Kean University
Kean University admitted 76% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 930–1150 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,465 a year. Within six years, 49% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 76%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 930–1150
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $28,743 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,465 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $8,338 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $15,300 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $24,017 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 49%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $62,318 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,433
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 54%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- Suburb
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 25%
- Psychology
- 14%
- Education
- 8%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 7%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Huntington University IN · 76% admitted
- Malone University OH · 76% admitted
- Saint Ambrose University IA · 77% admitted
- Wartburg College IA · 76% admitted
- Indiana University-Northwest IN · 73% admitted
- La Roche University PA · 76% admitted
More colleges in New Jersey
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · 58% admitted
- Montclair State University NJ · 88% admitted
- Rowan University NJ · 78% admitted
- New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · 65% admitted
- Rutgers University-Newark NJ · 71% admitted
- Stockton University NJ · 89% admitted
- The College of New Jersey NJ · 62% admitted
- William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.