Kent State earned 70 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 11 in the top 5%, 26 in the top 10% and 32 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #2 of 128 in Most Popular for Specialized Sales, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 70 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 11
Highest placement: #2 of 128, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 19
Placements this edition: 483
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Kent State University at Kent Earned?
Kent State University at Kent holds 70 ranking badges across 19 fields of study, 12 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
11
Top 10%
26
Top 15%
32
Total
70
What Is Kent State University at Kent Known For?
Kent State University at Kent is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 5 of its 37 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Specialized Sales, Design & Applied Arts and Teacher Education Subject Specific.
How Does Kent State University at Kent Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Kent State University at Kent earned 2 badges across 2 sports; its highest placement is #87 of 846 in Softball.
How Does Kent State University at Kent Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Kent State University at Kent earned 7 badges across 7 online programs; its highest placement is #27 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing.
How Does Kent State University at Kent Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Kent State University at Kent earned 24 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #156 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Kent State University at Kent appears in 483 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team