Kent State University

Established in 1910, the Kent State University is a public university located in Kent, Ohio, United States of America.  The university includes seven regional campuses and additional facilities in Ohio and internationally. The regional campuses are located in Ashtabula, Salem, East Liverpool, Jackson Township, Burton, New Philadelphia  and Warren. It is one of the largest universities in Ohio and was ranked among the top 200 universities in the world by Times Higher Education.

Kent State University has 14 colleges: College of Aeronautics & Engineering; College of Architecture & Environmental Design; College of Arts; College of Arts & Sciences; College of Business Administration; College of Communication & Information; College of Education, Health & Human Services; College of Nursing; College of Podiatric Medicine; College of Public Health; Honors College; Regional College; University College; Office of Continuing and Distance Education. The most popular majors at Kent State University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Health Professions and Related Programs, Education, Psychology and Visual and Performing Arts. The university offers more than 300 degrees from which the students can choose from. Kent State University follows a semester based academic calendar.

The total student population at the University is over 30,000 students of which over 24,100 students are enrolled in undergraduate courses. The student to faculty ratio at Kent State is 21:1 and the acceptance rate is 85%. The percentage of people who are granted financial aid is 93%.

The university is ranked 5th in U.S. for Number of Startup Companies Formed and Patents Issued Per $1 Million in Expenditures and presently it has 190+ Active U.S. Patents for Research.

Notable Alumni: J. Ross Baughman (1978 Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, editor, writer, educator), Raj Aggarwal (Author and educator in international business)