Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 20,136
Graduate Enrollment: 5,464
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // full-time, selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 87.31%

Male/Female: 36% / 64% (2017)

First generation college students: 35.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,117
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1000 - 1210

2022 Median Admit ACT: 22
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 19 - 25

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 47.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 26.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 16.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 10.1% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 75.2%
Black: 8.9%
Hispanic: 4.2%
Asian: 2.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.1%
Non-resident alien: 2.9%
Unknown race: 2.6%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $25,976
In-State tuition: $11,934
Out-of-State tuition: $20,810

Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $12,446 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $4,020 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $8,882 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $4,020 (2022)

Average Family Income: $73,528 (2017)
Median Family Income: $50,411 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 27.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 52.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $24,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $260 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,323
$30k-48k $14,744
$48k-75k $18,871
$75k-110k $21,629
$110k+ $22,382

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 62%
6-year graduation rate: 68%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.6% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $24,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $19,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 60.2% (2015)
@3 year 66.0% (2017)
@5 year 70.0% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 33.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 36.2% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $38,063 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $46,441 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree History. 5
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 20 $21,556 $225 $24,406 ($2,034) $36,622 ($3,052)
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 89 $26,000 $268 $35,320 ($2,943) $55,436 ($4,620)
Master's Degree Architecture. 49 $341 $53,915 ($4,493) $58,564 ($4,880)
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 7
Master's Degree Landscape Architecture. 8
Master's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 221 $26,000 $265 $34,311 ($2,859) $44,278 ($3,690)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 9
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 2
Master's Degree Mathematics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 74 $25,000 $265 $28,867 ($2,406) $44,231 ($3,686)
Master's Degree Journalism. 40 $308 $56,699 ($4,725) $62,673 ($5,223)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 13 $67,035 ($5,586)
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 57 $24,987 $249 $26,287 ($2,191) $38,987 ($3,249)
Doctoral Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 3
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 80 $25,000 $259 $38,924 ($3,244) $53,234 ($4,436)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 63 $25,000 $265 $45,013 ($3,751) $54,201 ($4,517)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 39 $427
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General. 2
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 70 $429 $83,499 ($6,958) $88,255 ($7,355)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Systems Analysis. 56 $25,000 $250 $54,931 ($4,578) $74,118 ($6,177)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 101 $25,000 $239 $59,335 ($4,945) $86,906 ($7,242)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 29
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 8
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 96 $30,782 $274 $32,333 ($2,694) $36,833 ($3,069)
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 14 $46,936 ($3,911)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 69 $307 $40,416 ($3,368) $42,672 ($3,556)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 31 $157 $43,914 ($3,660)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 24 $51,136 ($4,261) $52,561 ($4,380)
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 8
Doctoral Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate International and Comparative Education. 6
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 3
Doctoral Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 5
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 62 $25,000 $254 $37,328 ($3,111) $39,432 ($3,286)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 26 $44,857 ($3,738) $51,338 ($4,278)
Doctoral Degree Special Education and Teaching. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 19 $55,457 ($4,621)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 20 $420 $43,032 ($3,586) $48,347 ($4,029)
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 8
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 192 $26,000 $265 $30,312 ($2,526) $34,702 ($2,892)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 32 $295 $39,135 ($3,261) $44,050 ($3,671)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 7
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 114 $26,750 $265 $33,191 ($2,766) $42,639 ($3,553)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 107 $352 $54,923 ($4,577) $58,490 ($4,874)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 19 $25,500 $260 $20,324 ($1,694) $26,637 ($2,220)
Bachelor's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 19 $29,345 $252 $16,463 ($1,372)
Master's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 1
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 55 $29,000 $281 $55,363 ($4,614) $69,147 ($5,762)
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 1 $27,000 $286 $42,433 ($3,536) $51,742 ($4,312)
Master's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 31
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 1
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 8
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 24 $47,178 ($3,932)
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 11 $36,517 ($3,043)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Master's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree American Sign Language. 12 $30,000 $312 $35,412 ($2,951)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 13
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 127 $26,913 $276 $31,273 ($2,606) $36,638 ($3,053)
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Legal Support Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Legal Support Services. 29 $25,000 $233 $34,667 ($2,889) $43,984 ($3,665)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 70 $26,000 $265 $21,307 ($1,776) $34,698 ($2,892)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 3
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 1
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 5
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 3
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 146 $31,963 $286 $36,910 ($3,076) $43,439 ($3,620)
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 197 $359 $39,357 ($3,280) $43,917 ($3,660)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Library Science and Administration. 5
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 141 $25,000 $235 $29,575 ($2,465) $43,348 ($3,612)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Botany/Plant Biology. 4
