Approximately 90 percent of Berry's full-time faculty members hold earned doctoral degrees. Berry students are offered a variety of opportunities for independent spiritual growth. An interdenominational Christian congregation on the campus provides for Sunday worship involving students, faculty, and staff. Fourteen active religious-life organizations provide enriching interfaith experiences. The resident chaplain provides spiritual counseling as well as opportunities for volunteer service and participation in local-area religious activities.
Berry encourages work experience as part of the student's development.
This unique work program originated with the founding of the college, when all students worked to pay their college expenses. The combination of academics and work experience enhances the student's ability to obtain employment after graduation. Berry's more than 1,800 undergraduate students are selected from a broad range of social and economic backgrounds, with special outreach to qualified young people who are financially disadvantaged and would benefit from the Berry College experience. They come from most of the states and many other countries. The Berry campus is located on 28,000 acres of forests, meadows, lakes, and streams adjacent to Rome, Georgia.