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# Barry University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Barry University?

Barry University’s reported acceptance rate is 77.2%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
77.2%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Barry University admitted 77.2% of applicants, so the reported outcome shows that more than a narrow slice of that year’s applicant pool received offers. The rate stands above the median of 71.2% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

## What SAT and ACT scores do Barry University students report?

SAT and ACT ranges are not available for Barry University in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at Barry University?

**Pell Grant recipients**
39.1%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
20.6%

**First-year retention**
63.4%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

Barry University enrolls Pell Grant recipients and transfer-in students, so its undergraduate body arrives through more than one route. Of its 2,212 undergraduates, 39.1% receive Pell Grants, a federal financial-access measure, and an estimated 20.6% entered after beginning coursework elsewhere.

This mix points to a campus that includes students using grant aid and students continuing studies started at another institution; it does not indicate admission priorities.

For enrolled students, Barry University shows lower retention and six-year completion than comparable institutions, although Pell recipients complete at a higher rate than the overall cohort. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 37.9%, compared with a peer median of 68.8% for comparable institutions.

For Pell recipients, six-year completion is 45.2%, above the overall rate by 7.3 percentage points. First-year retention among full-time bachelor’s-seeking entrants is 63.4%, versus the peer median of 83.4%.

Students enrolling should expect published persistence and completion measures that trail comparable institutions, alongside a higher Pell completion rate than overall completion.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).