Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw State University is a public college in Kennesaw, GA. Its average net price is $16,325 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$14,182
$30,001 to $48,000$14,246
$48,001 to $75,000$15,409
$75,001 to $110,000$18,832
$110,001 and up$21,295
$5,808Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,072Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,325Average Net Price
$13,795Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$6,075Other Expenses
40.9%Students on Pell Grants
29.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

69.2%Acceptance Rate
510 to 620SAT Reading, Middle Half
490 to 600SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$53,339
8 years after entry$59,081
10 years after entry$62,766
50.1%Graduation Rate
76.7%Retention Rate
$21,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Kennesaw, GALocation
Large suburbSetting
41,254Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$63,330 n=231$25,000 n=174
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Architectural Sciences and Technology$58,941 National median for this major n=2,238$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Architecture$62,825 Small program - rough guide n=68Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,462 n=253$25,000 n=275
Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,755 n=314$22,125 n=305
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$51,017 Small program - rough guide n=40$24,875 Small program - rough guide n=36
Civil Engineering$71,532 n=102$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=99
Computer Engineering$79,585 n=142$25,479 n=135
Computer Programming$37,159 Small program - rough guide n=45$24,924 Small program - rough guide n=37
Computer Science$64,418 n=304$25,500 n=216
Computer Science$75,247 n=269$22,524 n=222
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$65,497 Small program - rough guide n=44$28,271 Small program - rough guide n=50
Construction Engineering$78,954 National median for this major n=809$23,500 Small program - rough guide n=57
Construction Management$70,894 n=140Not published
Criminal Justice$41,648 n=211$23,250 n=189
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$24,796 Small program - rough guide n=38$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Educational/Instructional Media Design$49,005 National median for this major n=105Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$79,763 n=165$27,000 n=115
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$74,494 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$76,663 Small program - rough guide n=81$42,333 Small program - rough guide n=61
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,915 Small program - rough guide n=76$21,156 Small program - rough guide n=64
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$60,273 n=212$21,240 n=169
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$77,431 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Geography and Cartography$47,430 Small program - rough guide n=34$17,053 Small program - rough guide n=39
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722$25,459 n=174
History$33,287 Small program - rough guide n=42$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$40,522 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Human Services, General$38,264 Small program - rough guide n=63$27,713 Small program - rough guide n=64
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$45,586 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
Information Science/Studies$69,726 Small program - rough guide n=88$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=96
International Business$47,372 Small program - rough guide n=36$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065$24,375 Small program - rough guide n=30
Journalism$39,409 Small program - rough guide n=71$24,090 Small program - rough guide n=49
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Marketing$53,623 n=272$19,875 n=239
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$73,863 n=314$25,000 n=257
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$74,622 Small program - rough guide n=69$25,781 Small program - rough guide n=58
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering$79,584 Small program - rough guide n=63$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=51
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141$28,962 Small program - rough guide n=82
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$44,756 n=295$30,750 Small program - rough guide n=30
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$46,024 n=113$26,212 Small program - rough guide n=75
Psychology$38,000 n=455$25,000 n=549
Public Health$49,744 Small program - rough guide n=37$26,250 Small program - rough guide n=31
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$48,784 n=249$21,124 n=170
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$34,611 n=156$25,000 n=133
Registered Nursing$86,532 n=344$24,750 n=333
Security Science and Technology$75,724 Small program - rough guide n=75$28,141 n=123
Sociology$45,045 Small program - rough guide n=88$26,800 Small program - rough guide n=82
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$36,737 n=207$23,263 n=282
Studio Art$31,254 Small program - rough guide n=62$25,468 n=124
Systems Engineering$72,119 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,952 n=110$25,000 n=107
Teaching$50,916 n=289$26,000 n=229
Visual and Performing Arts, General$29,229 Small program - rough guide n=42$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=93

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