Kent State University#Academic divisions

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Kent State University was established in 1910 as an institution for training public school teachers. It was part of the Lowry Bill, which also created a sister school in Bowling Green, Ohio – now known as Bowling Green State University. It was initially known under the working name of the Ohio State Normal College At Kent,{{cite book |editor-last=Johannesen |editor-first=Eric |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Ohio State Normal College At Kent| publisher=United States Department of the Interior|date=May 30, 1975}} but was named Kent State Normal School in honor of William S. Kent, son of the city’s namesake, who donated significant portions of land to the school.{{Cite web |title=Flashback {{!}} Kent State University |url=https://www.kent.edu/magazine/news/flashback-6#:~:text=A%20wooded%20ridge%20was%20the,the%20name%20of%20an%20individual. |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.kent.edu |language=en}} The first president was John Edward McGilvrey, who served from 1912 to 1926.{{cite web|title=John Edward McGilvrey, Papers, 1890-1945|url=http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/faculty/mcgilvrey.html|date=December 14, 2005|work=Kent State University Special Collections and Archives|publisher=Kent State University|access-date=September 23, 2009|archive-date=December 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215095123/http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/faculty/mcgilvrey.html|url-status=live}} McGilvrey had an ambitious vision for the school as a large university, instructing architect George F. Hammond, who designed the original campus buildings, to produce a master plan.Treichler, p. 1; "President McGilvery, always a visionary, harbored the prospect that Kent would one day become a great university, and he instructed George Hammond to generate an architectural master plan to reflect that goal." Classes began in 1912 before any buildings had been completed at the campus in Kent. These classes were held at extension centers in 25 cities around the region. By May 1913, classes were being held on the campus in Kent with the opening of Merrill Hall.{{cite book |title=A Book of Memories |last=Hildebrand |first=William H. |author2=Dean H. Keller |author3=Anita Dixon Herington |year=1993 |publisher=Kent State University Press |isbn=0-87338-488-1 |pages=18–20}} The school graduated 34 students in its first commencement on July 29, 1914. In 1915, the school was renamed Kent State Normal College{{cite web |title=Special Collections FAQ |url=http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/scfaq.html#ksu |work=Kent State University Special Collections and Archives FAQ |publisher=Kent State University |access-date= September 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513114532/http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/scfaq.html#ksu |archive-date=May 13, 2008}} due to the addition of four-year degrees. By then additional buildings had been added or were under construction. Kent State's enrollment growth was particularly notable during its summer terms. In 1924, the school's registration for summer classes was the largest of any teacher-training school in the United States. In 1929, the state of Ohio changed the name to Kent State College as it allowed the school to establish a college of arts and sciences.{{cite book |title=The History of Kent |last=Grismer |first=Karl |year=1932 |publisher=Record Publishing (1932); Kent Historical Society (2001) |location=Kent, OH |page=187 |edition=2001 revision}}

McGilvrey's vision for Kent was not shared by many others outside the school, particularly at the state level and at other state schools. His efforts to have the state funding formula changed created opposition, particularly from Ohio State University and its president William Oxley Thompson. This resulted in a 1923 "credit war" where Ohio State refused Kent transfer credits and spread to several other schools taking similar action. It was this development – along with several other factors – which led to the firing of McGilvrey in January 1926. McGilvrey was succeeded first by David Allen Anderson (1926–1928) and James Ozro Engleman from 1928 to 1938, though he continued to be involved with the school for several years as president emeritus and as head of alumni relations from 1934 to 1945. He was present in Columbus on May 17, 1935, when Kent native Governor Martin L. Davey signed a bill that allowed Kent State and Bowling Green to add schools of business administration and graduate programs, giving them each university status; the college's name was thus changed to Kent State University.

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From 1944 to 1963, the university was led by President George Bowman. During his tenure, the student senate, faculty senate and graduate council were organized. Although it had served Stark County from the 1920s, in 1946, the university's first regional campus, the Stark Campus, was established in Canton, Ohio. In the fall of 1947, Bowman appointed Oscar W. Ritchie as a full-time faculty member. Ritchie's appointment to the faculty made him the first African American to serve on the faculty at Kent State and also made him the first African American professor to serve on the faculty of any state university in Ohio. In 1977, the former Student Union, which had been built in 1949, was rededicated as Oscar Ritchie Hall in his honor.{{cite news|first= Curtis T.|last= Clingman|title= Dr. Oscar W. Ritchie|url= http://hierographics.org/owritchiebio.htm|newspaper= Spectrum|publisher= HieroGraphics Online|date= September 17, 1979|edition= 1998 Revision|access-date= September 23, 2009|archive-date= January 9, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090109212637/http://hierographics.org/owritchiebio.htm|url-status= live}} Recently renovated, Oscar Ritchie Hall currently houses the department of Pan-African Studies the Center of Pan-African Culture, the Henry Dumas Library, the Institute for African American Affairs, the Garrett Morgan Computer Lab and the African Community Theatre.{{cite news|first= Melissa|last= Elder|title= Renovations for Oscar Ritchie on Track|url= http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=86728|newspaper= eInside|publisher= Kent State University|date= February 11, 2008|access-date= September 23, 2009|archive-date= July 5, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100705101148/http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=86728|url-status= live}}

The 1950s and 1960s saw continued growth in both enrollment and in the physical size of the campus. Several new dorms and academic buildings were built during this time, including the establishment of additional regional campuses in Warren (1954), Ashtabula (1957), New Philadelphia (1962), Salem (1962), Burton (1964), and East Liverpool, Ohio (1965).Hildebrand, Herrington, & Keller; pp. 267-270 In 1961, grounds superintendent Larry Wooddell and Biff Staples of the Davey Tree Expert Company released ten cages of black squirrels obtained from Victoria Park in London, Ontario, Canada, onto the Kent State campus. By 1964 their estimated population was around 150 and today they have spread in and around Kent and have become unofficial mascots of both the city and university. Since 1981, the annual Black Squirrel Festival is held every fall on campus.{{cite web |url=http://www.victoria-park.com/ksu.htm |title=London Black Squirrels Take Over Kent State University |access-date=September 23, 2009 |work=Victoria-Park.com |year=2002 |archive-date=May 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530144103/http://www.victoria-park.com/ksu.htm |url-status=live }}Hildebrand, Herrington, & Keller; p. 258

