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* Please note information displayed here, in most categories, applies to the whole University (Main and Wayne campuses). For more detailed information, please visit Common Data Set done for individual campuses.


Brief History of the University
1870: The institution now known as The University of Akron was founded as Buchtel College by the Ohio Universalist Convention
1872: Buchtel College opened its doors to 46 collegiate students, 171 preparatory students and seven faculty members
1873: Buchtel College produces the first graduate
1880: The first master’s degree was awarded
1913: Trustees transfer Buchtel College’s assets to the city of Akron, creating the Municipal University of Akron
1926: Trustees change the institution’s name to The University of Akron
1959: The University’s first doctoral degree was awarded, in polymer science. In so doing, Akron became the fifth Ohio university to offer doctoral work, following Ohio State, Western Reserve, Case and Cincinnati
1967: On July 1, The University of Akron became one of the Ohio’s state universities
1999: The New Landscape for Learning campus development initiative was launched
2004: First phase of the New Landscape for Learning campus enhancement program was completed, resulting in 9 new buildings, 14 major renovations and 30 acres of fresh green space
    Community and Technical College was renamed Summit College
2005: Honors College was created
    Zips football team won its first Mid-American Conference Championship in school history and got its first Division IA bowl bid
Campuses
82 buildings on 218 acres in metropolitan Akron
One regional campus, Wayne College, located on 151 acres in Orrville, Ohio, about 30 miles southwest of Akron
B.S./M.D. program offered at main campus and the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio
UA is a partner, along with community and business leaders, in The University of Akron Medina County University Center, a 33,000-square-foot facility offering college classes and workforce training


National Rankings
College of Business Administration included in the 2006 edition of The Princeton Review’s Best 237 Business Schools
UA ranked third among the nation’s top 50 campuses with the greatest wireless Web access in a 2005 Intel Corp. survey
School of Law was ranked #2 in 2004 as a best value by National Jurist and Pre-Law Insider magazine
UA School of Law is one of only 17 in the nation offering an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law
Student teams earned #1 rankings in national trial advocacy competitions in 2004 and 2003
Industrial/Organizational Psychology program ranked 6th nationally by U.S. News & World Report
Only public university in Ohio with a science and engineering program ranked in the top five nationally by U.S. News & World Report
Engineering students placed 2nd among 17 college teams in 2005 – the first year of the three-year competition sponsored by GM to design a fuel-efficient, “green” SUV by 2007
One of only 12 universities in the nation named as a Carnegie Cluster leader in recognition of teaching and learning achievements
Accreditation Carnegie Basic Classification
North Central Association of Colleges & Schools   Main Campus RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)
35 professional accrediting agencies
  Wayne College Assoc/Pub2in4: Associate's--Public 2-yr colleges under 4-yr universities
 
Click here for accrediting agencies listing.
  

Academic Programs Offered
(Academic Year 2006-07)

Degrees Awarded
(AY 05-06 and To Date thru Spr ‘06)
Unique
Programs		 Programs
& Tracks		   2005-06 To Date
Certificates 69 157   Associate 473 26,283
Associate 35 79   Bachelor's 2,258 95,705
Baccalaureate 87 229   Master's 892 27,471
Master's 71 151   Doctoral Degrees 119 2,938
Doctoral 17 27   Juris Doctors 142 5,917
Juris Doctor 1 7        
Enrollment  
Fall 2005 Fall 2006
Undergraduate Students 18,723   Undergraduate Students 19,673
Graduate Students 3,379   Graduate Students 3,327
Professional Students 534   Professional Students 539
Full-time students 15,707   Full-time students 16,615
Part-time students 6,929   Part-time students 6,924
Total Headcount: 22,636 Total Headcount: 23,539


Fall 2006 Enrollment by Ethnicity

Fall 2006 Enrollment by Degree Type
  Count Percent     Count Percent
Native American 76 0.3%   Baccalaureate 16,134 68.5%
Asian Pac Islander 442 1.9%   Associate 2,702 11.5%
African American 2,811 11.9%   Master's 2,345 10.0%
Hispanic 266 1.1%   Non degree-seeking 1,094 4.6%
White 18,285 77.7%   Doctoral 726 3.1%
Non Resident Alien 771 3.3%   Law 538 2.3%
Unknown 888 3.8%        


