Kennesaw State University
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.3-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.
Of 239 Title IV programs, 74 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 165 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing74 · 31.0%
- No Data165 · 69.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 8
Action history · 10
- Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Dec 2019Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalMontessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education · Montessori Education (MACTE) - Montessori teacher education programs and institutions
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 19,360 students received $117.4M in Pell grants, alongside $138.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 8,363 borrowers who entered repayment, 154 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Kennesaw State
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus39
- Public property1
Includes 22 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 5 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Kennesaw State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Kennesaw State selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectKennesaw State University | 52% | — | 47,764 | $15,048 | R2 Research |
| 55% | 87.9% | 27,423 | $15,267 | R2 Research | |
| 49% | 86.4% | 10,900 | $13,787 | R2 Research | |
| 63% | 66.1% | 31,607 | $8,752 | R2 Research | |
| 69% | 79.6% | 31,091 | $15,435 | R2 Research | |
| 63% | 89.2% | 26,940 | $15,739 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 59% | 86.4% | 29,257 | $15,158 |
Institutions like Kennesaw State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Kennesaw State's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchGeorgia
Georgia Southern University
Grad rate55%Admit rate87.9%Enrollment27,423Net price$15,267View data - R2 ResearchGeorgia
Augusta University
Grad rate49%Admit rate86.4%Enrollment10,900Net price$13,787View data - R2 ResearchFlorida
Florida Atlantic University
Grad rate63%Admit rate66.1%Enrollment31,607Net price$8,752View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Grad rate69%Admit rate79.6%Enrollment31,091Net price$15,435View data - R2 ResearchNorth Carolina
East Carolina University
Grad rate63%Admit rate89.2%Enrollment26,940Net price$15,739View data
Kennesaw State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about the Kennesaw State University Fact Book, an annual publication offering detailed statistical data and analyses about the university's operations. It includes links to current and past editions of the Fact Book and contact information for the Institutional Research office.
Visit IR office page- Barbara HairAssociate Director, Institutional Research
- Stephanie FoldyInstitutional Research Analyst
- Zach ReinertInstitutional Research Analyst
Common Data Set
Kennesaw State's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C133,513 applied → 26,622 admitted (79.4%) → 9,537 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 79.4% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1010–1210 (median 1100).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 19–26 (median 22).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $26,791 (2025-2026).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $26,791 → about $17,406 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($9,385); 45% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H547% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $24,067 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 52%; first-year retention 80%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 2 pts below the overall rate (50% vs 52%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I329% of classes have under 20 students; 15% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B22% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B146,069 undergraduates and 5,306 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D14,448 transfer applicants → 3,716 admitted (83.6%) → 2,483 enrolled
Source publications
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