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Brenau University

Brenau University is a private campus in Gainesville proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The federal record classifies Brenau University as a women-only institution; check current eligibility with admissions.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$20,696

family income
under $30k

$19,278

$30–48k

$21,551

$48–75k

$24,922

$75–110k

$19,129

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$18,9242023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Brenau University rose from $13,338 (2008) to $18,924 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,338
2009	$14,752
2010	$12,067
2011	$16,076
2012	$15,493
2013	$17,241
2014	$25,218
2015	$18,014
2016	$18,531
2017	$22,083
2018	$21,745
2019	$22,402
2020	$22,771
2021	$23,535
2022	$20,786
2023	$18,924

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$46,0102024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Brenau University rose from $29,960 (2009) to $46,010 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,960
2010	$32,428
2011	$31,349
2012	$31,963
2013	$34,107
2014	$35,745
2015	$37,739
2016	$40,016
2017	$41,302
2018	$42,912
2019	$42,587
2020	$44,094
2021	$43,858
2022	$45,992
2023	$45,931
2024	$46,010

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,180
2001	$12,780
2002	$13,440
2003	$14,040
2004	$14,610
2005	$15,450
2006	$16,590
2007	$17,700
2008	$18,800
2013	$23,350
2014	$24,780
2015	$25,878
2016	$27,152
2017	$28,510
2018	$29,050
2019	$31,084
2020	$31,720
2021	$32,530
2022	$32,685
2023	$33,275

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $34,027 before grants and other attendance costs. At Brenau University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,029 — Brenau University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

32.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Brenau University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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32.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Brenau University has wandered from Fall 1995 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 52.2% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 32.9%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1995 cohort	36%
1996 cohort	37%
1997 cohort	35.3%
1998 cohort	43.5%
1999 cohort	52.2%
2000 cohort	45.3%
2001 cohort	49.6%
2002 cohort	51.3%
2003 cohort	50.8%
2004 cohort	46%
2005 cohort	43.9%
2006 cohort	44.9%
2007 cohort	45.5%
2008 cohort	46.6%
2009 cohort	48.4%
2010 cohort	44.8%
2011 cohort	49.4%
2012 cohort	43.2%
2013 cohort	45.7%
2014 cohort	40.7%
2015 cohort	47.1%
2016 cohort	45.7%
2017 cohort	35.4%
2018 cohort	32.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1995–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,466	$6,063
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,357	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,683	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,992	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,607	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,739	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,838	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,100	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,050	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,163	$9,395
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,813	$8,488
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,000	$9,343
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,783	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$9,456
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$10,449
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$9,841
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$28,063	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$41,664

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,236

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,003

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Brenau University admitted 3,182 of 3,625 applicants in Fall 2024. The 87.8% rate describes that application pool.

87.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,275 tuition · 2023–24 1,029 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 930–12001600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Brenau University received 3,625 applications and admitted 3,182 (87.8%), with 290 enrolling.

Brenau University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Brenau University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–620 and Math was 430–580 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 930–1200 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	550	620
SAT Math	430	540	580
ACT Composite	18	20	22

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

87.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	76.9%
Fall 2002	75.1%
Fall 2003	74.2%
Fall 2004	50.4%
Fall 2005	38%
Fall 2006	41.5%
Fall 2007	40%
Fall 2008	42.3%
Fall 2009	38%
Fall 2010	21.6%
Fall 2011	33.8%
Fall 2012	29.8%
Fall 2013	78.3%
Fall 2014	75.8%
Fall 2015	65.6%
Fall 2016	35.6%
Fall 2017	66.1%
Fall 2018	56.9%
Fall 2019	57.5%
Fall 2020	92.7%
Fall 2021	89.1%
Fall 2022	86.6%
Fall 2023	87%
Fall 2024	87.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1200Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	930	1160
Fall 2002	900	1150
Fall 2003	850	1110
Fall 2004	910	1110
Fall 2005	910	1100
Fall 2006	910	1100
Fall 2007	900	1100
Fall 2008	910	1080
Fall 2009	870	1060
Fall 2010	870	1080
Fall 2011	900	1110
Fall 2012	880	1060
Fall 2013	870	1050
Fall 2014	890	1080
Fall 2015	890	1090
Fall 2016	860	1030
Fall 2017	880	1100
Fall 2018	910	1130
Fall 2019	920	1140
Fall 2020	930	1160
Fall 2021	1000	1130
Fall 2023	990	1170
Fall 2024	930	1200

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–22Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	17	24
Fall 2004	18	22
Fall 2006	19	23
Fall 2007	19	23
Fall 2010	18	22
Fall 2013	19	21
Fall 2015	19	23
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	17	23
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	17	23
Fall 2021	21	25
Fall 2023	17	23
Fall 2024	18	22

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,029Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Brenau University fell from 1,199 (Fall 2002) to 1,029 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,199
Fall 2003	1,343
Fall 2004	1,465
Fall 2005	1,508
Fall 2006	1,743
Fall 2007	1,863
Fall 2008	1,840
Fall 2009	1,838
Fall 2010	1,766
Fall 2011	1,776
Fall 2012	1,712
Fall 2013	1,683
Fall 2014	1,581
Fall 2015	1,556
Fall 2016	1,638
Fall 2017	1,722
Fall 2018	1,688
Fall 2019	1,669
Fall 2020	1,590
Fall 2021	1,310
Fall 2022	1,184
Fall 2023	981
Fall 2024	1,029

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

65%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Brenau University fell from 73% (Fall 2002) to 65% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	73%
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	60%
Fall 2007 cohort	75%
Fall 2008 cohort	70%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	69%
Fall 2011 cohort	67%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	66%
Fall 2014 cohort	59%
Fall 2015 cohort	71%
Fall 2016 cohort	65%
Fall 2017 cohort	51%
Fall 2018 cohort	52%
Fall 2019 cohort	53%
Fall 2020 cohort	51%
Fall 2021 cohort	55%
Fall 2022 cohort	62%
Fall 2023 cohort	65%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Brenau University

45.9% of Brenau University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Brenau University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 1,029 undergraduates live off campus, and 65% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Brenau University's SAT section-percentile sums are 930–1200 — their midpoint is below the GA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Brenau University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Brenau University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Brenau University87.8%

Georgia median70.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Brenau University$34,027

Georgia median$13,920

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Brenau University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Brenau University$54,003

Georgia median$47,290

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Brenau University, Georgia and national reference values
Metric & basis	Brenau University	Georgia median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	87.8%	70.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,027	$13,920	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,003	$47,290	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Brenau University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Brenau University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$88,731
Business/Commerce, General	$55,114
Human Resources Management and Services	$53,693
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,138
Psychology, General	$42,586
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$38,591
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$36,910

These 7 fields listed for Brenau University measure earnings after completion. The $54,003 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional Brenau University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Brenau University report?

Brenau University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 930–1200 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Brenau University's acceptance rate?

87.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,182 admitted from 3,625 applicants.

How much does Brenau University cost?

At Brenau University, tuition is $34,027. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Brenau University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,003. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Georgia

Brewton-Parker Christian University — 96.5% admitted
College of Coastal Georgia — 98.1% admitted
Columbus State University — 99.1% admitted
Covenant College — 86.5% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.