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Bradley University celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1997 as an independent, privately endowed, coeducational institution. Located on a 65-acre campus in Peoria, Illinois, Bradley was founded in 1897 as Bradley Polytechnic Institute by Lydia Moss Bradley as a memorial to her children and husband, Tobias. It became a four-year college in 1920 and in 1946became a university and began offering graduate programs. It is fully accredited.

Bradley is the ideal size for living and learning. As a private, comprehensive university of about 5,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students, Bradley provides a broad choice of academic and pre-professional programs with more than 90 programs of study in five colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Health Sciences, College of Engineering and Technology, Foster College of Business Administration, Henry Pindell Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts, and the Graduate School.

At the same time, classes are small-the average class size is 24 students and the student to faculty ratio is 14:1. Bradley’s 311 full-time faculty are both active researchers and committed teachers who provide personalized attention in learning and academic advising. All courses are taught by professors, not graduate assistants, and team projects and collaboration are emphasized in every area of University life. After class, Bradley students have abundant opportunities for involvement in campus life-including more than 200 clubs and organizations, NCAA Division I athletics, intramural and club sports, study abroad, and the Bradley Center for Student Leadership and Public Service, to name a few.

Bradley has been among the pioneers in the use of information technology. At a time when the Internet was known to only a handful of scientists and the World Wide Web was undreamed of, Bradley equipped each room in selected residence halls with a networked computer, printer, and software. Now, the Residence Hall Network provides complete electronic access to campus and global information resources.

Bradley students do exceptionally well in their chosen careers and advanced studies after graduation. The overall placement rate for Bradley graduates within six months of graduationis typically 94% percent or higher. For students with cooperative education experience, the placement rate was 98 percent. Graduates of Bradley University have become leaders in every field of endeavor.