A tradition of excellence

Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and oldest degree-granting college at The University of Akron.

Providing a world-class education in bachelor's, master’s and doctoral degree programs, Buchtel College also provides the majority of general education courses for the university.

Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences is named for John R. Buchtel (1820-1892), an Akron industrialist who helped establish Buchtel College in 1870, the predecessor to The University of Akron. The Buchtel College of Liberal Arts was formed in 1913 when Buchtel College became a municipal university.

Buchtel College is home to 20 schools and departments, 10 centers and institutes, and four special programs.

Our commitment to intellectual diversity

We seek to build an academic community that ensures the fullest degree of intellectual diversity, including all people and viewpoints and free of discrimination against any individual in employment or in the institution’s programs or activities because of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, status as a nursing mother, status as a foster parent, military status, genetic information, or status as a veteran. The University of Akron prohibits sexual harassment of any form in all aspects of employment and in its programs and activities and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual and racial or ethnic orientation in employment and admissions.