Kennesaw State University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Kennesaw, GA
Population
3,000,000
Website
http://www.kennesaw.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
39,503
Men / Women
50% / 50%
White
42%
Black
27%
Hispanic
16%
Asian
6%
Mixed
5%
International
2%
Native American
0%
From State
96%
From Region
1%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
20%
Computer Science
13%
Health Sciences
11%
Arts
9%
Engineering
9%
Education
5%
Life & Natural Sciences
5%
Professional
5%
Physical Sciences & Math
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$5,808
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$17,736
Est. In-State Cost
$7,513
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$22,943
10-Year ROI
$171,000
ROI Percentile
68th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
77%
4-Year Graduation Rate
24%
6-Year Graduation Rate
52%
Transfer-Out Rate
27%
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation
244 (45%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
82%
Yield (Unbound)
36%
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $10M | #201 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $12M | #235 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $0M | #435 |
Graduate Degrees
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 68 | #216 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 2 | #242 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 0 | #576 |
Honors College
Name
Honors College
Students
1,000 (3%)
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
required
Submitted Test Scores
55%
SAT Range
1040
–
1180
SAT Math Range
490
–
600
SAT RW Range
510
–
620
ACT Range
19
–
26
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagwell College of Education | 343 | 19% / 81% | 1% | $50,276 | 90% | ||
| Early Childhood Education | 7 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,356 | 49 | 90% | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $72,779 | 87 | 90% | |
| Elementary Education | 192 — | 2% / 98% | 1% | $49,356 | 49 | 90% | |
| English Education | 27 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $51,577 | 55 | 89% | |
| History Teacher Education | 40 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $51,577 | 55 | 89% | |
| Middle School Education | 28 — | 18% / 82% | 0% | $49,356 | 49 | 90% | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 9 — | 78% / 22% | 0% | $51,577 | 55 | 89% | |
| Secondary Education | 12 — | 42% / 58% | 8% | $49,356 | 49 | 90% | |
| Art Teacher Education | — — | — | — | $51,003 | 53 | — | |
| Music Education | 24 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $51,577 | 55 | 89% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Science and Mathematics | 1,025 | 59% / 41% | 3% | $82,636 | 95% | ||
| Computer Game Programming | 44 — | 82% / 18% | 2% | $70,704 | 85 | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 261 — | 82% / 18% | 6% | $106,400 | 99 | 97% | |
| Cybersecurity | 41 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $106,304 | 99 | 92% | |
| Human-Centered Technology Design | 66 — | 29% / 71% | 2% | $96,325 | 98 | 93% | |
| Information Science | 94 — | 68% / 32% | 3% | $83,632 | 93 | 97% | |
| Information Technology | 125 — | 78% / 22% | 4% | $96,325 | 98 | 93% | |
| Applied Mathematics | — — | — | — | $79,030 | 91 | — | |
| Chemistry | 37 — | 41% / 59% | 3% | $68,353 | 83 | 92% | |
| Mathematics | 21 — | 76% / 24% | 0% | $74,379 | 88 | 86% | |
| Physics | 13 — | 77% / 23% | 0% | $71,865 | 86 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 19 — | 37% / 63% | 16% | $57,736 | 68 | 87% | |
| Biology | 272 — | 30% / 70% | 2% | $56,720 | 66 | 95% | |
| Environmental Science | 32 — | 53% / 47% | 0% | $51,662 | 55 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Coles College of Business | 1,204 | 55% / 45% | 2% | $67,897 | 94% | ||
| Cybersecurity | 107 — | 74% / 26% | 0% | $69,607 | 84 | — | |
| Accounting | 187 — | 53% / 47% | 5% | $71,209 | 85 | 94% | |
| Business Administration | 329 — | 51% / 49% | 1% | $60,145 | 72 | 91% | |
| Economics | 27 — | 70% / 30% | 0% | $74,345 | 88 | 95% | |
| Entrepreneurship | 41 — | 56% / 44% | 0% | $55,143 | 63 | 97% | |
| Finance | 182 — | 73% / 27% | 1% | $74,005 | 88 | 96% | |
| International Business | 32 — | 44% / 56% | 19% | $68,027 | 83 | 89% | |
| Marketing | 260 — | 39% / 61% | 1% | $67,292 | 82 | 96% | |
| Sales | 28 — | 61% / 39% | 4% | $111,624 | 99 | 92% | |
| Supply Chain Management | 11 — | 64% / 36% | 0% | $60,145 | 72 | 91% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 1,796 | 31% / 69% | 1% | $49,433 | 93% | ||
