Cost of attendance

For the 2024-25 academic year (summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025)

Determining your cost of college

Your financial aid award (scholarships, grants, work-study and loans) is based on your estimated cost of attendance.

To reduce your University of Akron tuition, your financial aid award is determined by your:

  • housing status,
  • enrollment status,
  • FAFSA dependency status and
  • where you enroll (or "program of enrollment"): Main Campus or Wayne College, etc.

UA’s Tuition Guarantee: Four years of fixed tuition, select fees, and room and board rates for undergraduate students from Ohio attending full time and seeking a bachelor's degree.

We encourage you to research your estimated cost of college, bachelor’s degree, or graduate school so you can plan for the future. Your final cost includes financial aid, which helps reduce The University of Akron’s tuition. The tables below will help.

Estimated costs

The tables below show estimated/average academic year costs for different types of students (for instance, some live on campus, some are part-time, some attend the Main Campus).

Actual expenses will vary because of your housing choice and other factors.

Financial aid award letters for undergraduate students include an estimate for on-campus charges like housing and a meal plan. The total amount of financial aid offered may be more than what you need to pay your bill.

  • If you are planning to live on campus, you may already have an idea of what your actual housing and meal plan charges will be based on selections you've submitted to those offices as well as information available from the websites of the Office of Residence Life and Dining Services.
  • If you aren't planning to live on campus, you need to subtract the estimated housing and meal plan charges from the equation so your estimated out-of-pocket responsibility is closer to your actual amount due.

Ohio resident, on campus Full Time
12 or more credits
Tuition and Fees $13,135
Food and Housing $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,000
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total Ohio Resident $30,045
Ohio resident, off-campus Full Time
12 or more credits
Tuition and Fees $13,135
Food and Housing $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total Ohio Resident $30,445
Commuter Full Time
12 or more credits
Tuition and Fees $13,135
Food and Housing $5,952
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total Ohio Resident $24,493
Non-Ohio resident, On Campus Full Time
12 or more credits
Tuition and Fees $20,815
Food and Housing $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,000
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total Ohio Resident $37,725
Non-Ohio resident, off campus Full Time
12 or more credits
Tuition and Fees $20,815
Food and Housing $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total Ohio Resident $38,125
International Students - living on campus Full Time
Tuition and Fees $17,286
Room and Board $11,440
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,000
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total Ohio Resident $33,522
International Students - living off campus Full Time
Tuition and Fees $17,286
Room and Board $11,490
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total Ohio Resident $33,972
Ohio Resident, on campus Full Time
12 or more credits
Tuition and Fees $8,474
Food and Housing $11,440
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,000
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total $24,710
Ohio Resident, off-campus Full Time
12 or more credits
Tuition and Fees $8,474
Room and Board $11,490
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total $25,160
Ohio Resident, commuter Full Time
12 or more credits
Tuition and Fees $8,474
Room and Board $6,480
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total $20,150

Please note: Because of the varied graduate program tuition rates, this is an estimate only based on the highest rate. Please check the rates on the Office of Student Accounts page for more accurate estimates.

Graduate Students - Ohio Resident Full Time
Tuition and Fees $11,512
Room and Board $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $3,150
Total Ohio Resident $30,436
Graduate Students - Non-Ohio Resident Full Time
Tuition and Fees $19,192
Room and Board $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $3,150
Total Ohio Resident

$38,116

 Graduate, College of Business, Living On or Off Campus Full Time
Tuition and Fees $11,998
Room and Board $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $3,150
Total Ohio Resident $30,922
Graduate, Non-Ohio Resident, College of Business, Living On or Off Campus Full Time
Tuition and Fees  $19,678
Room and Board $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $3,150
Total Ohio Resident  $38,602
Ohio resident Full Time
Tuition and Fees $26,115
Food and Housing $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,500
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $3,150
Total $45,339
Ohio resident Part-Time
Tuition and Fees $17,797
Food and Housing $11,904
Books and Supplies $750
Transportation $1,200
Personal Expenses $3,150
Total $35,021
Non-Ohio resident Full Time
Tuition and Fees $26,215
Food and Housing $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,500
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $3,150
Total $45,439
Non-Ohio resident Part-Time
Tuition and Fees $17,897
Food and Housing $11,904
Books and Supplies $750
Transportation $1,200
Personal Expenses $3,150
Total $35,121
 Wayne Campus, Ohio Resident, Living Off-Campus Bachelor's Degree Seeking Student
Tuition and Fees $7,722
Room and Board $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total $25,032
 Wayne Campus, Non-Ohio Resident,Living Off-Campus Bachelor's Degree Seeking Student
Tuition and Fees $15,402
Room and Board $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total  $32,712
 Wayne Campus, Ohio Resident, Living Off-Campus Associate Degree Seeking Student
Tuition and Fees $7,722
Room and Board $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total  $25,032
 Wayne Campus, Non-Ohio Resident, Living Off-Campus Associate Degree Seeking Student
Tuition and Fees $15,402
Room and Board $11,904
Books and Supplies $1,200
Transportation $2,400
Personal Expenses $1,596
Total  $32,712

Financial aid and scholarship information at The University of Akron

Mailing address:
The University of Akron
Office of Student Financial Aid
Akron, OH 44325-6211

Toll Free: 1-800-621-3847
Phone: 330-972-7032
Fax: 330-972-7139

Campus location: 202 Simmons Hall

Financial Aid homepage

FAFSA school code: 003123

2024-25 FAFSA is available now.


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