Tuition & Fees

A COLLEGE EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOUR FUTURE

A college education is a big investment that often requires some financial juggling and even sacrifice. And yet today, more than ever, a college education is necessary to keep pace with our ever-changing economy. A U.S. Census Bureau study shows that with a college degree, you can earn over a million dollars more during the course of your lifetime than you might expect to earn without one. A college education is an investment in your future, and the rewards last a lifetime.

Please be aware that your full cost of attendance consists of tuition and fees, as well as food and housing, books, course materials, supplies and equipment, transportation and personal expenses for the terms in which you plan to be enrolled. Of these components, the expenses directly owed to Kent State University include tuition and fees and, for students who live on campus, food and housing and for commuter students who purchase a meal plan, the cost of the food plan. Other expenses not included in tuition and fees totals can be found on our cost of attendance web page. 

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TUITION GUARANTEE PLAN

The Tuition Guarantee Plan at Kent State University provides eligible new first-year and transfer undergraduate students and their families the certainty that their Ohio resident tuition rate (i.e., instructional and general fee), career services fee, and room and board plan charges will not increase during their applicable cohort period. Participation in the program is required for all new first-year undergraduate students and eligible transfer students enrolling in a degree-seeking program at Kent State University for the first time.

STUDENT BILLING, FEES & PAYMENT DEADLINES

All student billing and tuition information can be found on the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center website.

• Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center
• Tuition Payment Due Dates by Term > Scroll down to Quicklinks > Payment Due Dates
• University Fee Register

PAYING TUITION

• All payments must be done online. The Stark Campus does not take in-person payments.
• Online payments are completed through payonline.kent.edu. If you use your checking/savings account information, you won't be charged a service fee.
• MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club and Discover are the only credit cards accepted. A convenience fee of 2.9% will be charged to all credit card payments.
• There is an authorized user and pinless user option for parents who are making payments.
• Mail personal checks, scholarship checks and/or 529 Plan payments to:
     Attn: Bursar
     Kent State University
     PO Box 5190
     Kent OH 44242

CONTACT

Office of Student Services
132 Main Hall
Kent State University at Stark
330-244-3251