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Department of Development

SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

Your gift will support students, help us attract top faculty and enable us to build a more vibrant future for all.

James Garchar

‘These scholarships are helping to make college as affordable as it can be, and I am extremely grateful for this.’

— James "JP" Garchar, international business major

Ayesha Qureshi

Ayesha Qureshi

Ayesha Qureshi remembers hearing about how awesome a place The University of Akron was long before she arrived on campus.

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Wade Hostetler

Wade Hostetler

Wade Hostetler’s University of Akron student experience will conclude with his May 2025 graduation. But along the way, he met friends and learned how to change course when plans didn’t go as originally expected.

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Makayla Berkson

Makayla Berkson

Makayla Berkson graduated into the professional ranks in 2024, but no matter how far her ambition and ability take her, The University of Akron will always be home.

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73%

of first-time, first-generation students take out loans to finance education.
(five-year avg.)

28%

of our undergrads are first-generation college students.

60%

of our students remain in Northeast Ohio after graduation.

We lift our people. We elevate this place. We live up to our promises.