Kennesaw State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw State University operates as a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 41,254 students of which 46,634 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. Kennesaw State University is categorized as “16” 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 69.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,113 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,048, with published in-state tuition of $5,808 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,833, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.7%. Graduates earn a median of $57,552 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,863 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1009400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.0% 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.