Enrollment Trends at Kent State University at Kent

The student population at Kent State University at Kent is 26,374 (20,841 undergraduate and 5,533 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,693 (12.28%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Kent State University at Kent is 79.02% which is decreased by 2,766 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 927 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 59 male students for every 100 female students, down from 66 in 2015.
4,457 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 16.13% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 27,680 where 26,374 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 30,167 students in 2017 and was lowest at 25,854 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 30,067 to 26,374 students, a net loss of 3,693 (12.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kent State University at Kent since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	30,067	23,607	9,436	14,171	6,460	2,525	3,935
2016-17	30,167 100	23,684 77	9,268 -168	14,416 245	6,483 23	2,517 -8	3,966 31
2017-18	28,972 -1,195	23,178 -506	9,063 -205	14,115 -301	5,794 -689	2,038 -479	3,756 -210
2018-19	28,122 -850	22,557 -621	8,689 -374	13,868 -247	5,565 -229	1,890 -148	3,675 -81
2019-20	27,716 -406	22,262 -295	8,499 -190	13,763 -105	5,454 -111	1,831 -59	3,623 -52
2020-21	26,822 -894	21,621 -641	8,260 -239	13,361 -402	5,201 -253	1,729 -102	3,472 -151
2021-22	26,597 -225	21,133 -488	7,959 -301	13,174 -187	5,464 263	1,819 90	3,645 173
2022-23	25,854 -743	20,418 -715	7,723 -236	12,695 -479	5,436 -28	1,825 6	3,611 -34
2023-24	26,106 252	20,485 67	7,751 28	12,734 39	5,621 185	2,002 177	3,619 8
2024-25	26,374 268	20,841 356	7,895 144	12,946 212	5,533 -88	1,934 -68	3,599 -20
Average	27,680	21,979	8,454	13,524	5,701	2,011	3,690

Kent State University at Kent Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,979 where 20,841 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kent State University at Kent since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,607	19,207	7,686	11,521	4,400	1,750	2,650
2016-17	23,684	19,250	7,433	11,817	4,434	1,835	2,599
2017-18	23,178	19,108	7,371	11,737	4,070	1,692	2,378
2018-19	22,557	18,640	7,057	11,583	3,917	1,632	2,285
2019-20	22,262	18,432	6,948	11,484	3,830	1,551	2,279
2020-21	21,621	17,361	6,465	10,896	4,260	1,795	2,465
2021-22	21,133	16,988	6,243	10,745	4,145	1,716	2,429
2022-23	20,418	16,802	6,247	10,555	3,616	1,476	2,140
2023-24	20,485	16,706	6,297	10,409	3,779	1,454	2,325
2024-25	20,841	17,135	6,473	10,662	3,706	1,422	2,284
Average	21,979	21,979	6,822	11,141	21,979	1,632	2,383

Kent State University at Kent Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,701 where 5,533 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Kent State University at Kent since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,460	3,778	1,735	2,043	2,682	790	1,892
2016-17	6,483	3,598	1,625	1,973	2,885	892	1,993
2017-18	5,794	3,139	1,279	1,860	2,655	759	1,896
2018-19	5,565	3,060	1,205	1,855	2,505	685	1,820
2019-20	5,454	2,969	1,148	1,821	2,485	683	1,802
2020-21	5,201	2,833	1,082	1,751	2,368	647	1,721
2021-22	5,464	2,958	1,149	1,809	2,506	670	1,836
2022-23	5,436	2,989	1,165	1,824	2,447	660	1,787
2023-24	5,621	3,305	1,355	1,950	2,316	647	1,669
2024-25	5,533	3,167	1,248	1,919	2,366	686	1,680
Average	5,701	5,701	1,299	1,881	5,701	712	1,810

Kent State University at Kent Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.19%. The percentage was 71.35% 10 years ago and Kent State University at Kent still has a high percentage of white students. 2.51% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.75% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.52% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.35% to 70.19%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.63% to 2.51%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.83% to 8.75%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.98% to 4.52%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4955 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4828 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kent State University at Kent over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	62	489	2,355	895	18	21,454	843
2016-17	46	535	2,409	933	17	21,544	909
2017-18	50	546	2,330	982	14	21,086	978
2018-19	47	563	2,272	956	21	20,824	904
2019-20	30	594	2,289	1,015	22	20,491	921
2020-21	34	614	2,296	1,083	23	19,768	963
2021-22	35	627	2,252	1,056	19	19,554	968
2022-23	35	628	2,157	1,044	15	18,840	916
2023-24	32	653	2,148	1,103	18	18,595	965
2024-25	36	661	2,309	1,191	13	18,512	1,026
Average	41	591	2,282	1,026	18	20,067	939

Kent State University at Kent Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,457 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 16.13% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kent State University at Kent from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	30,067	3,838	9,916	16,313
2016-17	30,167	4,085	11,015	15,067
2017-18	28,972	3,828	10,407	14,737
2018-19	28,122	3,953	11,117	13,052
2019-20	27,716	4,008	11,090	12,618
2020-21	26,822	4,016	11,846	10,960
2021-22	26,597	8,011	15,625	2,961
2022-23	25,854	4,363	11,450	10,041
2023-24	26,106	4,423	11,860	9,823
2024-25	26,374	4,457	12,660	9,257
Average	27,680	4,498	11,699	11,483

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Enrollment Trends at Kent State University at Kent

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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