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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Florida Atlantic graduates 11 pts more of its students than Kennesaw State (63% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Kennesaw State grads earn $806 more ten years out than Florida Atlantic's ($57,552 vs. $56,746)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Kennesaw State$57.6K
Florida Atlantic$56.7K
Graduation rate
Kennesaw State52%
Florida Atlantic63%
Retention rate
Kennesaw State77%
Florida Atlantic85%

Borrowing

Median debt
Kennesaw State$23.8K
Florida Atlantic$17.2K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Kennesaw State33%
Florida Atlantic26%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Kennesaw State$17K
Florida Atlantic$12.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Kennesaw State28%
Florida Atlantic52%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Kennesaw State51%
Florida Atlantic65%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Kennesaw State28%
Florida Atlantic18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Kennesaw State50%
Florida Atlantic63%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Kennesaw State54%
Florida Atlantic63%
Pell graduation gap
Kennesaw State4 pts lower
Florida AtlanticNo gap

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupKennesaw StateFlorida Atlantic
White51%62%
Asian50%73%
Hispanic/Latino53%63%
Black54%65%
Two or more races54%57%
International45%52%

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinKennesaw StateFlorida Atlantic
4 years: Pell recipients22%Not published
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan26%Not published
4 years: all first-time full-time24%Not published
5 years: Pell recipients42%Not published
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan46%Not published
5 years: all first-time full-time44%Not published

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Kennesaw State University Common Data Set 2024–25, Entered fall 2018;Florida Atlantic University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why