- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OHSuburb: largeZIP 44242Founded 1910
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1910
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 8
- Website
- www.kent.edu
- Member of
- APLU
OhioPublic
Kent State University at Kent
Kent State University at Kent is a public university in Kent, Ohio, with 19,320 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $20,294 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention81%
4-year graduation0.3%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans50%
$20,294net price / year
86%admission rate
1099average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$51,178median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#1,212 of 1,704 for earnings#894 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,008 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,053 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $31,458tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,628
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,791
- Average net price
- $20,294national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,853
$30,001–48,000$15,786
$48,001–75,000$16,382
$75,001–110,000$22,661
$110,001+$26,449
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1099
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 0.3%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,502
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,178middle 50%: $32,867–$74,318
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$74,318
Median, Kent State University at Kent$51,178
Lower quarter$32,867
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 19,320
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 61%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,622 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,496
- Endowment, end of year
- $202,182,612
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic4.9%
Black9.7%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.6%
27 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions14%
Visual & performing arts8.4%
Psychology8.3%
Education8.0%
Communication & journalism6.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.7%
Social sciences3.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | $20,666 | 65% | $61,938 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $29,447 | 81% | $63,814 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | $21,453 | 66% | $52,269 |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | $16,406 | 58% | $55,537 |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | $13,072 | 53% | $51,221 |
| Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | $13,754 | 51% | $56,979 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | $19,966 | 54% | $50,072 |
| The University of Montana Missoula, MT | $21,302 | 49% | $48,823 |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | $21,172 | 54% | $47,355 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX | $17,040 | 51% | $72,508 |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | $17,224 | 57% | $59,140 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | $15,625 | 50% | $59,268 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 203517. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1473615.