The University of Akron is an institution of higher learning located in the center of Akron, Ohio. The college is known as a commuter campus, due to the high number of students who live off-campus.
The school was founded as Buchtel College in 1870.
Enrollment in 2004 is approximately 23 thousand students. The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees and 100 graduate degrees. The most famous of which is likely the Polymer College (Akron is known as the "Rubber City"), which is located in a 13 story reflective glass building overlooking Akron's downtown. The university also has a branch campus in Wayne, Ohio.
A massive construction project has been in progress since 2002, called "A New Landscape for Learning", which includes a new College of Arts & Science Building, Honors Dormitory, Recreation Center, and Student Union. Multiple new parking decks have also been constructed to address high demand for parking, despite the stated desire of the university to be less a commuter campus. |
