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Kent State University at Kent

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Kent, OH
Population 700,000
Website https://www.kent.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,134
Men / Women 38% / 62%
White 71%
Black 10%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%
From State 82%
From Region 10%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 24%
Arts 18%
Business & Economics 17%
Health Sciences 16%
Education 8%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Computer Science 3%
Professional 3%
Engineering 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,232
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,082
Est. In-State Cost $17,117
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,859
10-Year ROI $119,000
ROI Percentile 32th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (6% ☔)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $10M #132
Life & Natural Sciences $26M #180
Engineering, Computing & Math $6M #220
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 163 #148
Engineering, Computing & Math 17 #179
Humanities & Social Sciences 70 #212

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 60%
SAT Range 1050 – 1200
SAT Math Range 500 – 610
SAT RW Range 510 – 630
ACT Range 18 – 25

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship 687 54% / 46% 3% $65,133 97%
Accounting 89 +3 49% / 51% 2% $72,738 84 98%
Business Administration 270 +1 59% / 41% 4% $59,986 67 95%
Entrepreneurship 17 — 41% / 59% 0% $71,620 83 94%
Finance 112 +3 80% / 20% 4% $74,512 86 99%
Hospitality Management 19 — 21% / 79% 5% $45,417 29 96%
Human Resources Management 19 +1 26% / 74% 5% $69,575 81 100%
Management Science — — — — $67,111 78 —
Marketing 140 +3 41% / 59% 1% $64,923 75 98%
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 18 +1 0% / 100% 0% $56,265 59 95%
Construction Management 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $75,683 87 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Aeronautics and Engineering 232 81% / 19% 6% $79,044 96%
Aerospace Engineering 18 — 67% / 33% 0% $83,515 92 —
Construction Engineering 53 — 79% / 21% 0% $78,703 89 —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $83,288 92 —
Industrial Engineering 8 — 88% / 12% 12% $76,477 87 93%
Robotics Engineering 13 — 77% / 23% 15% $83,277 92 —
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician 15 — 93% / 7% 0% $75,682 87 —
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $78,845 89 96%
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 88 — 80% / 20% 6% $78,760 89 96%
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,815 83 —
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician 13 — 100% / 0% 15% $77,969 88 —
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 19 — 89% / 11% 16% $78,845 89 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture and Environmental Design 73 63% / 37% 1% $62,429 97%
Architecture 73 — 63% / 37% 1% $62,429 71 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,360 37% / 63% 2% $51,484 93%
Computer Science 79 +1 92% / 8% 3% $98,308 97 100%
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst 37 +1 86% / 14% 0% $84,968 93 98%
Computer and Information Sciences 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $62,175 71 96%
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,768 78 —
Applied Mathematics 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $73,406 85 —
Chemistry 25 — 28% / 72% 12% $76,430 87 93%
Financial Mathematics 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $73,759 85 —
Geosciences 16 — 44% / 56% 12% $47,238 34 96%
Mathematics 17 — 65% / 35% 0% $58,637 64 93%
Physics 8 — 50% / 50% 12% $69,840 81 —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,409 59 —
Biology 144 +1 31% / 69% 3% $57,546 62 94%
Biotechnology 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,954 60 —
Botany 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,787 27 —
Environmental Studies 52 — 33% / 67% 2% $39,120 13 89%
Neuroscience 18 +1 39% / 61% 6% $55,340 57 —
Zoology 49 — 31% / 69% 0% $37,701 11 94%
American Sign Language (ASL) 12 +1 8% / 92% 0% $41,638 18 96%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $41,638 18 96%
Economics 25 +5 80% / 20% 8% $82,260 91 96%
Anthropology 19 +3 32% / 68% 0% $40,708 16 89%
Criminal Justice 118 +9 39% / 61% 0% $47,159 34 96%
English 63 +1 22% / 78% 2% $36,870 9 90%
French 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $40,075 15 95%
General Studies 89 — 44% / 56% 0% $50,733 44 92%
Geography 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $48,350 37 89%
