Kent State University - Campus Life

• The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 1200 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.

Description:

1,200-acre campus in Kent (population: 30,000), 10 miles from Akron;

branch campuses in Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark

County, Trumbull County, and Tuscarawas County. Major airport and train

serve Cleveland (40 miles). School operates transportation on campus and

to Akron, Cleveland, Kent, Stow, and Ravenna.

Types of Housing

• Coed Dorms are used by 56% of the on-campus students.
• Women's Dorms are used by 25% of the on-campus students.
• Men's Dorms are used by 16% of the on-campus students.
• Sorority housing.
• Fraternity housing.
• On-campus Married-student housing.
• 31% of all students live in school housing of some type.
• 69% of all students live off campus or commute.

• All freshmen and sophomores under age 21 must live on campus unless living with family within a 50 mile radius of campus.

• All students may have cars on campus.
• 41% of all students have cars on campus.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.

Other Policies

• Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
• Hazing Prohibited

• 20% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
• Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $2000 per year working part-time on campus.
• This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
• Institutional employment is available.
• Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
• Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.