University of Cincinnati

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,700,000

Weather

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

Honors College

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 28,330
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 76%
From Region 16%
Athletes 447 (1.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Black 9%
Asian 5%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Allied Health Sciences 518 25% 66% 8% 13% 5% 2% $73,219 53 +0.22 76 99% 7.8%
Dietetics 29 +1 14% 72% 3% 7% 10% 0% $61,078 35 -0.28 54 96% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 36 — 6% 94% 3% 0% 0% 0% $60,700 41 -0.18 53 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 223 — 32% 71% 11% 9% 2% 2% $71,994 67 +0.24 75 100% 9.7% — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 108 — 22% 57% 6% 13% 11% 2% $83,632 81 +0.53 86 97% 4.5% — — —
Nuclear Medicine Technology 14 — 36% 57% 14% 14% 7% 7% $92,997 91 +1.19 92 98% — — — —
Public Health 53 — 17% 55% 4% 23% 8% 6% $53,187 11 -1.11 33 100% — — — —
Respiratory Care 24 — 38% 50% 8% 25% 8% 0% $92,997 95 +1.42 92 98% — — — —
Health Information Management 19 — 0% 53% 5% 32% 0% 0% $81,669 90 +0.79 85 93% 5.6% — — —
Health Services Administration 12 — 25% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $81,669 90 +0.79 85 93% 5.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning 291 27% 75% 5% 4% 5% 4% $68,823 39 +1.11 70 96%
Architecture 81 — 42% 72% 5% 4% 7% 4% $65,715 32 -0.27 64 97% — — — —
Art History 9 — 22% 67% 0% 0% 0% 11% $43,954 26 -0.61 12 92% — — — —
Communication Design 72 — 21% 81% 10% 1% 4% 1% $79,278 100 +3.48 82 97% — — — —
Fashion Design 36 — 17% 67% 8% 8% 11% 3% $79,278 95 +1.74 82 97% — — — —
Interior Design 34 — 9% 79% 3% 3% 3% 0% $79,278 93 +1.28 82 97% — — — —
Studio Art 42 — 21% 79% 2% 7% 2% 2% $43,954 37 -0.31 12 92% — — — —
Urban Planning 17 — 65% 65% 0% 0% 0% 35% $70,920 67 +0.33 73 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services 783 43% 73% 3% 10% 5% 1% $63,470 21 +0.14 60 96% 7.6%
Information Technology 74 +12 73% 58% 15% 12% 1% 7% $108,988 72 +0.52 97 97% — — — —
Exercise Science 62 — 42% 71% 3% 6% 6% 2% $64,030 63 +0.26 61 99% — — — —
Sport Management 112 — 88% 80% 1% 10% 5% 0% $64,030 64 +0.29 61 99% — — — —
Human Services 8 — 25% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $55,457 62 +0.26 39 — — — — —
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 12 — 25% 50% 0% 8% 0% 0% $50,982 33 -0.27 27 97% 9.6% — — —
Early Childhood Education 40 +1 0% 35% 0% 32% 0% 0% $53,101 61 +0.12 33 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 65 — 5% 86% 0% 3% 5% 2% $53,101 61 +0.12 33 94% — — — —
General Education 12 +1 25% 50% 17% 8% 0% 8% $61,025 84 +0.70 54 92% 7.4% — — —
Middle Childhood Education 49 — 33% 86% 4% 4% 2% 0% $53,101 61 +0.12 33 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 59 — 56% 93% 2% 2% 2% 0% $53,101 40 -0.23 33 94% — — — —
Special Education 23 — 26% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,329 43 -0.24 36 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 226 — 37% 69% 3% 12% 8% 0% $59,579 52 -0.04 50 95% 7.7% — — —
Fire Services Administration 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $71,225 39 -0.30 73 — — — — —
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 37 — 11% 70% 0% 16% 11% 0% $64,695 79 +0.66 62 96% 6.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Applied Science 1,224 84% 75% 7% 4% 3% 6% $104,211 95 +0.17 96 98%
Aerospace Engineering 65 — 88% 82% 3% 3% 2% 6% $98,100 23 -0.59 94 98% — — — —
Architectural Engineering 28 — 57% 75% 7% 4% 7% 4% $95,109 70 +0.40 93 100% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 77 — 51% 73% 9% 3% 1% 6% $98,741 53 +0.00 95 95% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 94 — 60% 77% 10% 2% 1% 4% $105,823 53 +0.03 97 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 67 — 93% 79% 1% 1% 6% 3% $96,695 78 +0.62 94 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 53 — 91% 74% 8% 2% 4% 9% $125,293 75 +0.39 99 100% — — — —
