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University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·uakron.edu
6-yr Graduation
52%
-3.0pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
13,332
peer median 14,216
Avg net price
$13,946
-$2.4k vs R2 Research
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About

The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
18,025
18,025 candidates competed
Admitted
10,755
59.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,967
18.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
52%-3.0pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
52%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

25.1pp gap
Pell recipients
37%402 of 1100
Non-Pell (all)
62%1020 of 1642
Subsidized loan, no Pell
54%304 of 561
No Federal Aid
66%716 of 1081

Non-Pell students graduate at a 25.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 205 Title IV programs, 73 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 131 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
205
Passing
73
35.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.5%
-0.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

205programs
  • Passing73 · 35.6%
  • No Data131 · 63.9%
  • Failing1 · 0.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
3
Watch
10
Safe
60
No data
131

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

74
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-5.8%
$53,389 vs $56,700
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+4.1%
$36,233 vs $34,808
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+6.4%
$60,319 vs $56,700
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+8.9%
$52,607 vs $48,304
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+10.4%
$38,437 vs $34,808
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+11.2%
$38,719 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+17.2%
$40,780 vs $34,808
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+17.4%
$52,040 vs $44,329

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+4.1%
+$1,425

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

59
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
121%
$64,750 debt · $53,389 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
96%
$49,985 debt · $52,040 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
89%
$70,624 debt · $79,750 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
75%
$27,000 debt · $36,233 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
70%
$28,975 debt · $41,158 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
68%
$41,000 debt · $60,319 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
66%
$27,812 debt · $41,900 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
64%
$26,000 debt · $40,780 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1914Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 21

Action history · 20

  1. Feb 2026Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  2. Nov 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
  3. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
  4. May 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
  5. May 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,413
$30–48k$10,131
$48–75k$13,519
$75–110k$17,800
$110k+$20,226

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,946
-$2,386vs R2 Research median $16,332
Federal loans
32.4%
In-state tuition
$13,135
Out-of-state
$20,815

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,331 students received $23.8M in Pell grants, alongside $46.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,331
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$23.8M
$23,767,317 total
Direct Loans
$46.7M
7,650 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.4M
2,970 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$12.6M
3,142 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$14.2M
883 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5.5M
460 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.0M
195 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4,847 borrowers who entered repayment, 139 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.8%
+0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,847
Defaulted
139
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.1%
2017
10.0%
2018
7.4%
2019
2.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Uakron

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs198
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,156 total completions
01Business
43820.3%
02Health Professions
43320.1%
03Engineering
32615.1%
04Liberal Arts
1989.2%
05Education
1707.9%
06Legal Professions
1426.6%
07Engineering Tech
1406.5%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
1064.9%
09Biological Sciences
1034.8%
10Psychology
1004.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
13,332
12-mo unduplicated
15,198
Undergraduate
12,543
Graduate
2,655

Gender split

Men
49%7,513
Women
51%7,685

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.7%
Black
13.0%
Unknown
4.9%
Two or more
4.8%
Hispanic
4.3%
Asian
3.8%
Non-resident
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
485
252 M · 233 W
Women athletes
48.0%
Athletic aid
$7.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$33.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.3M
$2.6M
Recruiting expense
$240K
$127K
Head-coach salaries
$234K
$108K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
99 M · 104 W
$1.5M
Football
110 M · —
$7.6M
Soccer
30 M · 35 W
$2.0M
Baseball
35 M · —
$526K
Basketball
18 M · 16 W
$4.9M
Lacrosse
— · 34 W
$433K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.70
23 offenses · 13,518 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago2.531 yr ago1.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
69
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
94
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
8
Rape
6
Motor vehicle theft
5
Aggravated assault
3
Robbery
1

By location

23total
  • On campus19
  • Public property4

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
15
Dating violence
15
Stalking
32 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons28
Drugs680
Liquor078

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
487

Uakron vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Uakron selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Akron Main Campus
52%—13,332$13,946R2 Research
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
61%81.0%17,594$24,022R2 Research
Cleveland State University
51%91.3%14,074$14,764R2 Research
Kent State University at Kent
64%86.3%26,374$20,787R1 Research
Ohio University-Main Campus
65%85.0%26,323$21,637R1 Research
University of Toledo
58%92.0%14,358$17,249R2 Research
Wright State University-Main Campus
42%96.3%10,603$15,415R2 Research
Youngstown State University
50%84.4%12,204$12,767Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median55%86.3%14,216$16,332

Institutions like Uakron

Explore the federal data for institutions in Uakron's comparison group.

IPEDS

Campuses

The 1 campus that make up University of Akron.

IPEDS

Uakron Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Department of Planning, Strategy & Insights
Email
PSI [at] uakron.edu
Phone
330-972-7111
Address
Zook Hall, Room 002, Akron, OH 44325-4202

The Planning, Strategy & Insights Department at the University of Akron is the University’s source for comprehensive information, analyses and statistics, and data insights. PSI works closely with offices throughout the university to provide data, conduct analyses, streamline report creation processes, and design and implement systems required for timely business decisions, compliance, accreditation, staffing, and student retention efforts.

Visit IR office page

Common Data Set

Uakron's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Uakron (9)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • John Bluem
    Athletics
  • Roy Mlakar
    Athletics
  • Deborah L. Cook
    Politics and government
  • Sandra Pianalto
    Politics and government
  • Jessica Eye
    Athletics
  • Charles J. Pilliod, Jr.
    Other
  • Dan Auerbach
    Other
  • Patrick Carney
    Other
  • David S. Brown
    Other

Frequently asked questions about University of Akron Main Campus

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Uakron.

What is the graduation rate at University of Akron Main Campus?

University of Akron Main Campus reports a 6-year graduation rate of 52% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Akron Main Campus?

University of Akron Main Campus reports a total enrollment of 13,332 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Akron Main Campus?

The average net price at University of Akron Main Campus is $13,946 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Akron Main Campus?

University of Akron Main Campus's yield rate is 18.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Akron Main Campus located?

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio 44325-2102.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Akron Main Campus?

University of Akron Main Campus's IR work is done by the Department of Planning, Strategy & Insights.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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