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Career Services Center
261 Schwartz Center
330-672-2360
www.kent.edu/career

Address: 800 E. Summit St., Kent, Ohio 44240
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242
Website: www.kent.edu
Year Founded: 1910
President: Dr. Beverly J. Warren

Student Enrollments

Kent State University is an eight-campus system where students may simultaneously attend multiple campuses. Concurrent enrollments count students at each campus they attend. Preponderant enrollments count students only at one primary campus location.

2016 Fall Enrollments by Campus (Concurrent)

Ashtabula: 2,074
East Liverpool: 1,302
Geauga: 2,416
Kent: 30,167
Salem: 1,675
Stark: 5,015
Trumbull: 2,379
Tuscarawas: 2,066

5-Year Fall Enrollment Trend (Preponderant)

 

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Kent State University

42,513

41,891

41,214

41,505

40,782

Kent Campus

27,706

28,019

28,457

28,981

29,105

Regional Campuses

14,807

13,872

12,757

12,024

11,677

2016 Fall Total Enrollments (Preponderant)

 

Count

Full-Time

Part-Time

Female

UR*

Int'l

FTE

Undergraduate

34,260

26,505
77.4%

7,755
22.6%

21,038
61.4%

4,714
13.8%

1,372
4%

29,628.8

Graduate

6,522

3,600
55.2%

2,922
44.8%

3,990
61.2%

551
8.4%

1,541
23.6%

4,048.4

Total

40,782

30,105
74.1%

10,677
25.9%

25,028
61.0%

5,265
12.8%

2,913
7.3%

33,677.2

 

Undergraduate

Graduate

African-American or Black

2,696

7.9%

326

5.0%

Asian

493

1.4%

164

2.5%

Caucasian

26,453

77.2%

3,938

60.4%

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

24

0.1%

3

0.0%

Hispanic or Latino

1,034

3.0%

160

2.5%

International

1,372

4.0%

1,541

23.6%

Multi-racial

1,129

3.3%

86

1.3%

Native American or Alaskan Native

65

0.2%

10

0.2%

Not Reported 

994

2.9%

294

4.5%

* UR includes individuals who identify as African-American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, or Native American or Alaskan Native

Student Enrollments and Success

Degrees Issued AY 2015-2016

Associate: 2,134
Baccalaureate: 5,190
Masters: 1,792
Educational Specialist: 26
Doctorate: 159
Professional: 90
Certificate: 172

Kent Campus Success Measures

First Year Retention (2014 Cohort): 82.2%

6-Year Graduation Rate (2010 Cohort): 54.5%

Based on fall cohort of first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen.

 

In-State Students
(Total Enrollment)

Undergraduate: 86.7%
Graduate: 56.5%

New Entrants, Fall 2016

New Freshman: 6,415
Undergraduate Transfers: 2,078
New Graduate Students: 1,600

Top Feeder High Schools for New Freshman

Stow-Munroe Falls HS (Stow, OH)

Theodore Roosevelt HS (Kent, OH)

Hoover HS (North Canton, OH)

GlenOak HS (Canton, OH)

Perry HS (Massillon, OH)

Jackson HS (Massillon, OH)

Cuyahoga Falls HS (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

Lake HS (Uniontown, OH)

Twinsburg HS (Twinsburg, OH)

Tallmadge HS (Tallmadge, OH)

Academic Offerings

Level

Degrees

Majors

Associate

5

35

Baccalaureate

12

123

Master's

22

113

Post-Master's

1

6

Doctorate

4

49

Certificate

 

67

Student: Faculty Ratio (Kent Campus) = 21:1

Top 10 Highest Enrollment Majors

Undergraduate

Graduate

Nursing/Pre-Nursing

Library Science

Exploratory

Digital Sciences

Psychology

Nursing

Business Management

Podiatric Medicine

Fashion Merchandising

Public Health

Criminology & Justice Studies

Information Arch. & Knowledge Mgmt.

Biological Sciences

Computer Science

Communication Studies

Technology

Accounting

Music Education

Public Health

Business Administration

Employee Headcounts

As of November 1, 2016 Census Date. Counts are based on employee primary position. FTEs include all positions.

 

Count

Full-Time

Part-Time

Female

UR*

Int'l

FTE

Classified

1,207

1,063
88.1%

144
11.9%

720
59.7%

142
11.8%

5
0.4%

1,130.4

Faculty

2,689

1,332
49.5%

1,357
50.5%

1,487
55.3%

162
6.0%

192
7.1%

1,850.1

Graduate Assistants

1,057

0
0%

1,057
100%

594
56.2%

73
6.9%

320
30.3%

540.0

Unclassified

1,935

1,698
87.8%

237
12.2%

1,127
58.2%

235
12.1%

75
3.9%

1,816.7

Total

6,888

4,093
59.4%

2,795
40.6%

3,928
57.0%

612
8.9%

592
8.6%

5,337.3

Faculty Detail

 

Count

Female

UR*

International

FTE

Full-Time Faculty

1,332

721
54.1%

86
6.5%

140
10.5%

1,332.0

Tenured

571

242
42.4%

40
7.0%

72
12.6%

571.0

On Tenure Track

205

112
54.6%

23
11.2%

41
20.0%

205.0

Non Tenure Track

556

367
66.0%

23
4.1%

27
4.9%

556.0

Part Time Faculty

1,357

766
56.4%

76
5.6%

52
3.8%

518.11

Total

2,689

1,487
55.3%

162
6.0%

192
7.1%

1,850.1

Tenure Track Faculty Detail

 

Count

Female

UR*

International

FTE

Professor

186

48
25.8%

11
5.9%

30
16.1%

186.0

Associate Professor

361

182
50.4%

29
8.0%

40
11.1%

361.0

Assistant Professor

229

124
54.1%

23
10.0%

43
18.8%

229.0

Total

776

354
45.6%

63
8.1%

113
14.6%

776.0

* UR includes individuals who identify as African-American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, or Native American or Alaskan Native

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