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#37 Best Value Schools
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#38 Regional Universities South
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#22 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#23 Top Performers on Social Mobility
Brenau University is ranked #38 in Regional Universities South. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
50
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
55
Graduation and retention rank
65
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
46%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
62%
Social Mobility Rank
23
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
42%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
46%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
45%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-2
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.8
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
7
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
48
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
86.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
73%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
77.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
9:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
84
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
32%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
17
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
65
Average alumni giving rate
4.7%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
