Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH · Public four-year · Suburb: Large
20,485undergraduates
86%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$20,333average net price per year
65%graduate in 6 years
79%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 22,365
- Admitted
- 19,379
- Admit rate
- 86%
- Admit rate, women
- 88%
- Admit rate, men
- 85%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 22%
- First-year students
- 4,278
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 18%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 500-620
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 500-610
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 51%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 18-25
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Not considered |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
110 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (10)
- Accounting Bachelor's (89 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (270 awarded)
- Construction Management, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's (214 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (112 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Certificate (under 1 year) (4 awarded), Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (140 awarded)
- Selling Skills and Sales Operations Certificate (under 1 year) (33 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (9)
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded), Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Long Term Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Public Health, General Certificate (under 1 year) (3 awarded), Bachelor's (108 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (435 awarded)
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Certificate (under 1 year) (21 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (13)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Commercial and Advertising Art Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Commercial Photography Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Dance, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Design and Visual Communications, General Bachelor's (86 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor's (115 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (42 awarded)
- Interior Design Bachelor's (62 awarded)
- Music Technology Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Musical Theatre Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Education (14)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (143 awarded)
- Education, General Bachelor's (44 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Health Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Bachelor's (41 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Social Studies Teacher Education Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Certificate (under 1 year) (12 awarded), Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (344 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (5)
- Advertising Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (124 awarded)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (71 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (43 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (25 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (6)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (144 awarded)
- Biotechnology Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's (49 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (3)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (89 awarded)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (42 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (30 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (4)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (79 awarded)
- Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (118 awarded)
Engineering (5)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Construction Engineering Bachelor's (53 awarded)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Industrial Engineering Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- General Studies Bachelor's (89 awarded)
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Transportation and materials moving (1)
- Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General Bachelor's (88 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (52 awarded)
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
Architecture and related services (1)
- Architecture Bachelor's (73 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (63 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (52 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (5)
- Business Analytics Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Human Computer Interaction Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (4)
- Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Automation Engineer Technology/Technician Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Computer Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor's (19 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (6)
- American Sign Language (ASL) Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Language Interpretation and Translation Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Russian Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sign Language Interpretation and Translation Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (3)
- Applied Mathematics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Financial Mathematics Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded), Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians (1)
- Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (126)
- Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Audiology/Audiologist Doctorate (professional)
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master's
- Critical Care Nursing Post-master's certificate
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate
- Long Term Care Administration/Management Post-master's certificate
- Medical Informatics Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate
- Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry Doctorate (professional)
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate
- Public Health, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Public Health, Other Post-master's certificate
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Post-master's certificate
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Art Teacher Education Master's
- Community College Administration Post-master's certificate
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Post-master's certificate
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Post-master's certificate
- Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Doctorate (research)
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational Statistics and Research Methods Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's
- Health Teacher Education Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- International and Comparative Education Post-master's certificate
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Music Teacher Education Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other Post-master's certificate
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's
- Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Artificial Intelligence Master's
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Human-Centered Technology Design Master's
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Construction Management, General Master's
- Finance and Financial Management Services, Other Post-master's certificate
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Master's
- Knowledge Management Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Post-master's certificate
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Post-master's certificate
- Organizational Leadership Doctorate (research)
- Transportation/Mobility Management Master's
- Library and Information Science Master's
- Business Analytics Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Data Science, General Master's
- Gerontology Post-master's certificate
- Human Computer Interaction Master's
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's
- Applied Behavior Analysis Post-master's certificate
- Clinical Psychology Doctorate (research)
- Educational Psychology Master's
- Experimental Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- School Psychology Master's
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's
- Architecture Master's, Post-master's certificate
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Master's
- Landscape Architecture Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other Doctorate (research)
- Ecology Doctorate (research)
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Epidemiology Master's
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Neuroscience Doctorate (research)
- Physiology, General Doctorate (research)
- Anthropology, General Master's
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Geography Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Post-master's certificate
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Acting Master's
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's
- Commercial and Advertising Art Master's
- Conducting Master's
- Design and Visual Communications, General Master's
- Fashion/Apparel Design Master's
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's
- Music Performance, General Master's
- Music Theory and Composition Doctorate (research)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Master's
- Chemical Physics Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Materials Science Master's
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- French Language and Literature Master's
- Language Interpretation and Translation Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Latin Language and Literature Master's
- Communication, General Master's
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Doctorate (research)
- Journalism Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Construction Engineering Master's
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Applied Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Creative Writing Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Doctorate (research)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Master's
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's
- Philosophy Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $12,846
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $22,316
- Housing and food on campus
- $13,040
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,732
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $31,818
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $41,288
- Total cost living at home
- $19,548
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $14,912 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $15,386 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $16,772 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $21,202 |
| Over $110,000 | $25,263 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 96%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 94%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $9,888
- Got a grant from the college
- 94%
- Average grant from the college
- $7,394
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 27%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 60%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,298
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 49%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 62%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 65%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 69%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 65%
- Transferred to another college
- 1%
- Came back for year two
- 79%
| Pell grant students | 56% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 65% |
| Neither | 76% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 2,715 | 68% |
| Men | 1,517 | 60% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 33% (small group) |
| Asian | 77 | 69% |
| Black | 353 | 58% |
| Hispanic | 193 | 61% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 3,203 | 67% |
| Two or more races | 203 | 57% |
| Race unknown | 115 | 70% |
| International | 80 | 68% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 4,384 | 68% | 3% |
| Started here, part-time | 92 | 21% | 1% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 1,119 | 66% | 4% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 361 | 25% | 4% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 26,106
- Undergraduates
- 20,485
- Full-time undergraduates
- 16,706
- Part-time undergraduates
- 3,779
- Graduate students
- 5,621
- Students per faculty member
- 21 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 80%
- From out of state
- 18%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 8%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 10%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 9%
| Women | 62% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 75% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library, Kent, OH, 44242-0001
- County
- Portage County
- Part of
- The University System of Ohio
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.