Selectivity
86%
Total Students
41,712
UG 28,056
PG 13,656
Satisfaction Index
88%
Salary After Attending
$38,900
BASIC
| Web Site | www.uc.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Cincinnati |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 28,056 |
| Women | 14,195 (50.6%) |
| Men | 13,861 (49.4%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 13,656 |
| Women | 8,551 (62.62%) |
| Men | 5,105 (37.38%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 86% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 43,300 |
| Graduation Rate | 62% |
| Retention Rate | 88 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | admissions.uc.edu/ |
| Online Application URL | admissions.uc.edu/apply.html |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 86 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | Yes |
| Early Action Application Deadline | 01-12-2017 |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | ||||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 86% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 85% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 86% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 45% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 46% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 43% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | 20% of applicants were admitted |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 510 | 630 |
| SAT - Maths | 530 | 530 |
| ACT - Composite | 23 | 28 |
| ACT - Writing | 7 | 8 |
| ACT - English | 22 | 29 |
| ACT - Maths | 23 | 28 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://financialaid.uc.edu/.html |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/uc |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$26,334 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$10,928 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,500 |
Other Expenses |
$4,538 |
| Total | $43,300 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$26,210 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$10,928 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,500 |
Other Expenses |
$4,538 |
| Total | $43,176 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 479 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 45.1% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 8,787 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 42,08,973 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Horticultural Science. | 3 | - | - |
| Category total | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| Architecture. | 66 | 44 | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 18 | 24 | 1 |
| Category total | 84 | 68 | 1 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African-American/Black Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Asian Studies/Civilization. | 6 | - | - |
| Latin American Studies. | 1 | - | - |
| Women's Studies. | 2 | 12 | - |
| Category total | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. | - | 2 | 6 |
| Biochemistry. | 12 | - | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 212 | 3 | 7 |
| Biostatistics. | - | 13 | 3 |
| Cell Physiology. | - | - | 3 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. | - | 1 | - |
| Developmental Biology and Embryology. | - | - | 8 |
| Environmental Toxicology. | - | 2 | 3 |
| Epidemiology. | - | 10 | 1 |
| Human/Medical Genetics. | - | 10 | - |
| Immunology. | - | 6 | 6 |
| Molecular Medicine. | - | - | 5 |
| Neuroscience. | 64 | - | 8 |
| Pharmacology. | - | 11 | 4 |
| Physiology, General. | - | 30 | - |
| Toxicology. | - | - | 5 |
| Category total | 288 | 88 | 59 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 176 | 70 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 51 | 175 | 5 |
| Finance, General. | 170 | - | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General. | 1 | - | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. | - | 14 | - |
| Insurance. | 2 | - | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce. | 25 | - | - |
| Management Science. | - | 67 | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 324 | 32 | - |
| Operations Management and Supervision. | 94 | - | - |
| Organizational Behavior Studies. | 83 | - | - |
| Real Estate. | 6 | - | - |
| Taxation. | - | 12 | - |
| Category total | 932 | 370 | 5 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Journalism. | 24 | - | - |
| Radio and Television. | 54 | - | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 275 | 17 | - |
| Category total | 353 | 17 | 0 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 24 | 68 | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance. | 6 | - | - |
| Information Science/Studies. | 74 | - | - |
| Information Technology. | 53 | 92 | - |
| Category total | 157 | 160 | 0 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Art Teacher Education. | - | 8 | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | - | 4 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | 92 | 3 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching. | 109 | - | - |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. | - | - | 2 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 17 | - |
| Health Teacher Education. | 68 | 36 | 9 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. | 46 | - | - |
| Music Teacher Education. | 10 | 1 | - |
| Reading Teacher Education. | - | 44 | 3 |
| Secondary Education and Teaching. | 43 | - | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | - | 8 | 12 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| Category total | 304 | 213 | 34 |
| Engineering Technology, General. | |||
| Computer Engineering Technology/Technician. | 3 | - | - |
| Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. | 12 | - | - |
| Category total | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | 55 | 48 | 8 |
| Architectural Engineering. | 10 | - | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 58 | 9 | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 73 | 8 | 5 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 52 | 13 | 1 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 20 | 15 | 7 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 49 | 52 | 11 |
| Engineering Mechanics. | - | - | 2 |
| Engineering, General. | 36 | - | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | - | 7 | 8 |
| Industrial Engineering. | - | 1 | - |
| Materials Engineering. | - | 10 | 5 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 138 | 121 | 9 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | - | - | 1 |
| Category total | 491 | 284 | 61 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| Creative Writing. | 29 | - | - |
| English Language and Literature, General. | - | 7 | 8 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. | - | 5 | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition. | 34 | - | - |
| Category total | 63 | 12 | 8 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Arabic Language and Literature. | 4 | - | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| French Language and Literature. | 9 | 2 | - |
