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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
www.uakron.edu
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At The University of Akron,
our goal is to provide access to a
top-quality education for a broad
range of people, and to create
and add value that enables student success. Our mission is to
ensure student success and leverage our region’s unique assets
in the creation of knowledge and application of research that
benefits humankind.
We are committed to the ideal that every graduate should
understand and appreciate how new knowledge is created
and applied. Each individual should be entrepreneurial,
innovative, disciplined and a well-rounded thinker. For in this
conceptual-knowledge economy, those abilities – as well as a
global awareness and emotional resiliency – are the fundamental
new skills of the 21st century.
We are mindful that the truest measure of any university’s
performance is found in the breadth and depth of its
graduates’ achievements. This is the basis for the pledge we
make to our students, that “we will measure our success,
by your success!”
Luis M. Proenza,
President
The University of Akron

DOCUMENTABLE EXCELLENCE
– IT’S A MATTER OF FACTS
ACADEMICS
Academic Programs, Accreditation 2
Degrees Awarded 3
National Rankings 4
Research 5
Student Demographics 6
Faculty 8
Arts 11
FINANCIALS
Tuition and General Fees,
Scholarships and Financial Aid 3
CAMPUS LIFE
Residence Life 7
Sports 10
Honors College 11
Student Organizations 11
LEADERSHIP
Board of Trustees 12
Senior Administration 13
CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITY
UA Locations 2
Alumni 8
New Landscape for Learning, Vision 2020 9
Libraries 11
City of Akron 14
CONTACTS
Phone Numbers and URLs 14

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Degree Programs Degree Options
Certificates 72 167
Associate 30 67
Baccalaureate 95 236
Masters 75 170
Doctoral 17 27
Juris Doctor 1 7
Lakewood
Brunswick
Medina
Orrville
Millersburg
Akron
UA LOCATIONS
» The University of Akron, Akron Campus
– More than 80 buildings on 219 acres in
metropolitan Akron.
» Wayne College, Orrville
– 60 acres, 30 miles southwest of Akron.
» The Medina County University Center, Medina
– 50 acres, 33,000-square-foot facility.
» The UA-Lakewood Center, Lakewood
– First floor of historic Bailey Building in downtown Lakewood.
» Midpoint Campus Center, Brunswick
– In the Highland Square office building on Pearl Rd. in Brunswick.
» Holmes County Higher Education Center, Millersburg
– Located on Jackson St., across from the courthouse.
ACCREDITATION
n North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
n 31 professional accrediting agencies
ZIPS FACT
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The arch portals leading to the Student
Recreation and Wellness Center on the
Akron campus incorporate terra cotta tiles
and wall sculptures from Spicer Hall, which
formerly occupied that spot.

DEGREES AWARDED (2010-11)
558 Associate
Bachelor’s 2,815
140 Certificates
95 Doctorate
116 Juris Doctor
4 Law Master’s
Master’s 1,152
Total 4,880
TUITION AND GENERAL FEES
Tuition and Fees (Full-time Students)*
Resident Undergraduate $9,545
Nonresident Undergraduate $17,468
Resident Graduate $8,312
Nonresident Graduate $13,325
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
n UA students annually receive $290 million in scholarships, grants,
loans and work-study.
n With the largest endowment of any public university in Northern Ohio,
the University provides $54 million in scholarships, awards and fee
reductions each year. Awards range in size from hundreds of dollars,
to full-ride academic scholarships.
n Financial aid received by UA students in 2010-2011: $346,540,561
n 78 percent of students receive financial aid
*Based on 12-16 undergraduate credit hours per semester. Based on 9 credit hours
per semester for most graduate programs. (Fall 2011.)
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NATIONAL RANKINGS
n The Princeton Review listed UA among the “Best in the Midwest”
in its 2011 edition of Best Colleges: Region-by-Region.
n The University of Akron had the fastest-growing enrollment of any
public research university in Ohio and the Midwest from 2004-09,
according to The Chronicle of Higher Education 2010-2011 Almanac.
n The College of Business Administration’s graduate program has been
recognized in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools for the
past six years.
n UA is among the top 20 percent of U.S. universities conferring doctorate
degrees in chemistry.
n In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked UA’s graduate industrial/
organizational psychology program among the nation’s top 10.
n BusinessWeek magazine ranked UA’s College of Business Administration
among the nation’s top 100 undergraduate business schools in 2009
and 2010, and currently places it at No. 1 in Ohio for return on tuition
dollars after graduation.
n Enrollment in UA’s College of Engineering has soared 76 percent
since 2004, making it the fastest-growing engineering program in
Ohio and fourth in the nation, based on data collected by the
American Society for Engineering Education.
n The College of Business Administration’s graduate program has been
recognized in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools for
the past six years.
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UA’s COLLEGES
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health Professions
College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering
Graduate School
Honors College
Law School
Summit College
University College
Wayne College

