Kennesaw State University

IPEDS: 486840

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
8,635
Top 4.9% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
23.15
Top 6.2% 10.9 – 28.3
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
6,948
Top 7.1% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
1
Top 8% 0.0 – 78.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
47,845
Top 10.2% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
6,807
Top 16.9% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
2,225
Top 21% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,030
Top 24.9% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
22,278
Top 25% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
69
Top 30.9% 9.0 – 100.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
21,106
Top 41.6% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Net cost
Lower is better
33,618
Top 44% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
32
Top 47.6% 10.0 – 80.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
2
Top 53.8% 0.0 – 19.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
85
Top 64.9% 57.0 – 95.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
51,575
Top 65.8% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
50
Top 67.9% 20.0 – 92.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
77
Top 71.1% 33.0 – 98.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
87,580
Top 76% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
52
Top 77.8% 22.0 – 96.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
70
Top 83.1% 17.0 – 1,858.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
15
Top 83.4% 5.0 – 100.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
23,833
Top 85.8% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
203
Top 92.4% 1.0 – 225.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
96
Top 93.8% 20.0 – 99.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
12,182
Top 99.6% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0