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Herzing University - Akron was awarded 49 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Herzing Akron is ranked #1,008 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Herzing Akron held the #1,341 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Herzing Akron also holds the #35 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 94%, Herzing University - Akron is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Herzing Akron it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Herzing University - Akron is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Herzing University - Akron this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 502 undergraduates at Herzing Akron with 272 being full-time and 230 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Herzing Akron, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Herzing Akron, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $9,131 a year. That adds up to $36,524 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Herzing Akron is 8.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Herzing Akron are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1600 South Arlington Street, Suite 100, Akron, OH 44306-3931 |
| Phone: | 330-724-1600 |
| Website: | https://www.herzing.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/herzingonline?ref=ts&fref=ts |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/HerzingUniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 6 | $38,542 |
| Nursing | 6 | $62,336 |
| Information Technology | 5 | $47,053 |
| Business Administration & Management | 5 | $46,040 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 4 | $52,717 |
| Accounting | 2 | $39,469 |
| Legal Support Services | 1 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 0 | NA |
| Computer Programming | 0 | $53,952 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 314 students took at least one online class at Herzing University - Akron. This is a decrease from the 396 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 314 | 160 |
| 2019-2020 | 396 | 193 |
| 2018-2019 | 397 | 225 |
| 2017-2018 | 356 | 218 |
| 2016-2017 | 359 | 230 |
Learn more about online learning at Herzing University - Akron.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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