Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Akron, OH
Population 750,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (6% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,523
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 92%
From Region 4%
Athletes 7.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Black 13%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
Hispanic 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences 569 46% / 54% 1% $57,947 63 96%
Computer Information Systems 19 84% / 16% 0% $90,091 95 100%
Computer Network Engineering Technology 7 100% / 0% 0% $86,311 93 99%
Computer Programming $97,194 97
Computer Science 33 94% / 6% 3% $99,400 98 96%
Cybersecurity 35 86% / 14% 3% $67,767 79 94%
Digital Forensics 9 78% / 22% 0% $67,091 78
Information Systems Management 6 67% / 33% 17% $80,379 90 100%
Applied Mathematics 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $73,962 85
Chemistry 1 100% / 0% 0% $64,938 75 95%
Earth Sciences 18 +1 39% / 61% 0% $63,479 73 100%
Physics $73,780 85
Statistics 10 60% / 40% 0% $72,888 84 100%
Actuarial Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0% $72,888 84 100%
Applied Economics 14 +2 79% / 21% 7% $73,575 85
Economics 5 100% / 0% 0% $73,889 85
Anthropology 7 29% / 71% 0% $45,534 29
Early Childhood Intervention Specialist 46 4% / 96% 0% $44,696 26 92%
English 10 +5 20% / 80% 0% $46,612 32 98%
General Studies 13 46% / 54% 0%
Geographic Information Science $59,187 65
History 20 +6 45% / 55% 0% $39,991 15 100%
Integrated Studies 8 38% / 62% 0% $59,977 67 100%
Mass Media Communication 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $40,081 15 100%
Organizational Communication 9 0% / 100% 0% $56,117 59 94%
Philosophy 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $47,491 35
Political Science 32 +1 44% / 56% 0% $61,127 69 88%
Public Relations 16 +1 12% / 88% 6% $56,117 59 94%
Social Sciences 3 100% / 0% 0% $46,492 31
Sociology 8 +4 12% / 88% 0% $45,829 29 100%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,352 37
Curriculum and Instruction 4 50% / 50% 0% $46,930 33
Early Childhood Education $44,163 25
English/Language Arts Education 12 50% / 50% 0% $49,294 40 99%
Integrated Science Education 4 75% / 25% 0% $49,294 40 99%
Integrated Social Studies Education 13 62% / 38% 0% $49,294 40 99%
Mathematics Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $49,294 40 99%
Middle Level Education 20 35% / 65% 0% $44,163 25 91%
Special Education 15 20% / 80% 0% $44,696 26 92%
Art 4 25% / 75% 0% $34,500 7 91%
Art Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $49,294 40 99%
Ceramics $34,500 7 91%
Dance 6 17% / 83% 0% $37,516 11
Graphic Design 16 31% / 69% 0% $51,996 48 96%
Metalsmithing/Jewelry 1 0% / 100% 0% $34,500 7 91%
Music 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $28,877 3 100%
Music Education 15 27% / 73% 0% $49,294 40 99%
Music Performance 9 56% / 44% 0% $28,877 3 100%
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0%
Photography $34,920 8
Sculpture 2 50% / 50% 0% $34,500 7
Studio Art 3 0% / 100% 0% $34,500 7 91%
Theatre Arts $36,366 9
Vocal Performance $28,877 3 100%
Crime Intelligence Analysis 11 45% / 55% 0% $53,956 53
Criminal Justice 48 +1 27% / 73% 0% $52,054 48 96%
Criminology $51,971 48 96%
Emergency Management 3 100% / 0% 0% $66,461 77
Fire Protection 16 56% / 44% 0% $66,752 78 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 336 60% / 40% 2% $69,448 81 97%
Accounting 53 +1 72% / 28% 2% $73,687 85 95%
Business Statistics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Finance 27 70% / 30% 0% $70,586 82 96%
Financial Planning 8 +1 88% / 12% 0% $70,586 82 96%
General Business $58,688 64 90%
