Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia
- Public
- Suburb
- 41,254 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 69%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,325per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 51%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,76610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Kennesaw State is Georgia's third-largest university, with more than 51,000 students on two campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 69%About 7 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%)
- 1000–1220Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Kennesaw State University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
28% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.48. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 79%26,622 admitted of 33,513 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1010–121041% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 19–2612% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 18%43% were in the top quarter. Based on the 78% whose school ranks.
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Kennesaw State University Common Data Set 2025–26. 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
- $16,325full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,668sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,808Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,072Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 51%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 77%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,76610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 41,254Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 41%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 27%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA — admits 88%
- Texas State University San Marcos, TX — admits 89%
- The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX — admits 87%
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX — admits 94%
Also worth a look
- University of North Texas Denton, TX — admits 72%
- Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN — admits 78%
- Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH — admits 61%
- University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA — admits 68%
- University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR — admits 74%
- Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA — admits 88%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Kennesaw State 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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