Kennesaw State University Student Population

How many students at KSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Kennesaw State University has a total enrollment of 47,764 students, including 42,760 undergraduate and 5,004 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 23,339 male students (48.9%) and 24,425 female students (51.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 18,938 White students (39.6%) and 13,304 Black students (27.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 42,760 undergraduate students (89.5%) and 5,004 graduate students (10.5%).
• Class Delivery: 10,435 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 25,369 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - KSU's body is significantly larger.

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, 23,339 male (48.86%) and 24,425 female (51.14%) students are attending Kennesaw State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 95.55.

By class level, 42,760 (89.52%) are undergraduate students and 5,004 (10.48%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 49.67% are male and 50.33% are female, while among graduate students, 42.01% are male and 57.99% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 18,938 White, 13,304 Black, and 2,836 Asian students out of a total of 47,764 are attending at Kennesaw State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Kennesaw State University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.4% 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, KSU has 1,458 students under 18 years old and 106 students over 65 years old. There are 38,965 students under 25 years old, and 8,799 students over 25 years old out of 47,764 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,458 students are younger than 18 and 74 students are older than 65. KSU has 37,764 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 4,996 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,201 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,803 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 Kennesaw State University, 10,435 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 25,369 students are enrolled in some online courses.

9,646 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 789 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 42,760 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,585 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.05%.1,803 students have transferred in as full-time status and 782 students transferred in as part-time status.