Kent State University Salem Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Kent State University, established in 1910 and also known as Kent and KSU, is one of America's largest university systems, the third largest university in Ohio and the largest residential university, located in northeast Ohio, USA. Spread over eight campuses and covering a land area of 866 acres, KSU offers associate’s, bachelor’s, master's degree programs and doctoral programs in several subjects. The college is divided into the following academic divisions:

• College of Architecture and Environmental Design
• College of Arts and Science
• College of Nursing
• College of Communication and Information

KSU also has an active campus life. Student clubs and organizations like Kent Inter Hall Council, Undergraduate Student Government and Graduate Student Senate operate in the campus organizing various student activities. Delta Chi, Delta Lambda Ph and Delta Tau Delta are some of the social fraternities. The college also has a student-run publication and radio station.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture and education and teaching.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,319 in 2009-2010 (903 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (17 awarded)

• Education

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (4 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

LIBERAL ARTS (7 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

• Health and Medical Administrative Services

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (74 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science