Brenau University
Gainesville, GA · Private · Small city
Private institution in Gainesville, GA · 981 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $54,003 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 22%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,7861,147th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,2751,433rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,2751,370th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,9311,373rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,003853rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,6641,114th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.4%1,646th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 62.0%1,551st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87.0%1,138th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1087745th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9811,372nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.7%473rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 58 mi (ATL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 29 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,546 | $60,523 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,729 | $38,289 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $28,598 | $29,685 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $24,615 | $32,569 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $21,964 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $18,498 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,830,859 (M $0 · W $1,830,859)
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebrenau.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 139199)
- Compare colleges in GARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in GeorgiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Brenau University vs Reinhardt UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.