Berry College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Berry College is located in Mount Berry, Georgia, United States. It was established in 1902 by Martha McChesney Berry as a college for the rural youth. Graduate programs were added in 1972.

The campus occupies an area of 26,000 acres and comprises of more than 40 buildings. The college offers Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Education and Education Specialist, and Master of Business Administration degrees from the following four 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

Berry College has a variety of clubs and organizations including the Psychology Society, Society of Outdoor Life and Experience, and Black Student Alliance. The college has a diverse student body and enrolls students from 20 foreign countries.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, media, and animal science and care.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,795 in 2009-2010 (1,874 full-time equivalent).

About 29% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 71% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 92% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Berry provides on-campus housing for 1,645 of its 1,874 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 85 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 63 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Berry offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (25 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (66 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (56 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Engineering Technology

LIBERAL ARTS (73 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (37 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (50 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (23 awarded)

• Psychology