Kent State University at Kent Business Programs

Located in Kent, Ohio, Kent State University at Kent is a public institution. Kent is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Kent State University at Kent Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Kent State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#77	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#80	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#135	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Kent State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	College Factual
#11	Best Value Colleges for Fashion Merchandising	College Factual
#13	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	College Factual
#19	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship	College Factual
#20	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies	College Factual
#110	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

Where Is Kent State University at Kent?

Contact details for Kent State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Executive Office, 2Nd Floor Library, Kent, OH 44242-0001
Phone:	330-672-3000
Website:	www.kent.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/kentstate
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/kentstate

How Do I Get Into Kent State?

You can apply to Kent State online at: https://www.kent.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Kent State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Kent State?

The acceptance rate at Kent State University at Kent is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Kent State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

Kent State received ACT scores from 81% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Kent State University at Kent?

The overall average net price of Kent State is $28,361. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Kent State, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,980 a year. That adds up to $31,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Kent State is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Kent State University at Kent Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 21,621 undergraduate students at Kent State, with 17,361 being full-time and 4,260 being part-time.

There are also 5,201 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,361 full-time undergraduates at Kent State, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kent State University at Kent students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	346
Black or African American	1,584
Hispanic or Latino	761
White	12,924
International Students	566
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,180

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Kent State University at Kent. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 99 countries are represented at Kent State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Kent State University at Kent

In 2019-2020, 15,862 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Kent State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 25th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Kent State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Kent State University at Kent was $11,009 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,885. The following table shows how Kent State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Knowledge Management	#1	#1
Management Science	#7	#5
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#25	#15
Management Information Systems	#25	#37

Online Growth Rankings of Kent State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Kent State University at Kent was -0.4%. This is the #1,596 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Kent State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Kent State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Kent State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Knowledge Management	#10
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#90
Management Information Systems	#128

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Kent State University at Kent Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	272	0	72	5	349
Fashion Merchandising	0	278	0	0	0	278
Accounting	0	139	0	19	0	158
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	158	0	0	0	158
Finance	0	128	0	0	0	128
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	57	0	6	0	63
Construction Management	0	59	0	2	0	61
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	39	0	10	0	49
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	39	0	0	0	39
Professional Sales	35	0	0	0	0	35
Public Relations	0	32	0	0	0	32
Entrepreneurship	0	30	0	0	0	30
Management Science	0	0	0	25	0	25
Advertising	0	23	0	0	0	23
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	19	0	0	19
Knowledge Management	0	0	0	4	0	4
Transportation/Mobility Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Business Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Franchising and Franchise Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	35	1,254	19	138	5	1,451

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By JonRidinger under License

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