Master's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 3
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 52 $25,000 $265 $25,636 ($2,136) $31,034 ($2,586)
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 10
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 8
Bachelor's Degree Biotechnology. 10
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 2
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 5
Master's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 1
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. 34
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 28 $19,250 $204 $50,042 ($4,170)
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 5
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 7
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 12
Graduate/Professional Certificate Gerontology. 1
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 1
Master's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 4
Bachelor's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. 20 $21,074 $207 $27,415 ($2,285) $39,565 ($3,297)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 146 $25,000 $265 $31,681 ($2,640) $48,504 ($4,042)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 25 $35,589 ($2,966) $49,915 ($4,160)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 11
Master's Degree Philosophy. 1
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 29 $25,000 $264 $37,728 ($3,144) $59,546 ($4,962)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 9
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 18
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 25 $27,000 $265 $37,309 ($3,109) $43,344 ($3,612)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 10
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 13
Master's Degree Physics. 4
Doctoral Degree Physics. 11
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 335 $25,000 $265 $27,250 ($2,271) $34,961 ($2,913)
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 13
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 3
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 35 $50,516 ($4,210)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 10 $422 $56,987 ($4,749) $65,458 ($5,455)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 193 $25,937 $260 $31,070 ($2,589) $41,097 ($3,425)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 21 $439 $48,625 ($4,052)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 25 $406 $58,317 ($4,860) $65,830 ($5,486)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Social Sciences, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 23 $26,697 $270 $23,432 ($1,953)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 16 $22,129 ($1,844) $41,244 ($3,437)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 13
Doctoral Degree Geography and Cartography. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 4
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 18 $25,500 $270 $22,636 ($1,886)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 69 $25,000 $227 $29,631 ($2,469) $42,383 ($3,532)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 1
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 2
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 38 $25,000 $246 $27,127 ($2,261) $33,392 ($2,783)
Master's Degree Sociology. 6
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Air Transportation. 89 $24,730 $251 $41,991 ($3,499) $66,019 ($5,502)
Bachelor's Degree Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry. 10
Master's Degree Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry. 2
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 4
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 10 $31,000 $265 $53,956 ($4,496) $45,388 ($3,782)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 2
Bachelor's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 51 $27,000 $276 $36,017 ($3,001) $48,056 ($4,005)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 31 $519 $40,961 ($3,413) $44,931 ($3,744)
First Professional Degree Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry. 105
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Public Health. 4
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 165 $28,884 $276 $33,043 ($2,754) $42,596 ($3,550)
Master's Degree Public Health. 93 $465 $50,011 ($4,168) $53,759 ($4,480)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 7
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 7
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Medical Illustration and Informatics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 32 $27,000 $263 $19,386 ($1,616) $46,038 ($3,837)
Master's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 22 $45,009 ($3,751) $55,492 ($4,624)
Master's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 12
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 482 $26,250 $265 $60,098 ($5,008) $62,436 ($5,203)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 156 $427 $90,247 ($7,521) $105,388 ($8,782)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 4
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 20
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 295 $26,000 $264 $42,030 ($3,503) $50,908 ($4,242)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 53 $319 $66,287 ($5,524) $82,747 ($6,896)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 7
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 113 $24,119 $236 $50,174 ($4,181) $65,364 ($5,447)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 21 $55,836 ($4,653) $73,015 ($6,085)
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 36 $25,000 $265 $41,911 ($3,493) $54,490 ($4,541)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 152 $25,000 $262 $45,436 ($3,786) $64,039 ($5,337)
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 57 $25,112 $265 $31,481 ($2,623) $41,683 ($3,474)
Master's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 9
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 8 $22,888 $243
Master's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 3
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 10
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 220 $25,000 $256 $42,452 ($3,538) $52,972 ($4,414)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 42 $25,000 $265 $47,045 ($3,920)
Bachelor's Degree Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. 297 $25,000 $265 $36,659 ($3,055) $49,026 ($4,086)
Bachelor's Degree Construction Management. 49 $24,041 $239 $59,934 ($4,995) $74,983 ($6,249)
Bachelor's Degree History. 37 $27,000 $266 $23,190 ($1,933) $38,221 ($3,185)
Master's Degree History. 6
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 226 $26,000 $265 $35,780 ($2,982) $45,915 ($3,826)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 4
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 37 $26,000 $276 $21,796 ($1,816) $28,574 ($2,381)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 6
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 50 $28,501 $285 $20,049 ($1,671) $29,592 ($2,466)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 11 $36,727 ($3,061)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 17 $28,000 $297 $25,327 ($2,111) $25,707 ($2,142)
Master's Degree Music. 18 $39,301 ($3,275)
Doctoral Degree Music. 3
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 52 $21,500 $223 $18,130 ($1,511) $48,193 ($4,016)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 38 $431 $49,324 ($4,110) $55,958 ($4,663)
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Medical Administrative Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 44 $25,000 $265 $44,124 ($3,677) $50,931 ($4,244)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $86,445
Full time faculty: 55%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0

School's endowment start of year: $145,874,869 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $195,558,025 (2022)