2024 Annual Report

With every degree and every discovery, we are soaring ahead. We are on the path to prominence and reaching new heights, and for Kennesaw State, the sky is the limit.

President Kathy S. Schwaig

Relentless Momemntum

group of excited students cheering for the football team.

#3

Largest university in Georgia
#1

Largest beginning freshmen class in the USG (Fall 2025)
#2

Fastest growing university in the nation
51,000+

Total enrollment

155,000

Alumni

Nearly 80%

One-year retention rate (Fall 2024 cohort)

Preparing and Powering Georgia’s Workforce

Largest

Nursing program in Georgia
2nd Largest

Engineering college in Georgia

2nd Largest

Education college in Georgia
2nd Largest

Computing college in Georgia (USG Data)

excited student at graduating at ksu.

3rd Largest

Business school in Georgia (USG Data)
9000+

Degrees awarded
Top 10%

“Best Bang for Your Buck in the Southeast US” (Washington Monthly, 2025)
Named a 2025

Military Support College of Distinction (Colleges of Distinction, 2025)

Bachelor of Science

In Aerospace Engineering

Only 2nd Program in GA

Rural Management

Evening MBA

First in the Nation

Fueling Collaboration and Pioneering Discovery

$2.3B Economic impact on the Atlanta metro region (FY24)
ISTEM Complete
3 New Research Center

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Leading in Business, Education, Computing, and Engineering

xxTier One

Global MBA Rankings

CEO Magazine, 2024

xxTop 20%

Best Universities for Computer Science in the U.S.

EduRank, 2024

xxTop 20%

Best Universities for Engineering in the U.S.

EduRank, 2024

xxTop 10%

Schools for Education in the U.S.

College Factual, 2025

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Investing in Student Success and Building Community

Wellstar Health System President and CEO Candice L. Saunders and KSU President Kathy S. Schwaig

$13.99M

Record growth to endowment
Record Year

Total funds raised

Attracted an all-time record

52 six-figure-plus gifts
Achieved and Surpassed

Athletics Capital Campaign Goal

Foundation scholarship

Support all time high of $5.5M

Largest real estate transition

Foundation completed the largest real estate transition in history (The Bixby)

Sixth

Barry Goldwater Scholar

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Unless otherwise noted, the data above includes figures from the 2024 calendar year and the 2024 fiscal year.