Brenau University Overview

Located in Gainesville, Georgia, Brenau University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Gainesville makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Brenau University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Brenau.
• During a recent academic cycle, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Brenau bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,003 a year. That's about 32% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Brenau student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Brenau University?

Contact details for Brenau are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 Washington Street Se, Gainesville, GA 30501-3668
Phone:	770-534-6299
Website:	www.brenau.edu

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How Do I Get Into Brenau?

You can apply to Brenau online at: https://www.brenau.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Brenau

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Brenau?

Brenau has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 11% of accepted students are men and 89% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Can I Afford Brenau University?

The overall average net price of Brenau is $38,237. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Brenau, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $7,677 a year. That adds up to $30,708 over four years for those students.

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Brenau University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,710 undergraduate students at Brenau, with 1,095 being full-time and 615 being part-time.

There are also 1,103 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,095 full-time undergraduates at Brenau, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Brenau University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	286
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	517
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Brenau University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Brenau. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and United Kingdom.

Brenau University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	0	70	4	81	3	158
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	18	33	9	55	16	131
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	64	38	102
Liberal Arts General Studies	13	22	10	0	0	0	45
Business Administration & Management	0	0	6	4	27	0	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	35	0	35
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	31	0	31
Human Resource Management	0	0	5	1	22	0	28
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	15	1	6	0	22
General Psychology	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Accounting	0	0	7	1	11	0	19
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Gerontology	0	0	0	0	15	0	15
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	12	0	2	0	14
Special Education	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
Dance	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
General Business/Commerce	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	4	0	4	0	8
Health & Physical Education	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
General Biology	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	2	0	2	0	4
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	2	1	0	3
Marketing	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	1	2	0	3
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
General English Literature	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
International Relations & National Security	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Music	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dispute Resolution	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	13	40	242	23	376	60	754

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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