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    Information Summary

    Ranks 356th for total enrollment

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    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Union, NJ

    Total Population50,766 (50,766 urban / N/A rural)
    Households18,124 (2.72 people per house)
    Families13,229 (3.25 people per family)
    Surrounding communitySmall city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000)
    Pop. — African American8,227
    Pop. — Asian4,358
    Pop. — Pacific Islander44
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native182
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)37,145
    Pop. — Other2,011

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

    UndergraduateProfessions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
    GraduatePostbaccalaureate comprehensive
    Undergraduate PopulationMedium full-time four-year, inclusive
    EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
    Size & SettingMedium four-year, primarily nonresidential

    General Characteristics

    Highest offeringPost-master's certificate
    Calendar SystemSemester
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionYes

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Kean University?

    Ranks 1380th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $5,243 $5,243 $8,070
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $2,793 $2,793 $2,793
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $175 $175 $269
    FT Graduate Tuition $8,856 $8,856 $11,256
    FT Graduate Required Fees $2,252 $2,252 $2,252
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $369 $369 $469
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $18,190 $18,190 $21,017
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $23,481 $23,481 $26,308
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $12,442 $12,442 $15,269

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $7,151 trend  $8,036 $7,151 trend  $8,036 $9,656 trend  $10,863
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $1,040 trend  $1,119
    On-Campus – Room & Board $8,093 trend  $8,880
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $176 trend  $155
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $9,871 trend  $11,039
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,141 trend  $3,287
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,141 trend  $3,287

    Admission Details

    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$50
    Graduate Application Fee$60
    First Professional Application FeeN/A
    Applicants 5,134 (2,185 male / 2,949 female)
    Admitted 3,326 (1,436 male / 1,890 female)
    Admission rate 65%
    First-time Enrollment 1,422 (612 male / 810 female)
    FT Enrollment 1,394 (601 male / 793 female)
    PT Enrollment 28 (11 male / 17 female)
    Total Enrollment12,958

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Kean University use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Recommended / Required
    College Prep. CompletionRecommended
    RecommendationsRecommended
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningYes
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce YesYes / No / Yes
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeYes
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
    NCAA Football Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference
    NCAA Basketball Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference
    NCAA Baseball Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference
    NCAA Track & Field Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Kean University accept?

    Dual CreditNo
    Life ExperienceYes
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 1137th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 91%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 410 / 510
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 430 / 530
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 840 / 1040

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesYes
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareYes
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm Capacity1,434
    Meals per WeekN/A
    Room Fee$6,180
    Board Fee$2,700

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Kean University ranks 3451st for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $3,142 407 pie   32%
    State & Local Grant Aid $3,449 434 pie   35%
    Institutional Grant Aid $1,889 201 pie   16%
    Student Loan Aid $2,919 696 pie   56%
    Any financial aid type   933 pie   74%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Kean University?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    115172287
    Black Non-Hispanic
    8101,8052,615
    Hispanic
    7331,5402,273
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    304414718
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    71926
    White Non-Hispanic
    2,2114,3796,590
    Race Unknown
    142307449
    Total 4,322 8,636 12,958

    Most Popular Fields of Study

    The top 5 fields of study completed at Kean University.

      Men Women Total
    91 119 210
    20 162 182
    35 143 178
    61 103 164
    2 124 126

