Side-by-Side Comparison of Kean University

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	Southern Connecticut State University	Northern Kentucky University	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	Felician University	Kean University
Overview
Location	New Haven, Connecticut	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Woodland Park, New Jersey	Teaneck, New Jersey	Lodi, New Jersey	Union, New Jersey
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Private (For Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	72.0%	70.0%	50.0%	69.0%	73.0%	71.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Religious affiliation					Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	82.9%	80.3%	Open Admission	84.7%	92.0%	79.2%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	N/A	983 - 1210	N/A	N/A	890 - 1140	920 - 1120
ACT range	N/A	20 - 26	N/A	N/A	17 - 23	17 - 23
Students submitting SAT score		7.0%			26.0%	17.0%
Students submitting ACT score		84.0%			5.0%	2.0%
Total number of applicants	7,294	6,637		3,982	2,307	9,048
Total number of admissions given out	6,049	5,329		3,374	2,122	7,162
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,022	1,690		463	306	1,502
Yield rate	16.9%	31.7%		13.7%	14.4%	21.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	N/A	Required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required	N/A	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,686 Out of state: $40,090	In state: $28,010 Out of state: $38,066	$40,206	$54,970	$50,400	In state: $26,249 Out of state: $33,425
Average net price	$18,493	$7,443	$17,322	$12,305	$20,027	$18,078
Tuition	In state: $6,162 Out of state: $18,436	In state: $10,008 Out of state: $20,064	$25,900	$32,000	$33,200	In state: $10,445 Out of state: $17,621
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,438 Meal plan: $6,228	$11,454		Room/dormitory: $9,635 Meal plan: $5,418	$13,400	Room/dormitory: $11,280 Meal plan: $3,554
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $6,478	99.0% Average amount $10,343	95.0% Average amount $17,610	100.0% Average amount $37,049	99.0% Average amount $29,253	91.0% Average amount $7,764
Students receiving federal student loan	68.0% Average amount $5,267	43.0% Average amount $4,988	53.0% Average amount $4,213	51.0% Average amount $5,228	39.0% Average amount $5,624	49.0% Average amount $4,968
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $12,508	3.0% Average amount $10,090	1.0% Average amount $14,500	2.0% Average amount $18,217	5.0% Average amount $11,413	12.0% Average amount $13,532
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,800 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%	10,814 Men 39.8% Women 60.2%	2,105 Men 25.5% Women 74.5%	5,540 Men 42.7% Women 57.3%	1,999 Men 27.3% Women 72.7%	10,573 Men 38.3% Women 61.7%
Graduate students	1,988 Men 24.7% Women 75.3%	5,165 Men 25.9% Women 74.1%	122 Men 27.9% Women 72.1%	1,927 Men 29.9% Women 70.1%	412 Men 24.0% Women 76.0%	2,186 Men 21.3% Women 78.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Very Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	9.4%	N/A	9.9%	17.7%	8.4%	5.1%
International students	1.1%	2.0%	1.4%	4.1%	2.6%	2.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	2,509	1,376	N/A	991	585	1,823
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	N/A	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Connecticut New York Mississippi New Jersey Georgia	Ohio Indiana Florida Maryland	New Jersey New York Florida Texas Colorado	New Jersey New York California Pennsylvania Florida	New Jersey New York Connecticut Georgia Maryland	New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Connecticut Mississippi
Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Business Psychology Public Administration and Social Service	Health Professions Business Education Public Administration and Social Service Visual & Performing Arts	Business Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Visual & Performing Arts Legal Profession	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Psychology Public Administration and Social Service	Health Professions Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Computer and Information Science	Business Psychology Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	17:1	15:1	15:1	14:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	52.3%	47.8%	45.3%	53.9%	52.0%	47.7%
Dropout rate	14.7%	49.3%	36.4%	14.5%	17.2%	19.1%
Transferred out	30.6%	N/A	16.5%	29.8%	29.4%	30.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $73,779 Year 2: $75,072 Year 3: $81,441 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,460 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $74,943 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,714 Year 2: $64,706 Year 3: $73,822 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,286 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $62,933 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,930 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $60,874 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,046 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $55,879 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $57,138 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $55,763 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,671 Year 2: $50,263 Year 3: $54,461 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $53,125 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,635 Year 2: $54,032 Year 3: $52,600	Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $98,497 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $92,665 Year 2: $90,245 Year 3: $95,400 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $74,690 Year 2: $101,406 Year 3: $91,600 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $86,069 Year 2: $81,333 Year 3: $79,768 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,058 Year 2: $67,420 Year 3: $74,689 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,266 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $72,692 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,922 Year 2: $59,071 Year 3: $66,724 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,135 Year 2: $59,534 Year 3: $65,990 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,914 Year 2: $56,867 Year 3: $62,291 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $41,900 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $61,904	Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,475 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $48,056 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $44,055 Year 2: $46,966 Year 3: $46,280 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,639 Year 2: $42,884 Year 3: $43,026 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,930 Year 2: $38,195 Year 3: $39,297 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $29,607 Year 2: $31,616 Year 3: $38,134 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,389 Year 2: $37,054 Year 3: $38,075 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $20,717 Year 2: $28,816 Year 3: $36,842 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $34,173 Year 2: $38,769 Year 3: $36,457 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $31,115 Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: $36,443 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,144 Year 2: $34,187 Year 3: $35,817	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $117,472 Year 2: $114,382 Year 3: $121,163 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $89,171 Year 2: $99,832 Year 3: $111,462 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,711 Year 2: $76,146 Year 3: $83,410 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,066 Year 2: $74,953 Year 3: $82,294 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,365 Year 2: $59,690 Year 3: $72,371 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,227 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $65,479 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,927 Year 2: $61,681 Year 3: $63,724 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,369 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $59,199 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,205 Year 2: $47,729 Year 3: $58,388 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,296 Year 2: $51,019 Year 3: $53,528	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $84,005 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $80,485 Year 2: $83,546 Year 3: $82,545 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,506 Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $53,942 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,631 Year 2: $44,170 Year 3: $53,500 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $36,780 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,354 Year 2: $27,295 Year 3: $32,259 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,864 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: N/A Natural Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $19,227 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,695 Year 2: $21,508 Year 3: N/A Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,139 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	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

Side-by-Side Comparison of Kean University

Southern Connecticut State University

Northern Kentucky University

Berkeley College-Woodland Park

Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus

Felician University

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