Kent State University at Kent Student Population

How many students at Kent State University at Kent?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Kent State University at Kent has a total enrollment of 26,374 students, including 20,841 undergraduate and 5,533 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 9,829 male students (37.3%) and 16,545 female students (62.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 18,512 White students (70.2%) and 2,309 Black students (8.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 20,841 undergraduate students (79%) and 5,533 graduate students (21%).
• Class Delivery: 4,457 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 12,660 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - Kent State University at Kent's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 9,829 male (37.27%) and 16,545 female (62.73%) students are attending Kent State University at Kent. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 59.41.

By class level, 20,841 (79.02%) are undergraduate students and 5,533 (20.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.88% are male and 62.12% are female, while among graduate students, 34.95% are male and 65.05% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 18,512 White, 2,309 Black, and 661 Asian students out of a total of 26,374 are attending at Kent State University at Kent. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Kent State University at Kent is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 49.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Kent State University at Kent has 1,383 students under 18 years old and 38 students over 65 years old. There are 20,913 students under 25 years old, and 5,461 students over 25 years old out of 26,374 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,383 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65. Kent State University at Kent has 19,210 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,631 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,703 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,830 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Kent State University at Kent, 4,457 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12,660 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,854 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 603 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 20,841 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 813 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.90%.689 students have transferred in as full-time status and 124 students transferred in as part-time status.