Kent State University Kent Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Kent State University, also known as "Kent," "Kent State," or "KSU," is a coeducational, residential, public research university. The main campus is located in Kent, Ohio.

Kent State was initially established in 1910 as the Kent State Normal School. In 1915, the school was renamed Kent State Normal College and later, Kent State College. In 1935, the college received university status and was renamed to its present moniker.

The main campus stretches over more than 1300 acres of suburban land.

Kent State University ranks among America's top national universities, according to the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. It is in the top tier of rankings, the top 134-190 public and private universities in the Best National Universities category.

The University is composed of the following colleges:

• Architecture and Environmental Design
• Arts (dealing with fine/performing arts and fashion-related studies)
• Arts and Sciences
• Business Administration
• Communication and Information
• Education, Health, and Human Services
• Nursing
• Technology
• Honors College

The university has a large number of fraternities and sororities. The fraternities include Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Sigma Kappa, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Lambda Chi Alpha. Among the sororities are Alpha Phi, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Kent State offers students 210 clubs and organizations and 1,000 programs, activities, and on-campus events.

Kent State University's athletics program includes baseball, men's and women's basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball, wrestling.

The athletic teams, named the Golden Flashers, play in the NCAA Division I and the Mid-American (East Division) Conference.

Famous alumni of Kent State include Stephen Baum, fashion designer and contestant on "Project Runway" (Season 5); Bertice Berry, sociologist, author; Emmanuel Burriss, pro baseball player; Michael Capellas, president of Hewlett-Packard; Drew Carey, actor, comedian; Joshua Cribbs, pro football player for Cleveland Browns; Arsenio Hall, talk show host; Chrissie Hynde, lead singer for The Pretenders; Michael Keaton, actor; Jack Lambert, former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer; Mike Lebowitz, attorney in military law; Thurman Munson, former baseball player with New York Yankees, MLB Most Valuable Player; Alice Ripley, Tony Award-winning actor; Connie Schultz, columnist for The Plain Dealer, 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner; Harry Stout, religious historian; and Jim Corrigall, former defensive end for Toronto Argonauts and KSU head football coach.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, media, and education and teaching.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 22,944 in 2009-2010 (20,950 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Kent State provides on-campus housing for 6,652 of its 20,950 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-American Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 192 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 140 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Kent State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (133 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (17 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (987 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (91 awarded)

• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (15 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation

DESIGN (59 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (62 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (928 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (180 awarded)

• Engineering
• Industrial Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (179 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (72 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
• Painting

LAW (6 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (830 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Language Interpretation and Translation
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (328 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Photojournalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (78 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (40 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Neuroscience
• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (35 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (420 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (112 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (56 awarded)

• Commercial Photography
• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (240 awarded)

• Animal Physiology
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics
• Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (176 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (357 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (41 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology