unitid 185262 · Union, NJ · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Kean University
- enrollment 2023
- 15,023
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
76%
36th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
11,433
75th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
48%
undergrads on Pell grants
85th pctl among public 4-years
completion
47%
finish within 150% time
51st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,949
75th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,447
after aid, aided students
47th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$57,237
after entry, Title IV students
69th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$23,250
81st pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,374 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k34%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k15%
- 110k+18%
- Median family income
- $32,771
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,299
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 374 | $48,684 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 249 | $64,165 | $27,018 |
| Biology, General. | 192 | $66,502 | $26,548 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 149 | $59,246 | $25,993 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 146 | $57,876 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 121 | $51,189 | $25,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 99 | $64,843 | $26,999 |
| Marketing. | 92 | $68,358 | $25,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 89 | $59,125 | $26,713 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 67 | $63,776 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 67 | $51,764 | $30,679 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 64 | $68,971 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.