Facts and Figures
ENROLLMENT & RETENTION
Undergraduate
Enrollment: 3,458 students (all campuses)
Fall 2026 Retention: 77% (Kent Campus)
Graduation 6-year Rate: 64%
Programs:
Bachelor of Business Administration
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Business Management
- Computer Information Systems
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- General Business
- Human Resource Management
- Managerial Marketing
- Marketing
Bachelor of Science
- Advertising
- Hospitality and Event Management
- Sport Administration
Graduate
Enrollment: 388 students
Programs:
Master of Business Administration (in person, online)
Specialized
- Master of Art in Economics (in person)
- Master of Art in Sport Administration (in person)
- Master of Science in Business Analytics (in person, online)
- Master of Science in Accounting (online)
- Master of Science in Accounting, Business Technology and Analytics (hybrid, online)
Ph.D. in Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Information Systems
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
STARTING SALARY
Undergraduate
Average annual starting salary by major*:
- Average Salary for All Undergraduate Majors: $53,493
- Accounting: $55,169
- Advertising: $50,492**
- Business Analytics: $60,000
- Business Management: $52,989
- Computer Information Systems: $64,811
- Economics: $58,000
- Entrepreneurship: $55,740
- Finance: $58,964
- General Business: $48,327
- Hospitality and Event Management: $49,749**
- HR Management: $42,959
- Marketing: $51,077
- Sport Administration: $46,681**
*Numbers based on three-year average of graduated cohorts from 2023-2025 unless otherwise noted.
**Numbers based on the National Association of Colleges and Employers average salaries for 2024.
Graduate
Average annual starting salary*:
M.S. in Accounting: $69,2505
M.S. in Business Analytics: $86,9471
M.B.A. (full-time, in-person): $64,6002
M.B.A. (online): $98,2503
M.A. in Economics: $69,8804
*Numbers based on class of 2025 unless otherwise noted above.
1 Based upon usable salary information from 6% of graduates who accepted a full-time job by six months after graduation.
2 Based upon usable salary information from 33% of graduates who accepted a full-time job by three months after graduation.
3 Based upon usable salary information from 17% of the graduates at four-months after graduation.
4 Based upon usable salary information from 60% of graduates who accepted a full-time job by six months after graduation.
5Based upon 40% of graduates who accepted a full-time job by six months after graduation
Accreditation, Affiliations & Rankings
AACSB dual accreditation for business and accounting.
The B.S. in Advertising and the M.A. in Sport Administration are not AACSB accredited and are excluded from the scope of AACSB accreditation. Additionally, the B.S. in Hospitality and Event Management and the B.S. in Sport Administration and M.S. in Accounting, Business Technology and Analytics are seeking AACSB accreditation.
ACADEMICS
8
Graduate certificates available, including Accounting Analytics, Accounting Fundamentals, Advanced Accounting, Business Analytics, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Leadership & Management, Leading Through Challenge and Quantitative Business Management15
Dual MBA degrees offered with architecture, aviation management, communication studies, engineering technology, health policy and management, higher education administration, hospitality and tourism management, knowledge management, library and information science, nursing, peace and conflict studies, podiatric medicine, sport administration, translation and user experience.1 of 96
U.S. AACSB dual-accredited business colleges bestowing a doctoral (Ph.D) degree in Business Administration
FACULTY & ALUMNI
92,000+
faculty citations (lifetime)14
leading academic journals where faculty serve on editorial boards53,000+
faculty citations (last 5 years)45,000+
alumni worldwide1,000+
College alumni are presidents or CEOs
*Numbers based on Fall 2025 data.
CENTERS AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP
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CONTACT US
- Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
100 Midway Dr.
P.O. Box 5190
Kent, OH 44242-0001
330-672-2772 - Graduate Programs Office
100 Midway Dr., Suite 202
Kent, OH 44242
330-672-2282
crawfordgrad@kent.edu - Crawford Hall Student Success Suite
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Kent, OH 44242
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