University of Akron Wayne College
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.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Action history · 1
- Jul 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 4,847 borrowers who entered repayment, 139 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Uakron
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Uakron vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Uakron selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 Wayne College | 19% | — | 1,411 | $6,032 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,855 | $8,642 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,022 | $5,427 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,407 | $13,095 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,137 | $9,038 | Community College | |
| — | — | 754 | $10,548 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,905 | $2,253 | Community College | |
| — | — | 812 | $10,416 | Community College | |
| — | — | 332 | $9,931 | Community College | |
| — | — | 773 | $2,042 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,801 | $7,953 | Community College | |
Frontier Community College | — | — | — | $10,611 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,834 | $7,050 | Community College | |
| — | — | 891 | $2,676 | Community College | |
| — | — | 989 | $4,861 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,152 | $7,369 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,613 | $10,083 | Community College | |
| 20% | — | 1,235 | $3,925 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,219 | $4,126 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,184 | $5,964 | Community College | |
| — | — | 916 | $19,038 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,431 | $5,734 | Community College | |
| — | — | 587 | $5,405 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,023 | $7,799 | Community College | |
| — | — | 349 | $13,470 | Community College | |
| — | 83.4% | 2,687 | $9,801 | Community College | |
| — | 74.1% | 1,845 | $7,712 | Community College | |
| — | 62.2% | 1,402 | $8,065 | Community College | |
| — | — | 944 | $5,726 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,385 | $3,562 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,765 | $8,169 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,107 | $4,622 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,875 | $5,875 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 20% | 74.1% | 1,394 | $7,369 |
Institutions like Uakron
Explore the federal data for institutions in Uakron's comparison group.
- Community CollegeKansas
Allen County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,855Net price$8,642View data - Community CollegeArkansas
Arkansas State University Mid-South
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,022Net price$5,427View data - Community CollegeOregon
Blue Mountain Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,407Net price$13,095View data - Community CollegeIllinois
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,137Net price$9,038View data - Community CollegeOregon
Clatsop Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment754Net price$10,548View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
College of the Albemarle
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,905Net price$2,253View data - Community CollegeOregon
Columbia Gorge Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment812Net price$10,416View data - Community CollegeMontana
Dawson Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment332Net price$9,931View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment773Net price$2,042View data - Community CollegeTexas
Frank Phillips College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,801Net price$7,953View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Frontier Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$10,611 - Community CollegeOregon
Klamath Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,834Net price$7,050View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Martin Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment891Net price$2,676View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Mountain Gateway Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment989Net price$4,861View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,152Net price$7,369View data - Community CollegeMichigan
North Central Michigan College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,613Net price$10,083View data - Community CollegeOhio
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Grad rate20%Admit rate—Enrollment1,235Net price$3,925View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Paul D Camp Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,219Net price$4,126View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Redlands Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,184Net price$5,964View data - Community CollegeArkansas
Southeast Arkansas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment916Net price$19,038View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
Southeast New Mexico College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,431Net price$5,734View data - Community CollegeOregon
Tillamook Bay Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment587Net price$5,405View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Tri-County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,023Net price$7,799View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment349Net price$13,470View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina-Lancaster
Grad rate—Admit rate83.4%Enrollment2,687Net price$9,801View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina-Sumter
Grad rate—Admit rate74.1%Enrollment1,845Net price$7,712View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina-Union
Grad rate—Admit rate62.2%Enrollment1,402Net price$8,065View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
Warren County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment944Net price$5,726View data - Community CollegeTexas
Western Texas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,385Net price$3,562View data - Community CollegeHawaii
Windward Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,765Net price$8,169View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Wytheville Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,107Net price$4,622View data - Community CollegeMaine
York County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,875Net price$5,875View data
Campus network
Uakron is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Uakron Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Planning, Strategy & Insights Department (“PSI”) at the University of Akron is the University’s source for comprehensive information, analyses and statistics, and data insights.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
Uakron's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H555% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $25,160 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 52%; first-year retention 73%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 15 pts below the overall rate (37% vs 52%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I349% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B22% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B111,160 undergraduates and 2,172 graduate students.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan: The University of Akron, Ohio2026The University of Akron aims to become a leader in community-focused higher education through a strategic plan centered on personalized educational experiences and community engagement. Key themes include lifelong learning, flourishing individuals, and social impact. The plan emphasizes transformative academic opportunities, inclusivity, and meaningful community partnerships for the period of 2024-2026.uakron.edu
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