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Is Kean University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Kean, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Kean sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $57,237 helps, but median debt of $23,250 plus yearly net price of $12,447 creates a tighter path. For context, Kean's net price is about 12% below the typical 4-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$11,593
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $1,562 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $6,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$12,447
Median earnings 10 years out
$57,237
Median debt at graduation
$23,250
Graduation rate
45%
At Kean, a typical graduate carries about $23,250 in student debt and earns roughly $57,237 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $264 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Kean is a public four year school in Union, NJ. For many families, the key question is whether the published value here beats cheaper in state or regional alternatives once your real aid offer arrives.
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Worth-It Score: 73/100
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Worth-It Score: 56/100
Median net price: $16,053
Public 4-year
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Worth-It Score: 83/100
Median net price: $16,504
Public 4-year
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ
Worth-It Score: 77/100
Median net price: $18,173
Public 4-year
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
Worth-It Score: 58/100
Median net price: $18,745
Common questions about Kean
The median net price at Kean is $12,447 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →