CUNY Hunter College vs Kean U

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	CUNY Hunter College	Kean University
Overview
Location	New York, New York	Union, New Jersey
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	82.0%	71.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	45.9%	79.2%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $75	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	N/A	920 - 1120
ACT range	N/A	17 - 23
Students submitting SAT score		17.0%
Students submitting ACT score		2.0%
Total number of applicants	31,728	9,048
Total number of admissions given out	14,562	7,162
Admitted students who chose to enroll	3,321	1,502
Yield rate	22.8%	21.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $31,697 Out of state: $39,647	In state: $26,249 Out of state: $33,425
Average net price	$4,586	$18,078
Tuition	In state: $6,930 Out of state: $14,880	In state: $10,445 Out of state: $17,621
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $11,280 Meal plan: $3,554
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	93.0% Average amount $8,519	91.0% Average amount $7,764
Students receiving federal student loan	4.0% Average amount $4,522	49.0% Average amount $4,968
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $13,619	12.0% Average amount $13,532

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	18,152 Men 34.2% Women 65.8%	10,573 Men 38.3% Women 61.7%
Graduate students	5,947 Men 22.7% Women 77.3%	2,186 Men 21.3% Women 78.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	5.1%
International students	4.1%	2.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	706	1,823
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Connecticut Mississippi

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Public Administration and Social Service Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science	Business Psychology Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	57.7%	47.7%
Dropout rate	12.2%	19.1%
Transferred out	25.8%	30.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $111,673 Year 3: $125,443 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $124,793 Year 2: $114,807 Year 3: $122,408 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $91,886 Year 2: $94,255 Year 3: $100,641 Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Post-Baccalaureate Certificates) Year 1: $93,588 Year 2: $86,867 Year 3: $98,645 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $78,135 Year 2: $78,971 Year 3: $85,516 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,652 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $82,053 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $79,246 Research and Experimental Psychology (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $77,417 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,965 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $74,057 Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,927 Year 2: $68,296 Year 3: $71,362	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $105,886 Year 2: $105,083 Year 3: $106,550 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $83,745 Year 2: $82,238 Year 3: $82,619 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,540 Year 2: $71,957 Year 3: $78,110 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,850 Year 2: $72,640 Year 3: $72,613 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,235 Year 2: $73,635 Year 3: $70,650 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,311 Year 2: $49,436 Year 3: $62,510 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,586 Year 2: $60,452 Year 3: $60,464 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,317 Year 2: $62,579 Year 3: $59,517 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,810 Year 2: $57,995 Year 3: $58,144 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,307 Year 2: $41,406 Year 3: $54,570

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