Kent State University at Kent Overview
Kent State University at Kent is a public institution situated in Kent, Ohio. Kent is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.
What Is Kent State University at Kent Known For?
- The highest award offered at Kent State is the doctor's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 56% of the faculty were full-time.
- It takes the average Kent State student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.
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Kent State University at Kent Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Kent State.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Kent State has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#1 | Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | College Factual |
#5 | Best Commercial Photography Schools | College Factual |
#15 | Best Commercial & Advertising Art Schools | College Factual |
#15 | Best Fashion Merchandising Schools | College Factual |
#17 | Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Kent State University at Kent?

Contact details for Kent State are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | Executive Office, 2Nd Floor Library, Kent, OH 44242-0001 |
Phone: | 330-672-3000 |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/kentstate |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/kentstate |
How Do I Get Into Kent State?
You can apply to Kent State online at: https://www.kent.edu/admissions/apply
Admission Requirements for Kent State
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | recommended |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Kent State?
Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.
Average Test Scores
About 30% of students accepted to Kent State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.
Can I Afford Kent State University at Kent?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Kent State, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,980 a year. That adds up to $31,920 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Kent State is 8.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Kent State University at Kent Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 5,201 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 17,361 full-time undergraduates at Kent State, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kent State University at Kent students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 346 |
Black or African American | 1,584 |
Hispanic or Latino | 761 |
White | 12,924 |
International Students | 566 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1,180 |
Geographic Diversity
Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Kent State University at Kent. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 99 countries are represented at Kent State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Online Learning at Kent State University at Kent
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Kent State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Kent State
The following table shows how Kent State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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General Architecture | #4 | #1 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | #4 | #4 |
Classical Languages & Literature | #4 | #1 |
Educational Assessment | #7 | #13 |
Education Philosophy | #10 | #4 |
General Education | #10 | #19 |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | #11 | #18 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature | #13 | #10 |
Architecture & Related Services | #13 | #4 |
Journalism | #15 | #6 |
Music | #22 | #16 |
Geography & Cartography | #22 | #16 |
Other Education | #23 | #17 |
Management Information Systems | #25 | #37 |
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | #25 | #15 |
Public Health | #31 | #31 |
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | #34 | #19 |
Information Science | #39 | #31 |
Visual & Performing Arts | #40 | #19 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | #46 | #25 |
Computer Information Systems | #47 | #45 |
Library Science | #70 | #34 |
Library & Information Science | #70 | #34 |
Online Growth Rankings of Kent State
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Kent State University at Kent was -0.4%. This is the #1,851 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Kent State regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Kent State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Business Administration & Management | 1% |
Computer Information Systems | 18% |
Health Professions | 1% |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | 58% |
Nursing | 1% |
Public Administration | 19% |
Public Administration & Social Service | 19% |
Social Sciences | 11% |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 6% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Kent State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Kent State.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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General Architecture | #14 | |
Architecture & Related Services | #35 | |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | #76 | |
Library & Information Science | #86 | |
Library Science | #97 | |
Geography & Cartography | #98 | |
Information Science | #102 | |
Management Information Systems | #128 | |
Public Administration | #208 | |
Computer Information Systems | #407 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #413 | |
Social Sciences | #457 | |
Public Administration & Social Service | #492 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Kent State University at Kent Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By JonRidinger under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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