Kent State University at Kent
Kent, Ohio
- Public
- Suburb
- 19,320 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 86%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,294per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 57%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,17810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Kent State's Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee Program guarantees eligible new first-year and transfer students that Ohio resident tuition, career services fees, and room and board charges will not increase for their cohort.
Source: Undergraduate Tuition Guarantee Program < Kent State University
Kent State's Flashes Go Further Scholarship covers the gap between grants and full tuition for students whose family income on the FAFSA is $75,000 or less.
Source: Flashes Go Further Scholarship Program - Kent State University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 86%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1010–1240Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,294full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $31,458sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,628Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $23,791Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 57%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 81%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $51,17810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 19,320Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH — admits 85%
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH — admits 81%
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH — admits 85%
- Illinois State University Normal, IL — admits 88%
- University of Kansas Lawrence, KS — admits 93%
- University of Oregon Eugene, OR — admits 88%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Kent State University at Kent, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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