Construction Engineering 62 — 94% 84% 3% 6% 2% 0% $104,721 98 +1.77 96 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 81 — 122% 85% 5% 5% 1% 0% $105,837 26 -0.53 97 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 27 — 48% 85% 4% 0% 4% 4% $89,197 78 +0.52 90 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 206 — 100% 86% 7% 2% 2% 0% $97,259 43 -0.24 94 99% — — — —
Computer Programming 55 — 80% 64% 9% 9% 4% 13% $113,936 42 -0.32 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 122 — 90% 61% 9% 0% 3% 21% $108,988 35 -0.47 97 97% — — — —
Cybersecurity 18 +2 83% 67% 11% 17% 0% 6% $112,782 91 +1.01 98 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 119 +4 86% 65% 11% 9% 2% 8% $107,671 81 +0.74 97 — — — — —
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 13 +3 69% 54% 8% 15% 0% 15% $102,773 67 +0.22 96 — — — — —
Human-Centered Technology Design 70 — 49% 71% 9% 3% 7% 4% $108,988 82 +0.96 97 97% — — — —
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management 47 +1 91% 72% 13% 9% 0% 4% $107,671 71 +0.46 97 — — — — —
Engineering Management 20 — 80% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $95,277 87 +0.92 93 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 372 12% 75% 6% 8% 5% 1% $92,034 91 -0.03 91 99% 3.7%
Nursing 360 — 12% 74% 7% 8% 5% 1% $91,914 58 -0.03 91 99% 3.7% — — —
Pre-Nursing 10 — 0% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $91,532 56 -0.07 91 — — — — —
Pre-Pharmacy 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $116,247 36 -0.05 98 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College-Conservatory of Music 131 42% 66% 3% 6% 9% 8% $45,225 0 +0.18 14 97%
Acting 17 — 24% 59% 6% 24% 12% 0% $54,777 97 +1.57 37 95% — — — —
Dance 11 — 0% 73% 9% 9% 0% 0% $45,644 69 +0.35 15 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments 7 — 29% 14% 0% 0% 0% 43% $32,610 4 -1.52 3 100% — — — —
Music 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $32,610 4 -1.52 3 100% — — — —
Music Education 14 — 64% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $50,160 65 +0.37 25 90% — — — —
Music Performance 23 — 65% 74% 0% 4% 9% 9% $32,610 4 -1.52 3 100% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 11 +1 82% 45% 0% 0% 9% 36% $32,610 4 -1.52 3 100% — — — —
Theatre 16 — 56% 44% 6% 12% 12% 12% $54,777 97 +1.57 37 95% — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology 24 — 17% 88% 4% 0% 8% 0% $54,777 97 +1.57 37 95% — — — —
Voice and Opera 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $32,610 4 -1.52 3 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Lindner College of Business 1,198 62% 78% 4% 4% 4% 5% $83,855 82 -0.15 86 97% 5.6%
Accounting 93 +32 69% 80% 3% 2% 6% 2% $84,556 50 -0.16 87 96% — — — —
Business Administration 26 +7 69% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $83,513 74 +0.31 86 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 81 — 68% 63% 5% 1% 1% 27% $98,249 67 +0.33 94 — — — — —
Finance 287 +50 82% 80% 3% 4% 3% 4% $90,184 42 -0.31 90 98% — — — —
Human Resources 52 +1 35% 73% 8% 12% 0% 4% $67,500 22 -0.61 67 96% 7.2% — — —
International Business 20 +18 45% 65% 5% 5% 10% 5% $74,825 42 -0.39 78 100% — — — —
Marketing 419 +18 47% 79% 4% 4% 5% 3% $79,245 59 +0.13 82 97% 5.4% — — —
Operations Management 146 +1 66% 80% 5% 3% 5% 2% $83,513 33 -0.51 86 96% — — — —
Real Estate 51 — 75% 80% 6% 2% 6% 4% $83,245 36 -0.53 86 — — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 23 +4 74% 78% 9% 0% 4% 9% $84,114 14 -1.05 86 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McMicken College of Arts and Sciences 1,829 35% 66% 7% 10% 5% 3% $63,430 20 +0.04 59 95% 6.9%
Telecommunications 59 — 63% 69% 3% 7% 5% 8% $53,071 0 -2.20 32 97% — — — —
