Top Ten Reasons to Work at Kent State...in no particular order Kent State is 1 of 5 universities in Ohio to be designated R1 Carnegie classification, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. Only 146 universities in the nation have R1 status. Kent State, Ohio University and the University at Buffalo are the only Mid-American Conference schools to carry this coveted and esteemed designation. Kent State is the reigning champions of the Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Award (top overall program GPA in the conference). Kent State has extended 2% blanket raises to the entire campus annually for the past 5+ years. Kent State offers 100% tuition waiver (grad and undergrad) for not only our full-time employees, but a