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Kennesaw State University is located in unincorporated Kennesaw , Georgia , USA . It is 20 miles north of Atlanta . A university since 12 June 1996, it is third largest in the University System of Georgia with over 20,000 students enrolled in the university. It is known simply as Kennesaw State instead of Kennesaw State University . It is located on 240 acres of land adjacent to I-75 similar to other Georgia University , Georgia Tech, and Georgia State . From the highway, we can see views of the campus, including Kennesaw State ‘s University Village .

A Brief History

Group of Regents founded Kennesaw State in 1963. In 1976, four years status was granted-to be effected two years later. It was Kennesaw Junior College then, though in 1977, word Junior was dropped. It then became Kennesaw College . The college started taking part in intercollegiate athletics, and ultimately the US news and World Report pushed it as the upcoming college from 1989 to 1991. On 12 June of 1996, it was finally recognized as a university. Four out of five schools were turned into colleges, with Kennesaw College being called Kennesaw State University or simply Kennesaw State .

Faculties and Degree Programs

Kennesaw State employs 537 full time faculties with student to faculty ratio of 22:1. It has several colleges, including the Bagwell College of Education, the Coles College of Business, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Science and Mathematics, the College of the Arts, and the WellStar College of Health and Human Services.

Bachelor’s degrees are awarded in art, education, the liberal arts, music, sports management, information systems, marketing, and exercise and health sciences. They offer minors in fields like anthropology, criminology, gerontology, professional sales, and in different cultural areas, such as Asian studies, Latin American studies, and Native American studies. Undergraduate certificate programs include alternative dispute resolution, forensic chemistry, legal interpreting, and public history.

They award master’s degree in accounting, business, education, conflict management, professional writing, public administration, nursing, information systems, applied computer science, master’s degree, graduate certificate in creative writing, business writing for international audiences.

A Home Away From Home

KSU is home to 18000 students. US News and World Report recognized KSU’s ?first year experience? as a program to look for. It has newly renovated-constructed dorms with features as private bath and bedroom. Financial aids are available to students both on merit and need base in the form of grants, scholarships, and loans.

Some of the Other Facilities

The names of Kennesaw State University sports teams are the Fighting Owls and the Lady Owls. They are the only division II School to win sports championship in four different sports. There have basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, track, and soccer in the athletics.