National Collegiate Honors Council
National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters
Date of this Version
2025
Document Type
Book Chapter
Citation
A chapter in Honoring the First-Year Seminar: Exploring High-Impact Learning Experiences for the First Year in Honors, pages 143-147
Lincoln, Nebraska: National Collegiate Honors Council, 2025
ISBN: 978-1-9450001-23-9
Abstract
Founded in 1963, Kennesaw State University (KSU) has grown rapidly from a junior college to a doctoral-granting comprehensive university of nearly 45,000 students. Situated in the northwest suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, KSU is now one of the 50 largest public institutions in the U.S. and has been classified as a Carnegie R2, a doctoral research institution with high research activity. Although KSU originally served a commuter student population, its average undergraduate student age has steadily decreased and, according to the most recently published KSU Factbook (2024–2025), is currently 21.4 years. KSU’s student body is evenly balanced between male and female students. It has a racial/ethnic composition of 39.7% White, 27.9% Black (non-Hispanic), 15.7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multi-racial, 2.6% undeclared, 0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 3.1% international. KSU’s international students represent 103 countries.
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