RESEARCH
As the public research university for Northeast Ohio, The University of
Akron seeks to increase relevant knowledge for it stakeholders, including
students, industries, governments and educational institutions.
In fact, The University of Akron Research
Foundation, a recognized leader in innovation
services and technology commercialization, has
helped create more than 40 spin-off companies
since 2001.
UA Research Fast Facts:
Of the more than 150 U.S. universities, UA ranks:
# in licensing revenue per research dollar among
1 universities without a medical school
# in U.S. patents per research dollar
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# in licensing revenue among universities without
7 a medical school
# in Ohio in licensing revenue among
1 public universities
*Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
2007 rankings released in February 2009
Research Grants and Contracts
2005 $27.54 million
2006 $31 million
2007 $31.7 million
2008 $34 million
2009 $48 million
2010 $50 million
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ZIPS FACT
Almost half of all UA graduates are the
first generation in their families to earn
college degrees.
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Enrollment by Gender*
Male 49%
Female 51%
Total Fall 2011 Enrollment: 29,699*
Undergraduate 25,190
3,961 Graduate
548 Professional
Full-time 21,413
8,286 Part-time
Enrollment by Ethnicity*
White 74%
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Hispanic 1.7%
Asian 1.8%
*Fall 2011 data
Unknown 3.2%
Native American 0.2%
Nonresident Alien 3.7%
Native Hawaiian .01%
Multiracial 1.6%
African American 13.7%

Estimated Average Lifetime Earnings by
Educational Level*
A college degree can substantially impact lifetime earning
potential. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, each
additional level of education obtained is associated with an
increase in average lifetime earnings.
Professional Degree $4,650,588
Doctoral Degree $4,029,948
Master’s Degree $3,837,239
Bachelor’s Degree $3,380,060
Associate Degree $2,254,765
Some college $2,239,548
$1,767,025 High school graduate
*U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS) data in 2008 dollars.
RESIDENCE LIFE
Campus Housing*
Residence Halls 12
Student Capacity 3,090
Room Charge $6,122
Meal Plan $3,464
*Fall 2011. Rate for majority of residence halls. Prices vary by occupancy and
location. Meal plan listed is the 19-meal Traditional Dining plan.
ZIPS FACT
Award-winning residence halls
Our residence halls and programs
have received more than 30 national
and regional honors since 1997.
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FACULTY
n Our faculty members hail from 62 countries and all 50 states.
n 21:1 Student-Faculty Ratio
n 778 Full-time Faculty
60%
of The University of Akron’s
alumni live and work
in Ohio
ALUMNI
n The University of Akron has nearly
155,000 alumni, and about 60
percent (90,000) of them live and
work in Ohio.
n In a survey conducted in 2010,
more than 3,800 UA alumni are
chief executive officers, owners,
presidents or vice presidents at
their respective organizations.
ZIPS FACT
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For the third consecutive year in 2011, UA
received from the Employers Resource
Council the prestigious NorthCoast 99
Award as one of the 99 best places to work
in Northeast Ohio.

NEW LANDSCAPE FOR LEARNING
The New Landscape for Learning is UA’s ongoing campus
renovation campaign that, since its inception in 2000,
has constructed 20 new buildings, completed 18 major
additions or renovations, expanded the campus building
area by more than 50 percent to 8.5 million square feet,
and added 34 acres of new green space.
Recently, the University has added several new
structures that enhance nearly every aspect
of the campus experience: academics, research,
residence life, athletics and commuting.
n National Polymer Innovation Center
n Spicer Residence Hall
n Center for the History of Psychology
n South Campus Parking Deck
n FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field (soccer)
VISION 2020: A NEW GOLD STANDARD OF
UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE
Mission and Vision
Our Mission: To ensure student success
and leverage our region’s unique assets in
the creation of knowledge and application
of research that benefits humankind.
Our Vision: To set a new standard for public research universities
in adding economic value and enriching lives.
Visit www.uakron.edu/vision2020 to learn
more about this new strategic plan.
V ISION
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SPORTS
UA fields 19 NCAA Division I intercollegiate
sports with more than 350 student-athletes.
Over the last four seasons, the Zips have been
a powerhouse in several Mid-American Conference
(MAC) sports and claimed 19 conference titles and
consistently represented UA in NCAA championship events. In 2010,
the men’s soccer team won the NCAA National Championship!
UA Student-athletes Excel on the Field –
and in the Classroom
In addition to being competitive in their respective
sports, UA student-athletes excel in the classroom
as well. During the 2010-11 academic year their
overall GPA was 3.149, and their overall graduation
rate was 77 percent. As a result, The University of
Akron won the 2010-11 Mid-American Conference
Institutional Academic Achievement Award.
Men’s sports:
n Baseball, basketball, cross country, football,
golf, indoor and outdoor track and field, riflery
and soccer.
Women’s sports:
n Basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and
outdoor track and field, riflery, soccer, softball,
swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball.
ZIPS FACT
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When the UA’s men’s soccer team topped
Louisville 1-0 in the 2010 College Cup title
game, it marked the first time that Akron
captured the national championship in a
team sport.

