Main Campus (Undergraduate Degree Programs)

Estimates are based on a full-time undergraduate course load of 12 to 16 credits per semester. Other fees may apply, depending on the program of study and the number of credit hours successfully completed. Students who are Ohio residents may take 13, 14, 15, or 16 credit hours for the price of 12 credit hours each semester; however, each additional credit hour beyond 16 in a semester is $300.77.

The Akron Advantage Award: Tuition reduction for out-of-state residents The University of Akron offers qualified, nonresident, first-time freshmen a significant reduction in the nonresident surcharge. Learn more.

Summit College (Associate Degree Programs)

The estimates below are based on a full-time undergraduate course load of 12 to 16 credits per semester. Other miscellaneous fees are likely to apply.

About our residence halls:

• For many, an important part of college life is living on campus in a residence hall. It provides once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for friendships and activities. At UA, only a portion of the student body lives on campus, giving our resident students a taste of a small-college atmosphere.


• We want your room to be a place where you feel at home, so each one is planned and furnished with that in mind. We have co-ed and all-female residence halls; double rooms and suites; high rises and townhouses. There are even on-campus apartments. Although we can't guarantee students get their first choice in room locations, we certainly try our best to accommodate their wishes.


• Freshmen outside of Summit, Portage, Stark, Medina, or Wayne counties are required to live in the University residence halls their first year.


• Learn more about UA's residence halls.

*Available to commuter students, Exchange Street Apartments and Townhouse residents only.

About the plans

Here is a description of each plan:

• Traditional Dining Plan — With this option, you will enjoy 19, 15, or 10 meals a week at Rob's Café and Trackside Grille at Quaker Square. Rob’s Café offers all you-care-to-eat buffet-style service Monday through Friday (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and Saturday and Sunday (brunch and dinner). Trackside Grille offers soup and salad or other meal equivalent options off our regular menu. With the 19- and 15-meal options, you will receive $100 Dining Dollars per semester; Dining Dollars can be used to purchase food at any of the 40-plus off-campus eateries that accept the Zip Card.


• Gold Plan (also called the Declining Gold Plan) — With this option, you will receive $1,400 in Dining Dollars per semester. Dining Dollars can be used at any on-campus eatery and at Zee's Convenience Store. When Dining Dollars are used at Rob's Café or the Trackside Grille, you will receive a 25 percent discount off of the door rate. Dining Dollars also offer terrific flexibility: They can be used off-campus at any of the 40-plus restaurants that accept the Zip Card.
  
  The difference between the cost and the amount of Dining Dollars awarded allows Dining Services to:
  • update dining facilities in response to student requests,
  • maintain a competitive wage and incentive plan for student employees,
  • continue to offer students the conveniences they have asked for, such as extended hours and special programming, and
  • provide Dining Services staff with advanced safety and culinary training.


• Unlimited Plan — With this meal plan, you may enter Rob's Café as many times as you want during the hours of operation.
  
  This plan offers the flexibility and exceptional value for students that have hectic schedules, need a snack between classes, or want to maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating several small meals per day. We will also add $100 to your Dining Dollars to be used to purchase food at the many outlets on and off campus that accept the Zip Card.

Have questions? Call UA's Dining Services at 330-972-7185 during normal business hours.