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Statement · Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $12,235 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $24,008.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $57,552 ten years after entering, the 69th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 52% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
49,914

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $24,008 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $12,235 and $19,309 a year depending on income at Kennesaw State University.

Statement of cost · Kennesaw State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$24,008
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$12,235
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,048
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,808

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $12,235; $30–48k: $12,661; $48–75k: $15,185; $75–110k: $18,263; over $110k: $19,309. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$12,235
$30k–$48k$12,661
$48k–$75k$15,185
$75k–$110k$18,263
Over $110k$19,309

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $57,552; the median graduate who borrowed owes $23,833.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$47,863
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$52,536
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
69th percentile among public 4-years
$57,552
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
83rd percentile among public 4-years
$23,833
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,250

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $47,863; 8 yrs after entry: $52,536; 10 yrs after entry: $57,552. Median graduate debt: $23,833. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $23,833.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$47,863
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$52,536
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$57,552
Median graduate debt$23,833

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Kennesaw State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree463$51,136$26,869
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree282$60,145$26,625
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree261$83,064$25,093
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree243$124,663not reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree240$86,737$27,736
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree240$56,720$26,205
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree239$51,863$26,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree237$67,292$25,198
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree224$106,400$23,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree198$96,325$30,279
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree189not reportednot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree189$74,005$25,000
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree183$49,356$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree176$71,209$26,000
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree173$52,211$26,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree170not reported$26,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree151$59,930not reported
Security Science and TechnologyMaster's Degree139not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree135$98,191not reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree127$99,785$27,000
Computer EngineeringMaster's Degree64not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree42$124,846not reported
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansMaster's Degree2$90,947not reported
Systems EngineeringMaster's Degree23not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree5$95,775not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree34$92,022not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Kennesaw State University: 41,254 undergraduates; 38% of students receive Pell grants; 69% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

69%

26th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

41,254

99th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

38%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

65th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

52%

finish within 150% of normal time

63rd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

27%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$43,182

66th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k26%
  • $30k–$48k16%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k17%
  • Over $110k24%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k26%
$30k–$48k16%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k17%
Over $110k24%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.