Kent State University at Kent

Kent State University at Kent is a public college in Kent, OH. Its average net price is $20,294 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$15,853
$30,001 to $48,000$15,786
$48,001 to $75,000$16,382
$75,001 to $110,000$22,661
$110,001 and up$26,449
$13,628Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,791Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$20,294Average Net Price
$14,063Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$800Books and Supplies
$4,848Other Expenses
33.9%Students on Pell Grants
50.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

86.3%Acceptance Rate
510 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
500 to 610SAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 25ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$45,502
8 years after entry$48,886
10 years after entry$51,178
51.0%Graduation Rate
80.9%Retention Rate
$23,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Kent, OHLocation
Large suburbSetting
19,320Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

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MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,013 n=133$22,194 n=112
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$78,673 National median for this major n=4,568Not published
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Air Transportation$53,010 Small program - rough guide n=90$22,341 n=115
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$67,842 Small program - rough guide n=67$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=45
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063$21,142 Small program - rough guide n=36
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$48,512 National median for this major n=408Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Architecture$46,967 Small program - rough guide n=69$25,000 n=102
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$37,263 n=132$23,103 n=169
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Botany/Plant Biology$36,829 National median for this major n=278Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,868 n=346$24,300 n=290
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$23,645 Small program - rough guide n=82
Communications$39,237 n=241$25,000 n=169
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$67,260 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Computer Science$50,877 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Computer Science$66,317 n=125$23,403 Small program - rough guide n=95
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer Systems Analysis$62,597 Small program - rough guide n=51$21,687 Small program - rough guide n=50
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$50,402 Small program - rough guide n=63$31,991 Small program - rough guide n=96
Construction Engineering$78,954 National median for this major n=809$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=30
Construction Management$66,573 Small program - rough guide n=83$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=35
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry$24,265 National median for this major n=63Not published
Criminal Justice$38,743 n=226$24,225 n=203
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$44,403 n=305$25,000 n=350
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106$23,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$30,064 Small program - rough guide n=67$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=72
Economics$58,550 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Education$40,540 Small program - rough guide n=84$30,850 Small program - rough guide n=89
Electrical and Computer Engineering$84,056 National median for this major n=341Not published
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$75,335 National median for this major n=717Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$38,537 Small program - rough guide n=58$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
English Language and Literature, General$29,280 Small program - rough guide n=85$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=91
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$34,569 Small program - rough guide n=69$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=84
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$55,160 n=140$22,985 n=144
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$33,376 Small program - rough guide n=40$24,747 Small program - rough guide n=49
Hospitality Administration/Management$44,604 Small program - rough guide n=67Not published
Human Computer Interaction$40,091 National median for this major n=813Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,183 n=115$26,000 n=109
Human Resources Management and Services$55,290 Small program - rough guide n=53Not published
Industrial Engineering$79,132 National median for this major n=4,420Not published
Insurance$67,182 National median for this major n=1,506Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$39,479 Small program - rough guide n=80$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=67
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Legal Support Services$45,076 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Liberal Arts$42,637 n=205$33,272 n=204
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$48,741 n=215$23,273 n=199
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$70,230 National median for this major n=3,256$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering$80,555 National median for this major n=425Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$34,179 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$41,300 National median for this major n=472Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$42,082 Small program - rough guide n=64$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=55
Psychology$34,693 n=357$25,000 n=495
Public Health$42,925 n=190$25,000 n=171
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$40,392 Small program - rough guide n=94$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=64
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$29,859 Small program - rough guide n=91$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Registered Nursing$74,293 n=779$26,000 n=666
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$41,787 National median for this major n=353Not published
Sociology$36,312 Small program - rough guide n=45$24,085 Small program - rough guide n=56
Special Education and Teaching$39,444 Small program - rough guide n=43$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=60
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$45,847 n=350$25,000 n=299
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$35,178 n=107$24,250 n=173
Studio Art$29,021 Small program - rough guide n=77$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=67
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$37,389 n=170$25,000 n=145
Teaching$35,879 n=240$26,000 n=261
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$71,209 National median for this major n=194Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Zoology/Animal Biology$31,758 Small program - rough guide n=59$24,850 Small program - rough guide n=62

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