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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.

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
$16,972825th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$5,786198th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,040665th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,618663rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,8331,114th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$57,552659th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,863668th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.1%1,227th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
78.7%735th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
69.2%581st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
39,50319th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
23.0:12,007th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
35.4%915th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,218$68,499
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,982$64,659
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$65,573$55,964
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$65,238$63,622
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors$64,493$67,846
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$63,855$61,814
Systems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,749$61,020
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$63,005$57,318
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,366$63,005
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,260$63,005
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$62,111$59,756
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$61,516$62,409

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Kennesaw State University’s 39,503 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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