by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Brenau University can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Brenau provide, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Keep going to find out what amount of financial assistance will be accessible to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Brenau University.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
Looking at the entering class at Brenau University, 99% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 196 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 99% | $26,325 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 97% | $18,631 |
| Federal Pell grants | 58% | $6,317 |
| State/local grants | 85% | $4,673 |
| Federal student loans | 91% | $5,817 |
Unlike loans, grants and scholarships are gift aid that does not need to be paid back, making them the most desirable form of assistance. At Brenau, around 90% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $15,546 (across roughly 1071 recipients).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 90% | $15,546 |
| Federal Pell grants | 46% | $5,534 |
| Federal student loans | 70% | $8,832 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $27,086.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $20,126 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $20,314 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,301 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $18,924 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $20,786 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use Brenau’s online cost calculator: [tcc.ruffalonl.com/Brenau University/Freshman-Students](https://tcc.ruffalonl.com/Brenau University/Freshman-Students).
Graduating students at Brenau carry a median federal student debt of $18,425 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,425 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $27,000 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $286.24/mo |
Under a standard ten-year plan, the median graduate’s monthly payment lands near the figure above.
Looking only at the median can be misleading because it hides the spread. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at Brenau.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,059 |
| 25th percentile | $6,644 |
| 75th percentile | $28,187 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $40,187 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,500 |
| Middle income | $19,750 |
| High income | $17,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,101 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,270 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $13,500 |
| Independent students | $19,961 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Brenau.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. These figures summarize annual Stafford program activity at Brenau:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 14659 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $465,866,344 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 40 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $522,463 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $13,062 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 16 |
| Total DoD amount | $37,500 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,344 |
References
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