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University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
89.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
21.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
37.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
19:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$20,385

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates34,447
Total all graduate11,116
Grand total all students45,563

Admissions

Total applicants33,292
Total admitted29,715
Total enrolled6,497
Overall admit rate89.3%
Admit rate — women90.0%
Admit rate — men88.4%
Yield rate21.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT9.0%
% submitting ACT24.5%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile580
SAT EBRW 75th %ile680
SAT Math 25th %ile580
SAT Math 75th %ile680
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class22.1%
% in top 25% of HS class47.3%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$8,877
Avg % of need met37.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$6,180
Avg loan debt at graduation$20,385

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)5,084
Transfer admit rate50.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio19:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)85.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$25,648Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)73.4%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)62.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate85.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$72,188Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan42.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full10.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress26.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress25.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted6.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white69.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men54.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian15.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services16.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs14.5%
Engineering11.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs5.7%
Visual And Performing Arts5.1%
Education4.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.5%