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Kent State University at Kent 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Kent State University at Kent has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how your school did in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Kent State fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Kent State University at Kent Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

Kent State ranked #250 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This puts it in the best of colleges and universities in the nation for students!

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Ohio Ranking

Kent State has been ranked #9 out of 91 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This scores Kent State University at Kent among the best of higher education institutions in the nation for Ohio students! See the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking

This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Kent State has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	556	90.5%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	200	94.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	1,055	89.2%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22	300	92.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84	654	87.2%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	374	90.9%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110	1,150	90.4%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95	959	90.1%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178	1,187	85.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63	540	88.3%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35	294	88.1%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78	630	87.6%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86	506	83.0%
Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	16	81.3%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	332	82.5%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174	933	81.4%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102	694	85.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80	535	85.1%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112	571	80.4%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58	366	84.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147	925	84.1%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	9	88.9%
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	3	66.7%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153	883	82.7%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109	502	78.3%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97	533	81.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184	816	77.5%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	228	81.1%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	257	80.2%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	22	90.9%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	17	94.1%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	10	90.0%
Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	5	80.0%
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	1	4	75.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119	558	78.7%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	176	77.8%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	182	92.3%
Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	94	91.5%
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	50	72.0%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	48	89.6%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117	502	76.7%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	48	93.8%
Best Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	50	74.0%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106	437	75.7%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	153	94.1%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	6	50	88.0%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	55	92.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	140	88.6%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	48	91.7%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	34	85.3%
Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	14	85.7%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36	136	73.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	201	87.6%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	13	84.6%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	47	89.4%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	81	90.1%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	15	80.0%
Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	33	69.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	170	90.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	123	88.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	15	124	87.9%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	26	158	83.5%
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	356	70.5%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	26	84.6%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	34	85.3%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	17	82.4%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199	597	66.7%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42	138	69.6%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	7	36	80.6%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	24	79.2%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	16	81.3%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	2	8	75.0%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	53	81.1%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105	345	69.6%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	31	83.9%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	103	81.6%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	89	85.4%
Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19	58	67.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	26	138	81.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	21	143	85.3%
Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	47	83.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	21	131	84.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157	481	67.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	6	32	81.3%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8	44	81.8%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	93	78.5%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	78	78.2%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	7	29	75.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	6	30	80.0%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	12	75.0%
Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	6	66.7%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	53	81.1%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	58	81.0%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	92	81.5%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	17	76.5%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	11	72.7%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	6	22	72.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	4	16	75.0%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	16	77	79.2%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	6	21	71.4%
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	30	76.7%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	20	75.0%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	10	70.0%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	5	19	73.7%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	101	77.2%
Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	27	74.1%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	3	9	66.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	28	118	76.3%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	28	100	72.0%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	9	34	73.5%
Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	67	74.6%
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	13	42	69.1%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	10	35	71.4%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio	8	26	69.2%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	26	80	67.5%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11	36	69.4%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	32	97	67.0%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	69	66.7%

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