Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Public · 41,254 undergrads (large, suburb) · website ↗

Test-optional
$40 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$12,235
$30,000 – $48,000	$12,661
$48,000 – $75,000	$15,185
$75,000 – $110,000	$18,263
Over $110,000	$19,309
All incomes (average)	$15,048

Sticker tuition and fees: $5,808 in-state, $17,736 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Kennesaw State University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$13,795
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$16,838
Books and supplies	$1,500
Other expenses, on campus	$6,075
Other expenses, off campus	$7,080

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (6,669 of them) in 2022–23; 94% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	92%	$7,114
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	37%	$5,315
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	8%	$5,619
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	37%	$5,039

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1113
Median ACT: 23
Students with Pell grants: 38%
Graduation rate (6yr): 52%
Freshman retention: 77%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $57,552
Median debt at graduation: $23,833
International undergrads: 708 (1.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $40
Students per faculty member: 23 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 64%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 510–620
SAT Math: 490–600
ACT composite: 19–26

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 23,138
Admitted: 16,008
Enrolled: 8,234

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business18%

Computer Science11%

Engineering11%

Health & Nursing9%

Psychology8%

Biology & Life Sciences7%

Communications & Media5%

Criminal Justice5%

Education5%

Visual & Performing Arts4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (64)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	503	$38,000	$50,645national $50,706	$21,567
Business Administration, Management and Operations	340	$56,755	$70,708national $68,257	$20,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	311	$86,532	$87,935national $88,910	$20,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	287	$36,737	$55,897national $54,562	$20,449
Biology, General	272	$36,462	$57,435national $57,214	$21,615
Computer Science	261	$75,247	$96,481national $107,009	$22,000
Marketing	260	$53,623	$72,089national $69,303	$18,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	239	$50,916	$51,386national $47,382	$23,250
Mechanical Engineering	212	$73,863	$88,860national $92,135	$20,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General	191	$64,418	$83,249national $92,374	$21,592
Accounting and Related Services	187	$63,330	$77,710national $76,194	$24,228
Finance and Financial Management Services	182	$60,273	$81,002national $83,343	$20,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	174	$48,784	$64,501national $63,560	$19,950
Criminal Justice and Corrections	168	$41,648	$55,033national $55,378	$18,531
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	154	—	—national $61,296	$20,562
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	144	$34,611	$47,723national $50,497	$22,750
Construction Engineering	142	—	—national $97,303	$21,295
Computer Engineering	132	$79,585	$103,054national $109,015	$22,750
Fine and Studio Arts	117	$31,254	$47,221national $41,367	$22,906
Security Science and Technology	107	$75,724	—national $57,805	$23,375
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	100	$49,952	$52,657national $51,389	$22,396
Civil Engineering	99	$71,532	$83,012national $86,517	$18,079
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	99	$79,763	$96,935national $100,647	$23,336
Information Science/Studies	94	$69,726	$84,364national $85,294	$23,000
Visual and Performing Arts, General	81	$29,229	—national $41,688	$19,750
Architectural Sciences and Technology	74	—	—national $70,074	$31,000
Political Science and Government	74	$46,024	$61,971national $63,293	$25,000
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	70	$76,663	$89,729national $80,526	$24,177
Sociology	70	$45,045	$52,125national $52,657	$24,081
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	65	$74,622	$83,083national $82,073	$23,500
English Language and Literature, General	65	$36,915	$50,587national $48,590	$19,750
Human Services, General	56	$38,264	$47,540national $48,597	$23,437
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	52	—	—national $50,532	$22,164
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	51	$79,584	—national $101,649	$21,482
Journalism	47	$39,409	$54,360national $56,278	$22,081
Computer Programming	44	$37,159	$67,437national $83,439	$23,961
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	43	$24,796	$38,348national $39,775	$22,291
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	41	$65,497	$95,958national $85,063	$22,648
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	41	$44,097	—national $61,027	$15,896
History	40	$33,287	$43,954national $50,680	$26,750
Geography and Cartography	39	$47,430	$53,044national $57,853	$18,500
Chemistry	37	$51,017	$56,784national $65,120	$23,166
International Relations and National Security Studies	37	$47,100	$60,031national $66,596	$23,937
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	32	$46,645	—national $55,012	$25,177
Music	32	$16,870	—national $42,892	$26,210
International Business	32	$47,372	$78,523national $73,201	$23,483
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	30	$44,098	—national $49,984	$16,404
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	28	$77,431	$79,147national $75,399	—
Systems Engineering	27	$72,119	$89,696national $105,185	$21,260
Business/Managerial Economics	27	$57,382	$71,736national $77,981	$20,234
Area Studies	25	—	—national $56,625	$26,000
Dance	25	$26,911	—national $39,980	$18,243
Anthropology	24	$31,252	$47,179national $46,676	$19,972
Public Health	24	$49,744	$61,665national $58,808	$23,306
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	23	$74,494	$91,329national $84,599	$22,500
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	22	$56,140	—national $81,171	—
Mathematics	21	—	$79,833national $69,562	—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	19	$41,649	$59,054national $65,466	—
Hospitality Administration/Management	15	$40,522	$49,957national $56,726	—
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	14	$45,586	$51,417national $80,890	—
Architecture	—	$62,825	$70,752national $66,914	$29,750
Applied Mathematics	—	$61,170	—national $91,532	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	—	$44,756	$54,915national $55,693	$24,259
Construction Management	—	$70,894	$93,910national $95,124	$20,000

Undergraduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	74	—	—national $62,511	$23,492

Master's degrees (28)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	225	$113,115	$133,753national $103,485	$35,750
Computer Science	215	$103,004	$117,931national $145,571	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	197	$59,844	$63,371national $59,916	$21,000
Security Science and Technology	185	$96,978	—national $82,399	$21,894
Computer and Information Sciences, General	178	$92,659	$106,491national $124,201	$35,750
Educational/Instructional Media Design	132	$65,661	$70,302national $70,644	$30,750
Information Science/Studies	72	—	—national $112,705	$30,750
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	66	$108,543	$123,603national $120,193	$29,117
Computer Engineering	61	$97,364	$134,232national $136,736	$30,750
Social Work	43	$51,462	$59,764national $65,123	$38,059
Educational Administration and Supervision	40	$68,152	$70,490national $71,685	—
Medical Illustration and Informatics	36	$82,292	—national $101,441	$41,000
Fine and Studio Arts	33	—	—national $49,079	$20,500
Engineering-Related Fields	32	$94,236	—national $125,651	—
Accounting and Related Services	30	$70,510	$102,127national $95,833	$20,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	24	$50,475	$68,762national $55,035	—
Mechanical Engineering	21	$95,215	—national $115,974	—
Public Administration	19	$56,316	$63,462national $81,408	$41,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	19	—	—national $71,416	$41,000
Systems Engineering	16	—	$108,404national $144,565	—
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	14	$47,871	$57,455national $70,267	—
Civil Engineering	13	$92,056	—national $98,323	—
Criminal Justice and Corrections	12	$56,254	—national $66,714	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	9	—	$55,016national $62,033	—
International Relations and National Security Studies	6	$57,436	—national $95,627	—
Special Education and Teaching	4	$62,045	—national $64,397	—
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	1	$100,040	$123,113national $103,349	—
Statistics	—	$75,151	$100,810national $123,816	—

Doctoral degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	34	$95,060	$98,046national $81,822	$37,000
Educational Administration and Supervision	11	—	$105,134national $100,573	$39,000
Educational/Instructional Media Design	10	—	$82,741national $89,809	$34,000
Curriculum and Instruction	—	—	—national $83,031	$29,543

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 80 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1000 Chastain Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: (470) 578-6000
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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