Kean University Student Population

How many students at Kean?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Kean University has a total enrollment of 13,905 students, including 11,758 undergraduate and 2,147 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 5,094 male students (36.6%) and 8,811 female students (63.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,128 Hispanic students (36.9%) and 3,664 White students (26.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 11,758 undergraduate students (84.6%) and 2,147 graduate students (15.4%).
• Class Delivery: 1,667 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,546 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Doctoral / Research University - which average 13,360 - Kean's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 5,094 male (36.63%) and 8,811 female (63.37%) students are attending Kean University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.81.

By class level, 11,758 (84.56%) are undergraduate students and 2,147 (15.44%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.08% are male and 60.92% are female, while among graduate students, 23.24% are male and 76.76% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,664 White, 2,863 Black, and 645 Asian students out of a total of 13,905 are attending at Kean University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Kean University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 74.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Kean has 225 students under 18 years old and 27 students over 65 years old. There are 10,031 students under 25 years old, and 3,874 students over 25 years old out of 13,905 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 225 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65. Kean has 9,351 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,407 students aged 25 and over.

It has 680 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,467 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Kean University, 1,667 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,546 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,622 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 45 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 11,758 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,466 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.47%.1,170 students have transferred in as full-time status and 296 students transferred in as part-time status.