HONORS COLLEGE
n The Honors College set a record enrollment in fall 2010
of 1,750 students.
n More than half of these students are pursuing majors in
science, technology, engineering or mathematics fields.
n The Honors College offers special programs to enhance
its students’ experiences including Honors Academy for
Post-secondary Students, Peer Mentoring, Emerging
Leaders Community, and Undergraduate Honors to Law.
LIBRARIES
Four libraries on main campus
n UA holdings include more than 1 million bound volumes
and 2 million titles on microform.
n Archival Services is the repository for several national collections.
n UA is the state’s third-largest user of OhioLINK, a consortium of
libraries at Ohio universities, colleges and government. UA students
and faculty download about 450,000
full-text articles annually.
n The University of Akron Wayne College
in Orrville has its own library.
ARTS
More than 350 concerts
and recitals presented annually
n Arts venues include E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, Daum and
Sandefur theatres, Guzzetta Recital Hall and the Emily Davis Gallery.
n Students participate in concert, marching, steel drum, symphonic,
and the Blue and Gold Brass bands.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
More than 200 student organizations
n Academic, departmental, honoraries, professional, publications,
international, sport and hobby groups.
n 24 registered fraternities and sororities on campus.
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ZIPS FACT
83 percent of our full-time faculty
hold the highest academic degrees in
their respective fields.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ann Amer Brennan Chair
Richard W. Pogue Vice Chair
Ralph J. Palmisano Vice Chair
Roland H. Bauer Trustee
Judge Jane E. Bond Trustee
Chander Mohan, M.D. Trustee
Jonathan T. Pavloff Trustee
Warren L. Woolford Trustee
Nicholas C. York Trustee
Alan M. Bowdler Student Trustee
Kathleen A. Duff Student Trustee
Ted A. Mallo Secretary
Paul A. Herold Assistant Secretary
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SENIOR ADMINISTRATION
Luis M. Proenza
President
W. Michael “Mike” Sherman
Senior Vice President and Provost
and Chief Operating Officer
Candace Campbell Jackson
Vice President and Chief of Staff
David J. Cummins
Vice President for Finance
and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer
Ted Curtis
Vice President for Capital Planning
and Facilities Management
Charles J. Fey
Vice President for Student
Engagement and Success
Lee A. Gill
Associate Vice President for
Inclusion and Equity and Chief
Diversity Officer
Paul A. Herold
Special Assistant to the President
Wayne R. Hill
Associate Vice President and
Chief Marketing Officer
Becky J. Hoover
Vice President for
Talent Development and
Human Resources
Eileen Korey
Associate Vice President and
Chief Communications Officer
John A. LaGuardia
Vice President of Public Affairs
and Development
Ted A. Mallo
Vice President and
General Counsel
George R. Newkome
Vice President for Research;
Dean of the Graduate School
James L. Sage
Vice President for
Information Technology;
Chief Information Officer
James P. “Jim” Tressel
Vice President for
Strategic Engagement
Thomas Wistrcill
Director, Athletics
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AKRON, OHIO
With a population just under
200,000, Akron is the fifth-largest
city in the state of Ohio.
In 2011, Forbes Magazine named Akron as one of the nation’s
most affordable college towns. In fact, Ohio has four of the
country’s top 15 most affordable college towns, with Akron leading the way.
The city of Akron ranks fifth in the country in home affordability.
Akron is also a three-time winner of the All-American City Award
(1980, 1995 and 2008).
HOME TO:
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Akron Aeros minor league
baseball team
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Akron Racers women’s
pro softball league team
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All-American Soapbox Derby
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Akron Symphony Orchestra
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Akron Art Museum
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Home Page
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Quick Facts About UA
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Admissions, Applications and Deadlines
www.uakron.edu/admissions
1-800-655-4884
Financial Aid and Scholarships
www.uakron.edu/finaid
Registration, Tuition and Schedule of Classes
www.uakron.edu/registrar
Sports and Athletics
www.GoZips.com
General Information/Institutional
Marketing
330-972-7820
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