University of Akron

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About

instance of	public research university public educational institution of the United States
inception	1870
academic calendar type	semester
mascot	Zippy

Location and contact

country	United States
located in the administrative territorial entity	Akron
street address	302 Buchtel Common, Akron, OH, 44325-4702
postal code	44325-4702
coordinate location	41.0752, -81.5115
official website	http://www.uakron.edu · language of work or name: English

People and numbers

count of students	16,094 · September 2020
employees	2,514 · September 2020
admission rate	73% · 2020
admission yield rate	26% · 2020

Rankings and recognition

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education	doctoral university: higher research activity high undergraduate research doctoral: comprehensive programs, no medical/veterinary school four-year, large, primarily nonresidential four-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence

Structure and memberships

parent organization or unit	University System of Ohio
member of	Mid-American Conference American Council on Education Open Education Network Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship · since 2022 Association of Public and Land-grant Universities 2 more Center for Research Libraries Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
athletics program	Akron Zips

Other facts

motto	Let there be light
significant event	mixed-sex education · 1872

Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)

image	University of Akron Arts and Sciences.JPG
logo image	University of Akron logo.svg

Wikimedia and technical details (5)

Commons category	University of Akron
topic's main category	Category:University of Akron
category for alumni of educational institution	Category:University of Akron alumni
category for employees of the organization	Category:University of Akron faculty
social media followers	82,317 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15360135 · 6 February 2023 Earlier figures (3) 81,936 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15360135 · 2 March 2022 82,400 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15360135 · 2 January 2021 83,324 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15360135 · 24 April 2020

Identifiers in other databases (46)

ArchivesSpace agent ID	corporate_entities/1122
ARWU university ID	The-University-of-Akron
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID	12371715m
BIBSYS ID	1008955
Canadiana Name Authority ID	ncf10135670
CiNii Research ID	1140000791833080960 · subject named as: University of Akron
domain name	uakron.edu
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID	topic/University-of-Akron · subject named as: University of Akron
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GeoNames ID	5174839
GND ID	14001-6
GRID ID	grid.265881.0
HAL structure ID	324371
IdRef ID	032746474
Instagram username	uakron
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System ID	200800
ISIL	US-AKR
ISNI	0000000121868990
J9U entity ID	987007599568805171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID	14001-6
KISTI ID	K000208111
Libraries Australia ID	36512188
Library of Congress Authorities ID	n79144973
LittleSis organization ID	49934
Medvik ID	nlk20040147882
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)	110152177
MusicBrainz place ID	eebc9590-a72a-4124-aa3e-d5a89e98721d
NACSIS-CAT author ID	DA06905697
NL CR AUT ID	nlk20040147882 · subject named as: University of Akron nlk20040147881 · subject named as: Buchtel College (Akron, Ohio)
NUKAT ID	n01071354
Open Funder Registry funder ID	100008875
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OpenStreetMap way ID	346950703
Quora topic ID	University-of-Akron
Ringgold ID	1076
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SEVIS school ID	4711
SNARC ID	Q50038
subreddit	uakron
Times Higher Education World University ID	university-akron
U-Multirank university ID	university-of-akron
VIAF cluster ID	152319562
X (Twitter) username	uakron · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 83,324 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 15360135 · 24 April 2020
‎Scilit organization ID	3142
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