Kennesaw State 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.
Kennesaw State University is a public research university in Kennesaw, GA (suburb setting), with 40,509 undergraduates (51% women). It admitted 69% of 23,138 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1220 on the SAT and 19–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $37,181 a year for out-of-state students and $25,927 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,566 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 48% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 0.43 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Kennesaw State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 48%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $5,786 in-state · $17,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 14 burglaries · 41 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Kennesaw State 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.
Kennesaw State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference USA | 34 | 6 over | 3 | $1.1M | $31,703 | 982 | |
| Baseball | Conference USA | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $2.2M | $55,501 | 986 | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference USA | 13 | room 2 | 6 | $3M | $233,844 | 948 | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference USA | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $2M | $141,204 | 976 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference USA | — | — | 1 | — | — | 985 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference USA | — | — | 1 | — | — | 987 | |
| Football | Conference USA | 120 | 15 over | 1 | $11M | $95,796 | 949 | |
| Men's Golf | Conference USA | 9 | at cap | 2 | $559k | $62,130 | 993 | |
| Women's Golf | Conference USA | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $619k | $88,475 | 995 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Sun Conference | 34 | room 4 | 3 | $1M | $30,550 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Conference USA | 25 | at cap | 5 | $1.3M | $52,714 | 988 | |
| Men's Tennis | Conference USA | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $548k | $60,843 | 986 | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference USA | 7 | room 3 | 3 | $404k | $57,716 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Conference USA | 110 | 65 over | 5 | $1.1M | $9,807 | 973 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference USA | 169 | 124 over | 5 | $1.6M | $9,575 | 986 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference USA | 12 | room 6 | 3 | $1.2M | $100,382 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.