University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Public
- City
- 29,882 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 85%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $24,917per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 75%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,83210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UC's co-op programs require 2 to 5 full-time co-op terms, each 15 to 18 weeks, before graduation.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 85%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1160–1370Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Cincinnati-Main Campus's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
46% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.67. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 88%29,715 admitted of 33,750 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1160–13409% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 24–3025% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 22%47% were in the top quarter. Based on the 44% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
- A talent or ability
Important
- How challenging your classes were
Considered
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- Character and personal qualities
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $24,917full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $33,026sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $14,394Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $29,728Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 75%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 85%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,83210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 29,882Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 22%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 31%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH — admits 85%
- Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH — admits 86%
- University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT — admits 86%
- University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO — admits 78%
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO — admits 89%
- Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA — admits 93%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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