Student Overview

Our students are comprised of individuals from across the globe. They will find that they belong here among their peers, learning from the best faculty possible.

 

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  • About 33,000 enrolled in 8-campus system
    • Nearly 32,000 undergraduate students
    • 25,000+ Kent Campus undergraduate/graduate students
    • 8,000+ Regional Campus students
  • Ranked in 19th percentile for full-time graduate students
  • 1 in 3 students is first generation
  • 6% international students from over 100 countries.
  • 16% Kent State undergraduate minority students:
  • Additional ethnicity/race data:
    • 1.9% Asian
    • 0.07% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
    • 3.2% Not reported

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Class of 2026

Students studying
  • 4,251 Enrolled Freshmen
    • 1,445 First Generation Students
  • 3.50 Average GPA
    • 14% Honors College
  • 38 States Outside of Ohio Represented
  • 22 Countries Represented

Overall Assistance

 

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Academics

Student Ratios

Top Majors

Undergraduate Top Majors

  • Nursing
  • Exploratory
  • Psychology
  • Business management
  • Fashion merchandising
  • Criminology & justice studies
  • Biological sciences
  • Nursing technology
  • Public health
  • Early childhood education

Graduate Top Majors

  • Nursing
  • Library & information science
  • Podiatric medicine
  • Public health
  • Music education
  • Community mental health counseling
  • User experience design
  • Business administration
  • Computer science
  • Higher education administration & student affairs

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