The student population at Kean University is 12,884 (10,845 undergraduate and 2,039 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,520 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Kean is 84.17% which is decreased by 1,233 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 287 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.78 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,292 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,053.57% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,924 where 12,884 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

84.17% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.83% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,233 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 287 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.78 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Kean than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kean University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,40412,0784,7917,2872,3265581,768
2014-1514,359
-45
11,987
-91
4,795
4
7,192
-95
2,372
46
530
-28
1,842
74
2015-1614,112
-247
11,814
-173
4,689
-106
7,125
-67
2,298
-74
510
-20
1,788
-54
2016-1714,070
-42
11,812
-2
4,633
-56
7,179
54
2,258
-40
494
-16
1,764
-24
2017-1814,226
156
11,984
172
4,824
191
7,160
-19
2,242
-16
493
-1
1,749
-15
2018-1914,056
-170
11,824
-160
4,742
-82
7,082
-78
2,232
-10
498
5
1,734
-15
2019-2014,309
253
12,120
296
4,853
111
7,267
185
2,189
-43
487
-11
1,702
-32
2020-2114,064
-245
11,686
-434
4,503
-350
7,183
-84
2,378
189
518
31
1,860
158
2021-2212,759
-1,305
10,573
-1,113
4,045
-458
6,528
-655
2,186
-192
465
-53
1,721
-139
2022-2312,884
125
10,845
272
4,198
153
6,647
119
2,039
-147
440
-25
1,599
-122
Average13,92411,6724,6077,0652,2524991,753
Kean University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,672 where 10,845 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kean University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1412,0789,2513,8015,4502,8279901,837
2014-1511,9879,2833,7845,4992,7041,0111,693
2015-1611,8149,1923,7355,4572,6229541,668
2016-1711,8129,2393,7075,5322,5739261,647
2017-1811,9849,5163,9015,6152,4689231,545
2018-1911,8249,6093,8705,7392,2158721,343
2019-2012,1209,8173,9635,8542,3038901,413
2020-2111,6869,4003,6265,7742,2868771,409
2021-2210,5738,4213,2315,1902,1528141,338
2022-2310,8458,7943,3945,4002,0518041,247
Average11,67211,6723,7015,55111,6729061,514
Kean University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,252 where 2,039 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kean University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,3268302036271,4963551,141
2014-152,3728591896701,5133411,172
2015-162,2988531766771,4453341,111
2016-172,2589222037191,3362911,045
2017-182,2421,0172247931,225269956
2018-192,2321,0652358301,167263904
2019-202,1891,0492378121,140250890
2020-212,3781,1802699111,198249949
2021-222,1861,0242228021,162243919
2022-232,0399882377511,051203848
Average2,2522,2522207592,252280994
Kean University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.96% and the percentage of black students is 20.14% at Kean University. 4.98% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kean University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14218102,7373,272526,027209
2014-15198022,8023,443485,823244
2015-16217362,8013,630435,409254
2016-17217792,7093,629325,211288
2017-18217662,7653,809315,040309
2018-19237462,8894,013374,590311
2019-20247832,8684,256374,535296
2020-21208072,8284,429234,434291
2021-22147052,5594,114233,827274
2022-23156422,5954,296173,602304
Average207582,7553,889344,850278
Kean University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,292 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,053.57% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kean University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1514,3591121,02513,222
2015-1614,1129766713,348
2016-1714,0702041,08012,786
2017-1814,22635367613,197
2018-1914,05649182612,739
2019-2014,30964296012,707
2020-2114,0648821,96811,214
2021-2212,7591,4531,5039,803
2022-2312,8841,2921,33310,259
Average13,8716141,11512,142

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