Fall 2006 FTE Students

Fall 2006 Freshmen Admission Info
Undergraduate FTE 15,880   Applicants 11,577
Graduate FTE 1,715   Acceptances 9,146
Professional FTE 442   Enrollees 3,946
In-State FTE 16,821   Accept Ratio 79.0%
Out-of-State FTE 1,216   Yield Ratio 43.1%
Total Full-time Equivalent Students: 18,037   * Accept Ratio is acceptances divided by applicants
Annual 2005-06 FTE Students: 18,558   * Yield Ratio is enrollees divided by acceptances

* Term FTE is SCH/15 and annual is SCH/30		    
Fall 2006 Student Characteristics
Freshmen ACT Composite   Gender Breakdown  
25th Percentile Score 18 Male 47%  
75th Percentile Score 23 Female 53%  
First Year Retention rate   Average Age Full-time Students  
Fall 2004 returning in Fall 2005 64.1%   First-time first year students 19  
6 Yr Graduation rate   Undergraduate students 22  
Bach. degree seeking - '99 Cohort 35%   Graduate students 28  
Pct In-State Undergrad Students 97%   Overall UA Full-time students 23  


Students receiving Financial Aid
72% (Includes aid from all sources, i.e. scholarships, grants, loans, student employment on campus, graduate assistantships and fee remissions for employees/dependents)
 
Tuition & Mandatory Fees On Campus Housing
For 2006-07 full-time students For Academic year 2006-07
Resident Undergraduate $8,382   Housing Capacity 2,441    
Non resident Undergraduate $17,631   Room Charge $4,764    
Resident Graduate $6,971   Board Charge $2,876    
Non resident Graduate $11,381          
* Ugrd fees based on 12-15 credit hrs/sem
* Grad fees based on 9 credit hrs/sem
Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey Fall ’06. Board charge listed is for 15 GOLD Meal plan.
Source: OBR Survey of Student Charges FY 06-07  

For more information on tuition and fees, visit http://www.uakron.edu/busfin/studentfin/tuition.php
Physical Structure Inventory, Buildings Owned
Campus Number of Buildings Gross Square Feet Net Assignable Square Feet Percent of NASF to Gross Replacement Value ($ in thousands)
Main Campus 78 7,084,992 4,923,515 69.5% $893,694
Wayne Campus 4 129,240 76,196 59.0% $19,240
Source: OBR Basic Data Series, Facilities Reports Autumn 2005
2004-05 Revenues by Function 2004-05 Educ & General Expenditures
Function Amount Percent   Function Amount Percent
Student Fees $162,835,638 48.9%   Instruction & General $229,630,859 77.4%
State Appropriations $93,026,405 27.9%   Separately Bdgtd Rsch $21,119,713 7.1%
Federal Grants $33,892,233 10.2%   Public Service $14,283,668 4.8%
State Grants $4,927,060 1.5%   Scholar. & Fellowships $31,733,705 10.7%
Local Grants $795,472 0.2%   Total $296,767,945 100%
Private Sources $23,458,969 7.0%        
Endowment $1,944,671 0.6%   Source:
Sales and Services $8,994,437 2.7%   OBR Basic Data Series... Financial Rpt 04-05
Temp Investment Inc $2,609,800 0.8%        
Other Sources $412,408 0.1%        
Total $332,897,093 100%        
Fall 2006 Faculty and Staff Profile
Full-time Employees Univ Total Part-time Employees Univ Total
Teaching Faculty 737 PT Faculty Teach Credit 883
Administrative Faculty with Rank 45 PT Faculty Teach Noncredit 45
Library Faculty with Rank 25 Total Part-time Faculty 928
Total Full-time Faculty 807 PT Staff 362
Contract Professionals 448 PT Administrators 34
Staff 1,087 Graduate Assistants 1,179
Total Full-time Employees 2,342 Total Part-time Employees 2,503
Source: HR Employee Summary October 1, 2006

Fall 2006 Faculty Data
Student-Faculty ratio 18:1
Full-time Faculty with Doctorate Degrees 68%
Full-time Faculty with Terminal Degrees 84%
Tenured Faculty 71%
Tenure Track Faculty 15%
Non-Tenured Faculty 13%
Fall 2006 Library Holdings
Books, serial back files* 1,253,325  
Current serial subscriptions^ 13,677  
Microforms 1,677,303  
Audiovisual materials 46,248  
E-books 10,321  
* Plus other material including government documents
^ Includes electronic and paper subscriptions
 
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