University of Akron Main Campus

What are the graduation rates for students at University of Akron Main Campus?

Akron's reported six-year graduation rate is 52%, while its four-year rate is 29%. The difference matters for budgeting: a student who completes a bachelor's degree in five or six years may incur additional living costs even if tuition remains manageable.

These rates describe defined groups of entering students, rather than every undergraduate. Federal graduation measures typically track first-time, full-time degree-seeking cohorts and do not describe transfer students or part-time entrants equally well. The reported first-year retention rate is 73%, indicating the share in its measured cohort who continued into the following year. None of these figures establishes why a particular student stayed, left or graduated; applicants can use them alongside program course schedules and degree maps when estimating their own path.

What is the earning potential for graduates at University of Akron Main Campus?

College Scorecard field-of-study figures offer a limited view of earnings roughly one year after program completion. In the reported figures, median earnings are $70,972 for electrical, electronics and communications engineering and $57,338 for registered nursing. The figures describe observed former students in the relevant reporting population, not a starting salary offered to every graduate.

Outcomes differ substantially by field. The reported one-year median is $51,025 for accounting and $29,066 for general psychology. Early-career earnings can reflect occupation, location, further study and whether graduates enter a field that requires additional training. Scorecard measures also have coverage and privacy limitations, so they should not be read as a complete account of all alumni or as a comparison of program quality on their own.

Students can put these numbers to better use by comparing them with a program's likely borrowing, internship access and typical entry-level occupations. A higher reported median does not remove the need to assess individual costs and career goals.