University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 10,811
Graduate Enrollment: 2,244
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 84.92%

Male/Female: 50% / 50% (2017)

First generation college students: 36.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Recommended
2021 Median Admit SAT: 1,118


2021 Median Admit ACT: 22


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 52.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 32.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 20.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 13.9% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 72.9%
Black: 11.9%
Hispanic: 3.4%
Asian: 3.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.5%
Non-resident alien: 1.7%
Unknown race: 1.7%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $24,958
In-State tuition: $11,880
Out-of-State tuition: $11,880

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $10,424 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,520 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $12,960 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,520 (2022)

Average Family Income: $66,063 (2017)
Median Family Income: $44,867 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 29.5%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 38.5%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $246 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $19,490
$30k-48k $20,198
$48k-75k $22,975
$75k-110k $24,697
$110k+ $24,958

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 22%
6-year graduation rate: 60%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,934 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 65.0% (2015)
@3 year 70.6% (2017)
@5 year 77.0% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 32.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 37.1% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $43,663 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $50,049 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Science. 1
Master's Degree Computer Science. 14
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Analysis. 2 $51,363 ($4,280)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Software and Media Applications. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 5
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 3
Bachelor's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 30 $26,879 $284 $56,096 ($4,675) $71,628 ($5,969)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 2
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 25 $29,484 $273
Bachelor's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 2
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 14 $31,029 ($2,586)
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 14
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 4 $52,537 ($4,378)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 4
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 14 $62,095 ($5,175)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 1
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 9
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 99 $26,000 $245 $32,441 ($2,703) $36,765 ($3,064)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 13 $40,400 ($3,367) $45,619 ($3,802)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 14 $518 $43,749 ($3,646) $48,490 ($4,041)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 28 $27,000 $277 $30,300 ($2,525) $37,075 ($3,090)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 1
Associate's Degree Engineering-Related Technologies. 13
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 59 $27,750 $262 $74,596 ($6,216) $86,825 ($7,235)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 19
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 197 $25,125 $254 $67,763 ($5,647) $76,736 ($6,395)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 21
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 19
Graduate/Professional Certificate Nuclear Engineering. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Polymer/Plastics Engineering. 1
Master's Degree Polymer/Plastics Engineering. 26
Doctoral Degree Polymer/Plastics Engineering. 20
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 1
Associate's Degree Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 18 $20,500 $217 $63,785 ($5,315)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 16 $31,000 $286 $54,949 ($4,579) $80,891 ($6,741)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 14
Associate's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 11
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 9
Associate's Degree Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. 59 $22,582 $244 $64,950 ($5,413)
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. 49 $24,749 $258 $61,743 ($5,145) $67,476 ($5,623)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Construction Engineering Technologies. 9
Associate's Degree Construction Engineering Technologies. 30 $24,709 $263 $78,325 ($6,527)
Bachelor's Degree Construction Engineering Technologies. 31 $25,000 $265 $63,015 ($5,251) $72,707 ($6,059)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Engineering-Related Technologies. 24
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 28 $28,250 $292 $19,847 ($1,654) $40,388 ($3,366)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 1
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 1
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 149 $23,112 $217 $29,378 ($2,448) $37,211 ($3,101)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 39 $31,044 $301 $22,102 ($1,842)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Biology, General. 5
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 101 $21,750 $228 $29,264 ($2,439) $49,762 ($4,147)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 4
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biology, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 21 $26,000 $276
Master's Degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. 14
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 8
Master's Degree Mathematics. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Applied Mathematics. 26
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 14
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 13
Master's Degree Statistics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science. 47 $24,813 $262 $59,793 ($4,983) $78,504 ($6,542)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Gerontology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Fire Protection. 37 $25,750 $259 $41,674 ($3,473) $51,178 ($4,265)
Bachelor's Degree Homeland Security. 2
Associate's Degree Community Organization and Advocacy. 1
Master's Degree Public Administration. 16 $50,052 ($4,171) $55,369 ($4,614)
Doctoral Degree Public Administration. 2
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 81 $27,708 $233 $33,546 ($2,796) $36,160 ($3,013)
Master's Degree Social Work. 90 $427 $42,174 ($3,515) $50,157 ($4,180)
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Archeology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 26 $22,250 $217 $33,198 ($2,767) $42,807 ($3,567)
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 15
Master's Degree Economics. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Geography and Cartography. 1
Associate's Degree Geography and Cartography. 2
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 5
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 5
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 6
Master's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 1
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 45 $17,500 $171 $45,114 ($3,760) $49,263 ($4,105)
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 29 $26,425 $268 $38,896 ($3,241) $49,349 ($4,112)
Bachelor's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 78 $25,000 $219 $25,443 ($2,120)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 44 $655 $43,070 ($3,589) $42,733 ($3,561)
