University of Akron Main Campus

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

2,603

58.6% Female

41.4% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Public

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Midsize

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

340

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.04%

American Indian or Alaska Native

3.15%

Asian

6.26%

Black or African American

2.84%

Hispanic or Latino

0.04%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

68.34%

White

2.11%

Two or more races

4.00%

Unknown

13.22%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

www.uakron.edu/admissions/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition

$8,325

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$14,085

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Yes

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Yes

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Post Master's Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Art Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Clinical/Medical Social Work	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Communication and Media Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Communication, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Conducting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Exercise Physiology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Finance, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geophysics and Seismology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Gerontology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Geropsychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health Law	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
History, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Keyboard Instruments	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Mathematics Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Music Performance, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music Theory and Composition	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
National Security Policy Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Nursing Practice	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Operations Management and Supervision	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Organizational Leadership	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Political Science and Government, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Political Science and Government, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Polymer Chemistry	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Polymer/Plastics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public/Applied History	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Reading Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Social Studies Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Social Work	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sociology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Speech Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Stringed Instruments	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Taxation	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Voice and Opera	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Women's Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Writing, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	496	487	9
With faculty status	490	487	3
Tenured	267	267	0
On tenure track	67	67	0
Not on tenure track	156	153	3
Multi-year contract	102	100	2
Annual contract	54	53	1
Without faculty status	6	0	6

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average In-State Tuition

$8,325

Average Out-Of-State Tuition

$14,085

Financial aid office web address

www.uakron.edu/finaid/

Tuition & Fees

	In-state	Out-of-State
Full time Average Tuition	$8,325	$14,085
Full time Fees	$1,800	$1,800
Part time, per credit hour	$463	$783

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	In-state Tuition	In-state Fees	Out-of-State Tuition	Out-of-State Fees
Law	$22,359	$4,290	$22,359	$4,390

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

2,603

58.6% Female

41.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.04%

American Indian or Alaska Native

3.15%

Asian

6.26%

Black or African American

2.84%

Hispanic or Latino

0.04%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

68.34%

White

2.11%

Two or more races

4.00%

Unknown

13.22%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
Asian	34	48
Black Or African American	51	112
Hispanic Or Latino	34	40
Non-resident Alien	228	116
White	667	1,112
Two Or More Races	18	37
Unknown	43	61

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

484

36.8% Male

63.2% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

62.7% Male

37.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

150

43.3% Male

56.7% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

13.3% Male

86.7% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

56.5% Male

43.5% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

302 Buchtel Common
Akron, OH 44325-2102

Phone

330-972-7111

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]