Division I · Mid-American Conference
Kent State University Football
Kent, OH · the Golden Flashes · Kent State University overview
Kent State University fields a football team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I).
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 105)
The program
- Division I roster cap105 from 2025-26
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Carney head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,762undergraduates · 1,762 students in all
Women 63% Men 37%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate/associate's college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 0%
Football
Full picture →No team figures on file for this program yet.
Cost
Full picture →$10,502net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $7,428 in-state · $16,541 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →54%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 10 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's
Research Kent State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Football programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions—SAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$10,502 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsComputer & information sciences · 54%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,762Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 25 | 133 | $1.3M | — | 64% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 39 | 108 | $788k | — | 59% | |
| Thiel College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 40 | 106 | $417k | — | 71% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 42 | 109 | $2.3M | — | 77% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 43 | 134 | $3M | — | 83% | |
| Hiram College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 43 | 82 | $355k | — | 93% | |
| John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference | 45 | 130 | $1M | — | 81% | |
| Case Western Reserve University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 48 | 108 | $655k | — | 29% | |
| Youngstown State University Division I · Missouri Valley Football Conference | 55 | 123 | $5M | 956 | 80% | |
| Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 59 | 140 | $608k | — | 86% | |
| Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference | 64 | 129 | $734k | — | 77% | |
| Grove City College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 64 | — | — | — | 73% |
Other football programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 13 over cap | 118 | $14M | $119,474 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 6 over cap | 111 | $13M | $120,892 | 938 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 17 over cap | 122 | $13M | $103,477 | 983 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 17 over cap | 122 | $12M | $95,151 | 972 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 8 over cap | 113 | $11M | $100,968 | 948 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 14 over cap | 119 | $11M | $93,106 | 976 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 3 over cap | 108 | $11M | $101,710 | 947 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 50 over cap | 155 | $10M | $65,329 | 959 | vs | |
| Ball State University 15 over cap | 120 | $8M | $66,583 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Akron 5 over cap | 110 | $7.6M | $69,371 | 945 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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