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University of Akron Wayne College

Orrville, Ohio · Fringe rural

#5 best value in Ohio

89.9%
Admit rate: $6,032
Avg net price: 19%
Graduation rate: $46,600
Median earnings

University of Akron Wayne College is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Orrville, Ohio (fringe rural setting), enrolling 457 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 457 undergradsFringe ruralAccessible · 90% admitCold winters

Will you get in?

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Admit rate: 89.9%
SAT (mid 50%): 830–1100
Avg GPA (est.): 2.99

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About Orrville, Ohio

Orrville is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. Orrville was laid out in 1852 and named after Judge Smith Orr, its proprietor. A post office called Orrville has been in operation since 1852. Orrville is the corporate headquarters for The J.M. Smucker Company and its fruit spread producing facility, which Smucker's asserts is the largest in the world. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 21 miles to Akron, OH
To Great Lakes shore: 43 miles
Nearest airport: 19 miles to Akron Canton (CAK)

How University of Akron Wayne College compares

Selectivity89.9%

More selective than 24% · #53 most selective of 65 in Ohio

SAT average1040

Higher than 14%

Graduation rate19%

Higher than 5% · #69 of 73 in Ohio

First-year retention59%

Higher than 12%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,600

Higher than 29% · #57 of 74 in Ohio

Average net price$6,032

Cheaper than 97% · #5 cheapest of 73 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$23,250

Lower than 50%

Student–faculty ratio42 : 1

Lower than 1%

Undergraduate enrollment457

Larger than 20%

Percentiles compare University of Akron Wayne College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women22950%
Men22850%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White82%
Black1.5%
Hispanic4.6%
Asian1.5%
Other or multiracial9.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 457
Student–faculty ratio: 42 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 12%
First-generation students: 36%
Students over 25: 7%
Median family income: $44,867
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $70,578
Endowment: $17,581,750

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 133 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Ohio99%
Other U.S. states0.8%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Akron Wayne College draws overwhelmingly from Ohio.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate: 89.9%
Test scores: Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %): 830–1100
SAT average: 1040
SAT reading: 440–550
SAT math: 390–550
ACT composite: 16–23
Average GPA (estimated): 2.99

Cost

In-state tuition: $7,723
Out-of-state tuition: $15,403
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,200
Total cost of attendance: $15,993
Average net price: $6,032

Outcomes

Graduated: 19%
First-year retention: 59%
Transferred to another college: 23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $42,269
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $46,600
Median debt at graduation: $23,250
Students with federal loans: 9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 41%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

19%

Low-income (Pell)

33%

First-generation

35%

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: $50

Campus safety

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

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

$3,982

$30–48k

$4,100

$48–75k

$6,663

$75–110k

$11,082

$110k+

$12,160

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.

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.

87%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$4,737

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 87% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,737. 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 126 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): $46,600
Typical debt at graduation: $23,250
Debt vs. one year's pay: 50%
Out-earn a HS grad: 56%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 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

$41,291

Men

$52,734

Men out-earn women by $11,443 (28%) 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: 82°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 36.9″
Annual snow: 28.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wooster Wayne CO AP, OH US station (5.1 mi from campus).

What University of Akron Wayne College graduates study — and earn

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

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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.