Brenau University Student Population

How many students at Brenau?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Brenau University has a total enrollment of 2,436 students, including 1,273 undergraduate and 1,163 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 337 male students (13.8%) and 2,099 female students (86.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,044 White students (42.9%) and 727 Black students (29.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,273 undergraduate students (52.3%) and 1,163 graduate students (47.7%).
• Class Delivery: 885 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 543 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Brenau's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 337 male (13.83%) and 2,099 female (86.17%) students are attending Brenau University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 16.06.

By class level, 1,273 (52.26%) are undergraduate students and 1,163 (47.74%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 12.96% are male and 87.04% are female, while among graduate students, 14.79% are male and 85.21% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,044 White, 727 Black, and 82 Asian students out of a total of 2,436 are attending at Brenau University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Brenau University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Brenau has 209 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,244 students under 25 years old, and 1,192 students over 25 years old out of 2,436 total students.

Brenau has 1,014 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 259 students aged 25 and over.

It has 230 graduate students aged under 25 and 933 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Brenau University, 885 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 543 students are enrolled in some online courses.

824 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 61 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,273 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 108 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.48%.82 students have transferred in as full-time status and 26 students transferred in as part-time status.