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Kean University is a public institution located in Union, New Jersey. Kean is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

595 Undergraduate Degrees
51 Graduate Degrees
$30,973 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
78% Acceptance Rate

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Kean University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Kean.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#15 Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#106 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#117 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#121 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Kean University?

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Contact details for Kean are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
Phone: 908-737-5326
Website: www.kean.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keanuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeanUniversity

How Do I Get Into Kean?

You can apply to Kean online at: https://www.kean.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Kean

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Kean?

78% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
85% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Kean University is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 85% of students accepted to Kean submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 550. Math scores were between 460 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Kean University  ( 460 to 550 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Kean University  ( 460 to 550 )
200
800
Kean received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 22.

ACT Composite Scores for Kean University  ( 16 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford Kean University?

$30,973 Net Price
61% Take Out Loans
5.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Kean is $30,973. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Kean, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $10,229 a year. That adds up to $40,916 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Kean is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Kean University Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,400 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,686 undergraduate students at Kean, with 9,400 being full-time and 2,286 being part-time.

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There are also 2,378 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,400 full-time undergraduates at Kean, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kean University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 581
Black or African American 1,884
Hispanic or Latino 3,234
White 2,682
International Students 233
Other Races/Ethnicities 786

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Kean University. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 55 countries are represented at Kean. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Kean University

882 Took All Classes Online
2,850 Took At Least One Class Online
45.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,850 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Kean has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 11th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Kean

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Kean University was 45.1%. This is the #604 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Kean regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Kean ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Kean.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Accounting #88
Accounting #157

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Kean University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 310 0 310
Accounting 121 14 135
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 83 0 83
Finance 57 0 57
Interior Design Management 0 32 32
International Business/Trade/Commerce 14 0 14
General Economics 10 0 10
Public Relations 0 5 5
TOTAL 595 51 646

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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