- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Brenau University
Gainesville, GACity: smallZIP 30501Founded 1878
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1878
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.brenau.edu
- Member of
- WCC
GeorgiaWomen's collegePrivate nonprofit
Brenau University
Brenau University is a private nonprofit university in Gainesville, Georgia, with 1,029 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 34% within six years and costs $17,968 a year after aid.
34%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention65%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans71%
$17,968net price / year
88%admission rate
1079average SAT
34%graduate in 6 years
$54,638median earnings, 10 yrs
$28,000median debt
#1,037 of 1,704 for earnings#713 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,485 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,110 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $46,493tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,520
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,520
- Average net price
- $17,968national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,441
$30,001–48,000$15,169
$48,001–75,000$15,157
$75,001–110,000$19,636
$110,001+$21,752
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1079
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college34%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 34%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 33%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,674
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,638middle 50%: $33,941–$81,044
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,044
Median, Brenau University$54,638
Lower quarter$33,941
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,029
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 91% / 9.3%
- Average age at entry
- 29.5
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,783 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,992
- Endowment, end of year
- $61,203,869
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White42%
Hispanic21%
Black24%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.7%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education23%
Health professions21%
Liberal arts & humanities13%
Visual & performing arts12%
Business & management12%
Psychology7.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 139199. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4960619.