Kent State
University at Salem
Public Community College in Salem, OH. Six-year graduation rate 32%. Median 10-year earnings $45,388.
Ten years after entry, the median Kent State University at Salem student earns $45,388 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Completion is the weak point: 32% graduate within six years. Median debt at graduation is $24,500, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
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 32% — below national average
Academics
Only 32% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. Just 47% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 18% 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. A 26:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 639 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $13,301 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 ($10,684 versus $18,045), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 63% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,679 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 56% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 122 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 | $10,684 |
| $30–48k | $9,900 |
| $48–75k | $14,582 |
| $75–110k | $17,624 |
| $110k+ | $18,045 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 358 of these 639 students, totalling $2,474,159 — an average of $6,911 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Columbiana 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)