German — — — — $43,433 23 —
History 27 +3 52% / 48% 0% $44,024 25 89%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $50,733 44 92%
Intercultural and International Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 50% $48,907 39 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 19 — 58% / 42% 0% $45,207 28 —
International Affairs 12 — 17% / 83% 25% $57,972 63 95%
Language Interpretation and Translation 9 — 33% / 67% 11% $62,618 71 93%
Natural Resources/Conservation 25 — 40% / 60% 0% $39,120 13 89%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 8 +3 50% / 50% 0% $49,100 39 —
Philosophy 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,088 22 —
Political Science 38 +2 58% / 42% 0% $53,317 52 90%
Psychology 344 +14 17% / 83% 2% $40,904 17 91%
Russian 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,323 23 —
Sociology 30 +7 17% / 83% 0% $38,423 12 85%
Spanish 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $40,075 15 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Communication and Information 306 37% / 63% 4% $50,697 96%
Human Computer Interaction 15 — 73% / 27% 0% $61,951 70 —
Advertising and Public Relations 20 +1 20% / 80% 10% $59,496 66 97%
Business Analytics 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $66,469 77 —
Communication 124 — 27% / 73% 1% $48,898 39 95%
Journalism 43 — 33% / 67% 5% $48,848 39 98%
Public Relations 25 — 8% / 92% 8% $59,496 66 97%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 71 — 59% / 41% 6% $45,231 28 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education, Health and Human Services 568 32% / 68% 1% $46,134 94%
Exercise Science 89 +1 36% / 64% 2% $57,369 61 95%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 6 — 33% / 67% 17% $45,691 29 100%
Sport Management 42 — 93% / 7% 2% $57,369 61 95%
Human Development and Family Studies 52 — 4% / 96% 0% $40,893 17 92%
Early Childhood Education 143 — 6% / 94% 0% $40,115 15 94%
Education 44 — 55% / 45% 0% $44,468 26 88%
English Education 18 — 22% / 78% 0% $47,225 34 96%
Health Teacher Education 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $47,225 34 96%
Mathematics Teacher Education 12 — 67% / 33% 0% $47,225 34 96%
Middle School Education 41 — 29% / 71% 0% $40,115 15 94%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 14 — 79% / 21% 7% $47,225 34 96%
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $47,225 34 96%
Social Studies Teacher Education 28 — 68% / 32% 0% $47,225 34 96%
Special Education 33 — 9% / 91% 0% $45,441 29 95%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 7 — 71% / 29% 14% $29,911 4 84%
Art Education 19 — 5% / 95% 0% $47,225 34 96%
Music Education 11 — 55% / 45% 0% $47,225 34 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 435 13% / 87% 0% $70,845 98%
Nursing 435 — 13% / 87% 0% $70,845 82 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Public Health 227 13% / 87% 2% $50,804 92%
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist 27 — 22% / 78% 0% $50,119 42 93%
Athletic Training — — — — $53,931 53 —
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $67,147 78 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 55 — 5% / 95% 0% $51,854 48 97%
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 18 — 22% / 78% 0% $58,519 64 92%
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 9 — 44% / 56% 22% $55,418 57 —
Public Health 108 — 9% / 91% 2% $48,967 39 90%
Long Term Care Administration/Management 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $36,373 9 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Arts 627 16% / 84% 3% $50,081 97%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $33,881 6 91%
Commercial Photography 15 — 20% / 80% 0% $52,096 48 98%
Commercial and Advertising Art 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,096 48 98%
Dance 7 — 0% / 100% 29% $34,287 7 —
Design and Visual Communications 86 — 24% / 76% 0% $52,096 48 98%
Fashion Design 115 — 15% / 85% 5% $52,096 48 98%
Fashion Merchandising 214 — 7% / 93% 2% $57,478 62 97%
Interior Design 62 — 8% / 92% 2% $52,096 48 98%
Music 8 +1 62% / 38% 0% $42,358 20 95%
Music Technology 11 — 91% / 9% 9% $42,358 20 95%
Musical Theatre 12 — 50% / 50% 8% $30,381 4 94%
Studio Art 42 — 14% / 86% 2% $33,881 6 91%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 17 — 29% / 71% 0% $30,381 4 94%
Theatre 26 — 19% / 81% 0% $30,381 4 94%

Rankings

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
The PTA
Gym Class Heroes Physical Education
Last One Picked, Still Made It

Arts

Runways, Retail, and Rhinestones Fashion & Apparel
Built for the Garment District