How hard is Kean University to get into?
Kean University acceptance rate is 76.88% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 12,142 students applied and 9,335 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Kean.
Kean's acceptance rate places 11st out of 52 New Jersey colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1150 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).
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 Kean (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
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 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 598 and the 25th percentile is 515. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 600 and 25th percentile is 505 .
The institutional SAT code for Kean is 2517.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
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 shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Kean.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
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 .
General Admissions Information
The application fee required to apply to Kean University is $75 for both undergraduate and graduate programs. The following table provides general admission information for applying to Kean.