by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Stark State College was awarded 229 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is electrical, electronic & communications engineering technology.
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Stark State College is ranked #1,645 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Stark State College is also ranked #62 out of 96 schools in Ohio.
Since Stark State College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
At Stark State College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Stark State College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Stark State College this rate is 51%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,772 undergraduates at Stark State College with 2,798 being full-time and 7,974 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Stark State College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Stark State College, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $4,177 a year. That adds up to $16,708 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Stark State College is 13.0%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Stark State College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6200 Frank Ave Nw, North Canton, OH 44720 |
| Phone: | 330-494-6170 |
| Website: | www.starkstate.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 6,112 students took at least one online class at Stark State College. This is a decrease from the 7,603 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,112 | 2,881 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,603 | 3,807 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,015 | 1,945 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,417 | 1,874 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,010 | 1,904 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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