University of Akron Main Campus earned 24 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 12 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 75 in Most Focused for Other Engineering, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 24 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 3
Highest placement: #1 of 75, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 9
Placements this edition: 378
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Akron Main Campus Earned?
University of Akron Main Campus holds 24 ranking badges across 9 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
2
Top 5%
3
Top 10%
7
Top 15%
12
Total
24
What Is University of Akron Main Campus Known For?
University of Akron Main Campus is best known for Engineering: 2 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Other Engineering, Biochemistry & Biophysics and Mechanical Engineering.
How Does University of Akron Main Campus Rank in Athletics?
University of Akron Main Campus earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #426 of 930 in Basketball (top 46%).
How Does University of Akron Main Campus Rank for Online Students?
University of Akron Main Campus earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #29 of 122 in Most Popular Online for Other Interdisciplinary Studies (top 24%).
How Does University of Akron Main Campus Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2026 veterans rankings, University of Akron Main Campus earned 11 badges; its highest placement is #285 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition. University of Akron Main Campus appears in 378 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team