Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ohio graduates 22 pts more of its students than U. Akron Wayne (33% vs. 11%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Ohio grads earn $6K more ten years out than U. Akron Wayne's ($52,581 vs. $46,600)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Ohio has 1.5× as many undergrads as U. Akron Wayne

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    U. Akron Wayne is more diverse (index 0.31 vs. 0.29)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    U. Akron Wayne has 2 pts more first-gen students than Ohio (36% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. Akron Wayne has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Ohio (12% vs. 12%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Akron Wayne admits 90%; Ohio doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Akron Wayne90%
OhioNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Akron WayneOpen
  • OhioNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
U. Akron Wayne
830–1100
OhioNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Akron WayneGPA and prep program required
  • OhioNot reported

Who's on each campus

Ohio has 1.5× as many undergrads as U. Akron Wayne; both have the same Pell share, 12%.

Undergrads
U. Akron Wayne457
Ohio691
Pell Grant share
U. Akron Wayne12%
Ohio12%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Akron Wayne, and Speech Communication and Rhetoric at Ohio.

Students per faculty member
U. Akron Wayne42 to 1
Ohio16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Akron WayneRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%
  • OhioSpeech Communication and Rhetoric22%

What each pays off

Ohio's former students earn more, a median $52.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 33% at Ohio to 11% at U. Akron Wayne.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Akron Wayne$46.6K
Ohio$52.6K
Graduation rate
U. Akron Wayne11%
Ohio33%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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