Kent State University (2024)

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What is Kent State famous for? ›

The university is among the top 77 research universities in the country, and it is known for the Liquid Crystal Institute (LCI) where researchers discovered the innovation that fueled the flat panel display industry. Kent State research has resulted in 109 active patents, 24 licenses and 16 start-up companies.

Kent State University is one of America's great public universities. Founded in 1910, Kent State is currently ranked by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation's top 77 public research universities and was recognized by Times Higher Education as being among the top 200 universities in the world.

Minimum 2.7 overall high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and a minimum 22 ACT composite or a minimum 1100 SAT. Minimum 3.0 overall high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

On 4 May 1970, four students were shot dead by the National Guard during a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University. The shocking incident still resonates as a seminal moment in modern US history.

Jackson State University, one of the 107 HBCUs across the country. Only 107 of the 4,298 universities in the U.S. are currently classified as a historically Black college or university — an HBCU. This makes deciding on a predominantly white institution, such as Kent State, a much easier decision for Black students.

The acceptance rate at Kent State University is 88%.

For every 100 applicants, 88 are admitted. This means the school is lightly selective.

According to unofficial sources, the University of Kent acceptance rate is around 85%.

The 2024-2025 rates per YEAR:

Undergraduate: Ohio resident tuition: $13,054 | Non-Ohio resident and international student tuition: $22,904. Undergraduate Regional Campus**: Ohio resident tuition: $7,386 | Non-Ohio resident tuition: $17,236. International undergraduate: $22,904.

The most popular majors at Kent State University include: Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; Psychology, General; Business Administration and Management, General; Fashion Merchandising; Marketing/Marketing Management, General; Public Health, General; Criminal Justice/Safety Studies; Biology/Biological Sciences, ...

Why is Kent so famous? ›

Kent is known as the 'Garden of England', particularly for its blooming orchards and hop gardens. The county is an excellent spot for those who enjoy strawberry and hazelnut picking.

University of Kent Rankings

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 has confirmed Kent as a leading research university, with most of its submissions rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Kent State shooting, the shooting of unarmed college students at Kent State University, in northeastern Ohio, by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, one of the seminal events of the anti-Vietnam War movement in the United States.

The Kent State shootings (also known as the Kent State massacre or May 4 massacre) were the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on the Kent State University campus.

Kent is sometimes known as the "Garden of England" for its abundance of orchards and hop gardens. In particular the county produces tree-grown fruits, strawberries and hazelnuts. Distinctive hop-drying buildings called oasts are common in the countryside, although many have been converted into dwellings.

Its name comes from the ancient Celtic word, cantus, meaning 'rim' or 'border'. It is alleged that Julius Caesar, who referred to the county as 'Cantium', said that of all the British tribes, “by far the most civilised are they who dwell in Kent”.