Name	University of Akron
Name in English	University of Akron
Acronym	UA
Founded in	1870
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Motto	Fiat Lux
Motto in English	Let there be light
Colours	Blue and gold

LOCATION 

Address	302 Buchtel Common
Town	Akron
Population	50,000-249,999
Postal Code	44325-4702
Province/State	Ohio
Country	United States List of other Universities in the USA sorted by the 4icu.org University ranking
	+1 (330) 972 7111
	+1 (330) 972 8652
Other locations	Orrville

ACCREDITATION / RECOGNITION 

Institutional Accreditation

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA-HLC)

Year of first Accreditation

1914

Other Accreditations

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International); Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (AANA); American Bar Association (ABA), Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); American Chemical Society (ACS); American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology; Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE); Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP); American Dietetic Association, Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE); Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research (FIDER); International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC); National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Commission on Accreditation; National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), Commission on Accreditation; National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), Commission on Accreditation; National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation; National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC); American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)

AFFILIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS 

Affiliations to organizations

American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU); Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU)

ACADEMIC STRUCTURE 

Main Academic Divisions

Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences; College of Business Administration; College of Education; College of Engineering; College of Fine and Applied Arts; College of Nursing; College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering; Honors College; School of Law; Summit College; University College; Wayne College

COURSE LEVELS AND AREAS OF STUDIES 

	Course Levels
	Undergraduate			Postgraduate
	Certificates / Diplomas (<2 years)	Associate's degrees (2 years)	Bachelor's degrees (3/4/5 years)	Master degrees	Doctorate degrees
Areas of studies
Arts & Humanities ?
Business & Social Science ?
Engineering ?
Language & Cultural Studies ?
Medicine & Health ?
Science & Technology ?
Important: please contact this University for detailed information on area of studies and course levels offered; the table above may not be accurate or up-to-date.

TUITION 

ADMISSION 

OTHER INFORMATION 

Date of last update: 12/09/2009
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