Kent State Housing Costs

$4,732 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

How Much Will it Cost to Live at Kent State?

Room, board, and other expenses can add up to a significant amount. How much does this school charge for these necessities at Kent State University at Kent.

On this page you will find:

Outline of Housing Costs
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Living Expenses at Kent State

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $8,060 in 2026, and the cost of a typical dining plan was $6,380. All told, the average on-campus student at Kent State University at Kent paid roughly $24,116 in 2026 across housing, dining, books and other living expenses.

Discover housing costs for both on-campus and off-campus, as well as meals and other expenses at Kent State University at Kent.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$18,584	$18,548
— Housing	$8,060
— Meals	$6,380
Other Living Expenses	$4,732	$6,560
Books and Supplies	$800	$800
Total	$24,116	$25,908

The Projected Cost of Living On Campus? Forecasted Cost is $104,779

Housing and dining costs rarely hold still from one year to the next. Projecting the trend helps you plan for all four years instead of only the first.

Carried across a typical four-year degree, room, board and other living costs add up to about $104,779 in room, board and other essentials.

This is how on-campus room and board has tracked over the last few years, plus a forward projection, at Kent State University at Kent.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$16,466
Two Years Ago	$17,190
One Year Ago	$17,772
Most Recent Year (2026)	$18,584
One Year From Now *	$19,380
Two Years From Now *	$20,211
Three Years From Now *	$21,078
Four Years From Now *	$21,982

* estimated

Year over year, room and board rose an average of 4.3% annually. Carrying that rate forward one year puts on-campus living costs near $24,912 in housing, food and other costs their first year.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $27,514 for a four-year (bachelor’s) degree, and about $25,743 in their second and final year.

Over the entire degree (assuming you graduate on time), the total comes to about $104,779 over four years — compared with roughly $50,655 over a two-year associate program.