New Student FAQs

The University offers 3, 4, and 5 monthly payment plan options through Tuition Management Systems (TMS). Registration for the fall payment plans is available starting April 1, 2018.  Each payment plan has a scheduled due date or:

• July 1 for the 5 month plan
• August 1 for the 4 month plan
• September 1 for 3 month plan 

Students must sign-up and make their first payment on/by the August 3 payment due date. You can sign up for the plan in your FlashLine account under student/Finances/Tuition&Payments/monthly Payment Plan or by simply going to www.kent.afford.com.  

If you enroll in the 5 month payment plan, you will use an estimated budget amount of your costs.  Once the ebills are sent on July 17th, you will need to adjust your payment plan to match the exact costs by contacting TMS or logging into your TMS account.

The Fall 2018 bill will be issued on July 17, 2018. You will receive an email notification to your kent.edu email address once they are issued. No paper bills are mailed. The first due date for Fall 2018 is Friday, August 3, 2018. For planning purposes, you will receive financial planner at DKS (Destination Kent State).

The Tuition Guarantee Plan provides eligible undergraduate* and transfer** students and their families the certainty that their Ohio resident tuition rate (i.e., instructional and general fee), career services fee, room and board plan charges will not increase during their applicable cohort period. The plan delivers on the university’s goal of offering a predictable and stable pricing structure for students and their families.

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 on, or after, Fall Semester 2018. 

For more information on the Tuition Guarantee, visit the tuition guarantee FAQ page.
 

The Enrollment Fee allows students to confirm their place in the Freshman class. The enrollment fee is $150 and is a one-time fee that covers the cost for Destination Kent State and other new student activities. The deadline to submit the enrollment fee is May 1, 2018.The Enrollment Fee must be paid prior to registration for Destination Kent State. 

To pay the Enrollment Fee online: 

1. Log into FlashLine  at https://login.kent.edu/ 
2. Click on My Lists, which is the checkmark icon in the upper right-hand corner in FlashLine. 
3. Click on Pay on the Enrollment Fee.
4. Follow the payment instructions. 

If you prefer, you may mail in a $150 check payable to Kent State Admissions Office (800 E Summit Rd, 161 Schwartz Center, Kent OH 44242.  Please write the Kent State identification number in the memo line of the check to ensure that the payment is credited to the correct students account. Phone payment will not be accepted.

For further information on the Enrollment Fee, please contact the Office of Admissions at 1-800-988-KENT (1-800-988-5368) or admissions@kent.edu