2020-2021 Tuition Guarantee Rates
The tuition rates below are for first-year undergraduate or transfer students that are starting their first year in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 semesters.
Kent State offers all eligible new first-year and transfer undergraduate students the certainty that the Ohio resident tuition rate (i.e. instructional and general fee) career services fee, as well as room and board plan charges would not increase for their applicable cohort rate. Participation in the guarantee program is required for all new first-year degree-seeking undergraduate and eligible transfer students enrolling at Kent State for the first time in fall semester of 2019 or later.
Find information about cohort definitions in the frequently asked question (FAQ) on our FAQ page.
If you are not a first-year undergraduate or transfer student that is starting your first year in the Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 semesters, see the drop down selector below.
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2020-2021 Tuition Guarantee Cost At-a-Glance
The information reflects at-a-glance, generalized rates and are intended to act as a guide.
Actual tuition costs may vary based on a student’s chosen academic plan. Detailed information regarding tuition and fees can be found in the University Fee Register.
Undergraduate - Kent Campus
Expense Ohio Resident Non-Ohio Resident3 Tuition1 $11,432.00 $20,903.00 Food & Housing2 $12,084.00 $12,084.00 Total $23,516.00 $32,987.00 1 Based on 12-18 semester hours (one academic year, two semesters for a full-time student). Program and special course fees are additional. A $519.45 per-credit-hour fee applies to all enrolled semester hours above 18 credits.
2 Based on a standard double room and The Blue meal plan. Other room types and meal plans at different prices are available. Please see the housing and meal plan rates tab above for more details.
3 Non-Ohio Resident Surcharge is subject to change each fall.
Payment due dates can be found on the One Stop for Student Services website at www.kent.edu/onestop
International Undergraduate
Expense Non-Ohio Resident3 Tuition1 $20,903.00 Food & Housing2 $12,084.00 Other: Medical Insurance, Books & Supplies4 $4,741.00 Total $37,728.00 1 Based on 12-18 semester hours (one academic year, two semesters for a full-time student). Program and special course fees are additional. A $519.45 per-credit-hour fee applies to all enrolled semester hours above 18 credits.
2 Based on a standard double room and The Blue meal plan. Other room types and meal plans at different prices are available. Please see the housing and meal plan rates tab above for more details.
3 Non-Ohio Resident Surcharge is subject to change each fall.
4 Based on the Student Health Insurance premium for one year. The United States does not have universal health care. For this reason, the university requires all international students to purchase the sponsored student health insurance plan. Under certain criteria, a student may request a waiver of this charge. Total is based on an estimated cost of the required books/supplies for each term and is subject to change each fall.
More information on medical insurance for international students can be found on the DeWeese Health Center website.
All international students are required to pay the $20 per semester International Student Activity Fee. The fee is assessed each semester to support the delivery of the various programs ISSS provides to its students.
Payment due dates can be found on the One Stop for Student Services website at www.kent.edu/onestop
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Kent Campus: 2020-2021 Tuition Guarantee Rates
Undergraduate Rates - Kent Campus 2020-2021 Tuition Guarantee Cohort Rates (TGCR)
Ohio Resident Rates
Hours Instructional
FeeGeneral Fee1 Total Tuition 1 $438.35 $81.10 $519.45 2 $876.70 $162.20 $1,038.90 3 $1,315.05 $243.30 $1,558.35 4 $1,753.40 $324.40 $2,077.80 5 $2,191.75 $405.50 $2,597.25 6 $2,630.10 $486.60 $3,116.70 7 $3,068.45 $567.70 $3,636.15 8 $3,506.80 $648.80 $4,155.60 9 $3,945.15 $729.90 $4,675.05 10 $4,383.50 $811.00 $5,194.50 11 $4,801.95 $878.35 $5,680.30 12-182 $4,823.40 $892.60 $5,716.00 Non-Ohio Resident Rates
Hours Instructional
FeeGeneral Fee1 Non-OH Res.
Surcharge3Total Tuition 1 $438.35 $81.10 $394.80 $914.25 2 $876.70 $162.20 $789.60 $1,828.50 3 $1,315.05 $243.30 $1,184.40 $2,742.75 4 $1,753.40 $324.40 $1,579.20 $3,657.00 5 $2,191.75 $405.50 $1,974.00 $4,571.25 6 $2,630.10 $486.60 $2,368.80 $5,485.50 7 $3,068.45 $567.70 $2,763.60 $6,399.75 8 $3,506.80 $648.80 $3,158.40 $7,314.00 9 $3,945.15 $729.90 $3,553.20 $8,228.25 10 $4,383.50 $811.00 $3,948.00 $9,142.50 11 $4,801.95 $878.35 $4,342.60 $10,022.90 12-182 $4,823.40 $892.60 $4,735.50 $10,451.50 In those cases where a student is taking 12-18 hours a attending a Regional Campus and the Kent Campus concurrently, the cohort rate will be assessed individually for each campus. These individual tuition assessments added together will not exceed the Kent Campus cohort rate capped at between 12-18 credit hours during fall and spring terms. The rate for summer terms are not capped at the full-time tuition rate between 12-18 credit hours. Instead, the summer guarantee rate is based on the guaranteed cohort per-credit-hour rate listed above.
