Location:
Rome, Ga.
On U.S. Highway 27 in northwest Georgia, 72 miles northwest of Atlanta and 75 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Campus and Facilities:
More than 26,000 acres
38 major buildings, including 11 classroom buildings and 11 air-conditioned residence halls
Founded:
1902
Type:
Private, coeducational
Student Body:
1718 Undergraduate
124 Graduate
82.5 percent in state
31 states and
16 foreign countries represented
From 2006-07 Basic Data
Faculty:
96.1 percent of ranked faculty hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
Student to Faculty Ratio:
11.7:1
Accreditation:
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
National Association of Schools of Music
(NASM)
American Chemical Society
Rankings:
After many years of being classed as a regional comprehensive college in U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Colleges” listings, Berry was included this year in the national liberal arts category due to a change in the basic classification system used by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. Of the 266 schools in this national category, Berry ranked 118 and was included on the list of 125 top-tier schools. The remaining 141 colleges and universities in this category were sorted into two additional tiers. Other publications in which Berry has appeared include the Newsweek-Kaplan College Guide, Barron’s Best Buys in Higher Education and The Princeton Review's Best 290 Business Schools.
Endowment:
$590 million as of June 30, 2006 (including land for resale)
Library Holdings:
802,256 print and microform holdings
More than 2,000 current journal subscriptions
Access to more than 125 research databases including full-text access to more than 16,000 journals and newspapers.
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Schools:
Campbell School of Business
Charter School of Education and Human Sciences
Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Science
Master of Business Administration
Master of Education
Education Specialist
Dual-Degree Programs:
Engineering with Georgia Institute of Technology
Nursing with Emory University School of Nursing
Pre-Professional Options:
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Law
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Athletics:
Member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Southern States Athletic Conference. Teams include basketball, cross-country, golf, indoor/outdoor running, soccer and tennis for men and women; baseball for men, and volleyball for women; equestrian will be added as a varsity sport in fall 2007.
Financial Aid:
In 2006-07 an estimated $34 million was awarded in federal, state and institutional programs, including scholarships, loans, grants and work-study.
Scholarships: Both need-based and merit scholarships are offered.
Undergraduates receiving financial aid: More than 98 percent
Featured News:
(May 6, 2008)
Chambliss, Cathy and Spector to Join Graduates for Spring Commencement
U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss will address approximately 300 graduates as the keynote speaker at Berry's May 10 spring commencement. The ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the Memorial Library lawn and will be streamed live via the Internet at www.berry.edu/webcast.
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