by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Kent State University at Stark was awarded 130 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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Kent State University at Stark is ranked #413 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Kent State University at Stark held the #972 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 96 colleges in Ohio, Kent State University at Stark is ranked at #15.
If you are worried about getting into Kent State University at Stark, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Kent State University at Stark is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Kent State University at Stark is 43%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Kent State University at Stark this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,944 undergraduates at Kent State University at Stark with 1,434 being full-time and 3,510 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,310 | $7,970 | $10,360 | $12,580 | $12,381 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Kent State University at Stark, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Kent State University at Stark, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $4,812 a year. That adds up to $19,248 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Kent State University at Stark is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Kent State University at Stark are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6000 Frank Ave Nw, North Canton, OH 44720-7599 |
| Phone: | 330-499-9600 |
| Website: | www.kent.edu/stark |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/kentstate |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/kentstate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 10 | $36,445 |
| Information Technology | 9 | NA |
| Marketing | 9 | $40,576 |
| General Biology | 9 | $26,413 |
| Music | 9 | $26,539 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 0 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 0 | $29,304 |
| General English Literature | 0 | $23,648 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 0 | $30,048 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 0 | $30,631 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 4,013 students took at least one online class at Kent State University at Stark. This is an increase from the 2,288 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,013 | 2,753 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,288 | 1,306 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,976 | 1,212 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,930 | 1,083 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,090 | 1,127 |
Learn more about online learning at Kent State University at Stark.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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