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students are successful graduates?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Accounting 11 32 37 35 45 4 164
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 2 4 7
    Art Teacher Education 1 2 10 2 15
    Art/Art Studies, General 2 2 15 1 20
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 5 16 12 8 20 6 67
    Biotechnology 1 2 1 4 8
    Business Administration and Management, General 17 44 37 16 1 90 5 210
    Chemistry, General 3 1 2 6 1 1 14
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 1 1 1 3
    Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 1 5 5 1 11 1 24
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 2 21 15 2 40 2 82
    Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 2 1 1 1 6
    Computer and Information Sciences, General 8 9 6 7 11 41
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 15 4 1 22 2 44
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 15 10 6 1 41 8 81
    Design and Visual Communications, General 3 1 6 2 14 26
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 4 6 10
    Economics, General 1 5 1 1 8 16
    Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 3 3 2 22 30
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General 16 6 63 85
    Educational Psychology 20 2 22
    Educational/Instructional Media Design 1 12 13
    Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician 3 3
    Elementary Education and Teaching 2 13 29 6 1 130 1 182
    English Language and Literature, General 1 11 11 3 34 3 63
    Film/Cinema Studies 1 1
    Finance, General 10 9 11 12 20 2 64
    Fine/Studio Arts, General 1 1 2 1 5
    Geology/Earth Science, General 1 9 10
    Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 8 8 1 17
    History, General 7 9 2 1 36 2 57
    Industrial Design 2 3 5
    Interior Design 4 3 3 2 21 33
    Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 1 8 25 1 2 85 4 126
    Kinesiology and Exercise Science 1 5 6
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 1 1 6 8
    Management Science, General 5 3 3 4 6 21
    Manufacturing Technology/Technician 1 2 1 4
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General 5 8 6 4 33 56
    Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 1 1 1 1 4
    Mathematics Teacher Education 3 1 1 1 6
    Mathematics and Statistics, Other 2 2
    Mathematics, General 1 4 9 2 10 3 29
    Music, General 1 2 3 6
    Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD) 4 1 5
    Nursing Science (MS, PhD) 1 35 4 3 15 3 61
    Occupational Therapy/Therapist 1 13 2 16
    Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management 2 1 1 10 14
    Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 1 1 2
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 4 5 1 46 2 60
    Political Science and Government, General 1 12 6 17 1 37
    Printing Management 4 5 4 7 1 21
    Psychology, General 3 52 24 7 86 6 178
    Psychology, Other 5 1 5 11
    Public Administration 6 45 11 3 18 4 87
    Public Relations/Image Management 1 1
    Reading Teacher Education 3 16 2 21
    School Psychology 7 7
    Social Work 2 30 16 32 4 84
    Sociology 21 10 1 24 56
    Spanish Language and Literature 2 44 4 50
    Special Education and Teaching, General 1 9 4 4 1 85 3 107
    Special Education and Teaching, Other 2 1 3 1 19 26
    Total 107 507 405 151 7 1,283 80 2,540

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Kean University ranks 249th for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $76,795 ($79,013 male / $74,199 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 382 (206 male / 176 female)
    Total Benefits $10,229,318

    Kean University Academics

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    There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. That is, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Washington Semester and Weekend College. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Kean University is unique in its study options.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Kean University.

    Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
    Parks/Leisure Facilities Management
    Public Administration and Service:
    Public Administration, Social Work
    Education:
    Elementary Education, Kindergarten/Preschool Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Special Education, Speech Teacher Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education
    Physical Sciences:
    Chemistry, Geology
    Popular majors:
    twenty-four percent business per marketing, twenty-two percent education, nine percent psychology, five percent communications per journalism, five percent health professions, five percent social sciences, five percent visual and performing arts
    Philosphy and Religion:
    Philosophy & Religion – General
    English Language and Literature:
    English Language & Literature – General
    Health and Clinical Sciences:
    Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Records Administration, Nursing Science
    Foreign Language and Literature:
    Spanish
    Security and Protective Services:
    Law Enforcement Administration
    Business, Management, & Marketing:
    Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Marketing Management
    History:
    History – General
    Social Sciences:
    Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology
    School of Visual and Performing Arts:
    Art – General, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Design/Visual Communications, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Music – General
    Mathematics:
    Mathematics – General
    Computer Science:
    Computer Networking/Telecommunications, Computer/Information Sciences – General
    Communications & Journalism:
    Communications/Rhetoric
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
    Biology
    Psychology:
    Psychology – General

    Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of March. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $339 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Moreover, for international students, the application fee is 150.

    Kean University Admissions

    Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 71% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 77%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. For one thing, there were one thousand, five hundred and forty-eight total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, four hundred and eleven total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school requires an application fee consisting of fifty dollars regular application fee, fifty dollars out-of-state application fee, fifty dollars online application fee and point zero .

    Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of March. The regular application is due the 15th of June. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 15th of March. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of September. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of June and

    Kean University Athletics

    The following sports can be found here:

    • Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
    • Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
    • Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
    • Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
    • Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer
    • Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
    • Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
    • Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
    • Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
    • Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
    The Cougars are a member of NCAA.

    Kean University Financial Aid

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    Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. Financial aid distribution is at thirty-six percent scholarships per grants and sixty-four percent loans per jobs. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Alumni Affiliation and Leadership. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Alumni Affiliation and Leadership.

    Kean University Students

    The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, University, Four-year, Coed, where 71 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Again, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. The school’s size is approximately nine thousand, six hundred and twelve degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, four hundred and thirty-two first-time degree-seeking freshmen and two thousand, nine hundred and twenty-three graduate enrollment. Furthermore, the student body consists of ninety-eight percent in-state students, two percent out-of-state students, three percent part-time students, fifty-five percent women, forty-five percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, seven percent asian per pacific islander, twenty-one percent black per non-hispanic, twenty percent hispanic, forty-seven percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, seven percent in top 10th of graduating class, twenty-two percent in top quarter of graduating class, fifty-seven percent in top half of graduating class, five percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eight percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, thirty-three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99. Kean University offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

    Students should note the housing policies: thirty-four percent of first-year students live in college housing, fourteen percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, one hundred dollars amount of housing deposit and point zero . In any event, the school is located 12 miles from New York City.This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus.

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