Housing
We want to help you find the living and learning environment that will feel like “home” while you’re on campus. A community where you feel supported and empowered to thrive!
University Culinary Services
Dining at Kent State is more than just exceptional food. It's an entire community get-together geared towards culinary expertise, fresh ingredients, healthy options and a collective sense of environmental and social responsibility.
Arts & Culture
Kent State University’s cultural offerings have a reach far beyond the borders of Ohio. There’s always something new to experience at the many events held at Kent State, at off-campus locations year-round or virtually.
Kent State Athletics
Kent State currently supports 19 Division I intercollegiate teams competing within the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Recreation Services
Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Ice Arena, canoe and kayak livery and more.
Nursing Student Organizations
Join one or more of the service, academic or honors nursing student organizations.
Study Abroad
Learn with international experts and earn academic credits toward your degree.
5X’s unofficial mascot is getting love from Northeast Ohioans far and wide.Black squirrels are believed to have first come to Ohio via the Kent Campus, although there are a few different stories explaining how this came to be. Cleveland.com recently asked 3,100 of its readers if they’ve spotted any black squirrels in their neighborhoods around the city. The prompt netted 630 responses from readers in areas including Ashtabula, Avon Lake, Rocky River, Cleveland Heights and elsewhere, sharing local black squirrel spottings, memories of seeing them on campus and urban lege...
Emergency Contact Information - 8/22/2025
Greetings, residence hall students,
I want to be among the first to say – Welcome Home!
As you get settled in, please take a moment to respond to this request for an update to your student account.
The request is prompted by the reauthorized Higher Education Act of 2008, which requires colleges and universities to: