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University Of Akron Main Campus

University Of Akron Main Campus
302 Buchtel Common
Akron, Ohio 44317

Website: University Of Akron Main Campus

Type of college:4-year public

Degree types offered: Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctor's, First-professional degree, Less than one year, Master's, One but less than two years, Post-Masters certificate, Postbaccalaureate certificate

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Accounting Other
  • Accounting Technician
  • Adapted Physical Education / Therapeutic
  • Administrative and Secretarial Services
  • Alcohol / Drug Abuse Counseling
  • Art History Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
  • Automotive Engineering Technology / Technician
  • Bilingual / Bicultural Education
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biology General
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Botany General
  • Broadcast Journalism
  • Business
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Management and Administrative
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Business Teacher Education (Vocational)
  • Cartography
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry General
  • Child Growth Care and Development Studies
  • City / Urban Community & Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering General
  • Classics and Classical Languages and Literature
  • Clothing / Apparel and Textile Studies
  • Communication Disorders General
  • Communications General
  • Communications Other
  • Community Organization Resources and Services
  • Community Psychology
  • Computer Systems Analysis
  • Construction / Building Technology / Technician
  • Corrections / Correctional Administration
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Criminal Justice / Law Enforcement Administration
  • Culinary
  • Cytotechnologist
  • Dance
  • Design and Applied Arts Other
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Dietetics / Human Nutritional Services
  • Drafting Other
  • Dramatic / Theater Arts and Stagecraft
  • Drawing
  • Ecology
  • Economics General
  • Economics Other
  • Education Administration and Supervision
  • Education Administration and Supervision
  • Education of the Multiple Handicapped
  • Education of the Specific Learning Disability
  • Education Other
  • Electrical Electronics and Communication
  • Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineer
  • Elementary Middle and Secondary Education
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • Engineering General
  • English Language and Literature General
  • English Teacher Education
  • Enterprise Management and Operations
  • Family and Marriage Counseling
  • Family Life and Relations Studies
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Finance General
  • Fine / Studio Arts
  • Fire Protection and Safety Technology / Technician
  • Fire Protection Other
  • Foods and Nutrition Science
  • Foods and Nutrition Studies General
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • General Buying Operations
  • General Selling Skills and Sales Operations
  • Geography
  • Geological and Related Sciences Other
  • Geology
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design Commercial Art and Illustration
  • Health & Medical Laboratory Technologies
  • Health and Medical Preparatory Programs
  • Health and Physical Education / Fitness
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Higher Education Administration
  • History General
  • History Teacher Education
  • Hospitality Administration / Management
  • Hotel / Motel and Restaurant Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Humanities / Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Technology / Technician
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Industrial Productuction Technologies / Technician
  • International Business
  • International Business Marketing
  • Junior High / Intermediate / Middle School Teacher
  • Law (LLB JD)
  • Law Enforcement / Police Science
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences / General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Logistics and Materials Management
  • Management Info. Systems & Business Data
  • Marketing Management and Research Other
  • Marketing Operations / Marketing
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Technician
  • Medical Administrative Assistant / Secretary
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Radiologic Technology / Technician
  • Medical Technology
  • Metal and Jewelry Arts
  • Microbiology / Bacteriology
  • Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Other
  • Music - General Performance
  • Music - Piano and Organ Performance
  • Music - Voice and Choral / Opera Performance
  • Music General
  • Music History and Literature
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Nursing (RN Training)
  • Nursing Other
  • Painting
  • Paralegal / Legal Assistant
  • Philosophy
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Science Technology / Technicians
  • Physics General
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Political Science and Government Other
  • Polymer / Plastics Engineering
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Pre-Elementary / Early Childhood / Kindergarten
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration and Services Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Real Estate
  • Respiratory Therapy Technician
  • School Psychology
  • Science Teacher Education General
  • Secondary Teacher Education
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences and History Other
  • Social Sciences General
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education General
  • Special Education Other
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Speech Teacher Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Surgical / Operating Room Technician
  • Surveying
  • Taxation
  • Teacher Assistant / Aide
  • Teacher Education Specific Programs Other
  • Technical Teacher Education (Vocational)
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Urban Affairs / Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts Other
  • Zoology General

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities--Intensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award at least ten doctoral degrees/1 per year across three or more disciplines,2 or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 21,363
Undergraduate enrollment 17,394
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 46%
Women 54%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 14%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2%
Hispanic 1%
White non-Hispanic 77%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

University Of Akron Main Campus Information