University of Akron Wayne College
Orrville, Ohio · Public · 457 undergraduates · wayne.uakron.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
90%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
830 to 1100
of enrolled freshmen
Your chances and merit aid at University of Akron Wayne College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
90% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
Not available
What to do with your 970
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (970).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- Without ACT/SAT scores, university placement testing is required for course placement (UA test-optional FAQ).
Source: How To Apply : The University of Akron, Ohio · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
90%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 830 to 1100
Reading and Writing 440 to 550
Math 390 to 550
ACT composite 16 to 23
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$5,020
- $30,001 to $48,000$4,665
- $48,001 to $75,000$4,477
- $75,001 to $110,000$8,591
- Over $110,000$10,701
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
After college
Graduate within 6 years
11%
Come back for a second year
59%
Typical earnings
$51,221
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Akron Wayne College$78,325
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 5 majors here have earnings data.
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