Study at Brenau University

Brenau University was established in 1878, and is a private women's university situated in Gainesville, Georgia. The campus is spread across an area of 50 acres. It was initially called the Georgia Baptist Female Seminary, and changed to its current name in the year 1992. The university offers associate’s, baccalaureate’s, and master’s degrees in various fields of study includig art and design, humanities, and interior design among others. The institution is organized into the following academic divisions:

Brenau Academy
Evening & Weekend College
The Online College
The Women’s College

Brenau University's athletics department fields a number of women's sports teams. They compete in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Southern States Athletic Conference. They are nicknamed as the Golden Tigers. They participate in sports including basketball, soccer, crew, and cross country.

Profile of Brenau University

Brenau is in a small city, in Gainesville, GA. The school is classified as a private, not-for-profit college. Students at Brenau earn degrees up to the Post-Master's certificate.

Course Topics

The most common major fields study at the school include drama and performing arts, business and management, education and teaching, and nutrition and exercise therapy.

Brenau Selectivity

Brenau does not admit all applicants. of people who applied to the school in 2007, 40% were accepted. The middle range of verbal SAT scores in 2007 was 470 to 560 for students at Brenau. While math SAT scores among applicants varied, those accepted commonly had scores between 430 and 540.

Student Enrollment

The school, in 2007, had 2,577 students (1,938 full-time equivalent). A large number of students at Brenau are 40 years old or older. The Student Enrollment at the school is essentially female.

Student Life

Athletic teams at Brenau belong to the Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference for major sports.

Brenau Programs and Degrees

General Category	Degrees	Most Common Majors
Business and Management	208	business management, accounting, human resources, marketing, organizational behavior, fashion merchandising, business communications, business
Education and Teaching	191	elementary school teaching, middle school teaching, teacher education, mental retardation education, special education, education of learning disabled, education of emotionally disturbed, drama and dance teaching, ...
Nursing and Emergency Medicine	45	registered nursing, nurse practitioner
Nutrition and Exercise Therapy	35	occupational therapy
Therapy and Counseling	17	psychology courses, psychology
Design	16	interior design, graphic design, fashion design
Family and Social Work	13	public administration
Liberal Arts	11	English, general studies, history, international relations, liberal arts and sciences
Drama and Performing Arts	11	dance, dance courses, drama, stagecraft
Medical Adminstration	10	health care facilities management, health and medical administrative
Security and Law Enforcement	6	criminal justice and administration
Art Studies	6	arts management
Media	6	mass communication
Music	4	music, music performance
Law	3	legal studies
Science	3	biology
Fine Arts	3	fine arts
Conservation and Resource Management	0	environmental science, environmental studies

Contact: Brenau

Brenau University
500 Washington Street SE
Gainesville, GA 30501-3668
General Phone: (770) 534-6299
http://www.brenau.edu

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