University Of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Cincinnati, also known as UC, is a coeducational, public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio and the state's premier urban research university.

The roots of the school go back to 1819, when the Cincinnati College and the Medical College of Ohio were chartered. In 1870, the City of Cincinnati established the University of Cincinnati, which later absorbed the earlier institutions.

In 1906, the University of Cincinnati created the first cooperative education program in the United States. For many years, it was the second largest municipal university in the country.

In 1977, UC joined the University System of Ohio. The University of Cincinnati is classified as a research university (with very high research activity) by the Carnegie Commission and is ranked as one of AmericaÕs top public research universities by the National Science Foundation.

In 2008, U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Cincinnati among the top 100 public universities in the nation and 15th among "Up-and-Coming" national universities.

UC is also the largest employer in the Cincinnati region.

The University of Cincinnati consists of:

• Clermont College
• College of Allied Health Sciences
• College of Applied Science
• College of Business
• College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
• College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
• College of Engineering
• College of Law
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• College-Conservatory of Music
• Institute for Policy Research
• James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
• McMicken College of Arts and Sciences
• Raymond Walters College
• School of Social Work
• The Graduate School

The main campus, along with its schools and colleges, covers 473 acres.

The sports teams of the University of Cincinnati are nicknamed the Cincinnati Bearcats.

Among the notable alumni if the University of Cincinnati are Juan N. Babauta, Governor of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Charlie Bailey, chief special-effects model maker for Industrial Light and Magic ("Star Wars," "Indiana Jones," "Jurassic Park"); Kathleen Battle, opera singer; Shoshana Bean, Broadway actor; Thomas Berger, author ("Little Big Man"); John Shaw Billings, M.D., began the process to organize the world's medical literature--now called PubMed; David Canary, Emmy Award-winning actor; Cris Collinsworth, former NFL Player, sports commentator; Greg Cook, former NFL quarterback; Randy Edelman, film score composer; Michael Graves, architect; Walt Handelsman, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist; Faith Prince, Tony-winning Broadway actor; Oscar Robertson, Hall of Fame basketball player; Hammad Siddiqui, banker, author; William Howard Taft, U.S. President; and Kevin Youkilis, two-time All Star, MLB Player for the Boston Red Sox.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music, design, architecture and planning, security and law enforcement, fine arts, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Cincinnati participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 81% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 29,617 in 2009-2010 (25,280 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 69% of enrolled students, graduate students are 28%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Cincinnati provides on-campus housing for 3,862 of its 25,280 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big East Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 215 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 152 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Cincinnati offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (188 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (745 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (175 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (3 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services

DESIGN (170 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Industrial Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (49 awarded)

• Dance
• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (653 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (514 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (61 awarded)

• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (226 awarded)

• Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (104 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (3 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (6 awarded)

• Horticultural Science

LAW (135 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (877 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Applied Economics
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Hebrew Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (51 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (107 awarded)

• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (90 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (179 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (298 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)

MUSIC (236 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (478 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (39 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (34 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

• Woodworking

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (18 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (251 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Cell Physiology
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
• Chemistry
• Developmental Biology and Embryology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Human/Medical Genetics
• Immunology
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Physiology
• Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
• Toxicology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (18 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (457 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Fire Services Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (364 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling