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University of Cincinnati

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Cincinnati, OH
Population 1,700,000
Website https://www.uc.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 29,094
Men / Women 50% / 50%
White 65%
Black 11%
Hispanic 6%
Asian 5%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%
From State 76%
From Region 16%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 23%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21%
Health Sciences 14%
Engineering 13%
Arts 8%
Computer Science 8%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,976
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,310
Est. In-State Cost $18,079
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,915
10-Year ROI $146,000
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,363 (22%)
Days Without Precipitation 233 (22%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $618M #33
Humanities & Social Sciences $19M #81
Engineering, Computing & Math $69M #93
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 511 #37
Engineering, Computing & Math 69 #77
Humanities & Social Sciences 256 #95

Honors College

Name University Honors Program
Students 1,500 (5%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1190 – 1330
SAT Math Range 590 – 700
SAT RW Range 570 – 670
ACT Range 24 – 29

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Allied Health Sciences 547 23% / 77% 1% $71,125 96%
Dietetics 34 — 6% / 94% 9% $58,509 59 96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 44 — 2% / 98% 2% $57,986 57 98%
Health Sciences 204 — 31% / 69% 1% $73,440 83 94%
Medical Laboratory Science 156 — 23% / 77% 1% $75,664 85 98%
Nuclear Medicine Technology 17 — 24% / 76% 0% $78,076 87 95%
Public Health 32 — 16% / 84% 3% $50,950 38 100%
Public Health Education and Promotion — — — — $60,496 63 —
Respiratory Care 31 — 29% / 71% 0% $78,076 87 95%
Health Information Management 23 — 9% / 91% 0% $75,917 85 100%
Health Services Administration 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $75,917 85 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning 304 27% / 73% 3% $60,618 93%
Architecture 86 — 43% / 57% 3% $63,644 69 94%
Art History 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $40,407 11 87%
Communication Design 68 — 24% / 76% 0% $69,447 78 96%
Fashion Design 28 — 21% / 79% 0% $69,447 78 96%
Industrial and Product Design — — — — $61,464 65 —
Interior Design 31 — 3% / 97% 6% $69,447 78 96%
Studio Art 59 — 17% / 83% 5% $40,407 11 87%
Urban Planning 24 — 42% / 58% 8% $59,485 61 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services 663 41% / 59% 1% $52,301 97%
Information Technology 65 +19 69% / 31% 3% $91,341 94 96%
Exercise Science 43 — 42% / 58% 2% $43,997 18 100%
Sport Management 95 — 87% / 13% 0% $43,997 18 100%
Criminal Justice 188 — 32% / 68% 0% $49,934 35 96%
Human Services 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,393 27 —
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 28 — 14% / 86% 0% $52,046 41 95%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 16 — 19% / 81% 0% $51,680 40 93%
Early Childhood Education 32 — 3% / 97% 0% $47,072 26 96%
Elementary Education 63 — 2% / 98% 0% $47,072 26 96%
General Education 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $48,930 32 100%
Middle Childhood Education 26 — 31% / 69% 0% $47,072 26 96%
Pre-Kindergarten Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,072 26 96%
Secondary Education 55 — 47% / 53% 0% $47,072 26 96%
Special Education 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $47,162 27 97%
Fire Services Administration 14 — 100% / 0% 43% $63,710 69 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Applied Science 1,247 77% / 23% 8% $90,997 98%
Aerospace Engineering 64 — 78% / 22% 6% $86,633 92 100%
Architectural Engineering 34 — 68% / 32% 0% $90,833 94 100%
Biomedical Engineering 77 — 45% / 55% 3% $85,432 91 96%
Chemical Engineering 109 — 62% / 38% 1% $92,906 95 100%
Civil Engineering 74 — 88% / 12% 3% $88,041 93 100%
Computer Engineering 60 — 88% / 12% 8% $100,228 97 100%
Construction Engineering 56 — 88% / 12% 2% $91,124 94 100%
Electrical Engineering 107 — 85% / 15% 25% $94,336 96 100%
Environmental Engineering 31 — 52% / 48% 10% $85,187 91 100%
Mechanical Engineering 204 — 84% / 16% 8% $90,998 94 97%
Computer Programming 79 — 82% / 18% 11% $95,431 96 —
Computer Science 109 — 83% / 17% 17% $91,341 94 96%
Cybersecurity 14 +12 86% / 14% 0% $88,962 93 —
Cybersecurity 103 +7 85% / 15% 6% $89,351 94 —
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 7 +5 86% / 14% 14% $86,164 92 —
Human-Centered Technology Design 67 — 51% / 49% 6% $91,341 94 96%
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management 43 +1 88% / 12% 7% $86,607 92 —
Engineering Management 9 — 89% / 11% 11% $90,564 94 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 356 14% / 86% 1% $76,748 95%
Nursing 336 — 13% / 87% 1% $76,330 85 95%
Pre-Nursing 17 — 29% / 71% 6% $79,853 88 —
Pre-Pharmacy 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $106,041 98 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College-Conservatory of Music 130 44% / 56% 8% $34,817 100%
Acting 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $35,509 6 100%
Dance 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $36,502 6 —
Keyboard Instruments 8 — 12% / 88% 100% $32,173 4 100%
Music 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $32,173 4 100%
Music Education 8 +2 62% / 38% 0% $47,924 29 97%
Music Performance 25 +6 56% / 44% 4% $32,173 4 100%
