Cincinnati, OH · Public · 29,882 undergraduates · urban

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Less selective

Cincinnati's defining undergraduate structure is cooperative education, with full-time professional work integrated directly into many degrees.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in academic standing, and steady in affordability.

Academic standing Solid

Affordability Steady

Career outcomes Emerging

Mobility Steady

Student experience Steady

Admission: 87.7% admitted
Price by income: Resident and nonresident prices differ
Completion: 72.9%

What sets University of Cincinnati-Main Campus apart

Academic design

Co-op is built deepest into engineering, design, architecture, computing and selected business programs.

Campus pattern

Urban campus sits within Cincinnati neighborhoods near hospitals, employers and downtown.

Career & value signal

Repeated co-op terms let students build substantial résumés and employer networks before finishing college.

Can I get in?

87.7% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

33,165

About 88 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 87.7%

Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1150–1360

10201500

ACT middle 50%24–29

2132

Of admitted students, 11% submitted an SAT, and 36% submitted an ACT. Because SAT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

Admission by residency

Open either way

Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students · Fall 2023

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus admitted 90.8% of Ohio applicants and 83.8% of applicants from other states. It admits most of the students who apply, whichever group they are in. Ohio students took 76% of the seats in the entering class.

In-state90.8% admitted

18,310 admitted from 20,165 applicants

Out-of-state83.8% admitted

8,632 admitted from 10,295 applicants

International78.9% admitted

2,135 admitted from 2,705 applicants

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What University of Cincinnati-Main Campus weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

Course rigor
GPA
Test scores
Essay
Recommendations
Extracurriculars
Demonstrated interest

See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

Show preparation for this curriculum

Co-op is built deepest into engineering, design, architecture, computing and selected business programs.

Make institutional fit specific

Cincinnati's defining undergraduate structure is cooperative education, with full-time professional work integrated directly into many degrees.

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early ActionNov 1

Regular Decisionrolling

Fee and waiver$50 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

ArchitectureAdmits separately