Kennesaw State University is a public institution that was founded in 1963. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 22,684, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 384 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Kennesaw State University's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), 69.

Kennesaw State University (KSU) is the third-largest university in Georgia with more than 24,600 undergraduate and graduate students representing 132 countries. KSU is located just northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County near historic Kennesaw Mountain, allowing students to experience the best of Atlanta while enjoying the serenity of a 328-acre, beautifully landscaped pedestrian-friendly campus.