Private nonprofit · Community college

Herzing University-Akron

Akron, Ohio · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$18,934
Avg net price
19%
Grad / completion
$36,909
Median earnings

Herzing University-Akron is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Akron, Ohio (large suburb setting), enrolling 391 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 391 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 95% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The first settler in the Akron area was Major Miner Spicer, who came from Groton, Connecticut. He built a log cabin in the forest in 1810, and became the region's first citizen. Akron is home to E. J. Thomas Hall, one of three Akron performance halls. Regular acts include the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Tuesday Musical Club, and Children's Concert Society. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
4 miles to Akron, OH
To Great Lakes shore
35 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Akron Canton (CAK)

How Herzing University-Akron compares

Selectivity94.6%

More selective than 29% · #12 most selective of 15 in Ohio

Graduation rate19%

Higher than 4% · #161 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention25%

Higher than 3%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,909

Higher than 56% · #85 of 157 in Ohio

Average net price$18,934

Cheaper than 36% · #97 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 4%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment391

Larger than 58%

Percentiles compare Herzing University-Akron with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

391undergrads
  • Women31881%
  • Men7319%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White45%
  • Black42%
  • Hispanic2.3%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial10.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
391
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
76%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
72%
Median family income
$18,321
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$61,353

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,450
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$27,417
Average net price
$18,934

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
94.6%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
19%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
25%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,295
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,909
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
Students with federal loans
83%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
0%
Low-income (Pell)
31%
First-generation
33%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (393 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$18,120
$30–48k
$18,858
$48–75k
$17,716
$75–110k
$23,322
$110k+
$25,700

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$97,438

$17,716/year × about 5.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

31%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,572
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 31% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,572. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 42 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$36,909
Typical debt at graduation
$21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
58%
Out-earn a HS grad
50%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,601
Men
$43,307

Men out-earn women by $7,706 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
32.5″
Annual snow
47.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Akron Fulton Intl AP, OH US station (1.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.