Kent State
University at Stark
Public Community College in North Canton, OH. Six-year graduation rate 37%. Median 10-year earnings $45,388.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $45,388 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Completion is the weak point: 37% graduate within six years. 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
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 37% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 54% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. 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. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 27% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,671 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $10,861 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $8,312 at $0–30k against $14,909 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 57% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,259 — common but not automatic. About 50% 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 · 290 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 | $8,312 |
| $30–48k | $8,216 |
| $48–75k | $10,651 |
| $75–110k | $14,401 |
| $110k+ | $14,909 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 832 of these 1,671 students, totalling $5,520,071 — an average of $6,635 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Stark 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)