University of Akron is an educational institution that offers undergraduate, graduate, professional, and research programs in the fields of business, social sciences, science, and law. The schools and Colleges of the university include Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration, Community and Technical College, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Fine and Applied Arts, School of Law, College of Nursing, College of Polymer Sci & Engineering, and Wayne College. The University’s centers and institutes include Akron Polymer Training Center, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, Institute for Biomedical Engineering Research, Center for Economic Education, Center for Environmental Studies, Center for Family Business, Center for Family Studies, Institute for Health and Social Policy, Center for Nursing, Center for Conflict Management Center for Small Business, Center for Urban Studies, Fisher Institute for Professional Selling, William and Rita Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, Institute for Futures Studies, Institute for Global Business, Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology, Center for Organizational Research, Center for Policy Studies, Institute of Polymer Engineering, The Maurice Morton Institute of Polymer Science, Microscale Physiochemical Engineering Center, Process Research Center, Training Center for Fire and Hazardous Materials, and Institute for Teaching and Learning. University of Akron was founded in 1870 and is based in Akron, Ohio. The university has endowment assets of $180 million.