In 1965, chemistry professor Glenn H. Brown established the Liquid Crystal Institute,{{cite book |title=Kent Ohio: The Dynamic Decades |editor=Darrow, Ralph |year=1999 |publisher=Kent Historical Society |location=Kent, OH |page=123}} a world leader in the research and development of the multibillion-dollar liquid crystal industry.{{cite journal |last= Johnson|first= Christopher |date= August 1, 2005|title= Liquid Crystal Institute blazes new trails at Kent State|journal= Inside Business|publisher=Great Lakes Publishing |url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-160029070.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121102024242/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-160029070.html|archive-date= November 2, 2012|access-date=September 23, 2009 |quote= ...the world's No. 1 liquid crystal research center is at Kent State University: the Liquid Crystal Institute (LCI).}} James Fergason invented and patented the basic TN LCD in 1969{{cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Christopher |date=May 10, 1999 |title=Liquid Lessons: The Missed Opportunity of Liquid Crystal Technology isn't Lost on Researchers Striving to Establish a MEMS Industry Here |journal=Crain's Cleveland Business |publisher=Crain Communications |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54607677.html |access-date=September 23, 2009 |quote= in the 1970s, soon after Kent State University researcher James Fergason first invented the basic liquid crystal.}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |title=James Fergason - Lemelson-MIT Program |url=https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/james-fergason |website=lemelson.mit.edu |access-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624040827/https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/james-fergason |url-status=live }} and ten liquid crystal companies have been spun off from the institute.{{cite news |last=Pettypiece |first=Shannon |date=August 29, 2005 |title=Crystal clear; Kent State playing lead role in exploring medical, anti-bioterror uses for liquid crystal technology. |journal=Crain's Cleveland Business |publisher=Crain Communications|url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-135711290.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122160052/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-135711290.html |archive-date=November 22, 2008 |access-date=September 23, 2009 |quote=Since that time, the university has spun off 10 companies developing liquid crystal technology.}}

In 1967, Kent State became the first university to run an independent, student-operated Campus Bus Service. It was unique in that it provided jobs for students, receiving funding from student fees rather than bus fares. Campus Bus Service was the largest such operation in the country until it merged with the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority in 2004.{{cite web |title=Kent State University Campus Bus Service: History 1965-2004 |url=http://www.partaonline.org/pdfs/CBShistory.pdf |year=2004 |work=PARTAonline.org |publisher=PARTA |access-date=September 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327091411/http://www.partaonline.org/pdfs/CBShistory.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2009}} 1969 saw the opening of a new Memorial Stadium on the far eastern edge of campus and the closure and dismantling of the old Memorial Stadium.

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Kent State gained international attention on May 4, 1970, when an Ohio Army National Guard unit fired at students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four and wounding nine. The Guard had been called into Kent after several protests in and around campus had become violent, including a riot in downtown Kent and the burning of the ROTC building. The main cause of the protests was the United States' invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.Hildebrand, Herrington, & Keller; pp. 165-166 The shootings caused an immediate closure of the campus with students and faculty given just 60 minutes to pack belongings. Around the country, many college campuses canceled classes or closed for fear of similar violent protests.{{cite web |title=Kent State Shootings |url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1595&nm=Kent-State-Shootings |date=July 1, 2005 |work=Ohio History Central |publisher=Ohio Historical Society |access-date=September 23, 2009 |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828181046/http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1595&nm=Kent-State-Shootings |url-status=live }} In Kent, schools were closed and the National Guard restricted entry into the city limits, patrolling the area until May 8. With the campus closed, faculty members came up with a variety of solutions—including holding classes in their homes, at public buildings and places, via telephone, or through the mail—to allow their students to complete the term, which was only a few weeks away at the time.Hildebrand, Herrington, & Keller; pp. 181-183

In 1971, the university established the Center for Peaceful Change, now known as the Center for Applied Conflict Management, as a "living memorial" to the students who had died. It offers degree programs in Peace and Conflict Studies{{cite web |title=Center for Applied Conflict Management |url=http://www.kent.edu/cacm/ |date=May 15, 2008 |work=Kent.edu |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=September 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303135344/http://www.kent.edu/cacm/ |archive-date=March 3, 2007}} and Conflict Resolution and is one of the earliest such programs in the United States.

In response to, and protest of, the Kent State shootings, Neil Young wrote the song "Ohio" which was performed by the folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. In remembrance of the tragedy, a group of professors and students created a website that features a map with oral histories and eyewitness accounts of the event.{{cite web |title=Mapping May 4 |url=http://www.kent.edu/cacm/ |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-date=March 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303135344/http://www.kent.edu/cacm/ |url-status=live }}

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Also in 1970, the university opened its 12-story library, moving from the previous home of Rockwell Hall to the tallest building in Portage County.{{cite news |first=Michelle |last=Poje |title=PERC up: research papers aren't so bad with help from library |url=http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/media/storage/paper867/news/2005/08/24/News/Perc-Up.Research.Papers.Arent.So.Bad.With.Help.From.Library-1517541.shtml |newspaper=Daily Kent Stater |publisher=KentNewsNet.com |date=August 24, 2005 |access-date=September 23, 2009 |quote=With its 12 floors of resources and well-known status as the tallest building in Portage County...}}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} Dedicated in 1971, the library became a member of the Association of Research Libraries in 1973.Hildebrand, Herrington, & Keller; p. 187 Kent State joined with the University of Akron and Youngstown State University in establishing the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in 1973. It was the world's first medical consortium.Darrow, p. 17 Today it includes a college of pharmacy and Cleveland State University as an additional consortium member.{{cite web |title=About NEOUCOM: Universities |url=http://www.neoucom.edu/audience/about/consortium/Universities |work=NEOUCOM.edu |publisher=Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy |access-date=September 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317042326/http://www.neoucom.edu/audience/about/consortium/Universities |archive-date=March 17, 2009}}

Kent State was again in the national spotlight in 1977 when construction was set to begin on the Memorial Gym Annex, adjacent to the area where the Kent State shootings had occurred in 1970. Protesters organized a tent city in May, which lasted into July. Several attempts were made to block construction even after the end of the tent city, including an appeal to the United States Congress and the Department of the Interior to have the area declared a National Historic Landmark, which ended up being unsuccessful. Additional rallies were held that year, including one attended by Joan Baez on August 20. After several additional unsuccessful legal challenges, construction finally began on September 19 and was finished in 1979.{{cite web |title=Tent City Chronology (Gym Annex Controversy) |author1=Slobodinski, Mikhail |author2=Schrager, Jennifer |url=http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/4May70/citychron.html |work=Kent State University Special Collections and Archives |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=September 23, 2009 |archive-date=February 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210100013/http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/4May70/citychron.html |url-status=live }}

