How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Kean University admits 75.9% of applicants, reflecting a broad-access mission that defines the institution's character. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.9% receive Pell Grants and 46.4% are first-generation college students — figures that place Kean among the more accessible public universities in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer students make up 43.9% of the student body, underscoring the university's role as a destination for students who begin their academic journeys elsewhere before continuing at Kean. Azimuth ranks Kean University #109 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story: 46.6% complete within six years overall, and 55.1% of Pell-eligible students reach the same milestone, a completion pattern worth examining alongside the institution's broad open-access intake. Median earnings for low-income graduates reach $45,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 58.0 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Kean University #119 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale explores, institutions that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students face a structural challenge: per-student outcomes must be strong enough to offset the additional barriers those students navigate, and the mobility ranking reflects how well Kean bridges that gap.
Kean University admits 75.9% of applicants, reflecting a broad-access mission that defines the institution's character. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.9% receive Pell Grants and 46.4% are first-generation college students — figures that place Kean among the more accessible public universities in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer students make up 43.9% of the student body, underscoring the university's role as a destination for students who begin their academic journeys elsewhere before continuing at Kean. Azimuth ranks Kean University #109 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story: 46.6% complete within six years overall, and 55.1% of Pell-eligible students reach the same milestone, a completion pattern worth examining alongside the institution's broad open-access intake. Median earnings for low-income graduates reach $45,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 58.0 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Kean University #119 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale explores, institutions that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students face a structural challenge: per-student outcomes must be strong enough to offset the additional barriers those students navigate, and the mobility ranking reflects how well Kean bridges that gap.
Kean University admits 75.9% of applicants, reflecting a broad-access mission that defines the institution's character. Among enrolled undergraduates, 47.9% receive Pell Grants and 46.4% are first-generation college students — figures that place Kean among the more accessible public universities in the Azimuth coverage set. Transfer students make up 43.9% of the student body, underscoring the university's role as a destination for students who begin their academic journeys elsewhere before continuing at Kean. Azimuth ranks Kean University #109 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story: 46.6% complete within six years overall, and 55.1% of Pell-eligible students reach the same milestone, a completion pattern worth examining alongside the institution's broad open-access intake. Median earnings for low-income graduates reach $45,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 58.0 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Kean University #119 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale explores, institutions that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students face a structural challenge: per-student outcomes must be strong enough to offset the additional barriers those students navigate, and the mobility ranking reflects how well Kean bridges that gap.