| African Studies | 11 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | $51,120 | 54 | — | |
| Anthropology | 24 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $46,235 | 40 | 80% | |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 14 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $50,780 | 53 | — | |
| Criminal Justice | 168 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $52,211 | 57 | 97% | |
| English | 65 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $44,112 | 34 | 91% | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 21 — | 86% / 14% | 0% | $61,548 | 75 | 85% | |
| Geography | 18 — | 72% / 28% | 6% | $61,548 | 75 | 85% | |
| History | 40 — | 60% / 40% | 2% | $46,025 | 39 | 90% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 52 — | 46% / 54% | 2% | $51,226 | 54 | — | |
| International Affairs | 37 — | 49% / 51% | 0% | $55,715 | 64 | 89% | |
| Journalism | 47 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $53,273 | 59 | 100% | |
| Modern and Classical Languages | 30 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $49,722 | 50 | — | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | — — | — | — | $50,586 | 52 | — | |
| Organizational Communication | 45 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $63,211 | 77 | 100% | |
| Philosophy | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 0% | $50,054 | 51 | — | |
| Political Science | 74 — | 46% / 54% | 1% | $53,529 | 60 | 82% | |
| Psychology | 503 — | 17% / 83% | 1% | $51,136 | 54 | 92% | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 121 — | 24% / 76% | 1% | $63,211 | 77 | 100% | |
| Sociology | 70 — | 24% / 76% | 3% | $46,359 | 40 | 91% | |
| Technical and Scientific Communication | 8 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $63,211 | 77 | 100% | |
| Art | 113 — | 12% / 88% | 4% | $34,990 | 11 | 90% | |
| Art History | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $34,990 | 11 | 90% | |
| Dance | 25 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $27,388 | 4 | 100% | |
| Digital Arts | 81 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $48,436 | 46 | 97% | |
| Digital Media | 144 — | 51% / 49% | 0% | $46,769 | 41 | 100% | |
| Music | 12 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $29,106 | 5 | 94% | |
| Music Performance | 20 — | 65% / 35% | 0% | $29,106 | 5 | 94% | |
| Theatre | 43 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $28,021 | 4 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology | 1,038 | 79% / 21% | 4% | $87,441 | 96% | ||
| Civil Engineering | 99 — | 75% / 25% | 2% | $86,768 | 95 | 97% | |
| Computer Engineering | 44 — | 86% / 14% | 0% | $99,785 | 98 | 95% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 99 — | 89% / 11% | 0% | $89,755 | 96 | 93% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 22 — | 45% / 55% | 5% | $89,466 | 96 | 100% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 212 — | 89% / 11% | 5% | $86,737 | 95 | 96% | |
| Robotics Engineering | 51 — | 84% / 16% | 10% | $105,335 | 99 | 97% | |
| Systems Engineering | 27 — | 74% / 26% | 0% | $87,902 | 95 | 97% | |
| Software Engineering | 88 — | 78% / 22% | 3% | $99,785 | 98 | 95% | |
| Engineering Management | 8 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $74,637 | 88 | — | |
| Architecture | 74 — | 51% / 49% | 5% | $59,299 | 71 | — | |
| Construction Management | 142 — | 84% / 16% | 1% | $89,624 | 96 | — | |
| Electrical Engineering Technology | 23 — | 78% / 22% | 13% | $87,240 | 95 | 95% | |
| Engineering Technologies | 70 — | 71% / 29% | 4% | $89,552 | 96 | 94% | |
| Industrial Production Technologies | 14 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $50,389 | 52 | 84% | |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 65 — | 91% / 9% | 8% | $81,882 | 93 | 96% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar College of Health and Human Services | 847 | 27% / 73% | 1% | $64,749 | 95% | ||
| Exercise Science | 174 — | 43% / 57% | 1% | $51,863 | 56 | 93% | |
| Health Sciences | 154 — | 14% / 86% | 1% | $61,583 | 75 | — | |
| Nursing | 311 — | 11% / 89% | 1% | $83,064 | 93 | 98% | |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 24 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $60,432 | 73 | 100% | |
| Hospitality Management | 15 — | 20% / 80% | 7% | $48,958 | 48 | 100% | |
| Sport Management | 113 — | 81% / 19% | 0% | $51,863 | 56 | 93% | |
| Human Services | 56 — | 5% / 95% | 0% | $43,865 | 33 | 89% |