Kent State University offers over 300 degree programmes and
maintains a leading position in many disciplines.
Located in Northeastern Ohio, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, Kent State University also known as KSU is a public research university.
Founded in 1910, Kent State is currently ranked by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 77 public research universities and was recognised by Times Higher Education as being among the top 200 universities in the world.
Kent State University is spread across eight campuses across Ohio. The main campus of the eight-campus system is called the Kent Campus and the other regional campuses are East Liverpool Campus, Ashtabula Campus, Geauga Campus, Stark Campus, Salem Campus, Tuscarawas Campus and Trumbull Campus.
In addition to these eight campuses, the university also has academic centers in the country including Cleveland Urban Design and College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland, NYC Studio in New York City, Regional Academic Centre in Twinsburg, and School of Information in Columbus and Kent State Hotel in Ohio. The university also has international campuses in Florence, Italy, Geneva, Switzerland, Beijing, China and New Delhi, India.
KSU has one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programmes in the United States. KSU offers over 300 degree programmes, among them 250 baccalaureate, 40 associate, 50 master’s, and 23 doctoral programmes of study. Students can choose graduate degrees from the College of Business Administration, the College of Education, Health and Human Services, and the highly ranked School of Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Kent maintains a leading position in many disciplines, such as communication, journalism, business, higher education management, fashion, architecture, art, nursing, aviation, etc.
KSU is classified among R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity. Its five research strategic institutes/initiatives in Brain Health, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystals, Environmental Science and Design, Healthy Communities, and Global Understanding build upon the existing strengths among individual researchers and disciplines and unite scholars from diverse backgrounds to pursue current and pressing societal challenges from unique perspectives.
The institute is home to approximately 2,500 international students who seek study in the USA who come from nearly 100 countries. Located in the Great Lakes region of the nation with a high density of Fortune 500 companies located within 48 kilometers of the campus that offer students internship opportunities to enhance their learning.
Kent State University is ranked according to US News and World Report 2021: National Universities#217; Top Public Schools#109; Top Performers in Social Mobility#174; UG Business#157. As per the Times Higher Education (THE) 2021 Rankings: World Universities Ranking#801-1000; Arts and Humanities#401-500; Clinical, pre-clinical, and health#601; Engineering and Technology#201-250; Business and Economics#601. According to QS 2021 rankings: World Ranking#801-1000; Global MBA Program#201.
With more than 2,57,000 alumni worldwide, the organisation is one of the renowned names in the US Education System. Kent State alumni include former talk show host Arsenio Hall and many NFL players, including two-time Super Bowl winner James Harrison. Some other notable alumni at Kent State University include Steve Harvey, Joshua Cribbs, Jeff Richmond, Julian Edelman, Michael Keaton, and others.
(The author is the founder & CEO of IMFS; Mail Id: info@imfshyd.com)
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