In March 1991, Kent State once again made history by appointing Carol Cartwright as president of the university, the first female to hold such a position at any state university in Ohio.{{cite web|title= Carol A. Cartwright|url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101541|year= 2009|work= NPR.org|publisher= National Public Radio|access-date= September 23, 2009|archive-date= July 26, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090726093130/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101541|url-status= live}} In 1994, Kent State was named a "Research University II" by the Carnegie Foundation. Beginning in the late 1990s, the university began a series of building renovations and construction, which included the complete renovation of the historic original campus,{{cite web|title=Franklin Hall |url=http://kentstate.kent.edu/directions/kent/building.asp?Building=9 |date=October 26, 2007 |work=Directions & Maps |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=September 23, 2009 |quote=Franklin Hall rehabilitation marks the last phase of major projects to restore the historic front campus to its former splendor... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612003243/http://kentstate.kent.edu/directions/kent/building.asp?Building=9 |archive-date=June 12, 2010}} the construction of several new residence halls, a student recreation center, and additional academic buildings on the Kent Campus and at the regional campuses.{{cite news|title= News Briefs|url= http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=91617#construction|newspaper= eInside|publisher= Kent State University|date= March 2, 2009|access-date= September 23, 2009|archive-date= June 14, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100614104106/http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=91617#construction|url-status= live}} In September 2010, the university announced its largest student body ever, with a total enrollment of 41,365.{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Fredmonsky |title=KSU enrollment breaks record |url=http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4894856 |newspaper=Record-Courier |date=September 15, 2010 |access-date=September 15, 2010 |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918125157/http://recordpub.com/news/article/4894856 |url-status=live }} U.S. News & World Report's 2017 rankings put Kent State as tied for #188 for National Universities and tied for #101 in Top Public Schools.{{cite web|title=Kent State University|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/kent-state-university-3051|website=www.colleges.usnews.rankingsand reviews.com|publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P.|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206041559/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/kent-state-university-3051|url-status=live}} Kent State had a Fall 2015 acceptance rate of 85%.{{cite web|title=Kent State University|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/kent-state-university-3051|website=www.colleges.usnews.rankingsand reviews.com|publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P.|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=February 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206041559/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/kent-state-university-3051|url-status=live}}

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Kent State University is an eight-campus system in Northeast Ohio, with the main administrative center and largest campus in Kent.

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Within the Kent State University system, the main campus is officially referred to as the "Kent Campus".{{cite web |url=http://www.kent.edu/Campuses/ |title=Welcome to Kent State's Eight-Campus System |access-date=June 27, 2008 |work=Kent State University website |publisher=Kent State University |date=June 11, 2008 |archive-date=June 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625090309/http://www.kent.edu/campuses/ |url-status=live }} The Kent Campus is a landscaped suburban environment in the Greater Akron area. It covers approximately {{convert|866|acre|km2|1}}, which house over 100 buildings, gardens, bike trails, and open greenery. There are also thousands of additional acres of bogs, marshes, and wildlife refuges adjacent to or near the campus.

While the university's official mascot is Flash the golden eagle, the campus also has an unofficial mascot in the squirrels, which were brought to Kent in 1961 and can be found on and around the campus. The campus is divided into North, South, and East sections but many areas have come to be referred to as Front Campus, Residential Campus, and Science Row. The main hub of activity and central point is the Student Center and Risman Plaza, which is adjacent to the twelve-story main library. The university also operated the 18-hole Kent State Golf Course until 2017, and currently operates Centennial Research Park just east of campus in Franklin Township and the {{convert|219|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} Kent State University Airport in Stow.

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In addition to the Kent Campus, there are seven regional campuses. The regional campuses provide open enrollment and are generally treated as in-house community colleges as opposed to the large university feel of the Kent Campus. Students at the regional campuses can begin any of Kent State's majors at their respective campus and each campus offers its own unique programs and opportunities that may or may not be available in Kent. Regional campuses include:

{{Main|Kent State University at Ashtabula}}

The Ashtabula Campus was established in 1958 and is made up of four buildings: Main Hall, a library, the Bookstore Building, and the Robert S. Morrison Health and Science Building. It is on a {{convert|125|acre|adj=on}} site in Ashtabula, just south of Lake Erie. The campus offers 27 associate and bachelor's degree programs of its own, with the nursing program being the largest. Approximately 75% of registered nurses working in Ashtabula County graduated with an associate degree in nursing from Kent State at Ashtabula.{{cite news|title= Ashtabula Campus Breaks Ground for a Healthier Northeast Ohio on July 17|url= http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=83469&|work= eInside|publisher= Kent State University|date= July 16, 2007|access-date= June 21, 2008|archive-date= December 2, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202052546/http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=83469&|url-status= live}}{{cite web |title=Facts & Figures |url=http://www.kent.edu/ashtabula/facts-figures |year=2015 |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=October 21, 2015 |archive-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109210515/http://www.kent.edu/ashtabula/facts-figures |url-status=live }}

{{main|Kent State University at East Liverpool}}

The East Liverpool Campus was established in 1965 from facilities formerly owned by the East Liverpool City School District, occupying a downtown site overlooking the Ohio River. It is composed of the Main Building, Memorial Auditorium, Mary Patterson Building, and a Commons area.

The Geauga Campus is located on an {{convert|87|acre|adj=on}} campus in Burton Township, just north of the village of Burton in Geauga County. It was established in 1964 and, {{as of|2021|lc=y}}, has an enrollment of 1,276 students. Six associate degree and seven baccalaureate degree programs can be taken in their entirety at the campus. The Geauga Campus also administers the Regional Academic Center, a facility located in Twinsburg, Ohio.{{cite web |title=Facts & Figures |url=http://www.kent.edu/geauga/facts-figures-0 |year=2015 |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=October 21, 2015 |archive-date=October 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028142926/http://www.kent.edu/geauga/facts-figures-0 |url-status=live }}

{{main|Kent State University at Salem}}

Kent State at Salem is located in Salem Township, just south of the city of Salem. The {{convert|100|acre|adj=on}} campus features a lake, outdoor classroom, and nature walk. Kent State University at Salem also owns and operates the "City Center" facility in the former home of Salem Middle School and Salem High School, in which administrative offices, classes, and student services are located.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.kent.edu/columbiana/about-us |year=2015 |access-date=October 21, 2015 |publisher=Kent State University |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003042518/http://www.kent.edu/columbiana/about-us |url-status=live }}

{{main|Kent State University at Stark}}

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The Stark Campus is the largest regional campus of Kent State University, with an enrollment of over 2,900 students {{as of|2021|lc=y}}. The campus serves around 11,000 students total each year through professional development and other academic coursework classes. It is located on {{convert|200|acre|adj=on}} in Jackson Township in Stark County. The campus includes seven major buildings and a natural pond. Additionally, the Stark Campus includes the Corporate University and Conference Center, an advanced meeting, training, and events facility that is one of only ten such centers in the state of Ohio affiliated with the International Association of Conference Centers. The center also serves as a home to the Corporate University, which provides training and learning exercises for area businesses and organizations.{{cite web |url=http://www.kent.edu/stark/cucc |title=Star County's Conference Center |year=2015 |access-date=October 21, 2015 |publisher=Kent State University |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916090520/http://www.kent.edu/stark/cucc |url-status=live }} Kent State University at Stark offers 24 complete degree programs, including three associate degree, 18 bachelor's degree, and three master's degree programs.{{cite web |url=http://www.kent.edu/stark/facts-figures |title=Facts & Figures |access-date=October 21, 2015 |publisher=Kent State University |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905080024/https://www.kent.edu/stark/facts-figures |url-status=bot: unknown }}