Astrophysics 3 +9 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,762 45 -0.13 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 40 +1 40% 60% 10% 15% 0% 8% $72,490 62 +0.09 75 98% — — — —
Financial Mathematics 12 — 75% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $92,277 34 -0.52 91 — — — — —
Geosciences 13 — 38% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,910 71 +0.35 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 22 +5 64% 91% 0% 0% 0% 9% $81,596 54 -0.14 85 94% — — — —
Physics 16 — 75% 62% 6% 0% 0% 25% $82,155 49 -0.10 85 — — — — —
Statistics 7 — 43% 71% 14% 0% 0% 14% $91,500 32 -0.55 91 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 +1 58% 67% 8% 0% 0% 8% $73,572 61 +0.19 77 100% — — — —
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 94 — 37% 50% 37% 7% 1% 1% $72,188 61 +0.24 75 — — — — —
Biology 168 +2 33% 59% 9% 9% 6% 7% $65,162 44 -0.15 63 95% — — — —
Neurobiology and Anatomy 35 +2 29% 49% 29% 6% 6% 3% $67,744 46 +0.07 68 94% — — — —
Neuroscience 32 — 25% 66% 9% 12% 3% 6% $67,744 46 +0.07 68 94% — — — —
Environmental Studies 56 +2 21% 77% 2% 5% 7% 0% $53,631 23 -0.63 34 97% — — — —
Horticultural Science 14 — 29% 86% 7% 0% 0% 0% $58,651 40 -0.26 47 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,910 59 +0.18 64 100% — — — —
Economics 44 +20 70% 70% 7% 2% 7% 7% $80,446 27 -0.66 84 98% — — — —
African American Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,828 49 -0.19 43 — — — — —
Arabic Language and Literature 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,201 16 -0.88 20 — — — — —
Archaeology 12 +1 42% 83% 0% 0% 0% 8% $55,130 49 -0.18 38 — — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization — +1 — — — — — — $56,108 47 -0.25 41 — — — — —
Classical Languages 5 +1 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,906 15 -0.90 19 — — — — —
Creative Writing 24 +7 29% 58% 0% 8% 29% 0% $58,347 81 +0.72 47 97% — — — —
French 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $46,170 11 -1.06 16 85% — — — —
General Literature 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,800 83 +0.78 48 — — — — —
German 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,217 16 -0.88 20 — — — — —
Hebrew — — — — — — — — $47,912 16 -0.90 19 — — — — —
History 26 +1 65% 85% 0% 4% 4% 4% $73,398 93 +1.61 76 97% — — — —
History 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,398 93 +1.61 76 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 239 — 45% 60% 2% 23% 3% 3% $70,155 93 +1.23 72 93% 6.4% — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,079 50 -0.17 43 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +2 33% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $58,650 47 -0.21 47 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 26 +3 23% 77% 8% 4% 8% 0% $58,347 81 +0.72 47 97% — — — —
Spanish 10 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $46,170 11 -1.06 16 85% — — — —
Women's Studies 7 — 0% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $55,197 49 -0.13 38 — — — — —
Anthropology 9 +4 0% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $49,263 17 -0.69 23 94% — — — —
Communication 163 +2 26% 79% 1% 9% 6% 2% $61,285 52 -0.06 54 96% 6.7% — — —
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis — — — — — — — — $54,588 47 -0.21 37 — — — — —
Developmental and Child Psychology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,329 35 -0.44 44 — — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 7 — 43% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $62,509 58 +0.04 57 — — — — —
International Affairs 16 +7 31% 69% 12% 0% 6% 0% $62,691 26 -0.52 58 91% — — — —
Journalism 25 — 28% 60% 0% 16% 4% 4% $57,501 29 -0.54 45 100% — — — —
Political Science 87 +1 41% 72% 6% 6% 7% 1% $81,213 82 +0.66 84 98% — — — —
Political Science and Government 5 +1 20% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $81,213 82 +0.66 84 98% — — — —
