| May 1949 |
Inaugurated under the National University Foundation Law, with of two faculties: the Faculty of Liberal Arts and the Mining College |
| Apr. 1965 |
Established the Graduate School of Mining and Engineering |
| Jun. 1967 |
Renamed the Faculty of Liberal Arts to the College of Education |
| Apr. 1970 |
Established the School of Medicine |
| Apr. 1976 |
Established the Graduate School of Medicine |
| Apr. 1989 |
Established the Graduate School of Education |
| Oct. |
Attached the College of Allied Medical Science |
| Apr. 1998 |
Reorganized and renamed the College of Education to the Faculty of Education and Human Studies Reorganized and renamed the Mining College to the Faculty of Engineering and Resource Science |
| Oct. 2002 |
Reorganized and renamed the College of Allied Medical Science to the School of Health Sciences |
| Apr. 2004 |
Akita University became the National University Corporation Akita University |
| Apr. 2007 |
Reorganized the Graduate School of Medicine as the Graduate School of Medicine and the Faculty of Medicine |
