Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 37,743
Graduate Enrollment: 4,008
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 81.59%
Male/Female: 53% / 47% (2017)
First generation college students: 26.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 7.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 53.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 27.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 16.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 10.3% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 47.8%
Black: 24.8%
Hispanic: 13.6%
Asian: 5.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.0%
Non-resident alien: 1.5%
Unknown race: 1.8%
Black: 24.8%
Hispanic: 13.6%
Asian: 5.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.0%
Non-resident alien: 1.5%
Unknown race: 1.8%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $24,858
In-State tuition: $6,436Out-of-State tuition: $17,690
Estimated books and supplies: $1,500 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,947 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $6,370 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $12,947 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $6,370 (2022)
Average Family Income: $73,526 (2017)
Median Family Income: $43,182 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 35.0%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 38.3%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,833 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $253 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $15,631 |
| $30k-48k | $16,471 |
| $48k-75k | $19,163 |
| $75k-110k | $21,005 |
| $110k+ | $21,304 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 17%6-year graduation rate: 49%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.1% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $23,833 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,958 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | |
| @3 year | 69.2% (2017) |
| @5 year | 75.3% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients:
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees:
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $44,693 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $53,632 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 21 | $404 | $89,845 ($7,487) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 25 | $25,500 | $265 | $19,192 ($1,599) | $25,182 ($2,099) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 24 | $31,000 | $329 | $53,908 ($4,492) | $64,348 ($5,362) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Area Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 45 | $30,022 | $286 | $35,419 ($2,952) | $47,346 ($3,946) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 9 | $74,185 ($6,182) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 52 | $24,700 | $228 | $29,951 ($2,496) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 102 | $27,683 | $270 | $31,303 ($2,609) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 142 | $26,000 | $240 | $39,430 ($3,286) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 159 | $30,279 | $265 | $55,000 ($4,583) | $79,847 ($6,654) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 96 | $466 | $71,938 ($5,995) | $88,037 ($7,336) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 91 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Programming. | 39 | $25,214 | $264 | $44,644 ($3,720) | $67,919 ($5,660) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 39 | $27,000 | $256 | $51,160 ($4,263) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 69 | $25,750 | $253 | $55,943 ($4,662) | $70,361 ($5,863) |
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 233 | $23,000 | $213 | $65,653 ($5,471) | $85,553 ($7,129) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 34 | $466 | $89,785 ($7,482) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer Science. | 28 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 29 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 55 | $27,803 | $265 | $64,161 ($5,347) | $99,167 ($8,264) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction. | 35 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 43 | $418 | $58,471 ($4,873) | $63,965 ($5,330) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 14 | $86,453 ($7,204) | $85,678 ($7,140) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 41 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 53 | $386 | $55,701 ($4,642) | $61,141 ($5,095) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 104 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 223 | $27,000 | $265 | $42,322 ($3,527) | $44,113 ($3,676) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 143 | $293 | $52,313 ($4,359) | $54,156 ($4,513) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 18 | $703 | $87,894 ($7,325) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 33 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 91 | $26,500 | $258 | $43,226 ($3,602) | $47,255 ($3,938) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 65 | $28,093 | $260 | $63,704 ($5,309) | $75,599 ($6,300) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 74 | $27,000 | $246 | $71,480 ($5,957) | $87,629 ($7,302) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 102 | $30,500 | $276 | $72,318 ($6,027) | $80,663 ($6,722) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 242 | $27,736 | $265 | $65,957 ($5,496) | $76,747 ($6,396) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Systems Engineering. | 25 | $31,000 | $229 | $63,899 ($5,325) | |
| Master's Degree | Systems Engineering. | 8 | $91,635 ($7,636) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Systems Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Construction Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, Other. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Technology, General. | 66 | $31,000 | $305 | $64,835 ($5,403) | $78,990 ($6,583) |