Music Theory and Composition 6 — 83% / 17% 17% $32,173 4 100%
Theatre 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $35,509 6 100%
Theatre Design and Technology 27 — 44% / 56% 0% $35,509 6 100%
Voice and Opera 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $32,173 4 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Lindner College of Business 1,248 61% / 39% 4% $75,122 96%
Accounting 92 +34 60% / 40% 2% $74,355 83 96%
Business Administration 26 +13 77% / 23% 4% $83,673 90 99%
Business Analytics 92 — 75% / 25% 10% $81,888 89 —
Finance 303 +48 79% / 21% 4% $80,523 88 98%
Human Resources 39 — 31% / 69% 5% $58,682 59 92%
International Business 31 +32 61% / 39% 26% $72,662 82 96%
Marketing 455 +20 45% / 55% 1% $67,864 76 94%
Operations Management 150 +2 69% / 31% 3% $83,673 90 99%
Real Estate 39 +2 64% / 36% 0% $80,944 89 —
Risk Management and Insurance 21 +4 76% / 24% 14% $79,859 88 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
McMicken College of Arts and Sciences 1,792 35% / 65% 3% $56,743 95%
Telecommunications 30 — 77% / 23% 7% $58,784 59 96%
Astrophysics 2 +5 0% / 100% 0% $71,534 81 —
Chemistry 48 +1 52% / 48% 2% $67,758 76 96%
Financial Mathematics 17 — 53% / 47% 12% $80,888 89 —
Geosciences 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $58,467 58 —
Mathematics 20 +1 50% / 50% 10% $75,134 84 96%
Physics 14 — 71% / 29% 14% $73,824 83 —
Statistics 3 — 33% / 67% 67% $79,856 88 —
Biochemistry 18 +2 50% / 50% 17% $70,105 79 100%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 86 — 37% / 63% 0% $64,860 71 —
Biology 176 +6 35% / 65% 3% $64,065 70 97%
Environmental Studies 53 +1 26% / 74% 0% $41,026 12 95%
Horticultural Science 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $51,827 40 —
Neurobiology and Anatomy 43 — 28% / 72% 9% $65,724 73 93%
Neuroscience 44 +1 23% / 77% 0% $65,724 73 93%
Nutrition Sciences — — — — $56,199 53 —
Economics 43 +16 70% / 30% 7% $73,934 83 100%
African American Studies — — — — $51,494 39 —
Anthropology 16 +4 38% / 62% 6% $48,244 30 —
Arabic Language and Literature — — — — $45,386 22 —
Archaeology 10 +2 40% / 60% 40% $49,540 34 —
Asian Studies/Civilization 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,265 39 —
Classical Languages 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,096 21 —
Communication 178 +5 33% / 67% 1% $52,971 44 94%
Creative Writing 22 +8 32% / 68% 0% $55,459 51 97%
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,790 37 —
Developmental and Child Psychology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,270 30 —
Electronic Media and Broadcasting 14 — 71% / 29% 0% $58,784 59 96%
French 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,231 19 85%
General Literature 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $54,432 48 —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 3 +2 100% / 0% 0% $56,009 52 —
German 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $45,085 21 —
Hebrew 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,173 21 —
History 26 — 73% / 27% 0% $58,104 58 100%
History 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $58,104 58 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 203 — 45% / 55% 1% $57,856 57 95%
International Affairs 11 +8 45% / 55% 9% $56,083 52 100%
Journalism 28 +2 46% / 54% 7% $47,364 27 100%
Philosophy 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $49,642 34 —
Political Science 82 +2 33% / 67% 0% $60,894 64 96%
Political Science and Government 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,894 64 96%
Psychology 315 — 19% / 81% 2% $48,595 31 91%
Public Relations 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $60,551 63 —
Rhetoric and Composition 31 — 39% / 61% 0% $55,459 51 97%
Social Work 97 — 9% / 91% 1% $46,240 24 97%
Sociology 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $49,162 32 100%
Spanish 13 — 31% / 69% 8% $44,231 19 85%
Women's Studies 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,515 39 —
Digital Media Production 59 — 47% / 53% 8% $58,784 59 96%
Film Studies 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $41,717 13 —
Urban Studies/Affairs 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $61,590 65 —

Rankings

Engineering

It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
High-Vis Vests & Factory Floor Grunts
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Rust Belt Royalty & Co-op Cults

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Industry Pipeline & Analytical Automatons

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Data-Driven Tree Huggers

Health Sciences

Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Scrub Life
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Pill Counters
Walk It Off Rehabilitation
Heat, Ice, Repeat

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Glengarry Glen Ross Prep Real Estate
Location, Location, Location

Humanities & Social Sciences

Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety) Law
FBI Most Wanted... To Hire
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Existential Crisis Club

Arts

Actually Employable Aesthetes Applied Design
Apple Calls This The Recruiting Pool
Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Blueprint Masters
Runways, Retail, and Rhinestones Fashion & Apparel
Built for the Garment District
Eight Hours of Scales Music
Recital Royalty

Professional

The "Actually Knowing How to Build It" Crew Manufacturing
Regional Tech Titans
Future Firefighters, Paramedics, and Emergency Managers Public Safety
First Due on Scene