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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?

2,562 Undergraduate Awards
$30,973 Avg Cost After Aid
78% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Kean.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 26% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Kean bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $50,888 a year. That's about 25% more than their peers at other schools.

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Kean University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#18 Best Rehabilitation Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#43 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#62 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#83 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#87 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#96 Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#98 Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#128 Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Kean has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Psychology College Factual
#37 Best General Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#47 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#121 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology College Factual
#127 Best Value Colleges for General Psychology College Factual
#193 Best Healthcare Schools Healthcare Degree Search

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
Kean has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

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 )
200
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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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

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 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 3rd 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 Affordability Rankings of Kean

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Kean University was $12,445 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,621. The following table shows how Kean is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Computer Information Systems #72 #42

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 #708 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Kean regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Kean majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 18%
Computer Information Systems 9%

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
Computer Information Systems #90
Accounting #157
Criminal Justice & Corrections #186
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #253
Computer & Information Sciences #261

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 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 415 0 40 0 455
Business Administration & Management 310 0 32 0 342
General Biology 207 0 0 0 207
Criminal Justice & Corrections 163 0 6 0 169
Communication & Media Studies 156 0 0 0 156
Teacher Education Grade Specific 122 0 25 0 147
Accounting 121 0 14 0 135
Special Education 36 0 87 0 123
Marketing 83 0 0 0 83
Teacher Education Subject Specific 80 0 1 0 81
General English Literature 78 0 0 0 78
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 12 57 9 78
Sociology 76 0 1 0 77
Student Counseling 0 0 76 0 76
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 20 0 36 20 76
Public Administration 33 0 38 0 71
Computer Information Systems 57 0 9 0 66
Nursing 49 0 10 3 62
History 62 0 0 0 62
Design & Applied Arts 61 0 0 0 61
Social Work 0 0 60 0 60
Finance & Financial Management 57 0 0 0 57
Computer Systems Networking 55 0 0 0 55
Other Science Technologies/Technicians 29 0 16 0 45
Mathematics 37 0 0 0 37
Educational Administration 0 0 28 4 32
General Architecture 31 0 0 0 31
Health & Physical Education 15 0 15 0 30
Fine & Studio Arts 29 0 1 0 30
Mental & Social Health Services 0 5 15 0 20
Allied Health Professions 19 0 0 0 19
Recreation Administration 18 0 0 0 18
Other Psychology 18 0 0 0 18
Drama & Theater Arts 17 0 0 0 17
Political Science & Government 16 0 0 0 16
International Business 14 0 0 0 14
Romance Languages 14 0 0 0 14
Geological & Earth Sciences 13 0 0 0 13
Writing Studies 0 0 12 0 12
Economics 10 0 0 0 10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9 0 0 0 9
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 9 9
Public Health 8 0 0 0 8
Chemistry 8 0 0 0 8
Biotechnology 0 0 7 0 7
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7 0 0 0 7
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 5 0 5
Music 4 0 0 0 4
Holocaust Studies 0 0 3 0 3
International Studies 3 0 0 0 3
Sustainability Science 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 2,562 17 594 45 3,218

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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