Kean University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Kean University

Kean University operates as a public institution located in Union, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 11,433 students of which 13,130 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Kean University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,040 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,447, with published in-state tuition of $14,299 and a Pell grant recipient share of 47.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.1%. Graduates earn a median of $57,237 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,603 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 631200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.