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Statement · Akron, OH

University of Akron Main Campus

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,413 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $26,284.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $46,600 ten years after entering, the 39th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 52% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
15,253

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $26,284 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,131 and $20,226 a year depending on income at University of Akron Main Campus.

Statement of cost · University of Akron Main Campus

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$26,284
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,413
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$13,946
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$13,135

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,413; $30–48k: $10,131; $48–75k: $13,519; $75–110k: $17,800; over $110k: $20,226. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,413
$30k–$48k$10,131
$48k–$75k$13,519
$75k–$110k$17,800
Over $110k$20,226

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $46,600; the median graduate who borrowed owes $23,250.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$42,269
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$43,166
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
39th percentile among public 4-years
$46,600
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
81st percentile among public 4-years
$23,250
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,250

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $42,269; 8 yrs after entry: $43,166; 10 yrs after entry: $46,600. Median graduate debt: $23,250. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $23,250.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$42,269
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$43,166
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$46,600
Median graduate debt$23,250

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Akron Main Campus
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree227$46,338$23,112
Engineering, OtherUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma197not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree169$74,140$27,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree122$87,380$25,125
LawFirst Professional Degree120$77,421not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree105$61,961$21,750
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree104$43,117$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree91$67,575$27,750
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree87$49,011$27,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree78$63,842$25,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree77$90,854not reported
Special Education and TeachingBachelor's Degree76$41,933$26,000
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree62$116,171not reported
Social WorkBachelor's Degree60$42,412$27,708
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree56$66,385$23,900
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree54$46,247$27,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree54$69,301$23,082
Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree50$93,451$23,168
Social WorkMaster's Degree50$56,521not reported
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree48$71,388$24,749
TaxationMaster's Degree10$104,152not reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral Degree9not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree30$93,216$27,750
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree26$96,653$23,320
Computer ProgrammingBachelor's Degree23not reported$25,791
Mathematics and Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree45$94,546$24,813

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Akron Main Campus: 9,052 undergraduates; 29% of students receive Pell grants; 60% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

60%

16th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

9,052

69th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

29%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

41st percentile among public 4-years

Completion

52%

finish within 150% of normal time

62nd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

36%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$44,867

69th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k28%
  • $30k–$48k16%
  • $48k–$75k19%
  • $75k–$110k19%
  • Over $110k19%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k28%
$30k–$48k16%
$48k–$75k19%
$75k–$110k19%
Over $110k19%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.