- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Kean University
Union, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07083Founded 1855
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1855
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.kean.edu
New JerseyPublic
Kean University
Kean University is a public university in Union, New Jersey, with 11,433 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $14,465 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention76%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share54%
Federal loans41%
$14,465net price / year
76%admission rate
1040average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$62,318median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#674 of 1,704 for earnings#462 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,102 of 1,738 for graduation rate#736 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,743tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,300
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,017
- Average net price
- $14,465national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,338
$30,001–48,000$8,963
$48,001–75,000$12,356
$75,001–110,000$21,468
$110,001+$24,386
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–565
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–585
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college54%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,644
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,318middle 50%: $41,321–$86,018
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,018
Median, Kean University$62,318
Lower quarter$41,321
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 11,433
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 23.4
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 54%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 25%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,488 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,363
- Endowment, end of year
- $77,558,866
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White24%
Hispanic39%
Black21%
Asian4.5%
Two or more races2.0%
U.S. nonresident6.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.9%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Psychology14%
Education7.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.3%
Health professions6.1%
Computer & information sciences5.6%
Visual & performing arts5.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 185262. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6382148.