Kent State's Trumbull Campus is located just north of Warren in Champion Heights, Ohio, on SR 45 near the SR 5–SR 82 bypass. {{as of|2021}}, it has an enrollment of 1,158 students. It offers programs in 170 majors at the freshman and sophomore level, as well as 18 certificates and 15 associate degree programs. In addition, there is upper division coursework for baccalaureate degree completion in nursing, justice studies, technology, business management, Theatre, and English, as well as general studies and psychology degrees. In 2004 the campus opened a {{convert|68000|sqft|m2|-2|adj=on}} Technology Building that includes the Workforce Development and Continuing Studies Center.

The Tuscarawas Campus in New Philadelphia, Ohio offers 19 associate degrees, six bachelor's degrees, and the Master of Technology Degree. Bachelor's degrees are offered in business management, general studies, justice studies, industrial technology, nursing and technology 2+2. {{as of|2021}}, it has an enrollment of 1,245 students. The Science and Advanced Technology Center provides {{convert|50000|sqft|m2|-3}} of laboratory and classroom space for science, nursing and workforce development. The Tuscarawas Campus has constructed a {{convert|55000|sqft|m2|-2|adj=on}}, $13.5 million Fine and Performing Arts center that will enable the campus to expand academic and cultural programming.

In addition to the eight campuses in northeast Ohio, Kent State operates additional facilities for programs in Cleveland, New York City, Florence, and Shanghai.

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KSU Florence is an international study abroad program that grants students the opportunity to study in historic Florence, Italy at the {{ill|Palazzo Vettori|it|vertical-align=sup}}. Formerly, the campus was housed in Palazzo dei Cerchi, a prestigious and ancient building located in the heart of Florence at the corner of Via della Condotta and Vicolo dei Cerchi next to the famous Piazza della Signoria and the birthplace of literary genius Dante Alighieri. Kent State acquired this facility in 2003 and undertook its complete renovation. The original exterior was maintained and reflects Florence as it was in the 13th century. The restoration carefully preserved the original structure while creating an efficient space for academic purposes, with an interior that houses state-of-the-art classrooms.{{cite news |title=Kent State University in Florence|url= http://www.studiesabroad.com/programs/country/italy/city/florence/viewUniversity |work=studiesabroad.com |publisher=International Studies Abroad Inc. |access-date=July 12, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080705180934/http://www.studiesabroad.com/programs/country/italy/city/florence/viewUniversity |archive-date=July 5, 2008 }} After using the recently restorated Palazzo Vettori since January 2016, on April 17, 2016, the Kent State University Florence campus was officially moved from Palazzo dei Cerchi and Palazzo Bartolini Baldelli to Palazzo Vettori.{{cite web|url=https://www.kent.edu/globaleducation/palazzo-vettori|title=KSU Palazzo Vettori Jan 2016|access-date=May 16, 2019|archive-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627111139/https://www.kent.edu/globaleducation/palazzo-vettori}}

The New York City Studio is located in New York City's Garment District. Surrounded by fabric and accessory shops, fashion showrooms, and designer studios; one-third of all clothing manufactured in the USA is designed and produced in this neighborhood. The District is home to fashion designers including Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Liz Claiborne, and Nicole Miller. The facility is a {{convert|4500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} space and includes a 50-person lecture room, 12-station computer lab with instructor station, and a fashion design studio.{{cite news |title=Kent State Meets the Big Apple: NYC Studio Announces Official Opening October 11 |url=http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=79099& |work=einside |publisher=Kent State University |date=October 9, 2006 |access-date=July 12, 2008 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202052541/http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=79099& |url-status=live }}

Kent State's Cleveland Urban Design Center is located at 1309 Euclid Ave in the downtown Cleveland Theater District neighborhood, just off of East 14th Street. The Urban Design Center was created in 1983 under the sponsorship of the Urban University Program, which supports the outreach and community service efforts of Ohio's state universities working in urban areas. Under its founding director, Foster Armstrong, the Center expanded on the existing outreach and public service activities of Kent State's architecture school, focusing primarily on historic preservation and the problems of Northeast Ohio's smaller towns and cities. In 2003, the CUDC began a collaboration with the Dresden University of Technology, Kent State's sister university in Germany, with a joint vision on the revitalization of the lower Cuyahoga Valley in Cleveland. Since then, there have been a number of faculty exchanges as the two universities seek to pool their expertise both to enhance students' experiences and to better serve their respective regions.{{cite web |title=Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative |url=http://www.cudc.kent.edu/a-WhoWeAre/whoweare2.html |work=CUDC |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=July 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509194202/http://www.cudc.kent.edu/a-WhoWeAre/whoweare2.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008}}

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|yield rate change = -9.66

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Admission to Kent State University is classified as "selective" by both the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and U.S. News & World Report.{{cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857|title=Carnegie Classifications – Institution Profile|publisher=Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research|access-date=May 10, 2022|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101153052/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/kent-state-university-3051 |title=Kent State University |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319200548/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/kent-state-university-3051 |url-status=live }} The Princeton Review gives Kent State an "Admissions Selectivity Rating" of 76.{{cite web |title=Kent State University- Kent Campus |publisher=The Princeton Review |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college/kent-state-university--kent-campus-1023482 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703032727/https://www.princetonreview.com/college/kent-state-university--kent-campus-1023482 |url-status=live }} The college extends offers of admission to 87% of all applicants after holistic review that includes examination of academic rigor, performance and admissions test scores.

Of all matriculating students, the average high school GPA is 3.61. The interquartile range for SAT scores in math and reading are 500-600 and 500-610 respectively, while the range for ACT scores is 19–25.

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In the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Kent was tied for the No. 227 national university in the United States, and the university has received several other positive rankings at both the national and global level.

