Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia · Also known as KSU · Website
$57,552
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,552
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kennesaw State University is a public 4-year college in Kennesaw, Georgia with 41,254 undergraduates and 5,004 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,048 a year (tuition and fees $5,808 in-state, $17,736 out-of-state). It admits 69% of applicants and 52% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,552 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,833 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,048
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,808
Out-of-state $17,736
Admission rate
69%
US median 78%
Completion rate
52%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,833
About $253 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,552
Rank 930 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,048
- Tuition in-state
- $5,808
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,736
- Cost of attendance
- $24,008
- Students with a need-based grant
- 38%
- Students with federal loans
- 33%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,235
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,661
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,185
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,263
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,309
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,060 in 2015-16 to $5,808 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1,113
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 570
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 41,254
- Graduate students
- 5,004
- Part-time students
- 24%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 23
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 173
- Endowment
- $124.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 930 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,048 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,808 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 69% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 52% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,833 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,863 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,552 | $38,579 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
173 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 463 | $24,000 | $31,450 | $50,645 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 282 | $25,000 | $52,766 | $70,708 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 261 | $18,750 | $80,560 | $87,935 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 243 | $40,225 | $103,312 | $133,753 | $103,485 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 240 | $24,962 | $67,158 | $88,860 | $92,135 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 240 | $24,968 | $31,530 | $57,435 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 239 | $22,091 | $30,469 | $55,897 | $54,562 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 237 | $22,211 | $47,158 | $72,089 | $69,303 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 224 | $20,125 | $68,763 | $96,481 | $107,009 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 198 | $24,976 | $60,736 | $83,249 | $92,374 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 189 | $41,000 | $84,826 | $117,931 | $145,571 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 189 | $24,355 | $54,428 | $81,002 | $83,343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 183 | $25,000 | $46,077 | $51,386 | $47,382 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 176 | $24,892 | $57,814 | $77,710 | $76,194 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 173 | $21,128 | $39,566 | $55,033 | $55,378 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $22,660 | $41,460 | $64,501 | $63,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 151 | $25,750 | $57,503 | $63,371 | $59,916 |
| Security Science and TechnologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 139 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 135 | $41,000 | $80,113 | $106,491 | $124,201 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | $23,250 | $77,455 | $103,054 | $109,015 |
| Construction EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $97,303 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $25,500 | $31,994 | $47,723 | $50,497 |
| Security Science and TechnologyOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 99 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kennesaw and Georgia on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Kennesaw State University cost?
$15,048 a year is the average net price at Kennesaw State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,808 for in-state students and $17,736 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,008. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,235 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kennesaw State University?
69% of applicants are admitted to Kennesaw State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,113 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Kennesaw State University graduates earn?
$57,552 a year is the median pay of former Kennesaw State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,863 after 6 years). That ranks 930 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral) at $117,169.
How much student debt do Kennesaw State University graduates have?
$23,833 is the median federal student loan debt of Kennesaw State University graduates, about $253 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 33% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Kennesaw State University?
52% of first-time, full-time students at Kennesaw State University finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Kennesaw State University?
Psychology, General (463 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (282 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (261 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 173 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.