unitid 139199 · Gainesville, GA · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Brenau University
- enrollment 2023
- 3,257
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
88%
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,029
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
46%
undergrads on Pell grants
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
33%
finish within 150% time
14th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$46,010
47th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,924
after aid, aided students
32nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,003
after entry, Title IV students
54th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,481 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k35%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k21%
- 75-110k13%
- 110k+15%
- Median family income
- $29,257
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,027
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 81 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 70 | $106,944 | $42,187 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 64 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 55 | $60,671 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 38 | $70,714 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 35 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 33 | — | $38,250 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 31 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 27 | $81,252 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 22 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 22 | — | $30,761 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 22 | $71,447 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.