Community colleges

Herzing University-Akron

Akron, OH Β· Private Β· 391 undergrads Β· website β†—

This is a regional campus of a university, not a standalone community college. Students here often β€œtransfer” to the main campus, which inflates the rate below relative to a true community college.

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

0%

of students transfer to a four-year institution

Completed after transferring
2.3%

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
2.4%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$18,120
$30,000 – $48,000$18,858
$48,000 – $75,000$17,716
$75,000 – $110,000$23,322
Over $110,000$25,700
All incomes (average)$18,934

Sticker tuition and fees: $13,450 in-state β€” before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Herzing University-Akron's own net price calculator β€” every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator β†—

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$9,819
Other expenses, off campus$6,363

Outcomes

Completion rate
19%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
76%
Earnings @ 10yr
$36,909

after entering

Median debt
$21,500

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Not considered

Not considered, even if submitted (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
13 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
16%

fall 2024

Open admission
No

fall 2024

What students study

Health & Nursing86%
Business10%
Criminal Justice2%
Computer Science1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. β€œNational” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Associate degrees (9)

Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing63$77,031$86,632national $80,813$20,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services11$37,692$38,352national $37,073$22,487
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services4$39,999$44,890national $42,269$18,164
Business Administration, Management and Operations2$43,382$32,081national $48,733$22,962
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications1$34,984$55,935national $54,971$18,267
Legal Support Services1$42,131$45,714national $44,669$21,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections1β€”$54,084national $46,706β€”
Accounting and Related Services1β€”$45,333national $47,660β€”
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services0$41,354β€”national $37,587$19,284
Undergraduate certificates (4)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services26$36,613$36,188national $34,272$8,123
Health and Medical Administrative Services19$34,635$37,853national $35,447$9,500
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants16$55,596$71,753national $56,073$12,356
Accounting and Related Services2β€”$32,931national $44,589β€”
Bachelor's degrees (8)
Field of studyDegrees awarded 2023–24Earnings, 1 yr afterEarnings, 4 yrs afterMedian federal debt
Health and Medical Administrative Services4$48,590$51,098national $58,716$36,396
Business Administration, Management and Operations3$54,810$66,379national $68,257$35,046
Legal Support Services2β€”β€”national $53,266$37,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections1$72,135$69,601national $55,378$33,173
Computer Programming0β€”$78,404national $83,439β€”
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management0$55,715$70,624national $85,063$42,410
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing0$81,319$91,010national $88,910$28,468
Accounting and Related Services0β€”$54,345national $76,194β€”

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured β€” not zero. 2 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 12 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Best transfer rates elsewhere in OH

Contact and accreditation

Address
1600 South Arlington Street, Suite 100, Akron, OH 44306-3931
Phone
(330) 724-1600
Institutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission

Where would you transfer to?

Find four-year colleges ranked by what they'd cost your family and what graduates earn β€” then check which of your credits they accept before you commit.

Find four-year matches β†’

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally β€” confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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