Kent State University

College of Business Administration

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  • Avg. SAT Score
    1020
  • Annual Tuition
    $8,106
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    2,394
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
475 Terrace Dr.
Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
Website

About College of Business Administration

Kent State University’s College of Business Administration is fully accredited by the AACSB. We offer undergraduate, masters and doctoral degrees. We provide a high quality education combined with practical opportunities designed to further develop your leadership skills and professional network; yet our programs are among the most affordable of their caliber. We offer full-time, professional and executive MBA programs as well as master degrees in Accounting and Economics. We pride ourselves on relevant curriculum taught by outstanding faculty and trade experts that prepare you to succeed in the business world.

Quick Stats

  • Selectivity
    84%
  • Yield
    35%
  • Job Offers
    35%
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1936

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About Kent State University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
84% Kent State University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. High school GPA
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Secondary school record
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
18895% 18,895
84% 84
35% 35
84% School Selectivity
35% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Aug 1
Fall 2013
Dec 15
Spring 2014
Jun 1
Summer 2014
Required Tests
  • ACT or SAT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Transfer applicants must provide transcripts for all previous colleges attended. International applicants must submit TOEFL scores.
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
2470% 2,470
82% 82
34% 34
82% Program Selectivity
34% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 78
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Ernst and Young
Top Employer
  • KPMG
  • Price Waterhouse and Coopers
  • Deloitte
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
35% College of Business Administration 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
25% 25.4
59% 59.267238095238085
25% Receive Offers
0% 0
56% 55.65923664122137
0% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
9% 9.1
16% 16.189999999999998
9% Receive Offers
0% 0
17% 17.25698275862069
0% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
54% 53.9
10% 10.193835616438358
54% Receive Offers
0% 0
13% 12.771399999999998
0% Accept Offers
100% Graduates seeking full-time employment
0% Graduates not seeking employment
47% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio 25
  • Rosetta 24
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 23
  • Arnoff and Associates 19
  • Northwestern Mutual 11
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 16
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 84
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 808
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 484
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Resume reviews, job interviewing workshops, internship fairs, job and intership mock-interviewing , networking opportunities, career and major selections.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$18,632
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $8,106
  • Fees $1,566
  • Expenses $8,960
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$26,592
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $16,066
  • Fees $1,566
  • Expenses $8,960
33% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 2% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 11%
  • Merit 66%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.kent.edu/financialaid
Scholarships
$3,301,921
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$3,692,007
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • College of Business Administration
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
43% 40
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
69% 40
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
0 College of Business Administration 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Computer Information Systems, Managerial Marketing, and Health Care Systems Management
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Business Program Classes
37% Less than 20 Students 23% More than 50 Students
41% 21 to 50 students
40 Average number of students in non-business required electives
New Electives
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2012
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA 121
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
121% 121
36% 36
Prominent Faculty
  • Dr. Pratim Datta

    Management Information Systems

  • Dr. Julia Levashina

    Human Resources

  • Dr. Ran Barniv

    Accounting
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    Florence, Italy, semester program; Geneva, Switzerland, semester program; Two week experiences: International Marketing Experience (England and Ireland); International Business Experience (Switzerland and France); International Experience in Accounting (England and France); Rennes Sustainability Program (France)

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    It is available through experientail learning requirement and student organizations

Students

10% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 14% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1110 75th Percentile Score on SAT 24 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
75% 75
African American
15% 15
Multiethnic
5% 5
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
0%
88%
2%
0%
0%
10%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
86% 86
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
14% 14
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
Canada
0% 0
19 Average age of full-time students
77% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
24% 24
36% 36

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 24,412
Alumni Donations
$1,692 Average Gift $1,000,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • David J. Bronczek

    President & CEO, FedEx Express

  • Michael D. Capellas

    CEO, First Data Corporation

  • Joe T. Gorman

    Chairman & CEO, Moxahela Enterprises LLC, (Former Chairman & CEO, TRW, Inc.)