Colleges / Kennesaw State University
College · Public · Kennesaw, GA · Suburb
KSU

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Address1000 Chastain Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Websitewww.kennesaw.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate69%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size41,254
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 69% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1113 · ACT 23.

If you get in

41,254 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$96k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$60k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.7k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
41,254
Location
Kennesaw, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
KSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White39%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic17%
  • Asian6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown3%
  • International2%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time24%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$43k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 76

What you can study.

Colleges / Kennesaw State University
College · Public · Kennesaw, GA · Suburb
KSU

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Address1000 Chastain Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Websitewww.kennesaw.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate69%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size41,254
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 69% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1113 · ACT 23.

If you get in

41,254 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$96k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$60k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.7k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr52%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
41,254
Location
Kennesaw, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
KSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White39%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic17%
  • Asian6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown3%
  • International2%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time24%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$43k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 76

What you can study.