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Former name | Ohio State Normal College At Kent (1910–1911) Kent State Normal School (1911–1915) Kent State Normal College (1915–1929) Kent State College (1929–1935) |
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| Type | Public research university |
| Established | September 27, 1910[1] |
Parent institution | University System of Ohio |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $301.4 million (2021)[2] |
| President | Todd Diacon |
Academic staff | 2,623 (all campuses)[3] |
Administrative staff | 6,822 (all campuses)[3] |
| Students | 25,630 (Kent) 34,761 (all campuses)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 20,171 (Kent) 29,295 (all campuses)[4] |
| Postgraduates | 5,459 (Kent) 5,466 (all campuses)[4] |
| Location | , , United States 41°08′49″N 81°20′36″W / 41.14694°N 81.34333°W |
| Campus | Suburban college town 866 acres (350 ha) (Main campus)[5] |
| Colors | Blue and Gold[6] |
| Nickname | Golden Flashes |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – MAC |
| Mascot | Flash the Golden Eagle |
| Website | www.kent.edu |
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Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio located in Ashtabula, Burton, East Liverpool, Jackson Township, New Philadelphia, Salem, and Warren, along with additional regional and international facilities in Cleveland, Independence, and Twinsburg, Ohio; New York City; and Florence, Italy.
The university was established in 1910 as a normal school. The first classes were held in 1912 at various locations and in temporary buildings in Kent and the first buildings of the original campus opened the following year. Since that time the university has grown to include many additional baccalaureate and graduate programs of study in the arts and sciences, research opportunities, as well as over 1,000 acres (405 ha) and 119 buildings on the Kent campus. During the late 1960s and early 1970s the university was known internationally for its student activism in opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, due mainly to the Kent State shootings in 1970.
As of 2022[update], Kent State was the third-largest university in Ohio with an enrollment of over 34,000 students in the eight-campus system and over 25,000 students at the main campus in Kent.[4] Kent State offers over 300 degree programs, among them 250 baccalaureate, 40 associate, 50 master's, and 23 doctoral programs of study.[7] It is a member of the University System of Ohio and is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education among "R1: Doctoral Universities – very high research activity".[8]
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- ^ a b c d As of fall 2021. "Preliminary Headcount, Fall Term 2021". Ohio Department of Higher Education. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Kent State University At a Glance". Petersons.com. Petersons. December 15, 2007. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
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- ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2021.