Barry University is a private, Catholic university, which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, United States, a suburb north of Downtown Miami. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami and is one of the largest Catholic universities in the Southeast.Barry offers business, nursing,
health sciences, teacher education, and liberal arts programs. It currently has more than 4,000 students, a campus of 54 buildings, and 40,000 alumni.[4] Student to faculty ratio is 14:1 The university has had six Adrian Dominican Sisters serve as president since its inception: Mother M. Gerald Barry,1940-1961; Mother M. Genevieve Weber, 1962–1963; Sister M. Dorothy Browne, 1963–1974; Sister M. Trinita Flood, 1974–1981; Sister Jeanne OLaughlin, 1981–2004; and Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD, 2004–present. The motherhouse of the sisters is in Adrian, Michigan arry Universitys 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. Barry University has a campus in Orlando containing the Dwayne O. Andreas School of
Law and a campus in Saint Petersburg that has the second branch of its Physician Assistant Program. Barry University also has a campus on the island of St. Croix where a third branch of its Physician Assistant Program is located.
Last Updated on: Sep 24, 2024