
The Miami Shores campus is a leafy residential enclave a short distance from downtown Miami and South Florida’s major healthcare centers.
Career & value signal
Its Catholic mission explicitly links reflection, service and social justice to a broad professional curriculum rather than separating them from career preparation.
Can I get in?
59.1% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
12,141About 59 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Barry University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Barry University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs cover arts and sciences, business, nursing, education and health professions, with small classes and a social-justice orientation.
Make institutional fit specific
Barry is a Dominican Catholic university whose clearest academic advantage lies in health professions and service-oriented professional study.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Barry University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Biology, General
Psychology, General
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Barry University beyond the classroom
The Miami Shores campus is a leafy residential enclave a short distance from downtown Miami and South Florida’s major healthcare centers.
A defining academic feature
Programs cover arts and sciences, business, nursing, education and health professions, with small classes and a social-justice orientation.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Miami Shores campus is a leafy residential enclave a short distance from downtown Miami and South Florida’s major healthcare centers.
Where the degree can lead
Its Catholic mission explicitly links reflection, service and social justice to a broad professional curriculum rather than separating them from career preparation.