1 The general fee is mainly used to support student services and operations. Examples include recreation services, athletics, student center, transportation services, and student organizations. There's also a component that provides funding for facilities needs and for investment in off campus and distance learning. Allocations of the general fee revenues are part of the University's annual budget building process.
2 A flat rate applies to undergraduate students taking between 12-18 credit hours and graduate students taking between 11-18 credit hours. An additional $519.45 per credit hour is assessed for each credit hour enrolled above 18 for undergraduates and an additional $536.00 per credit hour above 18 for graduate students. Visit the Per-Credit-Hour Fee page for more information.
3 This rate is subject to change each Fall. Please visit the FAQs on the Kent State Tuition for Online Degrees webpage for more information about the non-Ohio-resident surcharge for approved fully online degree and certificate programs.
Payment Due Dates
Payment due dates can be found on the One Stop for Student Services website.
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Regional Campus: 2020-2021 Tuition Guarantee Rates
Regional Campus Per Credit Hour 2020-2021 Tuition-Guarantee Cohort Rates (TGCR)
OHIO RESIDENT
LOWER DIVISION Rates2Hours Instructional Fee General Fee1 Total Tuition 1 $274.50 $19.50 $294.00 2 $549.00 $39.00 $588.00 3 $823.50 $58.50 $882.00 4 $1,098.00 $78.00 $1,176.00 5 $1,372.50 $97.50 $1,470.00 6 $1,647.00 $117.00 $1,764.00 7 $1,921.50 $136.50 $2,058.00 8 $2,196.00 $156.00 $2,352.00 9 $2,470.50 $175.50 $2,646.00 10 $2,745.00 $195.00 $2,940.00 11 $3,003.48 $212.08 $3,215.56 12-184 $3,018.50 $215.50 $3,234.00 OHIO RESIDENT
UPPER DIVISION Rates3Hours Instructional Fee General Fee 1 Total Tuition 1 $325.05 $19.50 $344.55 2 $650.10 $39.00 $689.10 3 $975.15 $58.50 $1,033.65 4 $1,300.20 $78.00 $1,378.20 5 $1,625.25 $97.50 $1,722.75 6 $1,950.30 $117.00 $2,067.30 7 $2,275.35 $136.50 $2,411.85 8 $2,600.40 $156.00 $2,756.40 9 $2,925.45 $175.50 $3,100.95 10 $3,250.50 $195.00 $3,445.50 11 $3,551.57 $212.08 $3,763.65 12-184 $3,574.50 $215.50 $3,790.00
NON-OHIO RESIDENT
LOWER DIVISION Rates2Hours Instructional Fee General Fee1 Non-OH Res.
Surcharge5Total Tuition 1 $274.50 $19.50 $394.80 $688.80 2 $549.00 $39.00 $789.60 $1,377.60 3 $823.50 $58.50 $1,184.40 $2,066.40 4 $1,098.00 $78.00 $1,579.20 $2,755.20 5 $1,372.50 $97.50 $1,974.00 $3,444.00 6 $1,647.00 $117.00 $2,368.80 $4,132.80 7 $1,921.50 $136.50 $2,763.60 $4,821.60 8 $2,196.00 $156.00 $3,158.40 $5,510.40 9 $2,470.50 $175.50 $3,553.20 $6,199.20 10 $2,745.00 $195.00 $3,948.00 $6,888.00 11 $3,003.48 $212.08 $4,342.60 $7,558.16 12-184 $3,018.50 $215.50 $4,735.50 $7,969.50 NON-OHIO RESIDENT
UPPER DIVISION Rates3Hours Instructional Fee General Fee1 Non-OH Res.
Surcharge5Total Tuition 1 $325.05 $19.50 $394.80 $739.35 2 $650.10 $39.00 $789.60 $1,478.70 3 $975.15 $58.50 $1,184.40 $2,218.05 4 $1,300.20 $78.00 $1,579.20 $2,957.40 5 $1,625.25 $97.50 $1,974.00 $3,696.75 6 $1,950.30 $117.00 $2,368.80 $4,436.10 7 $2,275.35 $136.50 $2,763.60 $5,175.45 8 $2,600.40 $156.00 $3,158.40 $5,914.80 9 $2,925.45 $175.50 $3,553.20 $6,654.15 10 $3,250.50 $195.00 $3,948.00 $7,393.50 11 $3,551.57 $212.08 $4,342.60 $8,106.25 12-184 $3,574.50 $215.50 $4,735.50 $8,525.50
Northern WV/Western PA
Lower Division Rates2Hours Instructional Fee General Fee1 Non-OH Res.
