University of Akron Wayne College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Akron Wayne College

University of Akron Wayne College operates as a public institution located in Orrville, Ohio (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 457 students of which 1,512 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Akron Wayne College is categorized as “3” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,040. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $6,032, with published in-state tuition of $7,723 and a Pell grant recipient share of 12.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 18.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 58.5%. Graduates earn a median of $46,600 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,269 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1322400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.