Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 41,254 undergrads, where 38% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.73
Economic access
Campus size
18% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 57% take some
Where first-years come from
9,117 first-time students
1.3% came from other states and 2.2% from abroad; 96% are from Georgia. Fewer from other states than at 89% of colleges.
- In-state (Georgia)96%
- Other states1.3%
- Abroad2.2%
- Not reported0.8%
Top home states
- Georgia(home state)96% 8,726
- Florida0.2% 20
- Alabama0.1% 12
- Tennessee0.1% 12
- New York0.1% 7
From 31 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
2,585
new transfer students, 22% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 43% of colleges.
1,803 full-time, 782 part-time.
Going on to another college
28%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 2,888 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
24% of undergrads study part-time.
50% women
Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 5,912 students.
Housing
Beds
5,912
About 14 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Conference USA
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the Atlantic Sun Conference to the Conference USA, 2024–25
Recent move: Football left the Big South Conference to play as an independent, 2023–24
How the Conference USA comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 4
- Catholic 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Nonreligious and secular
Atheists, Humanists, and Agnostics at Kennesaw State University
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 2.0% of men, 4.0% of women.
Councils and chapters
3listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Eta Delta
Iota Pi
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2010
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Kennesaw State University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Kennesaw State University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)