Psychology 297 +2 19% 67% 7% 11% 6% 3% $53,029 41 -0.31 32 92% — — — —
Public Relations 24 +1 12% 58% 4% 17% 4% 0% $70,111 40 -0.14 72 — — — — —
Social Work 111 — 8% 64% 3% 14% 5% 0% $55,445 62 +0.26 39 93% 8.2% — — —
Sociology 17 — 24% 65% 6% 6% 6% 0% $40,421 1 -1.49 7 100% — — — —
Digital Media Production 53 — 60% 58% 2% 9% 8% 11% $53,071 51 -0.18 32 97% — — — —
Film Studies 11 +1 45% 64% 9% 9% 9% 0% $47,448 42 -0.23 18 — — — — —
Urban Studies/Affairs 6 — 67% 50% 17% 17% 0% 17% $71,284 68 +0.37 74 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,683
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,182
Est. In-State Cost $18,994
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,337
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 22.1% 1,405 64% 78% 4% 5% 5% 4% $82,283 58 -0.09 85 97% 5.6%
Health Sciences 14.1% 892 21% 70% 7% 10% 5% 2% $80,529 65 +0.11 84 99% 5.8%
Social Sciences 12.3% 782 22% 69% 4% 10% 6% 2% $59,040 51 -0.09 49 94% 7.4%
Engineering 12.0% 760 86% 81% 6% 3% 2% 3% $101,603 51 +0.09 96 99% —
Computer Science 9.1% 577 78% 65% 10% 7% 3% 11% $103,341 38 +0.06 96 97% —
Arts 7.8% 492 36% 70% 5% 5% 7% 6% $60,395 84 +0.68 52 96% —
Humanities 5.8% 369 44% 65% 2% 17% 6% 2% $66,459 91 +0.97 65 94% 6.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 341 34% 56% 19% 8% 4% 5% $67,902 50 +0.01 68 95% —
Professional 4.2% 267 34% 69% 2% 12% 9% 0% $60,462 28 +0.05 52 95% 7.5%
Education 3.9% 248 25% 79% 2% 8% 2% 1% $53,598 50 +0.03 34 95% 7.4%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 113 54% 75% 5% 5% 0% 10% $78,745 49 -0.06 82 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 100 21% 77% 3% 5% 7% 0% $56,616 36 -0.47 42 97% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $510M #23 61% $45.5M 40 #45 171 155
Life & Natural Sciences $90.9M #63 55% $3.1M 50 #52 338 29
Engineering $61.5M #83 34% $4.0M 58 #65 419 19
Humanities & Social Sciences $24.1M #91 52% $0.0M 63 #83 178 2
Physical Sciences & Math $18.5M #139 53% $0.1M 34 #85 235 26
Education $7.2M #74 37% $0 21 #195 — —
Computer Science $5.7M #121 20% $0.0M 3 #161 33 3
Business & Economics $3.4M #130 2% $0.0M 6 #168 7 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $721M #44 57% $52.8M 275 #88 1,381 234

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $30.4M $30.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 66 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 40 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 32 $807K $807K $0
Basketball 16 $12.3M $12.3M $0
Golf 10 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Total 253 $48.8M $48.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 89 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Lacrosse 39 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 37 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 32 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Volleyball 20 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Basketball 13 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Tennis 8 $773K $773K $0
Golf 7 $923K $923K $0
Total 194 $14.6M $14.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 155 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Football 120 $30.4M $30.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 69 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Baseball 40 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Lacrosse 39 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Soccer 32 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 29 $16.7M $16.7M $0
Volleyball 20 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Golf 17 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Tennis 8 $773K $773K $0
Total 447 $119.3M $119.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 85% 83%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 1160 – 1340
SAT Math Range 580 – 680
SAT RW Range 580 – 680