Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Kennesaw, GA
Population 3,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,000 (3%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 33,379
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 96%
From Region 1%
Athletes 1.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 38%
Black 30%
Hispanic 17%
Asian 6%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Bagwell College of Education 327 19% / 81% 1% $50,959 51 90%
Early Childhood Education 21 0% / 100% 5% $50,083 49 90%
Educational/Instructional Technology 4 25% / 75% 0% $73,850 86 90%
Elementary Education 179 3% / 97% 0% $50,083 49 90%
English Education 25 16% / 84% 0% $52,336 55 89%
History Teacher Education 21 67% / 33% 0% $52,336 55 89%
Middle School Education 23 48% / 52% 0% $50,083 49 90%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 19 63% / 37% 5% $52,336 55 89%
Secondary Education 15 33% / 67% 0% $50,083 49 90%
Art Teacher Education $52,336 55
Music Education 20 45% / 55% 0% $52,336 55 89%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Mathematics 1,381 57% / 43% 4% $83,982 93 95%
Computer Game Programming 60 83% / 17% 0% $71,616 85 100%
Computer Science 304 82% / 18% 9% $107,773 99 97%
Cybersecurity 37 76% / 24% 3% $107,675 99 92%
Data Science 3 33% / 67% 0%
Human-Centered Technology Design 79 29% / 71% 1% $97,568 98 93%
Information Science 135 66% / 34% 6% $84,711 93 97%
Information Technology 167 69% / 31% 5% $97,568 98 93%
Applied Mathematics $79,007 90
Chemistry 48 52% / 48% 0% $69,328 83 93%
Mathematics 24 67% / 33% 4% $75,311 87 86%
Physics 8 100% / 0% 0% $73,985 87
Biochemistry 12 50% / 50% 0% $58,372 68 87%
Biology 319 30% / 70% 3% $57,344 66 95%
Environmental Science 34 50% / 50% 3% $54,270 59
Exercise Science 151 41% / 59% 3%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Michael J. Coles College of Business 1,394 57% / 43% 2% $69,339 83 94%
Cybersecurity 156 75% / 25% 3% $68,794 82
Accounting 215 52% / 48% 1% $72,188 85 94%
Business Administration 353 55% / 45% 2% $60,972 73 91%
Economics 21 67% / 33% 5% $75,367 88 95%
Entrepreneurship 41 54% / 46% 2% $55,901 63 97%
Finance 224 71% / 29% 3% $75,022 87 96%
International Business 11 9% / 91% 9% $68,962 82 89%
Marketing 325 42% / 58% 2% $68,217 82 96%
Sales 45 64% / 36% 4% $113,158 99 92%
Supply Chain Management 3 100% / 0% 0% $60,972 73 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,962 29% / 71% 1% $50,178 49 93%
African Studies 7 29% / 71% 0% $51,959 54
Anthropology 38 32% / 68% 0% $46,877 39 80%
Asian Studies/Civilization 12 25% / 75% 0% $51,654 53
English 76 24% / 76% 0% $44,644 32 91%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 23 70% / 30% 4% $62,403 75 85%
Geography 18 61% / 39% 0% $62,403 75 85%
History 46 50% / 50% 0% $46,670 39 90%
Interdisciplinary Studies 82 45% / 55% 1% $52,780 56
International Affairs 32 50% / 50% 0% $56,489 64 89%
Journalism 45 27% / 73% 4% $53,923 59 100%
Modern and Classical Languages 22 14% / 86% 0% $51,973 54
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $52,341 55
Organizational Communication 44 30% / 70% 0% $63,982 77 100%
Philosophy 13 77% / 23% 0% $50,827 51
Political Science 81 43% / 57% 0% $54,272 59 82%
Psychology 584 17% / 83% 1% $51,840 53 92%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 106 13% / 87% 0% $63,982 77 100%
Sociology 73 21% / 79% 1% $47,003 40 91%
Technical and Scientific Communication 12 50% / 50% 0% $63,982 77 100%
Art 95 15% / 85% 2% $35,397 11 90%
Art History 1 0% / 100% 0% $35,397 11 90%
Dance 33 6% / 94% 0% $27,706 4 100%
Digital Arts 81 33% / 67% 0% $48,999 46 97%
Digital Media 167 55% / 45% 0% $47,339 41 100%
Music 3 100% / 0% 0% $29,444 5 94%
Music Performance 25 76% / 24% 4% $29,444 5 94%
Theatre 46 26% / 74% 0% $28,347 4 95%
Criminal Justice 197 27% / 73% 0% $52,985 56 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology 994 80% / 20% 4% $89,227 95 96%
Civil Engineering 86 78% / 22% 3% $87,983 95 98%
Computer Engineering 45 82% / 18% 9% $101,182 98 95%
Electrical Engineering 78 88% / 12% 4% $91,012 96 93%
Environmental Engineering 11 27% / 73% 9% $90,719 96 100%
Mechanical Engineering 219 85% / 15% 3% $87,952 95 96%
Robotics Engineering 43 81% / 19% 2% $106,810 99 97%
Systems Engineering 35 83% / 17% 3% $89,133 95 97%
Software Engineering 101 81% / 19% 5% $101,182 98 95%
Engineering Management 2 100% / 0% 0% $75,955 88
Architecture 89 55% / 45% 3% $61,486 73
Construction Management 131 85% / 15% 2% $93,411 97
Electrical Engineering Technology 29 86% / 14% 14% $88,379 95 95%
Engineering Technologies 63 78% / 22% 5% $90,721 96 94%
Industrial Production Technologies $51,047 51 84%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 62 84% / 16% 10% $82,951 92 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wellstar College of Health and Human Services 844 25% / 75% 1% $70,513 84 96%
Exercise Science $52,621 55 93%
Health Sciences 266 18% / 82% 0% $68,833 82
Nursing 353 13% / 87% 1% $84,023 93 98%
Public Health Education and Promotion 20 5% / 95% 0% $61,130 73 100%
Hospitality Management 23 35% / 65% 4% $49,631 47 100%
Sport Management 133 75% / 25% 2% $52,621 55 93%
Human Services 49 18% / 82% 0% $44,507 32 89%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,953
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,341
Est. In-State Cost $7,701
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,900
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 20.2% 1,396 56% / 44% 2% $67,492 81 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.7% 1,363 26% / 74% 1% $52,735 56 92%
Computer Science 15.1% 1,042 72% / 28% 5% $93,776 97 96%
Health Sciences 11.4% 790 20% / 80% 1% $76,983 89 98%
Arts 8.1% 560 41% / 59% 1% $44,347 32 96%
Engineering 7.5% 517 83% / 17% 4% $91,278 96 96%
Professional 7.0% 482 60% / 40% 3% $74,889 87 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 331 31% / 69% 2% $57,381 66 95%
Education 4.4% 307 17% / 83% 1% $50,870 51 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 80 61% / 39% 1% $71,589 85 90%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 34 50% / 50% 3% $54,270 59

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $19.0M #112 11% $0 11 #226 3
Life & Natural Sciences $11.8M #149 16% $0.1M 3
Business & Economics $5.6M #95 0% $0 12 #110
Engineering $5.1M #216 21% $0.0M 2 #209 38 1
Education $4.8M #103 17% $0.0M 55 #47
Computer Science $4.3M #144 20% $0.1M 2 #173 64 1
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #389 99% $0.0M 2
Health Sciences $0.1M #381 100% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $51.4M #200 15% $0.2M 82 #198 102 10

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (Unbound) 36%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 53%
SAT Range 1010 – 1210
SAT Math Range 480 – 610
SAT RW Range 510 – 620