For several years, Kent has also gained recognition for LGBTQ inclusion.{{Cite web|date=June 1, 2022|title=Campus Pride's 2021 BEST OF THE BEST LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities|url=https://www.campuspride.org/2021BestoftheBest|website=Campus Pride|language=en|access-date=July 14, 2023|archive-date=August 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803060853/https://www.campuspride.org/2021BestoftheBest|url-status=live}} For instance, Kent has been ranked as one of the best campuses for LGBTQ students in the country for multiple years.{{Cite web|date=September 15, 2021|title=2 Ohio colleges named to national "Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly" list|url=https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2021/09/15/2-ohio-colleges-named-to-national-best-of-the-best-lgbtq-friendly-list/|website=The Buckeye Flame|language=en|access-date=July 14, 2023|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603212826/https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2021/09/15/2-ohio-colleges-named-to-national-best-of-the-best-lgbtq-friendly-list/|url-status=live}} In 2022, Kent retained their top national ranking for LGBTQ inclusion.{{Cite web|date=August 24, 2022|title=Campus Pride announces the 2022 Best of the Best Colleges & Universities for LGBTQ+ students|url=https://www.campuspride.org/campus-pride-announces-the-2022-best-of-the-best-colleges-universities-for-lgbtq-students/|website=Campus Pride|language=en|access-date=July 14, 2023|archive-date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714034248/https://www.campuspride.org/campus-pride-announces-the-2022-best-of-the-best-colleges-universities-for-lgbtq-students/|url-status=live}}

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Kent State has 12 academic colleges:

• College of Aeronautics and Engineering
• College of Architecture & Environmental Design
• College of Applied and Technical Studies
• College of the Arts
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business Administration
• College of Communication and Information
• College of Education, Health, and Human Services
• College of Nursing
• College of Podiatric Medicine
• College of Public Health
• Honors College

The university also has interdisciplinary programs in Biomedical Sciences, Digital Science, Financial Engineering, and Information Architecture and Knowledge Management. The College of Aeronautics and Engineering offers four aeronautics degrees; Flight Technology, Aviation Management, Air Traffic Control and Aeronautical Engineering, and holds courses via the Kent State University Airport. In 2008, the university began offering a flight training certificate program through an affiliation with Premier Flight Academy in Akron.{{cite web|url=http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=88835|title=Kent State and Premier Flight Academy Launch Innovative Flight Training Certificate Program|publisher=Kent State University|access-date=October 8, 2009|archive-date=July 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704074914/http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=88835|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.premierflightacademy.com/international-flight-training/default.aspx |title=International Student Program |publisher=Premier Flight Academy |access-date=October 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324045137/http://www.premierflightacademy.com/international-flight-training/default.aspx |archive-date=March 24, 2009}}

The Washington Program in National Issues, founded in 1973, is one of the longest running study away programs in Washington D.C.{{Cite web|title=The Beginning of the WPNI Program {{!}} Kent State University|url=https://www.kent.edu/wpni/beginning-wpni-program|access-date=February 16, 2021|website=www.kent.edu|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926212425/https://www.kent.edu/wpni/beginning-wpni-program|url-status=live}} Housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, this program gives students the opportunity to live in Washington, get a closer look at public issues and policies, and work an internship of their choosing.{{Cite web|title=Washington Program in National Issues {{!}} Kent State University|url=https://www.kent.edu/wpni|access-date=February 16, 2021|website=www.kent.edu|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225053246/https://www.kent.edu/wpni|url-status=live}}

The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has programs in Florence, Hong Kong, and New York City, and affiliations in Paris and London. It was named a top-ten fashion school in the United States by Runway Magazine.{{cite news|title=Top 10 Fashion Schools |author=Rogers, Emily |magazine=Runway Magazine |date=October 11, 2009 |url=http://www.runwaylive.com/fashion/3012-runway-magazine-fashion-schools.html |access-date=January 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130003030/http://www.runwaylive.com/fashion/3012-runway-magazine-fashion-schools.html |archive-date=January 30, 2010}}

The Liquid Crystal Institute, founded 1965, is engaged in the research and development of liquid crystal optoelectronic materials, technology, and consumer products in connection with the National Science Foundation as part of ALCOM.[http://www.lci.kent.edu/history.html Kent.edu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715171742/http://www.lci.kent.edu//history.html |date=July 15, 2007 }}

The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music offers degrees in music education, music performance, music theory and composition, ethnomusicology, chamber music, and a new minor in jazz studies. The School of Music is one of the few colleges in the U.S. that offer a BM, a MM, and a PhD in music education. The Kent/Blossom Music program partners with the Cleveland Orchestra each summer for its classical music festivals.

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The School Psychology Program (SPSY) is accredited by APA and NASP. The program's graduates comprise about 18% of all SPSY professionals in Ohio. Kent is the only institution in Ohio to offer a degree in Library and Information Science, Kent is ranked 20th by U.S. News & World Report.{{cite news|title=Library and Information Studies |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |year=2009 |url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-library-information-science-programs/rankings |access-date=January 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101195415/http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-library-information-science-programs/rankings/ |archive-date= January 1, 2010}} Kent State has a complete undergraduate, master's, and doctoral sequence in translation and the only dual master's degree program in the nation.{{cite web |url=http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=88597#board |title=Board Establishes Nation's First Dual Master's Degree Program in Language Translation |access-date=June 25, 2008 |work=www.kent.edu |publisher=Kent State University |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705131815/http://einside.kent.edu/?type=art&id=88597#board |url-status=live }}

Faculty, staff and students collaborate at The Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence (ISPV). The Center for Peaceful Change, a response to the Kent State shootings of 1970, was established in 1971 "as a living memorial to the events of May 4, 1970."{{cite web|url=http://www.kent.edu/cacm/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303135344/http://www.kent.edu/cacm/|archive-date=March 3, 2007|title=CACM Homepage|date=March 3, 2007}} Now known as The Center for Applied Conflict Management (CACM), it developed one of the earliest conflict resolution undergraduate degree programs in the United States.

The university operates the Kent State University Press, which is located in the main library building and publishes 30 to 35 titles a year. It is a member of the Association of University Presses, which includes over 100 university-sponsored scholarly presses.{{cite web |title=Our Members |url=https://aupresses.org/membership/membership-list/ |access-date=January 30, 2023 |publisher=Association of University Presses |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221222202/https://aupresses.org/membership/membership-list/ |url-status=live }} The Press was established in 1965, and initially published literary criticism; in 1972 its publishing program was expanded to include regional studies and ethnomusicology. Further expansion began in 1985 when the Press began publishing works related to the American Civil War and Ohio history.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/about/ |year=2017 |publisher=Kent State University Press |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327225216/http://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/about/ |url-status=live }} Notable recent titles include Dear Vaccine, a poetry collection responding to Covid, which was featured on PBS NewsHour.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/dear-vaccine-1650317461/ |title=PBS News Hour {{!}} In 'Dear Vaccine,' poems preserve our pandemic memories {{!}} Season 2022 {{!}} PBS |language=en |access-date=June 22, 2024 |via=www.pbs.org}}

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The university offers a large number of opportunities for student involvement at all its campuses, including student and professional associations, service organizations, performing ensembles, student publications, student government, and intramural and club athletics.

