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University of Akron, The

University of Akron, The
302 Buchtel Common, http://www.uakron.edu/
Akron, OH 44325

Official telephone: (330) 972-7111
Fax number: (330) 972-7002
Website: https://www.uakron.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 11,452
Full-time undergraduates: 8,444
Part-time undergraduates: 3,008
Total graduate students: 2,142
Full-time graduate students: 1,218
Part-time graduate students: 924
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
69.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Nonresident Alien
2.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 223 acres
Nearest major city: Cleveland

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 81%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 23%
Percent of students who live off campus: 77%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 3150
Other computer facilities/services: library laptops for student checkout
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Society of Women Engineers; Exercise Science Club; Women in Business; Muslim Student Association; Akron Chess Club

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's rifleryyes 
Men's socceryes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's badminton NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's badmintonyes 
Women's baseballyes 
Women's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's footballyes 
Women's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's indoor track NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's indoor trackyes 
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseyes 
Women's racquetballyes 
Women's racquetball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's riflery NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rifleryyes 
Women's sand volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's sand volleyballyes 
Women's skiing (cross-country)yes 
Women's skiing (cross-country) NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's table tennisyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ultimate Frisbeeyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; badminton; bowling; football; racquetball; soccer; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; sand volleyball; table tennis; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Akron-Canton

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 80% within six months of graduation

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