Kean University — Attraction in Union

This college has pros and cons just like any other institution. I was a business major, so I cannot speak for other programs.

Some of the pros:

-The campus is beautiful and very well maintained. -The campus is more-or-less contained in one area. -Some professors (not all) are very helpful if you show that you care. -The gym is actually useful. -The campus is expanding. -Very nice cafeteria. -There is a Starbucks next to the library, perfect for white girls. (FYI this is the only Starbucks in the USA that is franchised.) -Best school in NJ if you want to become a teacher. -STEM building is awesome.

Cons: -Tuition is rising at an exponential rate. -Not exactly the most illustrious school. -Parking spaces are diminishing because of all the new buildings, adding to the HUGE parking problem that already plagues KU. -Not too engaging on campus since most people commute and leave right after their classes are over. -The grade curving is absolutely ridiculous. I worked my tail off to receive the same grade as the slackers. It got so bad that I had a 160% in a class one time. Had multiple classes where I received a +100%. How does that work? -Administration is horrible (especially admissions). -Not exactly located on the best side of town. -Student store is expensive (especially books). Student deli is extremely expensive (I'm talking $5-for-a-Red-Bull expensive.) -Some professors will avoid you like the plague outside of class. -Like anywhere else, some students don't care at all and you will have to deal with that.

My overall experience with Kean was a good one. I transferred from a community college and Kean definitely...

The campus is average, parking is horrendous, and kean wise is awful.

I am currently an active duty service member and am transferring my credits to a different school to complete my education. This shouldn't be such a hard task, but unfortunately, it is. My login still works on kean wise and I am able to fill out a transcript request, but when it comes time to pay for the transaction, my login is suddenly denied. after spending 3 hours (the average wait time for anything Kean related), they cannot identify the problem and now have to come in to the office to pay or mail a check. who has checks anymore?

As an active duty service member, these things are not feasible and they are not doing anything to help alleviate my problems. They will not accept payments over the phone and the one-stop service center is a joke. When I told them about my problem, they told me they would refer me to somebody else. When they couldn't do anything, after I was passed around between all call centers, they told me they will not do anything for me... To me, this is unacceptable and a disgrace to my service brothers and sisters out there. I am not looking for a freebie by any means, but a little more understanding and some sympathy for our situation would be appreciated.

Kean University, get your act together.

The only reason you are receiving 2 stars and not 1, is because I made some pretty cool friends while...

Excellent college in Union, New Jersey (Union County). It was founded in 1855. It is located in Union and Hillside, New Jersey. Kean University was founded in 1855 in Newark, New Jersey, as the Newark Normal School. Initially established for the exclusive purpose of being a teacher-education college it became New Jersey State Teachers College in 1937. In 1958, following a post-war boom of students and increasing demands for a more comprehensive curriculum, the college was relocated from Newark to Union Township, site of the Kean family's ancestral home at Liberty Hall. After its move to the historic Livingston-Kean Estate, which includes the entire Liberty Hall acreage, the historic James Townley House, and Kean Hall, which historically housed the library of United States Senator Hamilton Fish Kean and served as a political meeting place, the school became Newark State College, a comprehensive institution providing a full range of academic programs and majors. Renamed Kean College of New Jersey in 1973, the institution earned university status on September 26, 1997, becoming Kean University of New Jersey. Kean University has subsequently grown to become the third largest institution of higher education in New Jersey and currently comprises five undergraduate colleges and the Nathan Weiss...