Brenau University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Brenau University is 9:1, and the school has 76.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Brenau University include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Visual and Performing Arts; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Education. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 70.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Foreign languages
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	9:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Health Professions and Related Programs 38% Visual and Performing Arts 17% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 12% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7% Education 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Associate, Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	INTERIOR DESIGN (BFA to MID); OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (BS to MS)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	71%
4-year graduation rate	31

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data