Kean University-New Jersey Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
11,433 students
Larger than 91% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 53.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Elizabeth1.1 mi
- South Orange4.5 mi
- Cranford4.5 mi
- Newark5.1 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Kean University-New Jersey, the largest reported group is Hispanic (39.2%), followed by White (23.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.5% | 21% |
| Black | 21.2% | 8.5% |
| Hispanic | 39.2% | 9.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 23.9% | 56.1% |
| Two or more races | 2% | 0.5% |
| Non-resident | 6.1% | 1.9% |
| Unknown | 2.9% | 2.1% |
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Did you know? Kean University-New Jersey
- 75.9%Kean University-New Jersey admitted 7,162 of 9,048 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 20.3%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,456 of 7,162.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $14,465average net price after grants for aided students, against $24,017 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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