| Master's Degree | Engineering Technology, General. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 41 | $32,919 | $311 | $68,355 ($5,696) | $72,562 ($6,047) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 20 | $28,250 | $302 | $27,048 ($2,254) | |
| Master's Degree | Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | 13 | $105,556 ($8,796) | $81,142 ($6,762) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 51 | $25,500 | $244 | $61,415 ($5,118) | $69,521 ($5,793) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Engineering-Related Technologies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Technologies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 23 | $44,972 ($3,748) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 79 | $27,000 | $260 | $26,445 ($2,204) | $38,341 ($3,195) |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 17 | $49,515 ($4,126) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 218 | $26,205 | $265 | $31,736 ($2,645) | $48,140 ($4,012) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 22 | $26,000 | $250 | $47,924 ($3,994) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 14 | $42,441 ($3,537) | $60,706 ($5,059) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 7 | $28,000 | $220 | ||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 14 | $79,048 ($6,587) | $99,917 ($8,326) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics and Statistics, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 15 | $350 | $28,873 ($2,406) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 32 | $26,787 | $228 | $26,293 ($2,191) | $28,514 ($2,376) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Geography and Cartography. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 346 | $29,125 | $258 | $33,131 ($2,761) | $42,922 ($3,577) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 207 | $26,000 | $234 | $30,148 ($2,512) | $44,226 ($3,686) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 19 | $37,950 ($3,163) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Philosophy. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 46 | $23,511 | $211 | $29,405 ($2,450) | $51,039 ($4,253) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 365 | $26,869 | $254 | $30,320 ($2,527) | $42,774 ($3,565) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 143 | $26,000 | $224 | $36,805 ($3,067) | $46,290 ($3,858) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 10 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Services, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Services, General. | 73 | $30,500 | $286 | $30,780 ($2,565) | $37,958 ($3,163) |
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 26 | $438 | $47,791 ($3,983) | $56,117 ($4,676) | |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 50 | $466 | $44,772 ($3,731) | $52,583 ($4,382) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 26 | $32,500 | $378 | $36,543 ($3,045) | $55,516 ($4,626) |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 60 | $23,000 | $228 | $30,715 ($2,560) | $47,459 ($3,955) |
| Master's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 93 | $25,625 | $253 | $29,567 ($2,464) | $47,926 ($3,994) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 97 | $34,375 | $289 | $33,031 ($2,753) | $40,546 ($3,379) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 9 | $39,557 ($3,296) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 14 | $22,762 | $232 | $15,554 ($1,296) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 24 | $20,500 | $27,027 ($2,252) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 55 | $26,097 | $237 | $29,248 ($2,437) | $35,178 ($2,932) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 26 | $23,400 | $257 | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 27 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 35 | $28,479 | $268 | $41,588 ($3,466) | |
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 20 | $463 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 185 | $25,093 | $199 | $70,451 ($5,871) | $71,422 ($5,952) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 23 | $350 | $86,712 ($7,226) | $106,838 ($8,903) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Construction Management. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 268 | $26,625 | $265 | $47,085 ($3,924) | $54,098 ($4,508) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 212 | $458 | $96,709 ($8,059) | $108,766 ($9,064) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 12 | $121,589 ($10,132) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 241 | $26,000 | $264 | $53,845 ($4,487) | $65,652 ($5,471) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 89 | $233 | $63,996 ($5,333) | $81,745 ($6,812) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 22 | $22,250 | $209 | $41,854 ($3,488) | $60,758 ($5,063) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 11 | $51,405 ($4,284) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 190 | $25,000 | $258 | $51,844 ($4,320) | $63,121 ($5,260) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 31 | $31,000 | $286 | $34,946 ($2,912) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 33 | $26,842 | $276 | $50,139 ($4,178) | $58,674 ($4,890) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 192 | $25,198 | $235 | $45,198 ($3,767) | $55,121 ($4,593) |
| Bachelor's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 24 | $20,750 | $205 | $56,345 ($4,695) | $77,423 ($6,452) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Construction Management. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Construction Management. | 51 | $27,000 | $276 | $69,268 ($5,772) | $90,810 ($7,568) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 57 | $26,485 | $270 | $30,846 ($2,571) | $37,170 ($3,098) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $74,169Full time faculty: 64%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 22.0
School's endowment start of year: $64,114,999 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $102,001,612 (2022)