Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · KSU
Public institution in Kennesaw, GA · 39,503 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $57,552 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Undergraduates
- Top 10%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $16,972826th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,786199th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,040670th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,618663rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,8331,121st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,552662nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,863669th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.1%1,239th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.7%741st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 69.2%587th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1120598th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 39,50319th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,024th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.4%926th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 29 mi (ATL)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- 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 71 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $67,218 | $68,499 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,982 | $64,659 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $65,573 | $55,964 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,238 | $63,622 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $64,493 | $67,846 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $63,855 | $61,814 |
| Systems EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,749 | $61,020 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $63,005 | $57,318 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,366 | $63,005 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,260 | $63,005 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $62,111 | $59,756 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $61,516 | $62,409 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1963source
- Athletic nickname: "Owls"source
- Fifth Third Stadium seats about 10,200source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Scrappy the Owlsource
- Motto: ""Wisdom, Justice, Moderation""source
- Formerly known as "Kennesaw Junior College" (1966–1976)source
- Formerly known as "Kennesaw College" (1976–1988)source
- Formerly known as "Kennesaw State College" (1988–1996)source
- Formerly known as "Southern Polytechnic State University (merged 2015)"source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""KSU Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Ryan Seacrestsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,406,885 (M $4,333,815 · W $3,073,070)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitekennesaw.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 486840)
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- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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