Brenau University
Gainesville, Georgia
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,029 undergrads
- Women's college
- Admit rate
- 88%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,968per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 33%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,63810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Brenau Promise covers full tuition and development fees for eligible recipients of HOPE and Pell grants after other aid is applied.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 88%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 930–1200Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–22Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,968full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $46,493sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $35,520Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 33%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 65%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,63810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,029Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 50%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 40%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Shorter University Rome, GA — admits 96%
- Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA — admits 88%
- Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA — admits 87%
- Piedmont University Demorest, GA — admits 93%
- Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA — admits 90%
- University of Jamestown Jamestown, ND — admits 88%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Brenau University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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