First-year students and Transfer students (less than 30 credit hours)
Register for New Student Orientation, where you will meet with an academic advisor to schedule classes.
Spring 2027 dates open Oct. 1, and Summer/Fall 2027 dates open Feb. 1.
ScholarshipUniverse is your hub for finding and applying for scholarships.
It is a search portal that matches you to internal (Kent State-specific) and external scholarships.
The 2027-28 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens Oct. 1, 2026, for summer and fall 2027 admits.
Spring admits should complete the 2026-27 FAFSA.
If you are required to take placement testing in reading, writing, math and/or music, we will email you with instructions on how to complete the assessment(s) before registering for classes.
If you are required to take placement testing in reading, writing and/or math, we will email you with instructions on how to complete the assessment(s) before registering for classes.
If you are not required to take placement testing, we will email you with instructions about registering for New Student Orientation (first-year students) or meeting with an academic advisor (transfer students) to register for classes.
If you are required to take placement testing in reading, writing and/or math, we will email you with instructions on how to complete the assessment(s) before registering for classes.
If you are not required to take placement testing, we will email you with instructions about meeting with an academic advisor to register for classes.
If you are required to take placement testing in reading, writing and/or math, we will email you with instructions on how to complete the assessment(s) before registering for classes.
St. Louis Public Radio recently featured Kent State University School of Fashion alumna Madeline Mehler, who designs as Umi Dreami, in the article, “Fashion designer Umi Dreami to celebrate women through runway show at St. Louis Art Museum.”The article highlights Mehler’s 18-look collection, which will be presented Oct. 30 during SLAM Underground — Enchant at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The collection incorporates reconstructed menswear elements and examines women’s identity, representation and lived experiences through fashion....
Kent State University's four-year graduation rate has reached a record 50.9% for the 2022 cohort — only the second time in university history that the rate has climbed above the 50% mark. This is roughly double the rate in 2002. The figure also outpaces the national four-year graduation rate of 34%, according to federal benchmarking data.The milestone comes as Kent State also welcomed 7,633 new students systemwide this fall, including 5,012 new first-year students, 1,224 transfer students and 1,397 new graduate students."This milestone is a direct reflection of the hard work and determina...
