Kent State University at Kent
Kent, Ohio · Public · 19,320 undergraduates · kent.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
63%
of 25,526 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
990 to 1230
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,970Est.Estimate
$45,850 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Kent State University at Kent
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
63% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$45,850
a year in 2027-28, from a $45,850 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
About 51% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 910, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Student Admissions | Kent State University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
63%
of applicants were admitted: 16,015 of 25,526 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 16% of them sent SAT scores and 43% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 990 to 1230
Reading and Writing 510 to 640
Math 480 to 610
ACT composite 18 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004.8%
- 1200 to 139928%
- 1000 to 119942%
- 800 to 99922%
- 600 to 7993.1%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.64
- 4.025%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.999.1%
- Below 2.501.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,970
a year, in state
$45,850
a year, out of state (tuition $25,130)
- Tuition (in state)$14,250
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,853
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,786
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,382
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,661
- Over $110,000$26,449
Financial aid
66%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,634
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
31%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $6,592 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
43 of 43
Earn credit with a score of 3
43 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,430Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1X000 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 10022 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1X000 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 10023 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFS 2X000 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH 22006 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BSCI 10110 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BSCI 10110 & 10120 |
| Business with Personal Finance | 3 | 3 | TRAN 1X000 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 5 | MATH 12002 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 10 | MATH 12002 & 12003 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 5 | MATH 12002 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 10060 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHEM 10060 & 10062 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 9 | CHEM 10060, 10061 & 10062 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 15101 & 15102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHIN15101, 15102 & 25201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | CHIN 15101, 15102, 25201 & 25202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 10004 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 13011+CS 1X000 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 13001 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CS 10051 |
| Cybersecurity (Career Kickstart) | 3 | 3 | IT 13000 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS1X000 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ARTS14000 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 11011 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 11011 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ESCI 21062+ESCI 1X000 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | KHUM1X000 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FR 13201 & 13202 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | FR 13201, 13202 & 23201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | FR 13201, 13202, 23201 & 23202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GER 11201 & 11202 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | GER 11201, 11202 & 20201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | GER 11201, 11202, 20201 & 20202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 22061 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITAL 15201 & 15202 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | ITAL 15201, 15202 & 25201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | ITAL 15201, 15202, 25201 & 25202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPN 15101 & 15102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | JAPN 15101, 15102 & 25201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | JAPN 15101, 15102, 25201 & 25202 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LAT 16201 & 16202 |
| Latin | 4 | 11 | LAT 16201, 16202 & 26201 |
| Latin | 5 | 14 | LAT 16201, 16202, 26201 & 26202 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 22061 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON22060 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 11121 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHY 13001 & 13021 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHY 13002 & 13022 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHY 23102 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHY 23101 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 6 | MATH11010, MATH11022 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 11762 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | TRAN2X000 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | TRAN2X000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 18201 & 18202 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | SPAN 18201, 18202 & 28201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | SPAN 18201, 18202, 28201 & 28202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 11 | SPAN 18201, 18202 & 28201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 14 | SPAN 18201, 18202, 28201 & 28202 |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MATH 10041 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 1X000 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1X000 & 12071 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 1X000 & 11051 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
81%
Typical earnings
$51,178
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Kent State University at Kent$77,823
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 57 majors here have earnings data.
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