10-yr median earnings
$57,237
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Union, New Jersey
Kean University
Kean University is a public institution in Union, New Jersey. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $12,447
- Avg net price / yr
- $57,237
- 10-yr median earnings
- 45.0%
- 150%-time completion
- 75.9%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Kean University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 19%
- former-student earnings, US
- 75.9%
- acceptance rate
- 45.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +23%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Kean University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
54/100
Kean University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A-
$57,237
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$12,447
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
45.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$23,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
63.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C-
76.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$12,447
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
45.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 45.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Kean University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Kean University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Kean University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$57,237 Top 19% higher than 81% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Kean University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $57,237 | #945 of 5103 | 81st |
| Average net price | $12,447 | #1588 of 5020 | 68th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 45.0% | #3312 of 4858 | 32nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 11,433 | #295 of 5462 | 95th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
11,433
Undergraduate enrollment
75.9%
Acceptance rate
1,040
SAT average
45.0%
150%-time completion
$57,237
10-yr median earnings
76.1%
First-year retention
How Kean University ranks in New Jersey
State rank among 110 reporting New Jersey colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Kean University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $57,237 | #33 of 110 | 70th |
| Average net price | $12,447 | #43 of 129 | 67th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 45.0% | #85 of 126 | 33rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 11,433 | #4 of 144 | 97th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Jersey
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | $110,066 | $6,128 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $108,772 | $41,346 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey | $92,405 | $37,984 |
| 4 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | $87,408 | - |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $84,276 | $16,504 |
| 6 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | $82,560 | $28,599 |
| 7 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $74,479 | $24,406 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-Newark | $74,479 | $19,703 |
| 9 | Rutgers University-Camden | $74,479 | $18,745 |
| 10 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro | $73,971 | $24,800 |
| 11 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | $73,894 | $40,644 |
| 12 | The College of New Jersey | $73,323 | $27,646 |
| 33 | Kean UniversityThis school | $57,237 | $12,447 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 75.9% |
| SAT Average | 1,040 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 470 – 585 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 460 – 565 |
| ACT Average | 20 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Kean University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $7,374
$0 – $30k
$7,374 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k $7,859
$30k – $48k
$7,859 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$12,136 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$20,110 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Kean University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $14,299 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $22,446 |
| Average Net Price | $12,447 |
47.9%
Pell Grant Rate
41.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$23,250
Median Debt
$246/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Kean University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10,406 to $19,044 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -13.1%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$10,406
Highest year
$19,044
Most recent (2023)
$12,168
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $13,9972023 · $12,168
Over the same years, enrollment went -9.5% (11,975 → 10,842 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
62.4%
Female
46.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
76.1%
Retention Rate
$46,603
Median Earnings (6yr)
66.0%
Earning Over $25K
63.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 45.0% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 76.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $46,603 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $57,237 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 66.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 63.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $23,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $246/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 33 | 2,298 | $60,084 | $96,821 | $24,332 |
| Master's | 15 | 590 | $69,582 | $88,022 | $42,314 |
| Doctoral | 2 | 3 | $111,326 | $111,326 | $71,750 |
Top programs at Kean University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$111,326 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$96,821 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$91,546 median earnings
- Educational Administration…
Educational Administration and Supervision
$88,022 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$79,493 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$77,737 median earnings
- Special Education and Teac…
Special Education and Teaching
$76,045 median earnings
- Computer Systems Networkin…
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
$72,483 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Kean University? ▼
Kean University is a public institution in Union, New Jersey. The acceptance rate is 75.9%. The average SAT score is 1,040. Undergraduate enrollment is 11,433 students.
How much do Kean University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Kean University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $57,237 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $46,603.
How much does Kean University cost? ▼
The average net price at Kean University is $12,447. In-state tuition is $14,299 and out-of-state tuition is $22,446. Median student debt at graduation is $23,250.
What is the graduation rate at Kean University? ▼
Kean University has a 45.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 76.1%.
Is Kean University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Kean University is $23,250, while former students earn a median of $57,237 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 41% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 63.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $246.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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