$46,600
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Akron Wayne College is a public 4-year college in Orrville, Ohio with 457 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,032 a year (tuition and fees $7,723 in-state, $15,403 out-of-state). It admits 90% of applicants and 19% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $46,600 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,032
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,723
Out-of-state $15,403
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
19%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,250
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$46,600
Rank 1,797 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,032
- Tuition in-state
- $7,723
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,403
- Cost of attendance
- $15,993
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.9%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,982
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,100
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,663
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,082
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,160
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,116 in 2015-16 to $7,723 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1,040
- Undergraduates
- 457
- Part-time students
- 18%
- Women
- 66%
- Students per teacher
- 42
- Completion rate
- 19%
- Retention rate
- 59%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 2
- Endowment
- $17.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,797 of 5,094 US colleges and 92 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,032 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,723 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 19% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 59% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,250 | $14,211 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,269 | $36,744 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $46,600 | $41,273 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Orrville and Ohio on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Ohio
- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does University of Akron Wayne College cost?
$6,032 a year is the average net price at University of Akron Wayne College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,723 for in-state students and $15,403 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,993. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,982 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Akron Wayne College?
90% of applicants are admitted to University of Akron Wayne College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,040. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do University of Akron Wayne College graduates earn?
$46,600 a year is the median pay of former University of Akron Wayne College students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,269 after 6 years). That ranks 1,797 of 5,094 US colleges and 92 of 243 in Ohio.
How much student debt do University of Akron Wayne College graduates have?
$23,250 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Akron Wayne College graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.9% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Akron Wayne College?
19% of first-time, full-time students at University of Akron Wayne College finish within 6 years. 59% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Akron Wayne College?
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (18 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.