The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

Kent State University at Kent

Kent State University has been helping students fulfill their life goals for more than 100 years. Kent State has 9 colleges offering more than 300 academic programs from the associate to doctoral level. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies Kent State among the nation's top 74 public high-research universities, and U.S. News & World Report ranks us in the coveted first tier of best colleges. Our faculty, staff and students strive to achieve the highest levels of scholarship and public service. This continuing quest for excellence — evident across our eight-campus network — translates into experience for life, ensuring a bright future for our students

Fall 2017 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2023

Website:

www.kent.edu

Email:

info@kent.edu
First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 4,231

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67%
9%
3%
3%
18%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
63%
8%
7%
5%
17%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
47%
4%
25%
9%
15%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University at Kent in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Kent State University at Kent are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Kent State University at Kent and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Kent State University at Kent are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Kent State University at Kent and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Kent State University at Kent | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT KENT IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023
 
2017-18
 
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2021-22
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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Bachelor's degree from Kent State University at Kent 0% 0% 5% 46% 62% 66%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Kent State University at Kent 0% 1% 4% 1% 1% 1%
= Total Graduated from Kent State University at Kent 0% 1% 9% 47% 63% 67%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 3% 6% 7%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 2%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 1% 4% 8% 9%
Enrolled at Kent State University at Kent 99% 81% 67% 25% 7% 3%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 6% 8% 6% 3% 2%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 9% 11% 9% 5% 3%
Current Status Unknown 1% 9% 12% 15% 17% 18%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 906

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70%
8%
2%
3%
17%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
63%
5%
10%
5%
17%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
12%
1%
69%
7%
11%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University at Kent in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Kent State University at Kent are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Kent State University at Kent and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Kent State University at Kent are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Kent State University at Kent and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Kent State University at Kent | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AT KENT IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023
 
2017-18
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
 
2021-22
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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Bachelor's degree from Kent State University at Kent 0% 11% 41% 61% 66% 68%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Kent State University at Kent 0% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2%
= Total Graduated from Kent State University at Kent 1% 12% 45% 63% 69% 70%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 4% 5% 6%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 3% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2%
= Total Graduated from another institution 3% 1% 2% 5% 7% 8%
Enrolled at Kent State University at Kent 95% 69% 29% 10% 3% 2%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 4% 5% 3% 2% 2%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 7% 8% 5% 3% 3%
Current Status Unknown 1% 11% 16% 17% 18% 17%