Kean University
Union, New Jersey
- Public
- Suburb
- 11,433 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 76%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,465per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 48%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,31810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Kean University is the only American public university to offer a full campus in China.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 76%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 930–1150Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,465full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,743sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $15,300Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $24,017Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 48%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 76%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,31810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,433Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 54%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 46%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ — admits 71%
- Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC — admits 75%
- Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL — admits 70%
- Montclair State University Montclair, NJ — admits 88%
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN — admits 81%
- University of Louisville Louisville, KY — admits 79%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Kean University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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