Applying to Kean

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
76.88%	1,150

Kean University's acceptance rate is 76.88% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 12,142 students applied and 9,335 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Kean.

Kean's acceptance rate places 11st out of 52 New Jersey colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,150 at Kean. Kean's SAT score ranks 13rd out of 16 New Jersey colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Kean, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Kean University is 76.88% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 21.08%. 4,755 men and 7,387 women applied to Kean and 3,479 men and 5,856 women students were accepted.

Among them, 822 men and 1,146 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Kean.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Kean
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	12,142	4,755	7,387	0	0
Admitted	9,335	3,479	5,856	0	0
Enrolled	1,968	822	1,146	0	0
Acceptance Rate	76.88%	73.17%	79.27%	-	-
Yield	21.08%	23.63%	19.57%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Kean University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 10 students (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores

The median SAT score is 1,150 with 570 SAT EBRW and 580 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 598 and the 25^th percentile is 515. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 600 and 25^th percentile is 505 .

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Kean
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1020	1150	1198
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	515	570	598
SAT Math	505	580	600
ACT Composite	-		-
ACT Math	-		-
ACT English	-		-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,968 first-year students enrolled in Kean. The proportion of full-time students is 98.12% and part-time students is 1.88%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 41.77% and women students is 58.23%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Kean.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Kean
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,968	822	1,146
Full-time	1,931	807	1,124
Part-time	37	15	22

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Kean. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Kean University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Kean Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of Kean University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Kean.

Admission Information for Applying to Kean
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$75
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	https://www.kean.edu/offices/admissions
Online Application	https://www.kean.edu/apply-now
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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