Editing University of Akron (section)

{{Short description|Public university in Akron, Ohio, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox university
| name                  = The University of Akron
| image                 = University of Akron seal.svg
| image_upright         = 0.7
| motto                 = ''Fiat Lux'' ([[Latin]])
| mottoeng              = [[Let there be light]]
| established           = {{start date and age|1870}}
| type                  = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Coalition of Urban Serving Universities|USU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
| parent                = [[University System of Ohio]]
| endowment             = $235.3 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>
| president             = Robert J. Nemer
| students               = 14,813 (fall 2024)<ref name="UAkron enrollment data">{{cite web|title=Enrollment Data|url=https://www.uakron.edu/ir/student-enrollment|website=University of Akron|access-date=December 15, 2024}}</ref>
| undergrad             = 9,725 (fall 2024)<ref name="UAkron enrollment data" />
| postgrad              = 2,172 (fall 2024)<ref name="UAkron enrollment data" />
| faculty               = 1,032 (2022) <ref name="UAkron faculty data">{{cite web|title=Common Data Set|url=https://www.uakron.edu/ir/docs/CDS/CDS%202022-2023%20University%20of%20Akron%20Main%20Campus.pdf|website=University of Akron|access-date=February 29, 2024}}</ref>
| city                  = [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]
| state                 = [[Ohio]]
| country               = United States
| coordinates           = {{coord|41.0752|-81.5115|display=inline,title}}
| campus                = Urban, {{convert|218|acre|km2}}
| former_names          = Buchtel College (1870–1913)<br />Municipal University of Akron (1913–1966)<ref>{{cite web |title=1913-1966: The Municipal University of Akron |url=https://www.uakron.edu/development/history5.dot |website=uakron.edu |publisher=University of Akron |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref>
| colors                = Blue & gold<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uakron.edu/im/resources/brand/colors |title="Colors" |publisher=Uakron.edu |access-date=November 29, 2022}}</ref><br/>{{color box|#041E42}}&nbsp;{{color box|#A89968}}
| sports_nickname       = [[Akron Zips|Zips]]
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I]] [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]] – [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| mascot                = [[Zippy (mascot)|Zippy]] the [[Kangaroo]]
| website               = {{URL|uakron.edu}}
| logo                  = University of Akron logo.svg
| logo_upright          = .8
}}

The '''University of Akron''' is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Akron, Ohio]], United States. It is part of the [[University System of Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www2.uakron.edu/cpspe/ |title=College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering - The University of Akron |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428131057/http://www2.uakron.edu/cpspe/ |archive-date=April 28, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As a [[STEM fields|STEM]]-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uso.edu/strategicplan/handbook/uso/structure.php |title=Strategic Plan - Report |access-date=June 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530221937/http://www.uso.edu/strategicplan/handbook/uso/structure.php |archive-date=May 30, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=200800 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=September 13, 2020}}</ref>

The University of Akron offers about 200 [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uakron.edu/academics/|title=Academics & majors at UA : The University of Akron |work=uakron.edu}}</ref> and more than 100 [[graduate school|graduate]] majors<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uakron.edu/gradsch/degreeprograms.php|title=The University of Akron : An Error Occurred|work=uakron.edu|access-date=July 17, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050701235556/http://www.uakron.edu/gradsch/degreeprograms.php|archive-date=July 1, 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref> and has an enrollment of approximately 15,000 students. The university's School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering is housed in a 12-story reflective glass building near downtown Akron on the western edge of the main campus. UA's [[Archives of the History of American Psychology]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Center for the History of Psychology |url=http://www.uakron.edu/chp/ |publisher=The University of Akron Center for the History of Psychology}}</ref> is an affiliate of the [[Smithsonian Institution]].

The university has three branch campuses: [[Wayne College]] in [[Orrville, Ohio]]; the [[Medina County University Center]], in [[Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio|Lafayette Township, Ohio]]; and UA Lakewood, in the Cleveland suburb of [[Lakewood, Ohio]]. In addition, the university hosts nursing programs in affiliation with [[Lorain County Community College]].<ref>[http://www.lorainccc.edu/UP/Bachelor+and+Master+Degree+Programs/Akron+Bachelors.htm  "Lorain County Community College - University of Akron Bachelor's Degree Programs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528003808/http://www.lorainccc.edu/UP/Bachelor+and+Master+Degree+Programs/Akron+Bachelors.htm |date=May 28, 2010 }} Retrieved May 15, 2010</ref>