Through the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and the School of Theatre and Dance, the university offers performance opportunities in the performing arts, including three concert bands (Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, and Communiversity Band), Athletic Bands (Marching Golden Flashes and Flasher Brass), three jazz ensembles (Jazz Ensemble I, Jazz Ensemble II, and Jazz Lab Band), six choral ensembles (Kent Chorus, KSU Chorale, Women's Chorus, Men's Coro Cantare, Gospel Choir, and Nova Jazz Singers), one orchestra (KSU Orchestra), World Music Ensembles, as well as theater and dance opportunities. The Trumbull, Stark, and Tuscarawas campuses have theatre seasons featuring student actors. Each regional campus also offers their own performing arts opportunities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kent.edu/tusc/pac|title=Performing Arts Center {{!}} Kent State University|website=www.kent.edu|language=en|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115130053/https://www.kent.edu/tusc/pac|url-status=live}}

Kent State offers several student government options, the largest of which is the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), which represents students from all campuses of the university and has been in some form of operation since 1924. The current 25 person governing body was formed after the merger of the All-Campus Programming Board (ACPB) and the Undergraduate Student Senate (USS). USG is led by an executive director and is composed of eight directors, ten college senators, one senator for residence hall students, one senator for commuter and off-campus students, one senator for undergraduate studies, and 3 senators-at-large. USG oversees the USG Programming Board which hosts various concerts, comedians, and performers, as well as the USG Allocations Committee which disburses conference and programming funds to the over 250 registered student organizations on the Kent Campus. Elections for USG are held annually in March, and officers are typically inaugurated in late April.{{cite web |title=About the Undergraduate Student Government of Kent State University |url=http://www.kentstateusg.com/about-ksu-usg |year=2018 |publisher=Kent State Undergraduate Student Government |access-date=January 21, 2018 |archive-date=January 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122072506/http://www.kentstateusg.com/about-ksu-usg }} In addition to the USG, Kent State also has the Graduate Student Senate (GSS) and a residence hall association named Kent Interhall Council (KIC). KIC represents students who live in the on-campus residence halls and deals with policies and activities. Within the KIC is a programming board and individual councils for each residence hall.{{cite web |title=Kent Interhall Council: About Us |url=https://www.kent.edu/kic/about-us |year=2018 |access-date=January 21, 2018 |publisher=Kent State University |archive-date=January 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122074709/https://www.kent.edu/kic/about-us |url-status=live }}

• The Kent Stater, colloquially known as the "Stater", is a student newspaper publishing student and guests editorials Monday, Wednesday and Thursday during the fall and spring semesters and weekly as the Summer Kent Stater during the summer. Stater staff is entirely students, primarily in the journalism school. Most editors hold their positions for one semester.
• Black Squirrel Radio is Kent State's student-run radio station, which has nearly 120 students on its staff. The station streams constantly online and is also available through iTunes and on campus TV. The station plays urban, rock, and local music, and also broadcasts KSU basketball and football home games live.
• Fusion magazine is published twice a year by KSU students in print and on the Internet. The magazine strives to unify people of different backgrounds through education and awareness. Fusion addresses sexual minority issues within the general population using illustrative photo essays and in-depth feature articles.
• Uhuru Magazine is Kent State University's magazine dedicated to minority issues and topics and concentrates on African American issues and topics more specifically.
• A Magazine is Kent State University's magazine dedicated to women's issues and topics.
• Kent Stater TV (KSTV) is Kent State's student-run television station, produced solely by students with live Monday through Friday 6:00 pm news. Other student-created shows include Sports Corner; The Blurb, The Agenda, All Systems Go!, Kentcore, and The College Voice. KSTV also does public affairs programming and election coverage. KSTV programming is available on the KentStater.com website

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Kent State operates twenty-four on-campus residence halls, all of which are located on the main campus in Kent. Each hall is a part of a larger group, usually bound by a common name or central area. Within the University Housing Residence Halls, there are living-learning programs that place students with similar academic or extracurricular interests in the same dorms.{{Cite web |title=Living-Learning Programs {{!}} Kent State University |url=https://www.kent.edu/housing/living-learning-programs |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=www.kent.edu |language=en |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526060956/https://www.kent.edu/housing/living-learning-programs |url-status=live }}

Kent State University Culinary Services operates two dining halls, located in Eastway Center and the Design and Innovation Hub. Kent State also operates the Rosie's Diner located in the Tri-Towers Rotunda, the Student Center Hub dining offerings, the Summit Street Café, the George T. Simon III Café, and the Fork In The Road food truck. Alongside their main dining offerings, Kent State Culinary runs two market locations on campus where students can purchase grocery products and some personal care/hygiene products. These are located in the Eastway Center and Tri-Towers Rotunda spaces.{{Cite web |title=Locations & Menus {{!}} Kent State University |url=https://www.kent.edu/dining/locations-menus |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=www.kent.edu |language=en |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526060955/https://www.kent.edu/dining/locations-menus |url-status=live }}

4 Paws for Ability University Program provides university students with an opportunity to foster and socialize service dogs-in-training before they begin their professional training at the 4 Paws for Ability facility in Xenia, Ohio. A chapter was founded at Kent State in August 2016 with three service dogs-in-training; it became an official organization a year later. The chapter and organization was founded by Maxwell Newberry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kent.edu/sas/animals-campus#Service-Training|title=Animals on Campus {{!}} Student Accessibility Services (SAS) {{!}} Kent State University|website=www.kent.edu|access-date=February 6, 2020|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722091027/https://www.kent.edu/sas/animals-campus#Service-Training|url-status=live}} {{as of|2017|August}}, 4 Paws for Ability Kent State has 25 dogs on campus at a time. However, the number of sitters, co-handlers, and volunteers is not capped. The chapter has approximately 325 volunteers on their e-mail list, about 30 sitters, and over 50 co-handlers. The organization shares custody of the small fenced-in discus area at the outdoor track along Johnston Drive. Discussion and plans began in late 2017 to create a separate field for the organization.{{cite web|title=4 Paws for Ability Kent State|url=https://4pawsksu.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025658/https://4pawsksu.org/|archive-date=September 25, 2018|website=4 Paws for Ability|access-date=January 8, 2018}}

In recent years, Kent State has developed extensive services to support people with autism, with many of its programs nationally recognized in different areas. Non-autistic students who wish to be involved with these activities are paired with students with autism, and one sorority is directly involved with these services. In a 2018 story, the university's autism outreach coordinator told The Plain Dealer of Cleveland that about 30 autistic students were registered as such with the university, but estimated that close to 500 students with autism used the school's services. These services contributed to Kent State becoming the first NCAA Division I member to sign a recruit known to be diagnosed as autistic to a National Letter of Intent in a team sport in November of that year, when Kalin Bennett committed to play for the men's basketball team starting in 2019–20, making his debut with the team in November 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/erry-2018/11/548b2471446488/kent-state-basketball-recruit.html |title=Kent State basketball recruit with autism – a first for NCAA – wants to be role model for kids who struggle |first=Elton |last=Alexander |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110081715/https://www.cleveland.com/sports/erry-2018/11/548b2471446488/kent-state-basketball-recruit.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/health/kalin-bennett-autism-ncaa-kent-state-basketball-trnd/index.html |title=Kalin Bennett, Division I basketball recruit diagnosed with autism, plays for Kent State in opener |first=Allen |last=Kim |publisher=CNN |date=November 7, 2019 |access-date=November 10, 2019 |archive-date=November 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108015301/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/health/kalin-bennett-autism-ncaa-kent-state-basketball-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }}

Greek life at Kent State is overseen by the Center for Student Involvement located in the Kent Student Center. Organizations belong to one of three governing councils, the Panhellenic Council, the Interfraternity Council and the Integrated Greek Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentstatefsl.com/|title=Kent State Fraternity and Sorority Life|year=2018|website=Kent State Fraternity and Sorority Life|publisher=Kent State Center for Student Involvement|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923114631/https://www.kentstatefsl.com/|url-status=live}} Sorority houses are primarily located on Fraternity Drive located across the street from the main library and fraternity houses are located throughout the city of Kent. The university set aside land for the development of a Greek fraternity village in 2008, on land near the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.[http://www.kent.edu/media/2009NewsReleases/trustees3182009.cfm Kent.edu] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522203107/http://www.kent.edu/media/2009NewsReleases/trustees3182009.cfm |date=May 22, 2009 }} Sigma Nu built a new chapter house in 2008 on this land, but is now an empty house on fraternity circle.{{cite web|url=http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/media/storage/paper867/news/2008/09/19/News/Sigma.Nu.Makes.Greek.Village.Debut-3438231.shtml|title=Kentnewsnet.com|access-date=July 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223175402/http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/media/storage/paper867/news/2008/09/19/News/Sigma.Nu.Makes.Greek.Village.Debut-3438231.shtml|archive-date=February 23, 2009}} Kent State's Greek life claims numerous famous and well-known figures in society including Lou Holtz, a brother of the Kent Delta Upsilon chapter and Drew Carey, a brother of the Kent Delta Tau Delta chapter.

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Kent State's athletic teams are called the Golden Flashes and the school colors are shades of navy blue and gold, officially "Kent State blue" and "Kent State gold".{{cite web |title=Our Brand {{!}} Kent State University |url=https://www.kent.edu/brand |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009192509/https://www.kent.edu/brand |url-status=live }} The university sponsors 16 varsity athletic teams who compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level with football in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Kent State is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East division and has been a member of the conference since 1951. The university athletic facilities are mainly on campus, featuring the 25,319-seat Dix Stadium and the 6,327-seat Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, one of the oldest arenas in Division I college basketball.

Through the 2014–2015 season, in MAC play, Kent State has won the Reese Cup for best men's athletic program eight times, winning in 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.{{cite news|title=Kent State Wins Fifth Consecutive Reese Trophy For Top Men's Athletic Program |url=http://cmsprod.uis.kent.edu/news/announcements/success/kent-state-wins-fifth-reese-trophy.cfm |date=June 11, 2013 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |publisher=Kent State University }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Flashes have also won the Jacoby Cup for best women's athletic program eight times, winning in 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2010, and 2014.{{cite news |title=Kent State Captures Eighth Jacoby Trophy |url=http://www.kentstatesports.com/news/2014/5/20/GEN_0520140457.aspx |date=May 20, 2014 |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=June 15, 2015 |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170817/http://www.kentstatesports.com/news/2014/5/20/GEN_0520140457.aspx |url-status=live }} In 2002 the Men's Basketball team advanced to NCAA "Elite Eight", while the baseball team, women's basketball, gymnastics, men's golf, and women's golf teams have won numerous MAC titles and advanced to NCAA tournament play.

Some notable athletic alumni include: Former Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach and seven-time national champion head coach Nick Saban, former Missouri Tigers head football coach Gary Pinkel, 2003 British Open Champion and current PGA member Ben Curtis, former New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson, Thomas Jefferson 1984 200m Olympic bronze medalist, former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker and four-time Super Bowl champion Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and two-time Super Bowl champion James Harrison, ESPN Analyst and former college football national champion head coach Lou Holtz, New England Patriots Wide Receiver and Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman, former San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers All-Pro tight end Antonio Gates (who played basketball at KSU, not football), former Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts All-Pro return specialist Joshua Cribbs, former San Diego Padres pitcher Dustin Hermanson, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Andy Sonnanstine, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Matt Guerrier, and pitcher Joe Crawford, New York Mets.

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Kent State owns public radio station WKSU ({{Frequency|89.7|FM}}), the NPR member for both the Akron metropolitan area and Greater Cleveland. WKSU was established by the university in 1950{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/chestnutburr1951kent |title=1951 Chestnut Burr Yearbook |publisher=Kent State University |year=1951 |location=Kent, Ohio |page=41}} as an extension of the Kent State Radio Workshop,{{Cite news |last=Boyler |first=Joe |date=December 10, 1950 |title=Students On The Airwaves |page=10 |work=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46245741/students-on-the-airwaves/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329182445/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46245741/students-on-the-airwaves/ |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} which up to that point produced scripted radio programs for broadcast on commercial radio stations dating back to 1935.{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1935 |title=Kent Speech Class Makes Radio Debut |page=2 |work=The Kent Stater |location=Kent, Ohio |url=https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=tks19351017-01.2.25&srpos=32&dliv=none |url-status=live |access-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531193727/https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=tks19351017-01.2.25&srpos=32&dliv=none |archive-date=May 31, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Doran |first=Dorothy |date=February 29, 1940 |title=University Workshop To Air Weekly Fare |page=17 |work=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46234426/university-workshop-to-air-weekly-fare/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329182442/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46234426/university-workshop-to-air-weekly-fare/ |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |last=Cullinson |first=Art |date=December 8, 1950 |title=College Court Games Go To TV |page=52 |work=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46246274/college-court-games-go-to-tv/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329182444/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46246274/college-court-games-go-to-tv/ |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} Originally student operated, WKSU joined NPR in 1973{{Cite news |last=Todd |first=Mark |date=February 7, 1973 |title=WKSU-FM expects grant; may go stereo |page=9 |work=The Daily Kent Stater |location=Kent, Ohio |url=https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19730207-01.2.31&srpos=20&dliv=none |url-status=live |access-date=June 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606194826/https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19730207-01.2.31&srpos=20&dliv=none |archive-date=June 6, 2022}} and subsequently evolved into a conventional public radio outlet.{{Cite news |last=DiMengo |first=Maria |date=April 27, 1983 |title=Conflicts plague WKSU, WKSR relationship |pages=9, 13 |work=The Daily Kent Stater |location=Kent, Ohio |url=https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19830427-01.2.29&srpos=1&dliv=none&e=------198-en-20--1--txt-txIN-WKSU------ |url-status=live |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519174021/https://dks.library.kent.edu/?a=d&d=dks19830427-01.2.29&srpos=1&dliv=none&e=------198-en-20--1--txt-txIN-WKSU------ |archive-date=May 19, 2022}} Since 2021, Ideastream Public Media has operated WKSU and its regional network of four satellite stations in Wooster, New Philadelphia, Thompson and Norwalk, all of which remain owned by the university (a fifth station, WCPN in Lorain, is owned directly by Ideastream).{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2021 |title=Ideastream Public Media & WKSU: Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://www.ideastream.org/ideastream-public-media-wksu-frequently-asked-questions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217224830/https://www.ideastream.org/ideastream-public-media-wksu-frequently-asked-questions |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |access-date=September 19, 2021 |website=Ideastream Public Media |publisher=ideastream |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Venta |first=Lance |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Ideastream Sets Cleveland Public Radio Frequency Change Date |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/220460/ideastream-sets-cleveland-public-radio-frequency-change-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225133046/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/220460/ideastream-sets-cleveland-public-radio-frequency-change-date/ |archive-date=February 25, 2022 |access-date=February 25, 2022 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} Ideastream also hosts an internship program for Kent State journalism students.{{Cite web |last=Eddings |first=Amy |date=September 20, 2021 |title=Q&A: Ideastream President And CEO Kevin Martin On The Merger With WKSU |url=https://www.ideastream.org/news/qa-ideastream-president-and-ceo-kevin-martin-on-the-merger-with-wksu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921073007/https://www.ideastream.org/news/qa-ideastream-president-and-ceo-kevin-martin-on-the-merger-with-wksu |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=Ideastream Public Media |language=en}}

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Kent State counts 270,000 living alumni {{as of|2023|lc=y}}.{{cite web |title=Facts & Figures |publisher=Kent State University |url=http://www.kent.edu/facts-figures |access-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327111643/https://www.kent.edu/facts-figures |url-status=live }} It has produced a number of individuals in the entertainment industry including comedian and current Price is Right host Drew Carey, comedian and talk show host Arsenio Hall, Steve Harvey, comedian Rick Glassman, actors John de Lancie, Michael Keaton, and Ray Wise, actresses Alaina Reed Hall and Alice Ripley, Phenomenon star Angela Funovits, boxing promoter Don King, 30 Rock producer Jeff Richmond, and That 70s Show creator Bonnie Turner. Musicians from Kent State include several members of the band Devo, which was formed at Kent State in 1973, including Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Lewis, and Gerald Casale. Additional musicians include singers Chrissie Hynde, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees, Debra Byrd of American Idol, guitarist Joe Walsh, and drummer Chris Vrenna.

In politics and government, several politicians in Ohio attended Kent State including former judge and United States Representative Robert E. Cook, former minority leader C.J. Prentiss, current United States House of Representatives member Betty Sutton, former representative, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor Nancy Hollister, and Supreme Court of Ohio justice Terrence O'Donnell. Other politicians include Allen Buckley of Georgia, Ohio politician Jeffrey Dean, Pennsylvania state representative Allen Kukovich, and George Petak of Wisconsin. Politician activists from Kent State include anti-war activist Alan Canfora and former Students for a Democratic Society leaders Ken Hammond and Carl Oglesby. In Indian politics, Lokam Naga Madhavi won as a MLA for Nellimarla.

Literary and journalism alumni include Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft writer Tom Batiuk,{{cite news |first=Carol |last=Biliczky |work=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, OH |title=Kent State unveils mural by Funky Winkerbean creators |url=http://www.ohio.com/news/kent-state-unveils-mural-by-funky-winkerbean-creators-1.285917 |date=March 27, 2012 |access-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328211815/http://www.ohio.com/news/kent-state-unveils-mural-by-funky-winkerbean-creators-1.285917 |url-status=live }} Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey,{{cite web |url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/authordetail.php?aut_id=514 |title=Dav Pilkey Author Profile {{!}} Biography And Bibliography {{!}} NewReleaseToday |website=www.newreleasetoday.com |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226131541/http://www.newreleasetoday.com/authordetail.php?aut_id=514 |url-status=live }} and columnists Connie Schultz and Regina Brett. Poet Laureate of the state of Maryland writer and educator Michael Glaser.

Television journalism alumni include CNN anchor Carol Costello, Cleveland news anchors Ted Henry, Wayne Dawson, sportscaster Jeff Phelps, and ESPN Dream Job winner Dave Holmes.

A number of professional athletes are Kent State alumni including WWE wrestlers Dolph Ziggler and Dana Brooke, National Football League players James Harrison, Josh Cribbs, Julian Edelman, Don Nottingham, Jack Lambert, and Antonio Gates, along with Canadian Football League standouts Jay McNeil, Tony Martino, and Canadian Football Hall of Fame and former Kent State football head coach Jim Corrigall. College football coaches Nick Saban, Gary Pinkel, and Lou Holtz are also Kent State alumni. James Steen, a 1971 Kent State graduate on the swim team, served as a swim coach at Kenyon College where his teams won a combined 50 Division III NCAA championships.{{cite web | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE5DA1331F93AA25750C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 | title=SWIMMING; A Coach Who Churns Out Champions | last=Berkow | first=Ira | date=March 19, 2004 | work=The New York Times | page=1|url-access=subscription}}

Major League Baseball players to come from Kent State include Emmanuel Burriss,{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burriem01.shtml |title=Emmanuel Burriss Stats {{!}} Baseball-Reference.com |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=February 26, 2017 |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223101531/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burriem01.shtml |url-status=live }} Matt Guerrier, Andy Sonnanstine, Gene Michael, Rich Rollins, Dustin Hermanson, Steve Stone, and Thurman Munson. Additional athletic alumni include Canadian professional golfers Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes, Jon Mills, Taylor Pendrith, and Ryan Yip, American professional golfer Ben Curtis, and Olympians Betty-Jean Maycock in gymnastics and Gerald Tinker in track and field.

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• {{cite book |title=A most noble enterprise: the story of Kent State University, 1910-2010 |last=Hildebrand |first=William H. |year=2009 |publisher=Kent State University Press |isbn=978-1-60635-030-0}}

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