Dr. Lobe (the "headmaster" of Big Brain Academy) also assesses what areas the player needs to improve in and what ranking they would be.

Professions include museum curator, librarian, astronaut, investor, fashion stylist, diplomat, caveman, Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, politician, poet, banker, doctor, musician, etc.

As of March 31, 2008, Big Brain Academy had sold 5.01 million copies worldwide.

[9] Big Brain Academy received mixed reviews from critics.

[10] Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot wrote positively of the game, describing it as "easy-to-learn but reasonably addictive".

[2] Tom Bramwell of Eurogamer gave a mixed review of the game, giving it 7 out of 10, describing it as "fun in an innocent kind of way", while criticising it as too simple.