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New Kent State University students wave rally towels during 2023 Convocation.

Once again, U.S. News & World Report validates Kent State University’s academic strengths with the university’s inclusion on several lists in the 2024 Best Colleges rankings. Kent State continues to be recognized among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings. Kent State ranks No. 123 among U.S. publi...

Kent State University students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain.

U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 Kent State University programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings. Topping off its newest recognitions, Kent State ranks No. 19 on the Best Rehabilitation Counseling Programs list, making it the highest-ranked institution – public or privat...

New Kent State University students cheer and wave rally towels during 2022 Convocation.

Kent State University continues to demonstrate its strength as an academic institution with its inclusion on several lists in the new 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named Kent State among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings. Kent State ranks No. 107 amon...

Kent State University students walk by the Kent Student Center.

U.S. News & World Report ranks six Kent State University programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, Kent State is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psycholo...

Kent State fountain at Risman Plaza

Kent State also recognized in Best Online Graduate Education Programs and Best Online MBA Programs rankings U.S. News & World Report has named three Kent State University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2022. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online Graduate Education Progr...

Kent State students at 2021 Convocation

Once again, Kent State University shines in the new U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges rankings.  U.S. News has again named Kent State among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings. Kent State ranks No. 107 among public institutions in the nation and is the highest-ranked public university i...

The University Library is located in the heart of the Kent State University campus.

U.S. News & World Report ranks Kent State University in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Kent State is the only Ohio institution included in this ranking. Overall, Kent State is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduat...

Photo of Kent State University campus by Franklin Hall

U.S. News & World Report has named four Kent State University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. Kent State’s Online MB...

A Kent State University student walks on the K in Risman Plaza.

Kent State University shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Kent State is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.   Kent State is again named among the Top Public Schools, ranking ...

U.S. News & World Report has named two Kent State University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

U.S. News & World Report has named two Kent State University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14. Kent State’s Online MBA program, ...