Welcome...

. . . to The University of Akron – a comprehensive research and teaching university with more than 23,000 students who come from all over Ohio, 40 states and 76 foreign countries.

The University of Akron offers 350 academic programs in an educational environment that has set the standard for excellence and student success in northern Ohio . . . and which has become the most exciting, attractive and user-friendly campus anywhere.

For example,

• We are in the heart of a dynamic regional economy that allows us to build partnerships with business and government, thus providing our graduates with vast career opportunities. As a result, many of our 107,000 alumni are in the highest echelons in business, education, law, arts, public service and health care.
  
  
• The University of Akron is one of only 12 Carnegie Cluster Leaders across the nation, a designation that recognizes excellence in teaching and learning. In addition, we are the only four-year public institution to be recognized by the American Council on Education for our innovative programs and services to low-income adult students.
  
  
• U.S. News & World Report ranked The University of Akron’s College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering second in the nation, making Akron the only public university in Ohio with a science and engineering program ranked among the nation’s top five. Akron’s program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology is ranked 8th nationally by U.S. News. The University excels nationally in many other areas as well, including intellectual property law, trial advocacy, global business, marketing, dance and gerontological nursing.
  
  
• Our $300-million New Landscape for Learning program has reshaped our physical environment and improved the quality of student life. We have added nine new buildings, provided major expansions or renovations to 14 other structures and created more than 30 acres of additional green space -- and there is more to come.
  
  
• Our network upgrade and wireless initiative have enabled The University of Akron to be ranked seventh in the nation in wireless technology and recognized as the most “wired for wireless” public university in Ohio.
  
  
• Our 13 residence halls are among the best in Ohio, and our Honors Complex is one of the finest in the country. For students choosing to live off campus, our New Landscape for Living is revitalizing the surrounding neighborhoods. The University is transforming them into great places to work, study, shop and play.
  
  

	Sincerely,
	Luis M. Proenza