University of Akron Main Campus
University of Akron admitted 60% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 900–1190 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,072 a year. Within six years, 53% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 60%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 900–1190
- ACT middle 50%
- 17–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,482 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,072 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,514 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $13,530 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $21,210 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 53%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $51,221 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 9,052
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 34%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Engineering
- 20%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Health professions
- 12%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 8%
- Engineering technologies
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Wesleyan College GA · 59% admitted
- Mount St. Joseph University OH · 59% admitted
- University of Hawaii at Hilo HI · 61% admitted
- Freed-Hardeman University TN · 60% admitted
- McMurry University TX · 57% admitted
- Averett University VA · 57% admitted
More colleges in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · 81% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- Cleveland State University OH · 91% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.