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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $17,974 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $32,171.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $54,810 ten years after entering, the 62nd percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 75% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1819
Enrollment, 2023
49,138
Website
uc.edu
Motto
“Juncta Juvant”
Campus of University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

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The University of Cincinnati is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1819 and had an enrollment of over 53,000 students in 2024, 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.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Cincinnati”, revision 1362239983, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $32,171 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $17,974 and $29,616 a year depending on income at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus.

Statement of cost · University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$32,171
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$17,974
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$25,648
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$13,976

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $17,974; $30–48k: $18,092; $48–75k: $22,492; $75–110k: $27,596; over $110k: $29,616. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$17,974
$30k–$48k$18,092
$48k–$75k$22,492
$75k–$110k$27,596
Over $110k$29,616

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $54,810; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,250.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$48,310
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$52,188
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
62nd percentile among public 4-years
$54,810
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
66th percentile among public 4-years
$21,250
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$12,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $48,310; 8 yrs after entry: $52,188; 10 yrs after entry: $54,810. Median graduate debt: $21,250. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,250.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$48,310
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$52,188
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$54,810
Median graduate debt$21,250

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree647not reportednot reported
MarketingBachelor's Degree502$67,864$23,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree490$115,383not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree363$76,330$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree326$80,523$21,549
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree315$48,595$24,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree307$107,833not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree280$91,341$23,203
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree229$57,856$27,000
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree225$66,268not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate223$120,451not reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree218$90,998$25,998
Show all 27 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree213$64,065$24,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree202$83,673$23,452
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree197$49,934$25,707
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's Degree184$73,440$26,263
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree175$52,971$23,816
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree174$47,072$27,000
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree167$69,447$25,851
MedicineFirst Professional Degree167not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree5not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingPost-baccalaureate Certificatenot reportednot reported$21,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree109not reportednot reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree78not reportednot reported
EconomicsMaster's Degree14not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree95$114,633not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's Degree77not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus: 29,882 undergraduates; 19% of students receive Pell grants; 85% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

85%

53rd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

29,882

94th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

19%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

14th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

75%

finish within 150% of normal time

92nd percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

31%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$57,822

81st percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k21%
  • $30k–$48k13%
  • $48k–$75k16%
  • $75k–$110k20%
  • Over $110k30%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k21%
$30k–$48k13%
$48k–$75k16%
$75k–$110k20%
Over $110k30%

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 2,392 people who studied at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, most often in science & academia (42%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 42% (958 people); medicine 2.2% (51 people); law 2.5% (58 people); politics & gov 4.9% (113 people); business 1.5% (34 people); engineering & tech 2.2% (50 people); writing & journalism 4.7% (107 people); film & stage 2.0% (45 people); music 2.2% (50 people); visual arts 3.4% (79 people); sports 30% (696 people); religion 1.6% (36 people); military 0.9% (20 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia95841.7%
medicine512.2%
law582.5%
politics & gov1134.9%
business341.5%
engineering & tech502.2%
writing & journalism1074.7%
film & stage452.0%
music502.2%
visual arts793.4%
sports69630.3%
religion361.6%
military200.9%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (642) · basketball player (531) · university teacher (183) · American football player (107) · politician (104) · writer (62) · lawyer (53) · academic (33)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 14% for the 1860s to 39% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 6 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1800snot reported4not reported
1810snot reported2not reported
1820snot reported3not reported
1830snot reported2not reported
1840snot reported6not reported
1850snot reported8not reported
1860s21214%
1870s21711%
1880s72224%
1890s112729%
1900s153133%
1910s64512%
1920s166420%
1930s116814%
1940s287228%
1950s229219%
1960s215229%
1970s196822%
1980s148614%
1990s317130%
2000s152339%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 36,384 in 2021-12.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-067,205
2026-058,146
2026-048,158
2026-039,565
2026-027,397
2026-019,855
2025-1210,127
2025-1112,712
2025-1013,016
2025-0911,601
2025-0813,191
2025-078,608
2025-067,753
2025-059,034
2025-048,909
2025-0311,943
2025-0211,977
2025-0113,283
2024-1212,680
2024-1112,510
2024-1013,110
2024-0915,562
2024-0812,460
2024-0710,978
2024-069,330
2024-0511,316
2024-0412,654
2024-0315,065
2024-0216,885
2024-0120,077
2023-1215,857
2023-1117,505
2023-1018,956
2023-0922,126
2023-0818,280
2023-0714,968
2023-0614,849
2023-0523,665
2023-0415,256
2023-0316,638
2023-0214,292
2023-0118,015
2022-1215,678
2022-1117,764
2022-1015,030
2022-0916,531
2022-0813,695
2022-0712,901
2022-0611,502
2022-0510,601
2022-0411,676
2022-0313,085
2022-0212,333
2022-0116,980
2021-1236,384
2021-1125,194
2021-1027,054
2021-0921,082
2021-0813,545
2021-0712,478
2021-068,219
2021-059,651
2021-0411,922
2021-0314,162
2021-0210,332
2021-0116,998
2020-1213,885
2020-1114,320
2020-1011,742
2020-099,842
2020-089,399
2020-078,359
2020-068,561
2020-0511,965
2020-0413,392
2020-0313,281
2020-0214,839
2020-0116,643
2019-1216,472
2019-1118,165
2019-1019,015
2019-0917,247
2019-0818,102
2019-0714,105
2019-0612,721
2019-0513,365
2019-0414,452
2019-0319,477
2019-0214,053
2019-0117,511
2018-1216,952
2018-1119,565
2018-1020,141
2018-0917,508
2018-0816,480
2018-0713,739
2018-0613,305
2018-0514,161
2018-0413,892
2018-0322,951
2018-0213,784
2018-0113,141
2017-1222,297
2017-1113,480
2017-1014,197
2017-0914,151
2017-0812,284
2017-0711,578
2017-0610,871
2017-0511,473
2017-0412,747
2017-0319,129
2017-0212,881
2017-0115,118
2016-1214,141
2016-1114,986
2016-1014,383
2016-0917,051
2016-0813,504
2016-0712,124
2016-0612,673
2016-0512,863
2016-0415,668
2016-0317,108
2016-0214,290
2016-0115,516
2015-1213,292
2015-1114,241
2015-1016,131
2015-0915,746
2015-0814,377
2015-0714,921

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Charles G. Dawes Peace 1925

The portrait wall

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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