2015-2016
PROFILE
• The Kent Campus is composed of 866 beautifully landscaped acres in the mid-size town of Kent,
Ohio (population 28,000), surrounded by the major metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Akron, Canton and
Youngstown.
• The Kent State University Airport and Golf Course are located nearby.
• Regional Campuses include: Ashtabula, East Liverpool,
Geauga (Burton and Twinsburg), Salem, Stark
(Canton), Trumbull (Warren), and Tuscarawas (New
Philadelphia).
• The Kent Campus is home to 23,328 undergraduate students; 13,776 are female and 9,552 are male.
• The Regional Campuses enroll nearly
13,000 students.
• Kent State students come from all 50 states and 100 foreign countries with a 12 percent multicultural student population.
• Select from 282 bachelor's degree programs.
• Kent State is ranked among the nation's 74 public research universities demonstrating high-research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching.
• Kent State's Honors College was founded in 1933 and is one of the most respected honors programs in the country.
• Academic Calendar: Semesters, fall and spring, and a summer session.
• More than 53 percent of classes have 20 or fewer students.
• Ninety-two percent of classes have 50 or fewer students.
• More than 1,702 instructional faculty are at the Kent Campus.
Ohio Non-Ohio
Resident Resident**
Tuition and Fees $10,012 $18,212
Room and Board* $10,334* $10,334*
Total Expenses $20,346 $28,546
• On the Kent Campus, more than 6,300 students live in 25 residence halls. All are coed either by floor or wing.
• More than 20 eateries are located on campus, including four dining halls.
• To be considered for freshman scholarships, incoming freshmen must submit a complete admissions application by Jan. 15, 2016.
• For more information on freshman and
departmental scholarships, go online to
www.kent.edu/financialaid.
• More than $50 million in scholarships were awarded to admitted freshmen last year.
• More than 92 percent of Kent State’s freshmen received some form of financial assistance.
• Mean high school cumulative GPA 3.34
• Mean ACT composite 23
• Mean SAT total (critical reading and math) 1050
• 79 percent have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Kent State offers more than 200 education- abroad programs in more than 60 countries.
• 18 intercollegiate athletic teams.
• Select from 370 student organizations
and activities.
• 153,000-square-foot recreation center.
• 32 fraternities and sororities.
• Kent State ranks as one of the safest campuses in Ohio according to a recent FBI survey on college crime.
• Kent State University Police Services was one of the first nationally accredited law enforcement agencies in Ohio and was the second university police department in the United States to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
*Based on a standard double room and standard meal plan.
**Ask about the University Award for non-Ohio residents.
• Freshman admission at the Kent Campus is selective.
• Admission decisions are based on the following: cumulative grade point average, ACT and/or SAT scores, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends.
• Thanksgiving: Recommended date for submitting admissions application. We recommend applying online.
• Jan. 15: Deadline to submit admissions application to be considered for freshman scholarships.
• Feb. 15: Priority deadline to submit the FAFSA to the federal processor.
• March 1: Deadline to submit a freshman application for fall 2016.
• May 1: Deadline to confirm your place in the freshman class for fall 2016.

Crafts
(Ceramics, Glass,
Jewelry and Metals,
Textile Arts)
Crafts or Fine Arts
(Crafts, Fine Arts)
Criminology and Justice
Studies
(Corrections,
Criminology and
Deviance, General,
Justice and Human
Relations, Law and
Society, Policing,
Victimology)
Dance
Dance Studies
Digital Media Production
(Digital Film, Television)
Digital Sciences (B.A.)
Digital Sciences (B.S.)
(Digital Systems
Analysis, Digital
Systems Interaction,
Digital Systems
Management, Digital
Systems Software
Development, Digital
Systems
Telecommunication
Networks, Enterprise
Architecture)
Early Childhood
Education (Grades
Pre-K-3)
Earth Science (B.A.)
Earth Science
(Grades 7-12)
Economics
Chemistry
(Biochemistry,
Biochemistry –
Pre-Dentistry,
Pre-Medicine,
Pre-Osteopathy,
Chemistry, Materials
Chemistry)
Classics
(Classical Civilization,
Greek, Latin)
Communication Studies
(Applied
Communication, Global
Communication, Health
Communication,
Interpersonal
Communication,
Organizational
Communication, Public
Communication)
Community Health
Education
Computer Information
Systems
Computer Science (B.A.)
Computer Science (B.S.)
(Game Programming,
Information Security)
Construction
Management
Accounting
Adolescent/Young Adult
Education
(Grades 7-12)
(Earth Science,
Integrated Language
Arts, Integrated
Mathematics,
Integrated Science,
Integrated Social
Studies, Life Science,
Life Science/Chemistry,
Physical Science)
Advertising
Aeronautics
(Aeronautical Studies,
Aeronautical
Systems Engineering
Technology, Air
Traffic Control, Aviation
Management,
Flight Technology)
Air Traffic Control
(see Aeronautics)
American Sign Language
American Sign
Language/English
Interpreting
(see Special Education)
Anthropology
(Archaeology,
Biological Anthropology)
Applied Conflict
Management
Applied Engineering
(Applied Engineering
and Technology
Management,
Computer Engineering
Technology, Liquid
Crystal Display
Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering Technology,
Mechatronics)
Applied Mathematics
(Applied Mathematics,
Computational
Mathematics, Financial
Mathematics,
Probability
and Statistics)
Architectural Studies
(B.A.)
Architecture
Art Education
Art History
Athletic Training
Biology (B.A.)
