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Why KSU

The third largest university in Georgia
KSU enrolls about 20,450 students in more than over 55 academic programs.

Global environment
More than 1,600 international students from 130 different countries.

Faculty
Over 700 full-time faculty members teach at Kennesaw State University, and 74% hold a doctorate degree.

Housing
On-campus apartment-style living with private baths and bedrooms became available fall 2002. These modern and attractive apartments house over 2,100 residential students.

Campus involvement
Over 125 clubs, organizations and athletic activities keep the campus alive with excitement and activity.

For More Details

Kennesaw State University, which enrolls over 20,000 students, is the third largest university in the state of Georgia. Affordable as well as convenient to metro Atlanta and two interstate highways, KSU is a diverse mixture of traditional and non-traditional, residential and commuter students. The campus is a beautiful, thriving place with facilities that are growing with the student body. You can always find an activity or sporting event to fill any time that you are not in the classroom or in the state-of-the-art library. From their laptop, students have access to Georgia's State wide virtual library system (GALILEO, GIL Library Catalog). You may find fulfillment in Greek life, service organizations, honor societies or intramural activities. Or your interest may be tennis, track, baseball, softball, soccer, basketball or cross country. A new KSU recreation and fitness center opened in 2005.

On the academic side, more than 40 undergraduate degree programs are offered at KSU in the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, natural sciences, accounting, business, teacher education, computing and information systems, nursing, health, and human services.

KSU is fully accredited by a nationally recognized regional accrediting body. In addition many of the University's programs have specialized national accreditations and state approvals. To see a complete list, consult the catalog under accreditations or click here to view.

Graduate degrees in the areas of accounting, business, education, conflict management, professional writing, public administration, nursing, social work, applied statistics, information systems, and applied computer science are available as well. In 2007, KSU will launch a professional doctoral program (Ed.D.), in Leadership for Learning. http://www.kennesaw.edu/education/grad/edd/

If you would like to see the campus, visit KSU virtually. To receive further information about Kennesaw State University, you may wish to take advantage of "INSIGHT Sessions" which are designed to give you an overall look at our University and familiarize you with admission requirements. These sessions, held every Monday through Thursday from 4:00 until 5:00 pm and on Friday mornings from 10:00 until 11:00 am. These sessions include a look at the University video, a campus tour, a question/answer session and an opportunity to talk with an admissions officer. "INSIGHT Sessions," also give you a chance to meet some of our current students by taking a campus tour. These tours are often given by KSU's STRiVe (STudent Recruitment Volunteers) sponsored by the Office of Admissions.

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