by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Akron Wayne College was awarded 17 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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University of Akron Wayne College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 86%, some consider University of Akron Wayne College to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
At University of Akron Wayne College, the student to faculty ratio is 31 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 University of Akron Wayne College is 3%. 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 University of Akron Wayne College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,658 undergraduates at University of Akron Wayne College with 616 being full-time and 1,042 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,794 | $8,722 | $9,695 | $12,133 | $13,672 |
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 University of Akron Wayne College, 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 University of Akron Wayne College, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $4,510 a year. That adds up to $18,040 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at University of Akron Wayne College is 7.4%. 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 University of Akron Wayne College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1901 Smucker Rd, Orrville, OH 44667 |
| Phone: | 800-221-8308 |
| Website: | https://wayne.uakron.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofAkron |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/uakron |
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, 323 students took at least one online class at University of Akron Wayne College. This is a decrease from the 1,178 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 323 | 65 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,178 | 316 |
| 2018-2019 | 251 | 44 |
| 2017-2018 | 327 | 78 |
| 2016-2017 | 382 | 84 |
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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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