Gainesville, Georgia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Brenau University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Gainesville, Georgia. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 2,436 students in fall 2024, including 1,273 undergraduates and 1,163 graduate students.
Brenau University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Elementary Education and Teaching, Occupational Therapy/Therapist, and Nursing Practice. It awarded 614 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 38 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
2,436
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
614
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 71
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
177
Associate degrees
17
Master's degrees
281
Professional doctorates
60
Other doctoral degrees
28
Certificates under 1 year
11
Post-master's certificates
40
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,436
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,273
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,163
Full-time, fall 2024
70%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,953
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,479
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,474
Full-time, 2024-25
67%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
86%
Men
14%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
31%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
38
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
President
Dr. David Barnett
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization