THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

College of Engineering

About 1,200 University of Akron engineering students are placed in co-ops every year

1,260

Students placed in co-ops each year

$63,365

Average starting salary of graduates

We average about $1 million in research funding every month

$1M

Research funding per month

Future Engineers

Engineering student at The University of Akron

Undergraduate

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Co-op: Earn while you learn

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Engineering scholarships

Tuition and fees

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Enrollment and graduation data

Graduate

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Akron Master's Program

International graduate admissions

Research

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The Graduate Bulletin

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Why Akron?

Engineering student at The University of Akron on a co-op with Marathon Oil

Co-op program

Blend paid industry work with your studies. Co-ops can lead to full-time employment after graduation.

A student tests a baja car at The College of Engineering at The University of Akron.

Design teams

Rockets or robots? Race cars or remote-control planes? Whatever your interest, we have a design team for you.

Research

The development of new technologies, breakthroughs, and scientific advances are a routine part of students’ education.

UA ENGINEERS AT WORK

On the job with a structural engineer

What exactly does a structural engineer do?

Learn this and more in this edition of UA Engineers at Work with civil engineering alum Joshua Thomas. See all videos.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

I chose UA because it offered the only corrosion engineering bachelor’s degree program in the country. There was no question I was going to come here.

— Rogelio De Las Casas,
majoring in corrosion engineering

University of Akron engineering student Rogelio De Las Casas

Events

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Learn about the enrollment process, academic programs, scholarships, financial assistance, student life and so much more. Learn more and register.

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NEWS

College of Engineering is responding to class cancelations

Read our College FAQ in response to COVID-19

Please be safe out there. Review the Q&A we developed in response to commonly asked questions relating to the College of Engineering and UA’s recent COVID-19 news.