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Kean University

Kean University is a public campus in suburban Union, NJ. International students are a visible presence at Kean University — 6.1% of its 11,433 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$6,593

family income
under $30k

$7,496

$30–48k

$12,503

$48–75k

$20,592

$75–110k

$21,514

over $110k

Average net price

$12,4472023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Kean University fell from $16,413 (2008) to $12,447 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,413
2009	$16,432
2010	$18,409
2011	$20,125
2012	$13,997
2013	$16,951
2014	$18,781
2015	$18,492
2016	$19,044
2017	$18,547
2018	$18,604
2019	$18,191
2020	$15,902
2021	$10,406
2022	$12,168
2023	$12,447

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$26,9492024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Kean University rose from $21,357 (2009) to $26,949 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$21,357
2010	$22,111
2011	$23,725
2012	$25,340
2013	$19,462
2014	$23,295
2015	$24,343
2016	$24,367
2017	$25,015
2018	$24,966
2019	$25,809
2020	$25,863
2021	$25,404
2022	$24,102
2023	$24,924
2024	$26,949

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,613	$6,395
2001	$5,121	$7,041
2002	$5,841	$8,001
2003	$6,723	$9,085
2004	$7,151	$9,656
2005	$7,506	$10,139
2006	$8,036	$10,863
2007	$8,505	$12,645
2008	$9,178	$13,661
2013	$10,918	$17,141
2014	$11,244	$17,653
2015	$11,581	$18,183
2016	$11,870	$18,637
2017	$12,107	$19,009
2018	$12,348	$19,383
2019	$12,595	$19,771
2020	$12,445	$19,621
2021	$12,595	$19,771
2022	$12,972	$20,364
2023	$13,426	$21,076

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Kean University reports published tuition by residency: $14,299 in-state versus $22,446 out-of-state — a $8,147 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Kean University reports 11,433 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

46.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Kean University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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46.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Kean University rose from 40.1% (entered 1991) to 46.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	40.1%
1992 cohort	36.8%
1993 cohort	38.7%
1994 cohort	38.1%
1995 cohort	39.2%
1996 cohort	43%
1997 cohort	47.1%
1998 cohort	45.2%
1999 cohort	45.1%
2000 cohort	44.2%
2001 cohort	42.4%
2002 cohort	43.5%
2003 cohort	45.2%
2004 cohort	47.3%
2005 cohort	48.9%
2006 cohort	50%
2007 cohort	46.2%
2008 cohort	48.5%
2009 cohort	50.2%
2010 cohort	49.7%
2011 cohort	48.6%
2012 cohort	48.8%
2013 cohort	46.7%
2014 cohort	50%
2015 cohort	47.7%
2016 cohort	51.3%
2017 cohort	43.4%
2018 cohort	46.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,000	$2,959
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,193	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,799	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,512	$6,314
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,095	$5,900
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,110	$4,811
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,210	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,800	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,750	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,993	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,250	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$9,539
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,000	$10,449
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,815	$10,060
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,472	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,250	$10,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,603

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,438

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$57,237

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Kean University admitted 10,578 of 13,936 applicants in Fall 2024. The 75.9% rate describes that application pool.

75.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $13,426 in-state tuition · 2023–24 11,433 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 930–11501600

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Admissions

Kean University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Kean University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 460–565 and Math was 470–585 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 930–1150 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	460	530	565
SAT Math	470	510	585

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Kean University received 13,936 applications and admitted 10,578 (75.9%), with 1,975 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

