Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Kennesaw State is almost evenly split between men and women, with 50.4% of undergraduate students being women and 49.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 38,891, with 19,596 women and 19,295 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Kennesaw State is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.9% of undergraduate students being women and 40.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,008, with 2,402 women and 1,606 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 49.6% 19,295 students
- women 50.4% 19,596 students
Graduate Students
- men 40.1% 1,606 students
- women 59.9% 2,402 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 48.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 18,716 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 24.5% of the student body, with 9,521 students. Hispanic students represent 13.6% of the population, with 5,270 students, while Asian students account for 5.3%, with 2,041 students. Mixed race students account for 5.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,928 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 47 students.
International students make up 1.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 603 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.8% of the population, totaling 709 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Kennesaw State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 48.2% 18,716 students
- African American 24.5% 9,521 students
- Hispanic 13.6% 5,270 students
- Asian 5.3% 2,041 students
- Mixed race 5.0% 1,928 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 709 students
- International students 1.6% 603 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 47 students
Graduate Students
- White 48.2% 1,929 students
- African American 26.5% 1,060 students
- International students 7.7% 308 students
- Hispanic 6.0% 240 students
- Asian 4.8% 194 students
- Unknown race 4.1% 164 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 98 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 8 students
Transfer Students
- White 45.0% 1,190 students
- African American 27.4% 726 students
- Hispanic 13.3% 352 students
- Mixed race 4.8% 127 students
- Asian 4.6% 121 students
- International students 2.7% 71 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 53 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 7 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 36% 13,920 students
- 20-21 28% 11,088 students
- 22-24 19% 7,366 students
- 25-29 8% 3,004 students
- 30-34 3% 1,090 students
- 35-39 1% 564 students
- 40-49 1% 549 students
- 50-64 0% 172 students
- 25-29 25% 1,015 students
- 30-34 18% 724 students
- 40-49 18% 723 students
- 35-39 14% 581 students
- 22-24 14% 575 students
- 50-64 8% 330 students
- 20-21 1% 39 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Kennesaw State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 8,233 | 98.58% | |
| Florida | 32 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 10 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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