Kent State
University at Geauga
Public Community College in Burton, OH. Six-year graduation rate 21%. Median 10-year earnings $45,388.
Ten years after entry, the median Kent State University at Geauga student earns $45,388 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Only 21% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $24,500, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 21% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 21% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention is weak: only 49% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. A 20% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. The part-time picture is harder: 27% return, against 49% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 787 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $11,886 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($10,000 versus $15,403), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid reaches 52% of students at an average of $5,023. About 47% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 162 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,000 |
| $30–48k | $9,649 |
| $48–75k | $13,301 |
| $75–110k | $14,128 |
| $110k+ | $15,403 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 367 of these 787 students, totalling $2,472,654 — an average of $6,737 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Geauga County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)