by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Brandman University was awarded 385 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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Brandman is ranked #311 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Brandman held the #313 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, Brandman is ranked at #51.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Brandman University since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Brandman University, this rate is 22 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Brandman University is 11%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 19% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Brandman University. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,114 undergraduates at Brandman with 2,090 being full-time and 4,024 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Brandman, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Brandman, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $9,081 a year. That adds up to $36,324 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Brandman is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Brandman University.
Contact details for Brandman are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 16355 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618 |
| Phone: | 949-341-9800 |
| Website: | www.umassglobal.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 413 | $54,565 |
| General Psychology | 217 | $31,692 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 165 | $44,893 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 133 | NA |
| Social Work | 132 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 62 | $30,800 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 60 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 36 | NA |
| Sociology | 30 | $39,940 |
| Legal Support Services | 18 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 9,659 students took at least one online class at Brandman University. This is a decrease from the 10,986 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9,659 | 9,659 |
| 2019-2020 | 10,986 | 10,986 |
| 2018-2019 | 9,772 | 8,143 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,031 | 6,199 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,887 | 5,110 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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