Brenau University
Investment & Impact
How much does Brenau University spend on women's tennis?
Brenau University reported $140,500 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #569 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Brenau University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Brenau University's athletically related student aid averaged about $10,285 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Brenau University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Brenau University reported $7,508 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
Can college athletes in Georgia earn NIL money?
Georgia's 2021 college NIL law (HB 617, O.C.G.A. 20-3-680 et seq.) permits college athletes to earn compensation for their name, image, and likeness. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.ghsa.net/constitution-section-2025-2026-appendix-n-guidelines-regarding-name-image-and-likeness.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Brenau University women's tennis roster?
Brenau University listed 6 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 43% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 11.
Brenau University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 6 players in 2025, down from 8 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
How many coaches does Brenau University women's tennis have?
Brenau University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 5.8, by 48%.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Brenau University spend on women's tennis?
Brenau University reported $140,500 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of $152,921.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,126 per player in 2025, well above the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of $1,291, by 142%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $42 per female athlete in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $61, by 31%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 45% between 2020 and 2025, from $254,242 to $140,500.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
What is Brenau University like academically?
Brenau University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 88% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1079.
The full cost of attendance is around $46,010 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $18,924 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 59% of the sticker price on average.
46% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
33% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 65% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $54,003, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Brenau University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 24% of degrees, followed by Education (22%) and Visual & Performing Arts (16%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (144 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (58 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (21 degrees)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (20 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (14 degrees)
- Psychology, General (13 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (11 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (10 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (8 degrees)
- Biology, General (8 degrees)
What is Gainesville, GA like to live in?
Brenau University sits in Gainesville, a small city of about 44,000 people in Hall County, Georgia.
Household incomes in Gainesville, a median of about $64,636, sit below the Georgia median and likewise below the national one, 18% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Georgia: a typical home is valued around $337,000, 23% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,234 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 24 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The population skews young, with a median age of 33 against 39 nationally and 26% under 18.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Georgia average of 34%.
What other teams does Brenau University field?
This is the only Brenau University team with a public profile here so far.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Appalachian Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Gainesville, GA |
| Enrollment | 1,029 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Brenau University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Brenau University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Appalachian Athletic Conference and reported 6 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Brenau University women's tennis?
- Brenau University competes in NAIA in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Brenau University women's tennis roster compare with other Appalachian Athletic Conference programs?
- With 6 players in 2025, Brenau University is 43% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 11, based on 8 Appalachian Athletic Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Brenau University women's tennis team have?
- 2 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 1 assistant), about 3 players per coach, 48% below the Appalachian Athletic Conference median of 5.8.
- How much does it cost to attend Brenau University?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $46,010 a year, and an average net price of $18,924 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Brenau University?
- Brenau University is in Gainesville, GA, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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