Kent State University

IPEDS: 203517

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
20.43
Top 16% 10.9 – 28.3
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
89
Top 22.8% 7.0 – 100.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
1,837
Top 28% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
4
Top 30.7% 0.0 – 19.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
23,872
Top 35.4% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
4,228
Top 36.4% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
26,374
Top 37.3% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
4,280
Top 39.1% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
1,560
Top 40% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
106,469
Top 42.7% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
20,369
Top 43.9% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
64
Top 47.1% 22.0 – 96.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
264
Top 47.1% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
32
Top 47.6% 10.0 – 80.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
81
Top 52% 33.0 – 98.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
80
Top 52.4% 20.0 – 99.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
16
Top 52.9% 0.0 – 78.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
84
Top 55.4% 10.0 – 100.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
53
Top 56.6% 20.0 – 92.0
Net cost
Lower is better
38,009
Top 58.2% 0.0 – 66,625.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
129
Top 60% 1.0 – 225.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
61,437
Top 63.1% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
86
Top 65.9% 9.0 – 100.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
13,628
Top 66.5% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
16
Top 76.7% 5.0 – 100.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
18,538
Top 84% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
82
Top 86.7% 57.0 – 95.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
24,500
Top 89.3% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0