Kean University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Kean University is a metropolitan state university located in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1855 as the Newark Normal School.

Kean was granted university status on September 26, 1997. The university is named after the Kean family and Robert Winthrop Kean, who served New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 to 1959.

Kean University has become one of New Jersey's largest institutions of higher learning. In 1958, Kean moved from Newark to Union and currently occupies over 150 acres in Union and Hillside Townships.

While maintaining its significant role in the training of teachers, Kean has become a comprehensive institution offering 48 undergraduate and 28 graduate degree programs serving some 13,000 students.

Kean is accredited by all major accrediting organizations. Many majors have accreditation in their fields.

Kean University is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Business and Public Administration
• College of Education
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences
• Nathan Weiss Graduate College
• New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics Education
• School of Visual and Performing Arts

Kean has an active Greek life. There are several fraternities and sororities on campus, including Beta Kappa Psi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Kappa Delta Tau.

The athletic teams are nicknamed the Cougars. The university is affiliated with the NCAA Division III, ECAC, the New Jersey Athletic Conference. It is a member of the Skyline Conference for lacrosse only.

Among the notable alumni of Kean University are Linda Morris, TV writer ("Frasier") and producer; Bruce Williams, talk radio host and columnist for "Smart Money"; Ed Naha, science fiction and mystery writer; Nellie Pou, member of the New Jersey General Assembly; James F. Sloan, assistant commandant for the U.S. Coast Guard; Maria Viscarrondo-De Soto, first woman and first Latina to become president and CEO of United Way of Essex and West Hudson; and Hela Youngst, TV entertainer, beauty pageeant queen and former president of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, education and teaching, design, science and laboratory technician, family and social work, and mathematics.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,203 in 2009-2010 (11,876 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Kean provides on-campus housing for 2,045 of its 11,876 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the New Jersey Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Kean offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (22 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (552 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (23 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (53 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Industrial Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (14 awarded)

• Acting
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (748 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (176 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (12 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (350 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Holocaust and Related Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (43 awarded)

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (81 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Printing Management
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (98 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (64 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (20 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (105 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (21 awarded)

• Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (133 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (260 awarded)

• Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• Educational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• School Psychology