International Academic Excellence

91�ֿ� offers a wonderful balance of being a large institution with a robust variety of high-quality programs, while still being small enough to give each individual student outstanding personal support. Our small class sizes ensure that you will never get lost in the crowd. We are dedicated to helping you thrive as you pursue your academic and personal journey with us.

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19:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio at Kent Campus

92% of Classes Have 50 Students or Fewer

56% of Classes Have Fewer Than 20 Students

Globally Minded, High-Achieving Faculty

At 91�ֿ�, people hail from every corner of the globe to do work that paves the way for a brighter tomorrow. Here, you’ll find world-class faculty members serving as researchers and mentors, alumni leaders in business, healthcare, education and beyond, and students unafraid to break the mold and push boundaries.

2,700+ full-time and part-time faculty hail from 6 continents

2,700+ full-time and part-time faculty hail from 6 continents

2,700+ full-time and part-time faculty hail from 6 continents
150+ national and international institutions are represented in our faculty

150+ national and international institutions are represented in our faculty

150+ national and international institutions are represented in our faculty
70% of our faculty have the highest degree in their field

70% of our faculty have the highest degree in their field

70% of our faculty have the highest degree in their field
62% of full-time faculty are tenure-track (permanent) employees

62% of full-time faculty are tenure-track (permanent) employees

62% of full-time faculty are tenure-track (permanent) employees

Collaborative & Cutting-Edge Research

Among universities, 91�ֿ� is classified as an institution with high research activity. One of the most unique aspects of 91�ֿ� is that our faculty support and involve both graduate and undergraduate students in their research projects (as opposed to only enabling graduate students to undertake research activities, which is common at other universities worldwide).

Research funding

$30 million in extramural research funding over the past five years.
$366 million invested in our research by the federal government to date.

Patents

166+ active U.S. patents for research.
91�ֿ� boasts more than 190 active U.S. patents for faculty research.
91�ֿ� is ranked 5th among all U.S. and Canadian universities in the number of patents issued per million dollars in research expenditures, according to the Milken Institute.

Discoveries

Recent research includes the discovery of “Ardi” by 91�ֿ� professor of anthropology Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy and his colleagues, which was named the Breakthrough of the Year by Science Magazine and its publisher, AAAS, the world’s largest science society.
10 91�ֿ� researchers were also part of an international team of scientists who detected the most massive anti-nucleus discovered to date.

Liquid Crystal Technology Research

91�ֿ� is the birthplace of LCD and home to the innovative and groundbreaking Liquid Crystal Institute, founded in 1965 by Glenn H. Brown, Ph.D.
Major institutes such as the world-renowned Liquid Crystal Institute have contributed to our university’s reputation in the United States and abroad.

91�ֿ� is recognized by prestigious organizations, including:

National Academy of Sciences
Institute for Financial Markets
Science Watch
American Physical Society
National Science Foundation

See Our Latest Faculty Research

Alumni Spotlight - Putting Research into Action

Meet Diaz McDaniel, a 2007 91�ֿ� master's graduate in technology. Diaz is a process engineer at Kent Displays Inc., a Kent-based technology company that was the first spinoff company and licensee of the university's Liquid Crystal Institute®. Diaz is using the advanced manufacturing skills he learned at 91�ֿ� to contribute to new product development at one of Northeast Ohio's best known, high-tech entrepreneurial firms.

91�ֿ�’s Top Programs - Fashion

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91�ֿ�’s Top Programs - MBA

Our Master of Business Administration Program continues to shine!

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Each year, more than 1,500 international students from around the world choose to pursue their education at 91�ֿ�. Each one has a unique story to tell about why they became a Golden Flash and the opportunities they’ve discovered here.

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