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# Kent State University at Kent Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Kent State University at Kent?

Kent State University at Kent’s reported acceptance rate is 86.3%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
86.3%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Kent State University at Kent admits 86.3% of applicants, a rate that sits above the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The gap means the university's doors are wider than those of its peer group.

## What SAT and ACT scores do Kent State University at Kent students report?

Kent State University at Kent enrolls students with a wide range of academic preparation. For enrolled students who submitted SAT scores, the middle half falls between 1,010 and 1,240, meaning one quarter scored below that mark and one quarter above it.

Among enrolled students who submitted ACT scores, the comparable middle half range is 18 to 25. These figures describe the recent entering class, not fixed admission cutoffs.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Kent State University at Kent. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

SAT: approximate enrolled-student range

**Approximate lower endpoint**
1010

**Approximate upper endpoint**
1240

Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters.

ACT: enrolled-student score range

**25th percentile**
18

**75th percentile**
25

Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at Kent State University at Kent?

**Pell Grant recipients**
28.5%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
17.4%

**First-year retention**
80.9%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

Kent State University at Kent admits 86.3% of applicants, above the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The university enrolls 19,320 undergraduates.

28.5% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and an estimated 17.4% arrive as transfers or part-time students. The campus draws from multiple entry points rather than a single traditional path.

Among first-time, full-time students, Kent State University at Kent reports a first-year retention rate of 80.9%, which sits below the peer median of 83.1% for comparable institutions. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for that cohort is 63.7%, also below the peer median of 65.0%.

Pell Grant recipients complete at a rate of 41.1%, which is below the overall six-year rate by 22.6 percentage points. This gap is a central fact about outcomes at the university, and it coincides with the access profile described above.

Enrolled students can expect a university where the majority of first-year students persist, but where graduation outcomes trail those of comparable institutions. The combination of a below-peer retention rate and a wide Pell completion gap means that students who start here should plan to engage early with academic support resources.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).