Enrollment Trends at Kean

-207

Total Enrollment

-105

Men

-102

Women

The student population at Kean University is 13,905 (11,758 undergraduate and 2,147 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 207 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Kean is 84.56% which is decreased by 56 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 151 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.73 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,667 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,618.56% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,774 where 13,905 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

84.56% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.44% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 56 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 151 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.73 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Kean than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kean University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1614,11211,8144,6897,1252,2985101,788
2016-1714,070
-42
11,812
-2
4,633
-56
7,179
54
2,258
-40
494
-16
1,764
-24
2017-1814,226
156
11,984
172
4,824
191
7,160
-19
2,242
-16
493
-1
1,749
-15
2018-1914,056
-170
11,824
-160
4,742
-82
7,082
-78
2,232
-10
498
5
1,734
-15
2019-2014,309
253
12,120
296
4,853
111
7,267
185
2,189
-43
487
-11
1,702
-32
2020-2114,064
-245
11,686
-434
4,503
-350
7,183
-84
2,378
189
518
31
1,860
158
2021-2212,759
-1,305
10,573
-1,113
4,045
-458
6,528
-655
2,186
-192
465
-53
1,721
-139
2022-2312,884
125
10,845
272
4,198
153
6,647
119
2,039
-147
440
-25
1,599
-122
2023-2413,352
468
11,234
389
4,431
233
6,803
156
2,118
79
476
36
1,642
43
2024-2513,905
553
11,758
524
4,595
164
7,163
360
2,147
29
499
23
1,648
6
Average13,77411,5654,5517,0142,2094881,721
Kean University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,565 where 11,758 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kean University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1611,8149,1923,7355,4572,6229541,668
2016-1711,8129,2393,7075,5322,5739261,647
2017-1811,9849,5163,9015,6152,4689231,545
2018-1911,8249,6093,8705,7392,2158721,343
2019-2012,1209,8173,9635,8542,3038901,413
2020-2111,6869,4003,6265,7742,2868771,409
2021-2210,5738,4213,2315,1902,1528141,338
2022-2310,8458,7943,3945,4002,0518041,247
2023-2411,2349,3963,7215,6751,8387101,128
2024-2511,75810,0013,9166,0851,7576791,078
Average11,56511,5653,7065,63211,5658451,382
Kean University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,209 where 2,147 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kean University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,2988531766771,4453341,111
2016-172,2589222037191,3362911,045
2017-182,2421,0172247931,225269956
2018-192,2321,0652358301,167263904
2019-202,1891,0492378121,140250890
2020-212,3781,1802699111,198249949
2021-222,1861,0242228021,162243919
2022-232,0399882377511,051203848
2023-242,1181,0812648171,037212825
2024-252,1471,1462848621,001215786
Average2,2092,2092357972,209253923
Kean University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 26.35% and the percentage of black students is 20.59% at Kean University. 4.64% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 36.88% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.33% to 26.35%. Asian enrollment declined from 5.22% to 4.64%. Black student enrollment increased from 19.85% to 20.59%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 25.72% to 36.88%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7496 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7445 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kean University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16217362,8013,630435,409254
2016-17217792,7093,629325,211288
2017-18217662,7653,809315,040309
2018-19237462,8894,013374,590311
2019-20247832,8684,256374,535296
2020-21208072,8284,429234,434291
2021-22147052,5594,114233,827274
2022-23156422,5954,296173,602304
2023-24176442,6554,591163,653251
2024-25206452,8635,128163,664275
Average207252,7534,190284,397285
Kean University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,667 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,618.56% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kean University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1614,1129766713,348
2016-1714,0702041,08012,786
2017-1814,22635367613,197
2018-1914,05649182612,739
2019-2014,30964296012,707
2020-2114,0648821,96811,214
2021-2212,7591,4531,5039,803
2022-2312,8841,2921,33310,259
2023-2413,3521,3641,40210,586
2024-2513,9051,6671,54610,692
Average13,7748451,19611,733

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