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University Overview
Campus Recognitions

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2020

  • Forbes Ranks Kent State Among Nation's Top Employers for Diversity
  • Tree Campus USA for the 12th consecutive year
  • Kent State Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
  • Kent State Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges
  • Kent State Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride

2019

  • KENT STATE’S GIVING TUESDAY BREAKS RECORDS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR: Supporters give more than $1.6 million during month-long Giving Tuesday campaign, breaking records for the third consecutive year.
  • Kent State awarded the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award by the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) for its healthy worksite practices
  • Kent State is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®
  • Kent State Ranked No. 3 on the Top 10 Public Universities On the Rise by College Gazette
  • Kent State Ranks in the Top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools by U.S. News & World Report
  • Kent State Becomes Voter Friendly Campus
  • Kent State Named Bicycle-Friendly University by League of American Bicyclists
  • Kent State University has the distinction of ranking among the top five companies nationwide in Forbes recent list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2019
  • Kent State Received the 2019 Keep Ohio Beautiful’s Youth School Group Award
  • Kent State Receives Highest Possible Score as an LGBTQ-Friendly Campus

2018

  • Tree Campus USA for the 10th consecutive year
  • Kent State named one of America’s top employers
  • Kent State ranked high as an LGBTQ-friendly campus 4.5 out of 5 on the Campus Pride Index
  • TRANSFORM KSU: A $1 billion, 10-year, Kent Campus Facilities Master Plan

2017

  • Kent State a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus as of July 1, 2017

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