Colleges / Kent State University at Kent
College · Public · Kent, OH · Suburb
KSU

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH

AddressExecutive Office, 2nd Floor Library, Kent, OH 44242-0001
Websitewww.kent.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size19,320
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1099 · ACT 22.

If you get in

19,320 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$122k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$83k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$39k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$13.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$23.1k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention80%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out17%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
19,320
Location
Kent, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White73%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International4%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$50k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 97

What you can study.

Colleges / Kent State University at Kent
College · Public · Kent, OH · Suburb
KSU

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH

AddressExecutive Office, 2nd Floor Library, Kent, OH 44242-0001
Websitewww.kent.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size19,320
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1099 · ACT 22.

If you get in

19,320 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $31k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$122k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$83k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$39k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$13.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$23.1k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention80%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$45k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out17%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
19,320
Location
Kent, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White73%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International4%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$50k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 97

What you can study.