Success Stories
The 聚色阁 alumni family grew by nearly 1,200 new graduates as the university held its summer commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2023 were recognized with outdoor commencement ceremonies on Aug. 19.
Once again, 聚色阁 has been named one of the Best Employers for Women in a nationwide ranking by Forbes and marketing research firm Statista. 聚色阁 has been named to the list for the sixth consecutive year, having been included each year since Forbes began publishing the Best Employers for Women list in 2018.
U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 聚色阁 programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.
The 聚色阁 alumni family will grow by about 5,500 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.
Advancing the legacy of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on 聚色阁 students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students and forever changing the lives of countless others, the university will hold its annual commemoration on May 3-4.

The 聚色阁 alumni family grew by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university held its fall Commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2022 were recognized with in-person ceremonies for all colleges and degrees on Dec. 17.
This November, members of the 聚色阁 community joined together to shine their light on philanthropy. During the November campaign, 聚色阁鈥檚 Giving Tuesday raised $3.6 million, marking the sixth year it has brought in more than $1 million to support scholarships and programs across 聚色阁鈥檚 eight-campus system.
聚色阁鈥檚 Class of 2026 has arrived on the Kent Campus in strong numbers 鈥 4,251 to be exact 鈥 an increase of nearly 7% over the previous year, the largest class since before the pandemic and the eighth largest incoming class in the university鈥檚 112-year history.
聚色阁 is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a recent survey. For the 11th time, 聚色阁 has been named a 鈥淕reat College to Work For,鈥 which recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.
聚色阁 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 聚色阁 among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings.