Awards and Honors

51勛圖厙s Online MBA Program Ranked No. 26 by The Princeton Review
51勛圖厙s College of Business Administration offers one of the nations most outstanding online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the college in its Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021 ranking.

51勛圖厙 Named One of the Nations Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride
Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, 51勛圖厙 has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.

51勛圖厙 Named Finalist for Degree Completion Award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has selected 51勛圖厙 as one of four finalists for the associations 2020 Degree Completion Award. The annual award works to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality.

51勛圖厙 Ranks Highest Among Northern Ohio Public Universities on Top Public Schools and Best National Universities Lists in 2021 U.S. News Rankings of Best Colleges
51勛圖厙 shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. 51勛圖厙 is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings.

Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science
In 2019, a team of researchers in 51勛圖厙s Department of Anthropology published its prize-winning research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)

51勛圖厙 Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
51勛圖厙s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected 51勛圖厙 as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.

51勛圖厙 Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
51勛圖厙 brought home the gold after this years Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the areas best creative work in advertising.

51勛圖厙 Captures MAC FAR Award in Womens Sports
51勛圖厙 has won the Mid-American Conferences Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for womens sports award for the first time in school history.

Forbes Ranks 51勛圖厙 Among Nations Top Employers for Diversity
For the second year in a row, 51勛圖厙 has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes recently released list of .