Kent State University at Kent

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Kent State University at Kent

Kent State University at Kent operates as a public institution located in Kent, Ohio (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 19,320 students of which 26,208 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Kent State University at Kent is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 86.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,099 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,787, with published in-state tuition of $13,232 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 64.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.9%. Graduates earn a median of $45,388 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,179 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1904200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.