- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- University of Akron Wayne College
Orrville, OHRural: fringeZIP 44667Founded 1972
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1972
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1997
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- wayne.uakron.edu
OhioPublic
University of Akron Wayne College
University of Akron Wayne College is a public university in Orrville, Ohio, with 457 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 11% within six years and costs $6,549 a year after aid.
11%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention58%
Pell Grant share13%
Federal loans7.1%
$6,549net price / year
90%admission rate
1040average SAT
11%graduate in 6 years
$51,221median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#1,209 of 1,704 for earnings#67 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,696 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,186 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $14,428tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,955
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,635
- Average net price
- $6,549national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,020
$30,001–48,000$4,665
$48,001–75,000$4,477
$75,001–110,000$8,591
$110,001+$10,701
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 440–550
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 390–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college58%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college11%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college13%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 11%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- —
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 9.9%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,340
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,221middle 50%: $32,161–$75,682
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,682
Median, University of Akron Wayne College$51,221
Lower quarter$32,161
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 457
- Part-time
- 18%
- Women / men
- 66% / 34%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 13%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 42 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 5.6%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,842 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,838
- Endowment, end of year
- $17,581,750
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White82%
Hispanic4.6%
Black1.5%
Asian1.5%
Two or more races4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown4.8%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities24%
Business & management24%
Health professions20%
Public administration & social service14%
Education9.9%
Communication & journalism2.5%
Foreign languages & linguistics1.2%
Family & consumer sciences1.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 200846. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7976107.