Recruit Bradley 2013
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Bradley University Fact Sheet
Bradley University Employer Brochure
Smith Career Center Fact Sheet
Bradley University Fact Sheet
Bradley University Employer Brochure
Smith Career Center Fact Sheet
Campus
- 77 buildings on an 84-acre campus
- Located in the historic West Bluff residential neighborhood
- One mile from downtown Peoria
- Eight miles from the Peoria International Airport
Accreditation
- Accredited by 22 national accrediting agencies, including the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. A complete list of accreditations is available at the accreditation section.
Academic programs
- More than 100 undergraduate programs in five colleges:
- Foster College of Business Administration
- Slane College of Communications & Fine Arts
- College of Education & Health Sciences
- Caterpillar College of Engineering & Technology
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- More than 30 graduate programs, including:
- AACSB-accredited MBA
- Theresa S. Falcon Executive MBA
- Doctorate of Physical Therapy
Bradley students
- Approximately 5,200 undergraduate and 800 graduate students
- Students come from across the U.S. and 37 countries
- Students of color: 16% of the freshman class
- Men: 47% of undergraduates; women: 53%
- Freshman enrollment: 1,016
- Transfer enrollment: 286
- ACT scores:
- Average: 25.7
- Middle 50%: 23-28
- Middle 50% SAT score: 1020-1180
- High school class ranking:
- Top 10%: 35% of incoming freshmen
- Top 25%: 69% of incoming freshmen
- Top 50%: 94% of incoming freshmen
- Five-year average for graduates who started a career, graduate school, or other postgraduate experience within six months of graduation: 92%
Financial strengths
- Endowment as of June 1, 2012: $237 million
- 2012-13 budget: $169 million
- Annual gifts from private sources: more than $17 million
- Outside funding awarded to faculty through research grants and externally sponsored programs during 2011-12: $2.5 million
Tuition and expenses
- 2013-14 tuition: $29,320
- 2013-14 total (tuition + $9,050 room & board + $344 fees): $38,714
Financial assistance awards
- Received by more than 85% of Bradley students
Faculty
- More than 350 full-time faculty members
- Full-time faculty with doctorate or terminal degrees: 85%
- Student/faculty ratio: 12:1
Average class size
- 21 students
Student organizations
- More than 240, including the Lewis J. Burger Center for Student Leadership and Public Service
Technology
- One of only a small percentage of institutions offering Internet2 access, which provides learning opportunities in collaboration with students and faculty at other institutions
Study abroad
- Short-term academic programs with Bradley faculty and students
- Extended study abroad opportunities at a number of distinguished universities and programs
Sports
- A rich Division 1 athletic tradition within the Missouri Valley Conference, with numerous championships
- Home to 15 varsity sports and an active intramural and recreational sports program
- 130,000-square-foot Markin Family Student Recreation Center
- 4,200-seat Renaissance Coliseum
Alumni
- More than 70,000 worldwide
- Famous Alumni:
- Ray LaHood '71, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
- General John Shalikashvili '58*, retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Congressman Robert H. Michel '48, retired Congressman and longest serving Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Lillian Glass '74, noted speech pathologist and speech communication author and speaker
- Rene C. Byer '80, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, senior photographer, Sacramento Bee
- David Horowitz '59, consumer advocate
- Tom Wagner '60, retired vice president for customer communication and satisfaction at Ford Motor Co.
- Kary Mcllwain '81, President and CEO Young & Rubicam Chicago
- Aaron Schock '02, youngest congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois, 18th District
- Tami Lane '96, winner of an Academy Award, prosthetic make-up artist
- The Honorable Joe Billy McDade, '59, '60, United States District Court Federal Judge
- Richard Teerlink '61, retired chairman of Harley-Davidson, Inc.
* deceased
