Admissions Process

Make It Happen. Apply Now to One of the Top Universities in Ohio.

It’s finally time. You’ve done the research and looked at an array of excellent Ohio universities and colleges. Now it’s time to choose one of the top universities in Ohio -- Kent State University! Whether you’re an incoming freshman, transfer student, or graduate program candidate, applying to Kent State University couldn’t be easier.

Kent State University is currently accepting applications for Spring 2011, Summer 2011 and Fall 2011. Contact your admitting unit if you wish to enroll for a different term.


You should complete an undergraduate application if you are a freshman (high school graduate), transfer, post-undergraduate, guest or postsecondary enrollment option student.


If you have already earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, determine your student type/admission status and then complete the online application.


Find information specifically for applicants who are not citizens, permanent residents, refugees or asylees of the United States of America.