Kean University Overview

Located in Union, New Jersey, Kean University is a public institution. Union is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Kean University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Kean.
• In a recent academic period28% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Kean with a bachelor's degree make about $57,237 a year. That's 40% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Kean University?

Contact details for Kean are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
Phone:	908-737-5326
Website:	www.kean.edu

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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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Kean?

With an acceptance rate of 83%, Kean may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 13% 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 450 and 580. Math scores were between 450 and 580.

Kean received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 25.

Can I Afford Kean University?

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Kean, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,569 a year. That adds up to $26,276 over four years for those students.

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Kean University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,686 undergraduate students at Kean, with 9,400 being full-time and 2,286 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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.

Kean University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	374	0	41	0	415
Business Administration & Management	249	0	26	0	275
General Biology	192	0	0	0	192
Teacher Education Grade Specific	146	12	25	0	183
Criminal Justice & Corrections	149	0	4	0	153
Communication & Media Studies	121	0	0	0	121
Accounting	99	0	21	0	120
Special Education	8	37	64	0	109
Marketing	92	0	0	0	92
Design & Applied Arts	89	0	0	0	89
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	10	0	24	46	80
Student Counseling	0	11	67	0	78
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	11	56	9	76
Nursing	30	34	4	1	69
General English Literature	67	0	0	0	67
Computer Information Systems	56	0	9	0	65
Computer Systems Networking	59	0	0	0	59
Educational Administration	0	29	23	7	59
Communication Sciences	27	0	24	8	59
Health & Physical Education	49	0	10	0	59
Other Science Technologies/Technicians	39	0	19	0	58
Social Work	0	0	56	0	56
Teacher Education Subject Specific	54	0	1	0	55
Finance & Financial Management	53	0	0	0	53
Sociology	50	0	1	0	51
History	50	0	0	0	50
Public Administration	13	0	31	0	44
Fine & Studio Arts	32	0	5	0	37
Mathematics	28	0	0	0	28
General Architecture	27	0	0	0	27
International Business	25	0	0	0	25
Public Health	25	0	0	0	25
Mental & Social Health Services	0	1	20	1	22
Recreation Administration	18	0	0	0	18
Architectural Sciences & Technology	0	0	17	0	17
Geological & Earth Sciences	15	0	0	0	15
Political Science & Government	14	0	0	0	14
Biotechnology	0	0	13	0	13
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	12	0	12
Allied Health Professions	12	0	0	0	12
Other Psychology	12	0	0	0	12
Drama & Theater Arts	12	0	0	0	12
Romance Languages	10	0	0	0	10
International Studies	9	0	0	0	9
Chemistry	9	0	0	0	9
Writing Studies	0	0	7	0	7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	6	0	0	0	6
Liberal Arts General Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Music	6	0	0	0	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	5	0	0	0	5
Economics	5	0	0	0	5
Holocaust Studies	0	0	2	0	2
Sustainability Science	2	0	0	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	2	0	0	0	2
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,356	135	582	72	3,145

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daniel Collins under License

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