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Kean University

Union, New Jersey·Public, 4-year or above·Mid East·kean.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
—
Total enrollment
13,905
peer median 13,103
Avg net price
$12,447
-$1.1k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
13,936
13,936 candidates competed
Admitted
10,578
75.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,975
18.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
47%
4-year graduation
25%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
47%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

5.9pp gap
Pell recipients
44%475 of 1071
Non-Pell (all)
50%354 of 709
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%134 of 266
No Federal Aid
50%220 of 443

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 85 Title IV programs, 41 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 42 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
85
Passing
41
48.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
2.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.4%
+1.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

85programs
  • Passing41 · 48.2%
  • No Data42 · 49.4%
  • Failing2 · 2.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
37
No data
42

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

43
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-41.0%
$36,498 vs $61,854
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-11.0%
$32,107 vs $36,082
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+11.4%
$40,213 vs $36,082
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+13.1%
$40,805 vs $36,082
Accounting and Related Services
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+18.8%
$79,493 vs $66,899
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
+23.4%
$60,023 vs $48,653
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+25.7%
$77,737 vs $61,854
Psychology Other
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+30.8%
$47,179 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

37
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
87%
$59,075 debt · $68,271 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
68%
$27,137 debt · $40,213 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
66%
$51,250 debt · $77,737 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
64%
$20,500 debt · $32,107 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
62%
$47,482 debt · $76,045 earn
Psychology General
Master's Degree · Psychology
62%
$37,348 debt · $60,023 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
61%
$41,000 debt · $66,931 earn
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
58%
$41,667 debt · $72,414 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1960Next review Jan 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 13

Action history · 17

  1. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
  2. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  4. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  5. Nov 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,374
$30–48k$7,859
$48–75k$12,136
$75–110k$20,146
$110k+$20,110

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,447
-$1,098vs Doctoral/Professional median $13,546
Federal loans
41.1%
In-state tuition
$14,299
Out-of-state
$22,446

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 6,665 students received $40.0M in Pell grants, alongside $65.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,665
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$40.0M
$40,048,607 total
Direct Loans
$65.4M
10,339 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
’20
5k
’21
5k
’22
6k
’23
7k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$16.3M
4,130 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$17.1M
4,336 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$18.3M
1,072 loan awards
Parent PLUS$9.6M
573 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.1M
228 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 3,660 borrowers who entered repayment, 114 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,660
Defaulted
114
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
7.8%
2018
5.7%
2019
3.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Kean

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs88
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,488 total completions
01Business
63725.6%
02Psychology
40116.1%
03Education
31812.8%
04Health Professions
31112.5%
05Biological Sciences
1967.9%
06Security/Protective
1556.2%
07Computer Sciences
1465.9%
08Visual/Performing Arts
1184.7%
09Communication
1134.5%
10Parks/Recreation
933.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
13,905
12-mo unduplicated
16,220
Undergraduate
13,785
Graduate
2,435

Gender split

Men
37%5,955
Women
63%10,265

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
39.1%
White
23.9%
Black
21.2%
Non-resident
6.1%
Asian
4.5%
Unknown
2.9%
Two or more
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
499
301 M · 198 W
Women athletes
39.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$6.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$30K
$26K
Head-coach salaries
$85K
$88K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
95 M · —
$526K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
45 M · 37 W
$254K
Lacrosse
43 M · 22 W
$378K
Soccer
31 M · 30 W
$343K
Baseball
37 M · —
$265K
Volleyball
19 M · 17 W
$357K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.67
9 offenses · 13,352 students

3-year trend

0.782 yrs ago0.541 yr ago0.67Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
26
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
8
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
4
Rape
3
Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs032
Liquor096

Residence-hall fires

  • Upperclassman Residence Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
376

Kean vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Kean selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectKean University
47%—13,905$12,447Doctoral/Professional
Stockton University
69%88.9%8,631$20,670Doctoral/Professional
University of West Georgia
43%51.6%14,337$12,786Doctoral/Professional
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
54%86.5%12,953$14,305Doctoral/Professional
East Texas A&M University
43%92.2%13,252$11,841Doctoral/Professional
University of Massachusetts Global
—92.9%8,996$32,654Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median47%88.9%13,103$13,546

Institutions like Kean

Explore the federal data for institutions in Kean's comparison group.

IPEDS

Kean Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Strategic Analytics & Data Illumination (SADI)
Email
webmaster [at] kean.edu
Phone
908-737-5326
Address
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083

The Office of Institutional Research supports the University's planning and decision making processes by collecting, analyzing and interpreting institutional data.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Susan Ahern, Ed.D.
    Director, Office of Accreditation and Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Kean University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Kean.

What is the graduation rate at Kean University?

Kean University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Kean University?

Kean University reports a total enrollment of 13,905 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Kean University?

The average net price at Kean University is $12,447 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Kean University?

Kean University's yield rate is 18.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Kean University located?

Kean University is located in Union, New Jersey 07083.

Who runs Institutional Research at Kean University?

Kean University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Strategic Analytics & Data Illumination (SADI).

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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