unitid 203517 · Kent, OH · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Kent State University at Kent
- enrollment 2023
- 29,863
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
86%
56th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
19,320
87th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
29%
undergrads on Pell grants
39th pctl among public 4-years
completion
64%
finish within 150% time
82nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$30,567
90th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$20,787
after aid, aided students
92nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,388
after entry, Title IV students
35th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$24,500
87th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $15,280 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k23%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k20%
- 110k+23%
- Median family income
- $50,411
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,232
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 471 | $70,845 | $26,250 |
| Psychology, General. | 353 | $40,904 | $25,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 261 | $52,096 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 255 | $59,986 | $26,000 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 232 | $57,478 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 192 | $40,115 | $26,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 157 | $113,089 | — |
| Marketing. | 157 | $64,923 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 155 | $47,159 | $25,937 |
| Library Science and Administration. | 146 | $47,256 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 129 | $48,898 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General. | 129 | $57,546 | $25,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.