University of Cincinnati: Influence Ranking, Acceptance Rate & Notable Alumni

University of Cincinnati at a Glance

U.S. influence rank: #84
Acceptance rate (fall 2024): 85%
Tuition and fees (2025–26): $14,394
Graduation rate: 75%
Undergraduates (fall 2024): 29,882

Reviewed by James A. Barham, PhD, Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error

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About University of Cincinnati

By James A. Barham, PhD

In brief

The University of Cincinnati, founded in 1819, is one of the oldest universities in Ohio, with a record enrollment of more than 54,000 students in fall 2026. By our measure of academic influence, it ranks #84 in the United States and #235 in the world. It admitted 85.3% of its 33,165 applicants for fall 2024, and admitted students had a median SAT score of 1265.

Where UC’s influence is strongest

UC’s influence is strongest in the health professions, criminal justice, and engineering. Its leading broad fields, by US rank in our data, are:

Nursing: #32 in the US
Criminal justice: #37 (#43 in the world)
Engineering: #43
Chemistry: #50

UC ranks #2 in the US and the world in emergency medicine, behind only Harvard; in 1970 it started the nation’s first emergency medicine residency. Engineering is part of the same practical tradition: UC invented cooperative education, alternating classroom study with paid work, under Dean Herman Schneider in 1906. UC is also #5 in global studies. By comparison, it sits further back in economics (#215) and religious studies (#227).

How we measure influence: these ranks come from the citations and recognition earned by a school’s faculty and alumni in each discipline, not from surveys or admissions statistics. See our methodology.

Notable people

UC’s faculty has included Albert Sabin, developer of the oral polio vaccine, and the astronaut Neil Armstrong. Its alumni include William Howard Taft, the 27th President and later Chief Justice; Charles G. Dawes, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; the architect Michael Graves; Joseph Strauss, chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge; the psychiatrist Thomas Szasz; the soprano Kathleen Battle; and the artist Jim Dine. Our full lists of UC’s most influential alumni and faculty appear below.

Frequently asked questions

Is UC hard to get into? No. It admitted 85.3% of applicants for fall 2024; the middle half of admitted students scored 570–670 on the SAT reading section and 590–700 on math.

What does UC cost after financial aid? Tuition is $14,394 for Ohio residents and $29,728 for out-of-state students in 2025–26. The average net price for aided students with family incomes of $48,000–$75,000 was $20,592 in 2024–25; it ranged from about $16,848 for incomes below $30,000 to $30,546 for incomes above $110,000.

How do UC graduates do? 75.0% of students who started in 2019 graduated within six years, and 85% of first-year students return for a second year. Ten years after starting college, former students had median earnings of $60,832.

What is UC best known for academically? By our influence data: nursing, criminal justice, and engineering, plus emergency medicine, where it is second only to Harvard.

According to Wikipedia, The University of Cincinnati is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 50,000 students, making it the second largest university in Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. The university's primary uptown campus and medical campus are located in the Heights and Corryville neighborhoods, with branch campuses located in Batavia and Blue Ash, Ohio.

University of Cincinnati's Online Degrees

AAS in Public Health

Required Credits: 60
Completion Time: 2 years
Format: Fully online

Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
Income	Average Net Cost
0 - 30K	$16,848
30K - 48K	$17,178
48K - 75K	$20,592
75K - 110K	$26,884
110K+	$30,546

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