贝里克学院的历史可以追溯到1791年, 当贝里克的市民, 纽约, Kittery, Rollinsford, 朴茨茅斯, 威尔斯筹集了500英镑用于教育当地的年轻人.
Incorporated by the Massachusetts Legislature and with a charter signed by Governor John Hancock for the purpose of "promoting true piety and virtue and useful knowledge among the rising generation,“贝里克学院的建立是为了教授语言, 文科, 与科学.
当缅因州在1820年成为一个州时, 贝里克学院相当于一所综合高中, 直到20世纪50年代, the town of South Berwick contracted with the School to educate local students. 然而, by 1955, the Board of Trustees reverted to a completely private status with an exclusive college preparatory program in accordance with the intent of the School's founders.
贝里克成了一所男生寄宿学校, 还有女生日间部, and continued to expand its facility by acquiring land for playing fields and tennis courts, 以及九栋宿舍和教职工宿舍. 一个新的体育馆和公共场所, 设有食堂和科学实验室, 是在20世纪60年代中期完成的吗. Berwick experienced tremendous changes during the 1970s–adding the 中学 in 1971 and discontinuing the boarding program in 1976. 1977年增设了低年级学校, 向一所真正的乡村走读学校的转变完成了.
Berwick continued to expand its facility with the dedications of the Whipple 艺术 Center in 1985, 1988年在肯德尔小学任教, 1994年在克莱门特中学任教, 1997年的体育中心, 杰普森科学中心, 杰克逊图书馆, 2015年奥克斯之家的沃尔什健康中心, 以及2016年杰克逊图书馆的灵感共享.