Situated between Indiana and Pennsylvania, Ohio draws in literally hundreds of millions of tourists every year thanks to perennial sightseer favorites such as Franklin Park Conservatory, Lake Erie, and, of course, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As of 2016, the state has an estimated 11,614,373 permanent residents, making it the 7th most populous city in the United States of America. Of those near 12 million residents, 26.6% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, which ranks Ohio as the 36th best state in America for college graduates. While that ranking certainly isn’t a major accomplishment by any means, it marks a significant improvement since the turn of the millennium, when only 21.1% of those living in Ohio had a bachelor’s degree or beyond.
So why exactly has Ohio seen a more than 5% rise in degree-wielding citizens? There isn’t
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In the decades that have passed since that tragedy, the school has worked tirelessly to return some degree of normality to campus life. Even now, more than forty years later, doing so is a struggle, but it seems Kent State University has reclaimed its place at the top of the education ladder.
With an acceptance rate of 85%, Kent State University boasts a total of 40,782 students spread out over eight campuses. The Carnegie Foundation recognizes it as one of the top 77 public research universities in the United States and in 2010 it was declared one of the top 200 universities in the world by Times Higher Education. The university has achieved such impressive accolades through its remarkable ability to recover from its dark past, its dedication to personalizing the learning experience for each student despite its gargantuan enrollment numbers, and, of course, its superior courses and