Kean University
Union, NJ · Public · Large suburb · Kean
Public institution in Union, NJ · 10,842 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $57,237 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Undergraduates
- Top 23%Average net price
- Top 23%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,168457th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,426861st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,076930th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,924685th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,237674th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,603757th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 43.4%1,413th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.4%950th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.9%810th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1150523rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 10,842235th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 46.3%487th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (EWR)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EAJan 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $75
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $81,929 | $82,238 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $50,251 | $49,855 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,581 | $42,012 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $48,849 | $49,436 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $47,260 | $52,107 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $45,408 | $45,305 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $43,798 | $41,193 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $42,682 | $52,107 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $42,235 | $44,170 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $41,844 | $41,406 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | $40,428 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $40,222 | $38,964 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1855source
- Athletic nickname: "Cougars"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Light Bluesource
- Mascot: Keanu the Cougarsource
- Motto: "Semper Discens (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Newark Normal School" (1855–1913)source
- Formerly known as "* New Jersey State Normal School" (1913–1937)source
- Formerly known as "* New Jersey State Teachers College" (1937–1959)source
- Formerly known as "* Newark State College" (1959–1973)source
- Formerly known as "* Kean College of New Jersey" (1973–1997)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: NJACsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Baseball: 2007
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitekean.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 185262)
- Compare colleges in NJRe-score with your weights
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- Showdown: Kean University vs New Jersey Institute of TechnologyHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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