Colleges / Barry University
College · Private nonprofit · Miami, FL · Suburb
BU

Barry University

Miami, FL

Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Address11300 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33161-6695
Websitewww.barry.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size2,212
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

2,212 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $51k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$203k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$113k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$34.4k
Room & board
$18.6k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr38%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,212
Location
Miami, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black35%
  • Hispanic34%
  • International14%
  • White11%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$29k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.

Colleges / Barry University
College · Private nonprofit · Miami, FL · Suburb
BU

Barry University

Miami, FL

Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Address11300 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33161-6695
Websitewww.barry.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size2,212
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

2,212 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $51k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$203k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$90k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$113k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$34.4k
Room & board
$18.6k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr38%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,212
Location
Miami, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black35%
  • Hispanic34%
  • International14%
  • White11%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$29k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.