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Kent State University

Work PO Box 5190 Kent, OH 44242-0001
Work(330) 672-2444
Web site: http://www.kent.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
National Universities

Overview : Kent State University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1910
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 18,090
Setting suburban
Endowment: $157,902,187
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 8/1
Application fee: $30
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 79.7 %
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2007-2008 In-state: $8,430; Out-of-state: $15,862
Mission  
School mission Kent State University ranks among the top 90 public universities in the country, according to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This places Kent State among an elite group of the nation's nearly 3,900 colleges and universities. Kent State earns national recognition for its breadth of high-quality undergraduate programs balanced with innovative research and graduate studies in selected areas. Kent State offers numerous distinguishing programs - one of 34 programs in financial engineering worldwide; one of the nation's top 10 fashion schools; the leading academic center for liquid crystal research; and one of America's best business schools.

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