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Kennesaw State University was awarded 433 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is junior high/intermediate/middle school education & teaching.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, KSU Georgia is ranked #708 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
KSU Georgia is also ranked #15 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
When it comes to admittance, Kennesaw State University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 82%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 25% of students accepted to KSU Georgia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 620.
At Kennesaw State University, the student to faculty ratio is 22 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Kennesaw State University is 64%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Kennesaw State University has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at KSU Georgia is 16%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 37,390 undergraduates at KSU Georgia with 27,688 being full-time and 9,702 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,490 | $16,472 | $19,365 | $21,101 | $21,279 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of KSU Georgia, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 KSU Georgia, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,999 a year. That adds up to $23,996 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at KSU Georgia is 4.8%. 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.
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Contact details for KSU Georgia are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 Chastain Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144 |
| Phone: | 470-578-6000 |
| Website: | www.kennesaw.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 444 | $29,737 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 319 | $31,525 |
| General Biology | 262 | $30,842 |
| Business Administration & Management | 261 | $46,343 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 261 | $40,293 |
| Computer Information Systems | 246 | $54,625 |
| Computer Science | 240 | $62,741 |
| Accounting | 231 | $49,982 |
| Environmental Engineering | 230 | NA |
| Nursing | 230 | $64,917 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 25,238 students took at least one online class at Kennesaw State University. This is a decrease from the 38,860 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 25,238 | 8,760 |
| 2019-2020 | 38,860 | 15,280 |
| 2018-2019 | 18,360 | 5,107 |
| 2017-2018 | 14,982 | 3,899 |
| 2016-2017 | 14,204 | 3,549 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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