75.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	50.8%
Fall 2002	52.2%
Fall 2003	52.2%
Fall 2004	56.7%
Fall 2005	70.9%
Fall 2006	64.8%
Fall 2007	66.6%
Fall 2008	66.6%
Fall 2009	64.1%
Fall 2010	62%
Fall 2011	70.1%
Fall 2012	68.4%
Fall 2013	80.4%
Fall 2014	70.4%
Fall 2015	74.3%
Fall 2016	74.4%
Fall 2017	82.2%
Fall 2018	86%
Fall 2019	68.6%
Fall 2020	78%
Fall 2021	79.2%
Fall 2022	82.6%
Fall 2023	76.9%
Fall 2024	75.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1150Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	850	1040
Fall 2002	800	1010
Fall 2003	800	1010
Fall 2004	850	1030
Fall 2005	860	1040
Fall 2006	840	1040
Fall 2007	810	1020
Fall 2008	810	1020
Fall 2009	810	1020
Fall 2010	830	1010
Fall 2011	840	1020
Fall 2012	840	1020
Fall 2013	810	1000
Fall 2014	820	1000
Fall 2015	840	1020
Fall 2016	830	1010
Fall 2017	880	1070
Fall 2018	890	1080
Fall 2019	920	1100
Fall 2020	920	1100
Fall 2021	920	1120
Fall 2022	900	1160
Fall 2023	1020	1198
Fall 2024	930	1150

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–25Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2014	15	22
Fall 2015	17	21
Fall 2016	17	22
Fall 2017	16	22
Fall 2018	17	22
Fall 2019	17	23
Fall 2020	16	22
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	16	25

IPEDS Fall 2014–2022, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

11,433Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Kean University rose from 9,556 (Fall 2002) to 11,433 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	9,556
Fall 2003	9,710
Fall 2004	9,469
Fall 2005	9,612
Fall 2006	9,650
Fall 2007	10,137
Fall 2008	10,907
Fall 2009	11,730
Fall 2010	12,671
Fall 2011	13,152
Fall 2012	12,543
Fall 2013	11,975
Fall 2014	11,938
Fall 2015	11,755
Fall 2016	11,656
Fall 2017	11,761
Fall 2018	11,679
Fall 2019	11,947
Fall 2020	11,499
Fall 2021	10,291
Fall 2022	10,524
Fall 2023	10,842
Fall 2024	11,433

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

76%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Kean University has held near 76% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	75%
Fall 2003 cohort	75%
Fall 2004 cohort	77%
Fall 2005 cohort	75%
Fall 2006 cohort	77%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	81%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	80%
Fall 2011 cohort	72%
Fall 2012 cohort	74%
Fall 2013 cohort	75%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	73%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	72%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	71%
Fall 2021 cohort	74%
Fall 2022 cohort	75%
Fall 2023 cohort	76%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Kean University

Faculty pay at Kean University averages $125,856 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Kean University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 11,433 undergraduates live off campus, and 76.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Kean University's SAT section-percentile sums are 930–1150 — their midpoint is below the NJ four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Kean University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Kean University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Kean University75.9%

New Jersey median73.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Kean University$14,299

New Jersey median$17,014

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Kean University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Kean University$57,237

New Jersey median$58,902

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Kean University, New Jersey and national reference values
Metric & basis	Kean University	New Jersey median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	75.9%	73.3%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$14,299	$17,014	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$57,237	$58,902	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Kean University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Kean University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 30 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$96,821
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$91,546
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	$72,483
Accounting and Related Services	$72,446
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other	$72,277
Economics	$66,368
Finance and Financial Management Services	$65,415
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,332
International Business	$64,878
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$63,156
Marketing	$61,602
Biology, General	$61,291
Special Education and Teaching	$61,158
History	$60,236
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$59,531
Mathematics	$59,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$58,885
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$58,644
Public Administration	$58,100
Design and Applied Arts	$56,666
English Language and Literature, General	$54,749
Communication and Media Studies	$54,277
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	$54,232
Sociology	$51,122
Psychology, General	$51,052
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$50,854
Psychology, Other	$47,179
Political Science and Government	$40,805
Fine and Studio Arts	$40,213
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$32,107

These 30 fields listed for Kean University measure earnings after completion. The $57,237 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 19 additional Kean University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Kean University report?

Kean University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 930–1150 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Kean University's acceptance rate?

75.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 10,578 admitted from 13,936 applicants.

How much does Kean University cost?

In-state tuition is $14,299; out-of-state students pay $22,446. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Kean University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $57,237. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Jersey

Rowan University — 77.7% admitted
Georgian Court University — 78.8% admitted
New Jersey Institute of Technology — 65.1% admitted
Drew University — 67.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.