University of Akron Main Campus vs Herzing University-Akron

Akron, OH · Akron, OH · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · OH
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

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ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Akron Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • Herzing University-Akron: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • University of Akron Main Campus: enrollment shrank -47.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -955 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • Herzing University-Akron: enrollment ranged 298–502 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Akron Main Campus vs Herzing University-Akron

  1. RETENTION-RATE University of Akron Main Campus leads on retention rate (73.0% vs 25.0% at Herzing University-Akron)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Akron Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (49.8% vs 20.0% at Herzing University-Akron)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Akron Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (59.7% vs 94.6% at Herzing University-Akron)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and Herzing University-Akron?
University of Akron Main Campus leads on retention rate at 73.0% versus 25.0% at Herzing University-Akron. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and Herzing University-Akron?
University of Akron Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 49.8% versus 20.0% at Herzing University-Akron. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and Herzing University-Akron?
University of Akron Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 59.7% versus 94.6% at Herzing University-Akron. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); retention rate focus for this pair · 2025