Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Kennesaw State requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 8628 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Kennesaw State. Among these students, 2,157 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 1,412 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1150
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 16975 admitted students 2157 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
25%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1050-1250. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 630, while 25% scored below 530 and another 25% scored above 630.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 620, while 25% scored below 520 and 25% achieved a score of 620. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1150 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Kennesaw State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 48% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
530-630 -
Math
520-620
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 16975 admitted students 1412 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
16%
Similar to the SAT, Kennesaw State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 16% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 20 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 and another 25% scoring below 20.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
19-25 -
Math
18-26 -
Composite
20-26
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$60
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Kennesaw State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Kennesaw State received a total of 20,806 applications. These applications included 9,525 male applicants and 11,281 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 20,806 applicants, Kennesaw State admitted 16,975 students. Among the admitted students, there were 7,513 males and 9,462 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 8,628 students chose to enroll at Kennesaw State. This means that 8,628 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 4,133 were male and 4,495 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Kennesaw State had an overall acceptance rate of 82% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 79% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 84%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Kennesaw State had an overall yield rate of 51% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 55%, and for female admitted students, it was 48%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Kennesaw State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Kennesaw State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Kennesaw State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
University of North Florida
Savannah State University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Winthrop University