University of
Akron Wayne College
Public Community College in Orrville, OH. Six-year graduation rate 19%. Median 10-year earnings $46,600.
Ten years after entry, the median University of Akron Wayne College student earns $46,600 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 19% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $23,250, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 19% — below national average
Admissions
University of Akron Wayne College admits 90% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 387, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 41% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. The score bands below rest on the 5% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 440–550 | 7 (5%) |
| SAT Math | 390–550 | |
| ACT Composite | 16–23 | 116 (82%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Only 19% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential. 59% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. Transfer-out runs to 23% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 40% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 489 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $6,983 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $3,982 while those at $110k+ pay $12,160. Grant aid reaches 79% of students at an average of $6,479. 25% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 123 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $3,982 |
| $30–48k | $4,100 |
| $48–75k | $6,663 |
| $75–110k | $11,082 |
| $110k+ | $12,160 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 121 of these 489 students, totalling $828,413 — an average of $6,846 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Wayne County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026