About the university

On April 10, 1897, ground was broken for Bradley Hall. What had been prairie-land cornfield was transformed into a seat of learning because of the remarkable courage, strength, and determination of one woman, Mrs. Lydia Moss Bradley. Lydia Moss Bradley had seen all of her hopes, ambitions, and dreams for her six children end in their untimely deaths. She and her husband, Tobias Bradley, had devoted much time, thought, and discussion to how their wealth might be used as a fitting memorial to their deceased offspring and considered establishing an orphanage. Unfortunately Tobias died in May of 1867, before their dream could be realized. Alone, Mrs. Bradley devoted herself unreservedly to the achievement of their goal. After some study and travel to various institutions, Mrs. Bradley decided that, instead of an orphanage, she wanted to found a school where young people could learn how to do practical things to prepare them for living in the modern world. In 1892 she purchased a controlling interest in Parsons Horological School in LaPorte, Indiana, the first school for watchmakers in America, and moved it to Peoria. She specified in her will that the school should be expanded after her death to include a classical education as well as industrial arts and home economics: ". . . it being the first object of this Institution to furnish its students with the means of living an independent, industrious and useful life by the aid of a practical knowledge of the useful arts and sciences." In October 1896 Mrs. Bradley was convinced by Dr. William Rainey Harper, president of the University of Chicago, to move ahead with her plans and establish the school during her lifetime. Bradley Polytechnic Institute was chartered on November 13, 1896. Mrs. Bradley initially provided seventeen and a half acres of land; funds for two campus buildings, including laboratory equipment and library books; and annual operating expenses. Contracts for Bradley Hall and Horology Hall (later renamed Westlake) were awarded and work moved ahead quickly. Fourteen faculty and 150 students began classes in Bradley Hall on October 4, 1897–with 500 workers still hammering away. (The Horological Department added another eight faculty and 70 students.) Bradley Polytechnic Institute was formally dedicated on October 8, 1897. Its first graduate, in June 1898, was Corinne Unland. By 1899 there were 350 pupils in the School of Arts and Science at Bradley, about equally divided between men and women. Instruction was offered in biology, chemistry, food work , sewing, English, German, French, Latin, Greek, history, manual arts, drawing, mathematics, and physics. Pleased with its progress, Mrs. Bradley transferred to the school the rest of her estate, including nearly 1,000 different pieces of property, reserving its use and profits during her lifetime. At Founder’s Day in 1906 she announced an additional gift to build Hewitt Gymnasium, now Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts. Mrs. Bradley died on January 16, 1908, at the age of 91. The Institute continued to grow and develop to meet the educational needs of the region. Bradley became a four- year college offering bachelor’s degrees in 1920 and a full university offering graduate programs in 1946, when it was renamed Bradley University.
Education programs
Accounting
Accounting
Bachelor of Accounting
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Administration
~ $15,000 / year
Administration
Bachelor of Administration
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Animations
~ $15,000 / year
Animations
Bachelor of Animations
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Applied Sciences and Professions
~ $15,000 / year
Applied Sciences and Professions
Actuarial Science
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Arts
~ $15,000 / year
Arts
Bachelor of Arts
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Biology
~ $15,000 / year
Biology
Bachelor of Biological
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Biomedicine
~ $15,000 / year
Biomedicine
Bachelor of Biomedicine
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Business
~ $15,000 / year
Business
Bachelor of Business
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Chemistry
~ $15,000 / year
Chemistry
Bachelor of Chemistry
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Computer Science
~ $15,000 / year
Computer Science
Bachelor of Computer Science
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Design
~ $15,000 / year
Design
Bachelor of Design
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Economics
~ $15,000 / year
Economics
Bachelor of Economics
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Education and Teaching
~ $15,000 / year
Education and Teaching
Bachelor of Education
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Engineering
~ $15,000 / year
Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Finance and Banking
~ $15,000 / year
Finance and Banking
Bachelor of Finance & Banking
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Humanities
~ $15,000 / year
Humanities
Bachelor of Humanities
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Journalism
~ $15,000 / year
Journalism
Bachelor of Journalism
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Law and Jurisprudence
~ $15,000 / year
Law and Jurisprudence
Bachelor of Law & Jurisprudence
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Management
~ $15,000 / year
Management
Bachelor of Management
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Marketing
~ $15,000 / year
Marketing
Bachelor of Marketing
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Mathematics
~ $15,000 / year
Mathematics
Bachelor of Mathematics
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Medicine
~ $15,000 / year
Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Multimedia Technology
~ $15,000 / year
Multimedia Technology
Bachelor of Multimedia Technology Intermediate
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Nursing
~ $15,000 / year
Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
PR
~ $15,000 / year
PR
Bachelor of Communication
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Philology
~ $15,000 / year
Philology
Bachelor of Philology
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Philosophy
~ $15,000 / year
Philosophy
Bachelor of Philosophy
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Physics
~ $15,000 / year
Physics
Bachelor of Physics
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Political Science
~ $15,000 / year
Political Science
Bachelor of Political Science
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Psychology
~ $15,000 / year
Psychology
Bachelor of Psychology
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
Security
~ $15,000 / year
Security
Bachelor of Security
English
Language of instructions
Full-time
Study mode
$15,000
Fee for international students
$15,000
Fee for domestic students
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Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Ave
Peoria
IL 61625
United States
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