| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Fighting Owls |
Kennesaw State University, also referred to as KSU or Kennesaw State, is a public, coeducational, comprehensive university that is part of the University System of Georgia. The university's main campus is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States, North America, approximately north of Atlanta. KSU also holds classes at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Dalton State College, and Appalachian Technical College. As of fall semester 2007, an enrollment of 20,603 students made KSU the third largest university in Georgia, trailing only the University of Georgia and Georgia State University. The university is well known for academic programs in business, education, and nursing.
The university has undergone a number of changes in name (and mission) over its short existence. The university was officially founded on October 9 1963, when the Georgia Board of Regents approved the establishment of a junior college tentatively to be named Cobb County Junior College.
In August 1965, Horace Sturgis was designated to serve as the future college's first president.
Kennesaw Junior College opened in fall of 1966 as a junior college, with an initial enrollment of 1,014 students.
Ten years later, in 1976, the former Kennesaw Junior College became a four-year college and was redesignated Kennesaw College. This allowed it to grant its first bachelor's degrees to seventy students in June 1980. Shortly thereafter, Sturgis retired as Kennesaw State's first president.
In 1981 Betty Siegel, known as "The Betty" to many people, became the second president of KSU and the first female university president in the University System of Georgia.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 14% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Atlantic Sun Conference) Baseball (Atlantic Sun Conference) Track (Atlantic Sun Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 3,044 | $ 10,360 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,438 | $ 9,754 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 606 | $ 606 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,682 | 15% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,154 | 83% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,839 | 1% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,759 | 15% | |
Any Aid: |
89% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 62% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 86% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 490, Math: 490 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 570, Math: 560 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 7% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 19, Math: 19 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 24, Math: 24 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
