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Once again, U.S. News & World Report validates °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s academic strengths with the university’s inclusion on several lists in the 2024 Best Colleges rankings.
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Kent%20State%20students%20cross%20Risman%20Plaza%20by%20the%20fountain.jpg?VersionId=KwBGqUUpKwxV6US3xh9Vzf98NYUpvKQm&itok=s6vuXjrp)
U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ continues to demonstrate its strength as an academic institution with its inclusion on several lists in the new 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings.
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students walk by the Kent Student Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Kent%20State%20students%20walk%20by%20Kent%20Student%20Center_0.jpg?VersionId=EBgJE7xsLX7BuwcQLTt6k.blKoNWNJ3V&h=10d202d3&itok=EPoimYlB)
U.S. News & World Report ranks six °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is also recognized in an additional five new national rankings.
![°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ fountain at Risman Plaza](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Kent%20State%20fountain%20at%20Risman%20Plaza_0.jpg?VersionId=9wUxn1SqB2EIiaJmCUpBiXlvrF1FCRWg&h=f5395998&itok=bnvorpoa)
U.S. News & World Report has named three °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2022. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online Graduate Education Programs and Best Online MBA Programs rankings.
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Once again, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ shines in the new U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings.
![The University Library is located in the heart of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/03.26.21%20Photo%20of%20University%20Library_0.jpg?VersionId=ydbWtGtqwg9O3RcemZz4egNHEiD1eUtX&h=2be5ef22&itok=KhBGV5tN)
U.S. News & World Report ranks °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.
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U.S. News & World Report has named four °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.
![A °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ student walks on the K in Risman Plaza.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/09.29.20%20USNWR%20-%20Photo%20of%20a%20Kent%20State%20student%20walking%20on%20the%20K%20in%20Risman%20Plaza_0.jpg?VersionId=M8001dAtcF6lDXrCQS10yJON8dsKUG.t&h=b179e7bc&itok=N-A_XP56)
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.
![U.S. News & World Report has named two °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/01.14.20%20Photo%20of%20Kent%20State%20students%20on%20Risman%20Plaza.jpg?VersionId=hJ8qKjG1hpuljvFNwSqsrva46pJioQUr&h=4eb3eaa4&itok=rDtqcsaJ)
U.S. News & World Report has named two °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.