Kean University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Kean University is a public doctoral/professional university in Union, NJ (suburb setting), with 11,234 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 77% of 12,142 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1198 on the SAT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $42,080 a year for out-of-state students and $34,430 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,593 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 43% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 0.31 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Kean University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $13,426 in-state · $21,076 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Kean University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Kean University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 5 | $165k | $5,510 | — | |
| Baseball | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $265k | $7,153 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $233k | $14,550 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $234k | $13,746 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $113k | $6,666 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $104k | $5,800 | — | |
| Field Hockey | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $163k | $7,428 | — | |
| Football | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 95 | — | 1 | $526k | $5,539 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 2 | $91k | $6,964 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Colonial Women's Golf Conference | 7 | — | 2 | $80k | $11,488 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $198k | $4,600 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $180k | $8,198 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $177k | $5,719 | — | |
| Softball | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $212k | $9,219 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $198k | $12,395 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $104k | $10,446 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 45 | — | 1 | $129k | $2,866 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $125k | $3,379 | — | |
| Men's Volleyball | Landmark Conference | 19 | — | 6 | $179k | $9,415 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $178k | $10,461 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Independent | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Independent | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.