Human Resource Management 12 +1 8% / 92% 0% $68,198 79 97%
International Business 5 60% / 40% 20% $76,252 87 86%
Management 56 +1 52% / 48% 5% $71,852 83 97%
Marketing 48 +5 33% / 67% 2% $67,882 79 96%
Organizational Supervision 52 52% / 48% 0% $71,852 83 97%
Professional Sales 18 +9 83% / 17% 0% $80,553 90 100%
Sport Management 36 83% / 17% 3% $49,630 41 100%
Supply Chain/Operations Management 19 +1 68% / 32% 0% $71,852 83 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Polymer Science 372 82% / 18% 2% $90,251 95 98%
Aerospace Systems Engineering 17 82% / 18% 0% $97,045 97
Biomedical Engineering 27 59% / 41% 4% $81,306 90 100%
Chemical Engineering 43 56% / 44% 2% $98,896 97 96%
Civil Engineering 20 60% / 40% 5% $81,815 90 98%
Computer Engineering 14 93% / 7% 7% $102,285 98 100%
Electrical Engineering 31 100% / 0% 0% $98,647 97 98%
Mechanical Engineering 127 86% / 14% 0% $92,471 96 98%
Polymer Science 2 100% / 0% 50% $64,938 75 95%
Construction Engineering Technology 10 100% / 0% 0% $87,499 94 95%
Electronic Engineering Technology 13 92% / 8% 0% $93,116 96 100%
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 8 100% / 0% 0% $83,733 92
Mechanical Engineering Technology 48 90% / 10% 2% $76,582 87 98%
Surveying and Mapping 12 100% / 0% 0% $87,063 93
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Sciences 453 26% / 74% 1% $64,595 75 95%
Biochemistry 8 38% / 62% 0% $73,897 85 89%
Biology 30 33% / 67% 0% $65,516 76 91%
Biomedical Sciences 51 31% / 69% 0% $65,516 76 91%
Nutrition and Dietetics 6 0% / 100% 17% $54,823 56 100%
Allied Health $71,275 82
Exercise Science 24 29% / 71% 0% $61,513 70 98%
Health Sciences 15 13% / 87% 0%
Nursing 144 25% / 75% 1% $78,725 88 98%
Pre-Physical Therapy 35 31% / 69% 0% $68,605 80 93%
Respiratory Therapy 16 25% / 75% 6% $61,279 69 97%
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 20 5% / 95% 0% $58,366 64 100%
Child and Family Development 4 0% / 100% 0% $39,554 14 91%
Psychology 77 +2 34% / 66% 0% $45,567 29 97%
Social Work 23 4% / 96% 0% $45,110 27 91%
Apparel and Textiles $48,109 36

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,800
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,144
Est. In-State Cost $17,852
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,645
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 52%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 20.8% 359 61% / 39% 2% $69,711 81 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.9% 292 27% / 73% 0% $47,945 36 95%
Engineering 16.1% 279 78% / 22% 1% $93,074 96 98%
Health Sciences 14.7% 254 24% / 76% 1% $72,643 84 97%
Professional 9.8% 169 68% / 32% 1% $70,033 81 97%
Computer Science 6.3% 109 87% / 13% 3% $83,065 91 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 89 33% / 67% 0% $66,269 77 91%
Education 4.0% 70 43% / 57% 0% $46,708 32 95%
Arts 3.9% 68 29% / 71% 0% $43,020 22 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 35 54% / 46% 3% $67,490 78 99%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 6 0% / 100% 17% $54,823 56 100%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $10.5M #188 54% $1.1M 37 #91 142 5
Physical Sciences & Math $10.2M #175 55% $0.7M 18 #136 82 1
Life & Natural Sciences $2.0M #259 58% $0.1M 2 #219 25 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #316 4% $0.1M 15 #205 54
Health Sciences $0.3M #318 23% $0 2 #219
Business & Economics $0.1M #330 74% $0
Computer Science $0.1M #406 96% $0
Education $0 #457 $0 1 #421
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $24.3M #243 53% $1.9M 75 #213 303 8

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 78%
SAT Range 900 – 1190
SAT Math Range 440 – 590
SAT RW Range 460 – 600