| German Language and Literature. | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Hebrew Language and Literature. | 1 | - | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | - | - | 4 |
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation. | 13 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 27 | 1 | - |
| Category total | 60 | 14 | 14 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. | - | 174 | - |
| Athletic Training/Trainer. | 13 | - | - |
| Clinical and Industrial Drug Development. | - | 5 | - |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. | 210 | - | - |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. | 72 | 65 | 2 |
| Dietetics/Dietitian. | 4 | - | - |
| Environmental Health. | - | 1 | - |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. | - | 385 | - |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. | 79 | - | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 78 | - | - |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management. | - | 63 | - |
| Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences. | - | 1 | - |
| Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing. | - | 8 | - |
| Medical Informatics. | - | 8 | - |
| Medical Scientist. | - | 12 | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other. | - | 29 | - |
| Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist. | 15 | - | - |
| Nurse Anesthetist. | - | 21 | - |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery. | - | 24 | - |
| Nursing Administration. | - | 10 | - |
| Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing. | - | 3 | - |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene. | - | 3 | 1 |
| Pediatric Nurse/Nursing. | - | 10 | - |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences. | - | 9 | 7 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion. | - | 1 | - |
| Public Health, Other. | - | 12 | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other. | - | - | 4 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 501 | - | - |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. | 59 | - | - |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. | 25 | - | - |
| Women's Health Nurse/Nursing. | - | 40 | - |
| Category total | 1056 | 884 | 14 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 33 | 5 | 7 |
| Category total | 33 | 5 | 7 |
| HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES. | |||
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. | 262 | 269 | 14 |
| Fire Services Administration. | 15 | - | - |
| Category total | 277 | 269 | 14 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Social Work. | 54 | 86 | - |
| Category total | 54 | 86 | 0 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | |||
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal. | 28 | - | - |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers. | - | 15 | - |
| Category total | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | 20 | - | - |
| Category total | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Financial Mathematics. | 12 | 53 | - |
| Mathematics, General. | 16 | 15 | 9 |
| Statistics, General. | - | 10 | 2 |
| Category total | 28 | 78 | 11 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Nutrition Sciences. | 60 | 5 | - |
| Category total | 60 | 5 | 0 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Studies. | 33 | 2 | - |
| Category total | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. | 78 | - | - |
| Category total | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Category total | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Astrophysics. | 1 | - | - |
| Chemistry, General. | 45 | 10 | 22 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| Physics, General. | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Category total | 71 | 22 | 36 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Psychology, General. | 249 | 18 | 10 |
| School Psychology. | - | 258 | 2 |
| Category total | 249 | 276 | 12 |
| SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS. | |||
| Chemical Technology/Technician. | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 23 | 7 | - |
| Archeology. | 10 | - | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. | - | 21 | - |
| Economics, General. | 43 | - | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography. | 4 | 2 | - |
| Geography. | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | 42 | - | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 47 | 2 | 3 |
| Sociology. | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 6 | - | - |
| Category total | 199 | 39 | 6 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 11 | 7 | - |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General. | - | 7 | - |
| Commercial and Advertising Art. | 75 | - | - |
| Conducting. | - | 10 | - |
| Dance, General. | 8 | - | - |
| Design and Applied Arts, Other. | - | 17 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 25 | - | - |
| Fashion/Apparel Design. | 49 | - | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | 61 | 16 | - |
| Industrial and Product Design. | 76 | - | - |
| Interior Design. | 32 | - | - |
| Keyboard Instruments. | 8 | 10 | - |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory. | - | 2 | - |
| Music Performance, General. | 34 | 67 | - |
| Music Theory and Composition. | 3 | 7 | - |
| Music, General. | 2 | - | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology. | - | - | 1 |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. | 23 | 8 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 7 | - | - |
| Voice and Opera. | 6 | 21 | - |
| Category total | 420 | 172 | 1 |
| Grand total | 5381 | 3092 | 284 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 17% of classes 10-19 students: 24% of classes 20-29 students: 25% of classes 30-39 students: 11% of classes 40-49 students: 8% of classes 50-99 students: 12% of classes Over 100 students: 3% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 28,056 |
| Women (% of total) | 14,195 (50.6%) |
| Men (% of total) | 13,861 (49.4%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.17 % Asian - 3.13 % Black/African-American - 7.61 % Hispanic/Latino - 2.93 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.58 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.11 % White - 73.15 % Unknown - 5.09 % International Students - 5.22 % |
| All Graduate Students | 13,656 |
| Women (% of total) | 8,551 (63%) |
| Men (% of total) | 5,105 (37%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.13 % Asian - 3.6 % Black/African-American - 7.02 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.26 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.37 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.1 % White - 59.74 % Unknown - 7.89 % International Students - 16.89 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 88 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
62 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | 67% |
| Average Starting Salary | $44,057 per year |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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