Biology (B.S.)
(Molecular and Cellular
Biology, Organismal
Biology, Pre-Dentistry,
Pre-Medicine,
Pre-Osteopathy)
Biotechnology
Botany
Business General
Business Management
Electronics
(see Applied
Engineering)
Engineering Technology
(CDAG Concentration
Only)
(Computer Design,
Animation and Game
Design)
English
Entrepreneurship
Environmental and
Conservation Biology
(Conservation Biology,
Environmental Policy
and Management)
Exercise Science
(Exercise Physiology,
Exercise Specialist,
Pre-Physical/
Occupational Therapy)
Fashion Design
Fashion Merchandising
Finance
Fine Arts
(Drawing, Painting,
Printmaking, Sculpture)
Flight Technology
(see Aeronautics)
French Literature,
Culture and Translation
Geography
(Environmental
Geography, Geographic
Information, Social
Geography)
Geology (B.A.)
Geology (B.S)
(Environmental Geology)
German Literature,
Culture and Translation
Graphic Design
(see Visual
Communication Design)
History
Hospitality Management
Human Development and
Family Studies
(Case Management for
Individuals and
Families, Child and
Youth Development,
Family Life Education,
Gerontology, Human
Services Technology,
Nursing Home
Administration)
Integrated Health
Studies
(Healthcare
Administration and
Systems, Health
Sciences, Health
Services)
Integrated Language Arts
(Grades 7-12)
Integrated Life Sciences
(Six-year B.S./M.D.)
Integrated Mathematics
Integrated Science
(Chemistry, Earth
Science, Life Science,
Physics)
Integrated Social Studies
(Economics, Geography,
History, Political
Science, Sociology)
Interior Design
International Relations
Journalism
(Broadcast News,
Magazine, Multimedia
News, Photojournalism)
Justice Studies
(see Criminology and
Justice Studies)
Life Science
Life Science/Chemistry
Managerial Marketing
Marketing
Mathematics (B.A.)
Mathematics
(Actuarial Mathematics)
Medical Technology
Middle Childhood
Education (Grades 4-9)
(Language Arts/
Mathematics,
Language Arts /
Science, Mathematics/
Science, Mathematics/
Social Studies, Social
Studies/Language Arts,
Social Studies/Science)
Multi-age Education
Licensure Program
(Grades K-12)
(Arts Education,
Foreign Languages,
Music Education,
Physical Education,
School Health
Education, Teaching
English as a Second
Language)
Music (B.A.)
Music (B.M.)
(Composition,
Instrumental, Piano
Performance, Voice
Performance)
Music Education
(Choral, Instrumental)
Nursing
Nutrition
Pan-African Studies
(Community Activism,
Strategy and
Development; Global
and Government
Systems; Race, Sex and
Gender; The Arts in
Culture and Society)
Paralegal Studies
Philosophy
Photo Illustration
Physical Education
(Health and Physical
Education, Physical
Activity and Sports
Performance,Teacher
Licensure)
Physical Science
Physics (B.A.)
Physics
(Applied Mathematics,
Applied Physics,
Biological Sciences,
Chemistry, Computer
Science, Pre-Medicine/
Pre-Osteopathy,
Research)
Political Science
(American Politics,
General, International
Relations-Comparative
Politics, Public Policy)
Pre-Dentistry*
Pre-Engineering*
Pre-Law**
Pre-Medicine/Pre-
Osteopathy*
Pre-Pharmacy*
Pre-Veterinary Medicine*
Psychology (B.A.)
Psychology (B.S.)
(Pre-Medicine, Pre-
Osteopathy)
Public Health
(Allied Health,
Community-Based
Public Health,
Environmental and
Occupational Health
and Safety,
Environmental Health
Sciences, Global Health,
Health Promotion
and Education, Health
Services Administration,
Pre-Dentistry,
Pre-Medicine,
Pre-Osteopathy)
Public Relations
Radio-Television
(see Digital Media
Production)
Recreation, Park and
Tourism Management
Russian Literature,
Culture and Translation
School Health Education
(Health and Physical
Education)
Sociology
(Cultural Sociology;
Family and Life Course
Sociology; General;
Medical Sociology;
Social Inequalities;
Social Problems,
Deviance and Crime;
Sociological Social
Psychology)
Spanish Literature,
Culture and Translation
Special Education
(ASL/English
Interpreting, Deaf
Education, Mild/
Moderate Language
Arts and Reading, Mild/
Moderate Mathematics
and Reading, Mild/
Moderate Social
Studies and Reading,
Moderate/Intensive
Educational Needs)
Speech Pathology and
Audiology
Sport Administration
Teacher Licensure
(Art Education, ASL/
English Interpreting,
Deaf Education, Early
Childhood, Earth
Science, French,
German, Integrated
Language Arts,
Integrated Mathematics,
Integrated Science,
Integrated Social
Studies, Life Science,
Life Science/Chemistry,
Middle Childhood, Mild/
Moderate, Moderate/
Intensive, Music
Education, Physical
Education, Physical
Science, School Health
Education, Spanish,
Teaching English as a
Second Language)
Teaching English as a
Second Language
Technology
Theatre Studies (B.A.)
(Performance,
Production, Theatre
and Society, Theatre
Management)
Theatre Studies (B.F.A.)
(Design/ Technology,
Musical Theatre)
Translation
(French, German,
Russian, Spanish)
Visual Communication
Design
(2-D Graphic Design,
3-D Graphic Design,
Illustration)
Zoology
*Requires a second major
**This minor must be paired with a major
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