Enrollment Trends at UAkron

The student population at University of Akron Main Campus is 13,332 (11,160 undergraduate and 2,172 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 9,769 (42.29%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UAkron is 83.71% which is decreased by 7,933 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,836 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 100 male students for every 100 female students, down from 108 in 2015.
1,951 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 148.85% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,161 where 13,332 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 23,101 students in 2016 and was lowest at 13,332 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 23,101 to 13,332 students, a net loss of 9,769 (42.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Akron Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,101	19,093	10,109	8,984	4,008	1,877	2,131
2016-17	21,100 -2,001	17,417 -1,676	9,382 -727	8,035 -949	3,683 -325	1,689 -188	1,994 -137
2017-18	20,169 -931	16,872 -545	8,978 -404	7,894 -141	3,297 -386	1,538 -151	1,759 -235
2018-19	18,731 -1,438	15,634 -1,238	8,297 -681	7,337 -557	3,097 -200	1,378 -160	1,719 -40
2019-20	17,600 -1,131	14,794 -840	7,806 -491	6,988 -349	2,806 -291	1,248 -130	1,558 -161
2020-21	16,094 -1,506	13,651 -1,143	7,044 -762	6,607 -381	2,443 -363	1,087 -161	1,356 -202
2021-22	14,498 -1,596	12,254 -1,397	6,384 -660	5,870 -737	2,244 -199	967 -120	1,277 -79
2022-23	13,465 -1,033	11,323 -931	5,804 -580	5,519 -351	2,142 -102	913 -54	1,229 -48
2023-24	13,518 53	11,452 129	5,875 71	5,577 58	2,066 -76	886 -27	1,180 -49
2024-25	13,332 -186	11,160 -292	5,731 -144	5,429 -148	2,172 106	943 57	1,229 49
Average	17,161	14,365	7,541	6,824	2,796	1,253	1,543

University of Akron Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,365 where 11,160 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Akron Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	19,093	15,227	8,187	7,040	3,866	1,922	1,944
2016-17	17,417	13,827	7,570	6,257	3,590	1,812	1,778
2017-18	16,872	13,563	7,347	6,216	3,309	1,631	1,678
2018-19	15,634	12,408	6,687	5,721	3,226	1,610	1,616
2019-20	14,794	11,641	6,283	5,358	3,153	1,523	1,630
2020-21	13,651	10,791	5,655	5,136	2,860	1,389	1,471
2021-22	12,254	9,411	4,997	4,414	2,843	1,387	1,456
2022-23	11,323	8,602	4,538	4,064	2,721	1,266	1,455
2023-24	11,452	8,444	4,465	3,979	3,008	1,410	1,598
2024-25	11,160	8,205	4,389	3,816	2,955	1,342	1,613
Average	14,365	14,365	6,012	5,200	14,365	1,529	1,624

University of Akron Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,796 where 2,172 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Akron Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,008	2,475	1,306	1,169	1,533	571	962
2016-17	3,683	2,353	1,213	1,140	1,330	476	854
2017-18	3,297	2,063	1,068	995	1,234	470	764
2018-19	3,097	1,837	902	935	1,260	476	784
2019-20	2,806	1,644	806	838	1,162	442	720
2020-21	2,443	1,411	683	728	1,032	404	628
2021-22	2,244	1,230	606	624	1,014	361	653
2022-23	2,142	1,218	549	669	924	364	560
2023-24	2,066	1,222	554	668	844	332	512
2024-25	2,172	1,284	584	700	888	359	529
Average	2,796	2,796	827	847	2,796	426	697

University of Akron Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 65.54%. The percentage was 71.68% 10 years ago and UAkron still has a high percentage of white students. 4.16% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.22% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.06% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 71.68% to 65.54%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.53% to 4.16%. Black student enrollment increased from 11.04% to 11.22%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.31% to 4.06%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5525 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4716 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Akron Main Campus over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	33	584	2,551	534	11	16,559	807
2016-17	34	572	2,298	523	6	15,124	759
2017-18	24	607	2,287	534	6	14,340	832
2018-19	26	595	1,894	529	5	13,623	788
2019-20	25	566	1,671	539	2	12,967	734
2020-21	23	545	1,530	506	5	11,954	679
2021-22	20	531	1,504	473	6	10,576	618
2022-23	15	527	1,434	483	7	9,675	563
2023-24	18	567	1,497	497	9	9,386	611
2024-25	22	555	1,496	541	8	8,738	583
Average	24	565	1,816	516	7	12,294	697

University of Akron Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,951 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 148.85% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Akron Main Campus from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	23,101	784	3,138	19,179
2016-17	21,100	706	3,296	17,098
2017-18	20,169	816	4,293	15,060
2018-19	18,731	802	5,300	12,629
2019-20	17,600	996	5,534	11,070
2020-21	16,094	4,665	10,150	1,279
2021-22	14,498	1,254	7,842	5,402
2022-23	13,465	1,479	6,998	4,988
2023-24	13,518	1,674	6,715	5,129
2024-25	13,332	1,951	5,794	5,587
Average	17,161	1,513	5,906	9,742

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Enrollment Trends at UAkron

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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