An independent, Catholic university founded in 1940, Barry University offers more than 70 undergraduate majors and 50 graduate degree programs, including accelerated bachelor’s degrees for working adults. The University is committed to carrying on the Adrian Dominican tradition by providing students with a high-quality education, a caring environment, and a religious dimension, while wholeheartedly engaging in community service. Designated a Best Southeastern College by The Princeton Review, and ranked by US News & World Report in the top tier among master's universities in the South, as well as the most diverse in the region, Barry seeks to recruit and retain an equally diverse and distinguished faculty who value each student as a whole person and share a commitment to incorporating community service into the curriculum. 

Barry’s graceful, green campus is located in sunny Miami Shores, Florida, just minutes from the ocean. Barry offers programs at 48 additional sites from Tallahassee to Homestead. South Florida is an international business, tourism, and entertainment industry hub with a cosmopolitan multicultural population, offering students a wide range of internship and career options and faculty ample opportunity for research, as well as a vibrant cultural scene.