Doctoral Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 6
Master's Degree Public Health. 4
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 45 $26,323 $254 $28,620 ($2,385) $48,443 ($4,037)
Bachelor's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 40 $27,000 $257 $43,395 ($3,616) $44,432 ($3,703)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 212 $27,000 $226 $60,289 ($5,024) $63,552 ($5,296)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 66 $466 $114,065 ($9,505) $103,579 ($8,632)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 1
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 5
Associate's Degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 3
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 2
Associate's Degree Marketing. 2
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 108 $25,000 $254 $41,383 ($3,449) $56,077 ($4,673)
Master's Degree Marketing. 7
Master's Degree Taxation. 17 $90,111 ($7,509)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 17
Bachelor's Degree General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 43 $27,500 $273 $49,389 ($4,116) $65,559 ($5,463)
Associate's Degree Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma History. 1
Bachelor's Degree History. 25 $23,100 $236 $35,770 ($2,981)
Master's Degree History. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Communication and Media Studies. 14
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 8
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 1
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 31 $26,000 $276 $30,044 ($2,504) $34,810 ($2,901)
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 53 $27,000 $275 $36,712 ($3,059) $44,794 ($3,733)
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 4
Bachelor's Degree Computer Programming. 22 $25,791 $245 $58,766 ($4,897)
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 22 $17,589 $186 $52,711 ($4,393)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 14
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 2
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 63 $27,000 $265 $33,186 ($2,766) $42,265 ($3,522)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 29 $444 $39,170 ($3,264) $46,567 ($3,881)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 1
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 2
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 10
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 76 $23,246 $245 $55,546 ($4,629) $69,004 ($5,750)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 2
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Chemical Engineering. 36
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 76 $23,168 $225 $68,918 ($5,743) $81,813 ($6,818)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 6
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 56 $21,701 $212 $62,681 ($5,223) $71,191 ($5,933)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 14
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 24 $23,320 $247 $69,820 ($5,818) $79,209 ($6,601)
Bachelor's Degree Engineering-Related Technologies. 8
Associate's Degree Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 24
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma American Sign Language. 18
Bachelor's Degree Housing and Human Environments. 16 $26,000 $259 $33,077 ($2,756)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 26
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 42 $31,000 $302 $30,357 ($2,530) $33,445 ($2,787)
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 5
Bachelor's Degree Apparel and Textiles. 14 $29,250 $297
Master's Degree Apparel and Textiles. 1
First Professional Degree Law. 129 $808 $49,471 ($4,123) $63,751 ($5,313)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 31
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Museology/Museum Studies. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dispute Resolution. 3
Associate's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 2
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 60 $31,000 $306 $23,602 ($1,967) $42,062 ($3,505)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 21 $194 $31,971 ($2,664) $50,374 ($4,198)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 3
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 19 $27,500 $276 $41,819 ($3,485)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 47
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 29
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 27 $27,000 $254 $40,090 ($3,341) $59,008 ($4,917)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 5
Master's Degree Physics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 97 $27,000 $265 $28,019 ($2,335) $38,018 ($3,168)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 16
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 10 $64,950 ($5,413)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 4
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 16 $15,625 $152 $38,562 ($3,214)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 54 $27,000 $265 $34,201 ($2,850) $42,304 ($3,525)
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 6
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 39 $25,983 $269 $23,889 ($1,991) $45,809 ($3,817)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 2
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 10 $40,970 ($3,414)
Master's Degree Sociology. 1
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 4
Master's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 1
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 12
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 32 $27,000 $286 $35,273 ($2,939) $51,028 ($4,252)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 1
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 4
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 20 $25,919 $267 $22,443 ($1,870) $31,316 ($2,610)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 18 $25,062 $261 $20,205 ($1,684)
Master's Degree Music. 12 $26,562 ($2,214)
Master's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 9
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 18 $21,500 $228 $48,971 ($4,081)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 51 $466 $50,038 ($4,170) $56,894 ($4,741)
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 9
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 13
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 5
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 14 $22,000 $244 $30,680 ($2,557) $34,480 ($2,873)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 7 $53,265 ($4,439)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 19
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 13 $24,396 $237 $29,463 ($2,455) $35,522 ($2,960)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 210 $27,750 $275 $42,928 ($3,577) $60,615 ($5,051)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 43 $336 $81,072 ($6,756) $74,546 ($6,212)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 2
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 96 $23,082 $244 $52,073 ($4,339) $59,784 ($4,982)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 15 $74,712 ($6,226)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 1
Associate's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 3
Master's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Finance and Financial Management Services. 1
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 69 $23,900 $233 $48,830 ($4,069) $63,213 ($5,268)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Hospitality Administration/Management. 1
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 6
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 31 $20,750 $225 $46,802 ($3,900) $55,723 ($4,644)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $91,098
Full time faculty: 45%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0

School's endowment start of year: $223,554,119 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $282,725,526 (2022)