← All colleges

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · KSUK

Public institution in Kent, OH · 19,134 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $45,388 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$19,6141,041st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$12,846827th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$22,316981st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,345908th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,5001,189th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,3881,333rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,1791,208th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
65.5%572nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
78.8%728th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
86.7%1,114th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1095692nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
19,134123rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.4%1,337th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 128 mi (DTW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 88 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$60,264$64,493
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$59,253$57,619
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,554$57,073
Computer Systems AnalysisComputer Sciencebachelors$53,671$53,358
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$53,671$49,019
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,814$50,606
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,784$45,584
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$48,432$38,289
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$47,260$44,170
Air TransportationTransportationbachelors$45,383$44,356
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$44,091$40,312
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$29,685

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,273,781 (M $4,526,697 · W $3,747,084)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Kent State University at Kent’s 19,134 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

In OH

Elsewhere