Kent State University
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio located in Ashtabula, Burton, East Liverpool, Jackson Township, New Philadelphia, Salem, and Warren, along with additional regional and international facilities in Cleveland, Independence, and Twinsburg, Ohio; New York City; and Florence, Italy.
Not to be confused with University of Kent.
Former name
Ohio State Normal College At Kent (1910–1911)
Kent State Normal School (1911–1915)
Kent State Normal College (1915–1929)
Kent State College (1929–1935)
September 27, 1910[1]
$301.4 million (2021)[2]
2,623 (all campuses)[3]
6,822 (all campuses)[3]
25,630 (Kent)
34,761 (all campuses)[4]
20,171 (Kent)
29,295 (all campuses)[4]
5,459 (Kent)
5,466 (all campuses)[4]
Suburban college town
866 acres (350 ha) (Main campus)[5]
Blue and Gold[6]
Flash the Golden Eagle
The university was established in 1910 as a normal school. The first classes were held in 1912 at various locations and in temporary buildings in Kent and the first buildings of the original campus opened the following year. Since that time the university has grown to include many additional baccalaureate and graduate programs of study in the arts and sciences, research opportunities, as well as over 1,000 acres (405 ha) and 119 buildings on the Kent campus. During the late 1960s and early 1970s the university was known internationally for its student activism in opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, due mainly to the Kent State shootings in 1970.
As of 2022, Kent State was the third-largest university in Ohio with an enrollment of over 34,000 students in the eight-campus system and over 25,000 students at the main campus in Kent.[4] Kent State offers over 300 degree programs, among them 250 baccalaureate, 40 associate, 50 master's, and 23 doctoral programs of study.[7] It is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education among "R1: Doctoral Universities – very high research activity".[8]
Academics[edit]
Admission[edit]
Admission to Kent State University is classified as "selective" by both the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and U.S. News & World Report.[53][54] The Princeton Review gives Kent State an "Admissions Selectivity Rating" of 76.[55] The college extends offers of admission to 87% of all applicants after holistic review that includes examination of academic rigor, performance and admissions test scores.[55]
Of all matriculating students, the average high school GPA is 3.61.[55] The interquartile range for SAT scores in math and reading are 500-600 and 500-610 respectively, while the range for ACT scores is 19–25.[55]
Programs[edit]
Kent State has 12 academic colleges:
Academic rankings
158–171
217
296
> 600
701–800
1001–1200
801–1000
794
