University of Akron Main Campus Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
9,052 students
Larger than 88% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 33.6%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Cuyahoga Falls5 mi
- Kent10 mi
- North Canton14.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Akron Main Campus, the largest reported group is White (66.7%), followed by Black (13%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Asian | 3.8% | 19.8% |
| Black | 13% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic | 4.3% | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 66.7% | 69.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% | 1.2% |
| Non-resident | 2.3% | 0% |
| Unknown | 4.9% | 3.8% |
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- 59.7%University of Akron Main Campus admitted 9,623 of 11,332 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 22%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,113 of 9,623.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $13,072average net price after grants for aided students, against $21,210 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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