After Kennesaw State University: graduation, pay and debt
Kennesaw, Georgia · Public · 41,254 undergrads
48% of Kennesaw State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $62,766 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $21,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$62.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
48%
finish within six years.
21%
finish in four years.
77%
of first-years come back for year two.
$21.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
53%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
21%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
48%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
77%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
44%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
52%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
5,071
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
52%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
5,179
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
28%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,339
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$62,766
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$21,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,958
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
53%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
60%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Deadlines: kennesaw.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 8, 2026)
- Test rule: kennesaw.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
Updated Nov 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers