Colleges in Akron Ohio

County: Summit

Incorporated: 1918

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land Area: 62.1 square miles

Population Density: 3343 people per square mile

Population: 207,510

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (66.7%), Black (28.5%), Two or more races (2.1%), Hispanic (1.2%), American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries (City): German (18.1%), Irish (11.5%), English (7.2%), Italian (6.8%), United States (6.4%), Polish (2.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (323.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Cuyahoga Falls, OH (2.3 miles ), Tallmadge, OH (2.3 miles ), Portage Lakes, OH (2.4 miles ), Lakemore, OH (2.4 miles ), Barberton, OH (2.5 miles ), Munroe Falls, OH (2.5 miles ), Silver Lake, OH (2.5 miles ), Mogadore, OH (2.5 miles )

Akron Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

High school or higher: 80.00%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 6.10%

Colleges/Universities in Akron:

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS

Full-time enrollment: 16,801, Location: 302 BUCHTEL COMMON, Public, Website: www.uakron.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

SOUTHERN OHIO COLLEGE-NORTHEAST

FT enrollment: 373, Location: 2791 MOGADORE RD, Private, for-profit

OHIO COLLEGE OF MASSOTHERAPY INC

FT enrollment: 253, Location: 225 HERITAGE WOODS DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.ocm.edu

AKRON ADULT VOCATIONAL SERVICES

FT enrollment: 150, Location: 147 PARK ST, Public

ACADEMY OF COURT REPORTING

FT enrollment: 91, Location: 2930 W MARKET ST, Private, for-profit

AKRON SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING

FT enrollment: 61, Location: 619 SUMNER ST, Public

OMNI TECHNICAL SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 29, Location: 924 E TALLMADGE AVE, Private, for-profit

AKRON BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE

Location: 1398 CANTON RD, Private, not-for-profit

AKRON BARBER COLLEGE

Location: 2828 S ARLINGTON RD, Private, for-profit

BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTER

Location: 156 S MAIN ST, Private, for-profit

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MASSOTHERAPY

Location: 2110 COPLEY RD, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Akron:

STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

about 14 miles, CANTON, OH, Full-time enrollment: 2,324

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-STARK CAMPUS

about 14 miles, NORTH CANTON, OH, FT enrollment: 2,053

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

about 19 miles, KENT, OH, FT enrollment: 18,677

MOUNT UNION COLLEGE

about 24 miles, ALLIANCE, OH, FT enrollment: 2,188

BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE

about 29 miles, BEREA, OH, FT enrollment: 3,849

JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY

about 30 miles, CLEVELAND, OH, FT enrollment: 3,861

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

about 31 miles, CLEVELAND, OH, FT enrollment: 11,000