University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH · Public research
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Acceptance rate
15.2%
29,715 admitted
SAT · 50th
1250
Range 1160–1340
6-yr grad
75.0%
Retention 86.4%
Undergrads
34,447
19:1 S-F
Admissions
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15.2%
29,715 admitted
from — apps
Overall admit rate15.2%
Enrolled6,497 · 21.9% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Talent
Important factorsRigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1250
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1160–1340 · 9.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W580630680
Math580630680
Comp116012501340
ACT
255075
Comp242730
Cost & aid
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tuition not reported
Room & board$13,564
Books$1,300
Avg need-based grant$8,877
% need met37.0%
Academics
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19 : 1
student-faculty ratio
86.4% retention
Student-faculty19 : 1
Retention86.4%
4-year graduation42.2%
6-year graduation75.0%
Enrollment
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34,447
undergraduates
303 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates34,447
First-year6,497
Transfer1,302
Full-time81%
Female51%
International (freshmen)303
Rankings
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#40
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#4026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#15426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#15826
NicheBest Colleges in America#16726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#35526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#52726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig 12 Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingOhio colleges15
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyACT/SAT test optional - students choose whether they want their test scores considered with their application materials
Admissions URLwww.uc.edu
Admissions emailadmissions@uc.edu
Admissions phone556-1100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Ohio State Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Ohio State University OH · Public49.2%138046K
Miami University OH · Public75.4%130016K
Ohio University OH · Public85.2%120019K
Indiana University IN · Public——37K
University of Kentucky KY · Public93.5%116527K
Purdue University IN · Public43.4%136043K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

12 years of University of Cincinnati-Main Campus's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.