How is Bradley distinguishing itself from other comparable private universities in the Midwest?
The vast majority of private colleges and universities limit their academic variety to the traditional liberal arts and sciences or specialize in only one or two academic areas. Bradley, as a private, comprehensive university, provides more than 100 programs in five colleges that offer a variety of professional programs. Our engineering program, for example, is one of three in the State of Illinois found at a private institution. Bradley is one of three non-doctoral, non-research-intensive institutions in the nation offering students and faculty access to Internet2, a network that can transmit 10 gigabytes of data per second, for collaborative research activities. We were recently named to the list of “Top 25 Most Connected Campuses” and “Top 25 Most Entrepreneurial Campuses” in the nation by The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine. One of the main differences between Bradley and other fine universities is Bradley’s emphasis on teaching. Bradley’s faculty are teachers first who mentor
