University of Akron
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, OH (city setting), with 11,452 undergraduates (50% women). It admitted 71% of 14,982 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 950–1190 on the SAT and 18–25 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $33,105 a year for out-of-state students and $28,665 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,292 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 53% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in engineering, business, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Akron ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,799 in-state · $17,239 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Akron
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Akron teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mid-American Conference | 35 | 7 over | 4 | $702k | $20,063 | 966 | |
| Baseball | Mid-American Conference | 35 | 1 over | 3 | $526k | $15,034 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 18 | 3 over | 6 | $3.3M | $181,025 | 941 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-American Conference | 16 | 1 over | 4 | $1.7M | $103,274 | 990 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 993 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Mid-American Conference | 110 | 5 over | 1 | $7.6M | $69,371 | 945 | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-American Conference | 7 | room 2 | 1 | $244k | $34,891 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Mid-American Conference | 34 | room 4 | 3 | $433k | $12,722 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | BIG EAST Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.3M | $41,813 | 941 | |
| Softball | Mid-American Conference | 25 | at cap | 3 | $790k | $31,603 | 963 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mid-American Conference | 31 | 1 over | 3 | $959k | $30,949 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 99 | 54 over | 1 | $712k | $7,194 | 969 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-American Conference | 104 | 59 over | 5 | $755k | $7,258 | 982 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-American Conference | 18 | at cap | 3 | $737k | $40,928 | 990 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.