OverviewOverviewBradley University is an independent, privately endowed, coeducational institution located in Peoria, Illinois. It was founded in 1897 as Bradley Polytechnic Institute by Lydia Moss Bradley as a memorial to her children and husband, Tobias. Bradley became a four-year college in 1920, and in 1946 became a university and began offering graduate programs. It is fully accredited.