Surcharge5Total Tuition 1 $274.50 $19.50 $78.90 $372.90 2 $549.00 $39.00 $157.80 $745.80 3 $823.50 $58.50 $236.70 $1,118.70 4 $1,098.00 $78.00 $315.60 $1,491.60 5 $1,372.50 $97.50 $394.50 $1,864.50 6 $1,647.00 $117.00 $473.40 $2,237.40 7 $1,921.50 $136.50 $552.30 $2,610.30 8 $2,196.00 $156.00 $631.20 $2,983.20 9 $2,470.50 $175.50 $710.10 $3,356.10 10 $2,745.00 $195.00 $789.00 $3,729.00 11 $3,003.48 $212.08 $868.30 $4,083.86 12-184 $3,018.50 $215.50 $946.50 $4,180.50 Northern WV/Western PA
Upper Division Rates3Hours Instructional Fee General Fee1 Non-OH Res.
Surcharge5Total Tuition 1 $325.05 $19.50 $78.90 $423.45 2 $650.10 $39.00 $157.80 $846.90 3 $975.15 $58.50 $236.70 $1,270.35 4 $1,300.20 $78.00 $315.60 $1,693.80 5 $1,625.25 $97.50 $394.50 $2,117.25 6 $1,950.30 $117.00 $473.40 $2,540.70 7 $2,275.35 $136.50 $552.30 $2,964.15 8 $2,600.40 $156.00 $631.20 $3,387.60 9 $2,925.45 $175.50 $710.10 $3,811.05 10 $3,250.50 $195.00 $789.00 $4,234.50 11 $3,551.57 $212.08 $868.30 $4,631.95 12-184 $3,574.50 $215.50 $946.50 $4,736.50 In those cases where a student is taking 12-18 hours and attending a Regional campus and the Kent campus concurrently, the cohort rate will be assessed individually for each campus. These individual tuition assessments added together will not exceed the Kent campus cohort rate capped at between 12-18 credit hours during fall and spring terms. The rate for summer terms are not capped at the full-time tuition rate between 12-18 credit hours. Instead, the summer guarantee rate is based on the guaranteed cohort per-credit-hour rate listed above.
1 The general fee is used to fund various non-instructional student and academic support services and operations at the Regional Campuses. Examples include disability services, learning centers, student activities and organizations.
2 Lower Division includes 10000 and 20000 level courses. Students only taking regional campus lower division courses will not be assessed more than the respective lower division cohort rate capped at between 12-18 credit hours.
3 Upper Division includes 30000 and 40000 level courses. Students only taking regional campus lower and upper division courses will not be assessed more than the respective upper division upper division cohort rate capped at between 12-18 credit hours.
4 Students enrolled at both a Regional campus and the Kent campus for more than 18 credit hours will be assessed an additional $519.45 per credit hour for each credit hour enrolled above 18. Visit the Per-Credit-Hour Fee page for more information.
5 This rate is subject to change each Fall. Please visit the FAQs on the Kent State Tuition for Online Degrees webpage for more information about the non-Ohio-resident surcharge for approved fully online degree and certificate programs.
Graduate Students
Graduate Student rates are based on Kent campus Graduate Rate
Payment Due Dates
Payment due dates can be found on the One Stop for Student Services website.
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2020-2021 Housing and Meal Plan Rates
Housing and Meal Plan Rates Included in the Tuition Guarantee Plan 2020-2021
Housing Rates
Housing Type Fall 2021 Spring 2022 Triple $3,531 $3,531 Quad $3,531 $3,531 Double* $3,755 $3,755 Triple with Private Bath $3,973 $3,973 Double with Private Bath $4,198 $4,198 Two Person Semi-Suite with Shared Bath $4,198 $4,198 Single $4,253 $4,253 Single with Half Bath $4,473 $4,473 Deluxe Single $4,583 $4,583 Single with Shared Bath $4,695 $4,695 Double Deluxe Apartment $4,857 $4,857 Single with Private Bath $4,918 $4,918 Two Bedroom Suite with Shared Bath $5,025 $5,025 Single Studio $5,248 $5,248 Four Bedroom Apartment $5,355 $5,355 Single Apartment $5,578 $5,578 Greek Housing Rates Epsilon-Rho of Kappa Sigma, Inc. $4,231 $4,231 *Figure used on the Tuition Guarantee At-a-Glance tab.
Meal Plan Rates
Plan Type Fall 2021 Spring 2022 The Gold $2,750 $2,750 The Kent Plan $2,500 $2,500 The Blue* (Preponderant) $2,287 $2,287 Flash 100 $1,350 $1,350 Flash 50 $800 $800 Flash 30 $550 $550 Flex Plan $800 $800 Go Plan (Regional Campus Plan) $165 $165
*Figure used on the Tuition Guarantee At-a-Glance tab.