Academic Excellence
In addition to its 11 colleges with 360+ programs of study, there are dozens of reasons Kent State is a top-notch academic choice.
- Online MBA Program Ranks #1 in Northern Ohio By U.S. News & World Report
- Top rankings for the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising
- Ranked in the Top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools
At Kent State, our purpose is to help you find yours! Engaged classroom instruction and hands-on learning experiences combine to help our students discover the ways in which they will change the world.
- 11 colleges
- 360+ undergraduate programs of study
- 200+ education-abroad programs in more than 60 countries
- 131 academic programs with specialized accreditation
- Birthplace of Liquid Crystal Technology
- Kent State's Honors College leads the nation with 10 Portz Prizes awarded in this national annual competition for outstanding undergraduate honors research theses. The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) awards four Portz Prizes each year in different research areas.
- College of Architecture and Environmental Design building bridges town and gown.
- The Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine is one of the most highly reputable, internationally respected medical institutions in the world, according to the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine.
- Kent State Awarded The Highest Recognition For Research Universities, The Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification
Fashion
- Top rankings for the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising:
- #1 Fashion Design School in the Midwest
- #3 Fashion Merchandising School in the Midwest
- #14 Fashion Merchandising School in the U.S.
- #10 Fashion Design School in the U.S.
- Kent State's Fashion School is ranked Top 25 in the world by the popular fashion news site Fashionista in its 2019 rankings report.
master of business administration Program
- Online MBA Program Ranks #1 in Northern Ohio By U.S. News & World Report
- The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship (formerly named the College of Business Administration) ranked as one of the nation's most outstanding Business Schools by the Princeton Review
- Kent State University’s Online MBA - Business Analytics concentration ranks #25 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
- Kent State’s Online MBA Ranked #23 In The Nation By The Princeton Review
- Kent State University’s Online MBA program is ranked #35 in the nation according to Fortune's Best Online MBA Programs 2021
rankings. - The TFE Times rankings of Kent State graduate business programs include: Master of Business Analytics ranked 37th, Master of Economics ranked 58th and Master of Accounting ranked 86th.
Additional award-winning academic programs
- M.A. in translation program among top 10 in U.S.
- Top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools by U.S. News & World Report
- Kent State University ranks No. 7 in the 2021 Top Master’s in Public Health ranking by Intelligent.
- Kent State University has been ranked in the Top 50 of Study.com’s Best Theatre Bachelor's Degree Programs
- Kent State has the largest university fleet of aircraft (34) in Ohio
- Kent State University’s Exploratory Program receives national recognition.
- Kent State is the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio on the Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs list.
- Kent State’s academic programs are recognized on the Best Undergraduate Business Programs list and the Best Undergraduate Computer Science Programs list.