$45,388
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kent State University at Kent is a public 4-year college in Kent, Ohio with 19,320 undergraduates and 5,533 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,787 a year (tuition and fees $13,232 in-state, $23,082 out-of-state). It admits 86% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $45,388 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,787
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$13,232
Out-of-state $23,082
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,500
About $260 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,388
Rank 1,954 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,787
- Tuition in-state
- $13,232
- Tuition out-of-state
- $23,082
- Cost of attendance
- $30,567
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,280
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,718
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,296
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,685
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,278
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,012 in 2015-16 to $13,232 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1,099
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 550
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 19,320
- Graduate students
- 5,533
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 81%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 315
- Endowment
- $202.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,954 of 5,094 US colleges and 96 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,787 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $13,232 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 81% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,500 | $14,211 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,179 | $36,744 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,388 | $41,273 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
315 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 471 | $25,000 | $66,990 | $78,263 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 353 | $25,000 | $28,474 | $42,328 | $50,706 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 261 | $25,000 | $36,351 | $56,540 | $51,490 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 255 | $24,909 | $43,509 | $62,265 | $68,257 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 232 | $25,000 | $36,625 | $61,055 | $59,631 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 192 | $25,000 | $33,040 | $41,717 | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 157 | $37,500 | $95,690 | $114,464 | $120,193 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 157 | $24,178 | $44,567 | $63,440 | $69,303 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | $24,553 | $33,980 | $48,569 | $55,378 |
| Library Science and AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 146 | $31,561 | $40,429 | $49,948 | $56,301 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $25,000 | $35,804 | $49,375 | $56,359 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $22,126 | $30,118 | $56,502 | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $24,758 | $51,153 | $71,330 | $83,343 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $26,000 | $39,159 | $54,544 | $58,808 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 124 | $40,875 | $51,667 | $68,320 | $82,751 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $27,000 | $41,205 | $53,833 | $53,072 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $25,000 | $34,147 | $57,947 | $54,562 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 100 | $236,752 | $61,632 | $121,373 | $112,460 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $22,300 | $53,988 | $71,633 | $76,194 |
| ArchitectureMaster's | Master's | 96 | $29,937 | $54,613 | $71,894 | $74,139 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $25,250 | $34,723 | $59,299 | $66,914 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $25,000 | $35,860 | $44,283 | $51,389 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 88 | $28,013 | $75,645 | $89,732 | $103,485 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $26,000 | $33,643 | $41,826 | $48,568 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $22,500 | $60,051 | $91,614 | $107,009 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Kent State University at Kent cost?
$20,787 a year is the average net price at Kent State University at Kent after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $13,232 for in-state students and $23,082 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,567. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,280 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kent State University at Kent?
86% of applicants are admitted to Kent State University at Kent. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,099 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Kent State University at Kent graduates earn?
$45,388 a year is the median pay of former Kent State University at Kent students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,179 after 6 years). That ranks 1,954 of 5,094 US colleges and 96 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate) at $109,147.
How much student debt do Kent State University at Kent graduates have?
$24,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Kent State University at Kent graduates, about $260 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Kent State University at Kent?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Kent State University at Kent finish within 6 years. 81% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Kent State University at Kent?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (471 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (353 bachelor's graduates), Design and Applied Arts (261 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 315 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.