University DirectoryUniversity of Cincinnati
School Name
University of Cincinnati
City
Cincinnati
State
Ohio
Institutional Control
Public
General Information
Year Founded:
1819
Academic Calendar
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Accreditation:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). The Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504.
Awards
Selected Rankings:
- Top 100 public universities (U.S. News & World Report 2010 college rankings)
- Top 100 “Elite Values” in higher education (Money Magazine)
- Top 50 research libraries (Association of Research Libraries)
- 11th largest endowment of 569 institutions surveyed (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Top 15 underrated gems (College Match)
- Featured in The Best 201 Colleges for the Real World: Get In. Get Out. Get a Job.
- Top 20 public research universities nationally (Lombardi Program on Measuring University Performance Annual Report)
- Classified as a Doctoral/Research – Extensive University, by the Carnegie Commission; one of only 151 in the nation of nearly 4,000 institutions of higher education
- First program of cooperative education – Herman Schneider (1906)
- First oral polio vaccine – Albert Sabin
- First observations leading to the National Weather Service
- First antihistamine, Benadryl – George Rieveschl
- First electronic organ – Winston Kock
- First use of YAG laser to remove brain tumor
- First bachelor’s degree program in nursing
- First emergency medicine residency program
- First safe anti-knock gasoline
- First degree program offered via satellite
- First, Benadryl – George Rieveschl. George Rieveschl (1916-2007) invented Benadryl, the first antihistamine. He earned three degrees at the University of Cincinnati: A.B. (1937), M.S. (1939), and Ph.D. (1940). While conducting research at UC, he developed a number of potential antispasmodic compounds. Benadryl, one of these compounds, showed promise as an anti-allergy drug and was first marketed in 1946 by Parke Davis. Rieveschl was named to the International Science and Engineering Hall of Fame in 1995.
- First electronic organ – Winston Kock. Too young to be admitted to the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering, Winston Kock first enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Music, and never regretted it. When he turned sixteen he transferred to engineering and his undergraduate thesis revolutionized the music world. It was the invention of the electronic organ, the first to generate sound through small vacuum tubes, rather than massive pipes. This feat put an organ within reach of nearly every family that ever dreamed of owning one. His patent for the organ was the first of over eighty that he would receive throughout his career.
- Joseph B. Strauss: Designer of the Golden Gate Bridge. An 1892 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Joseph Strauss astonished the audience at graduation exercises by proposing to bridge the Bering Straits. After working in other firms, he formed his own company in 1902, eventually building more than 500 bridges, and earning 100 patents along the way. The Golden Gate project was the culmination of his career, and, for a time, it was the longest bridge in the world. Strauss placed a brick from UC’s original McMicken Hall in the bridge’s south anchorage. The bridge was completed in 1937. Strauss died in 1938.
- First oral polio vaccine – Albert Sabin. Dr. Albert Sabin, developer of the oral, live virus polio vaccine, began his career in biomedical research in 1926 while still a student at New York University where he received his M.D. degree. He worked at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research from 1935-1939. From 1939 through 1969, Dr. Sabin was successively Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Research Pediatrics, and Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and The Children’s Hospital Research Foundation.
Campus Life
- Sports
- Big East Conference
Degrees Offered
- Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science:
Offers working professional Clinical Laboratory Technicians (CLTs) and Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLTs) the opportunity to complete a bachelors degree in as little as 2 ¼ years while attending classes online— no required campus visits.
- Master of Science in Criminal Justice- 1 & 2 year programs:
This is the only online MSCJ degree offered by a Top 3 Criminology School. The program can be completed in as little as one year with this affordable, regionally accredited program.
- Master of Science in Nursing:
An MSN from UC is about finding the perfect fit. Online specialties include Nursing Administration, Clinical Nurse Specialist / Nurse Educator, Nurse Midwifery, Psychiatric / Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.
- Master of Education in Special Education:
The University Of Cincinnati Master of Education in Special Education program is designed to enhance and better the lives of all individuals with special needs through education, community awareness, and ecologically based service delivery.
- Master of Education – Curriculum & Instruction:
The University of Cincinnati Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction program is designed to help teachers align their career goals with a degree that will help them transition from teachers into educating professionals. The program assists educators who are interested in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs in K-12 school settings.
- Master of Education – Teacher Leader:
The Teacher Leader concentration is designed for those active classroom teachers who are interested in assuming a leadership role and added responsibility within their school (or building) but do not aspire to become a principal.
- Master of Education – Educational Leadership:
The cohort-driven curriculum of the online MEd program is designed for educators looking to take on a leadership role in the classroom or in administration. Graduate in as little as two years from a program that boasts an impressive 100% pass rate for Principal Licensure.
- Master of Education – Gifted:
The Gifted & Talented program focuses on the issues of teaching and learning from the perspective of the practicing classroom teacher who is interested in teaching and/or designing programs for gifted and talented students.
- Master of Education – Math Specialist (PreK – Grade 6):
The Math Specialist focus transforms teachers into leaders with strong preparation and background in mathematics content, instructional strategies, and school leadership in the Pre-K through grade 6 setting.
- Master of Education – National Board:
The National Board concentration is tailor-made for teachers seeking their MEd while preparing for the National Board Certification.
- Master of Education – Reading Specialist:
The Reading Specialist focus ensures that licensed teachers receive the knowledge and skills needed to support students who display different types of literacy development as well as from differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
- Master of Education – STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics):
The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) concentration is accessible and attractive to educators working in formal and informal settings interested in integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics across the curriculum.
- Master of Education – TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages):
The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) concentration is geared toward individuals who are licensed in single or multiple subject areas and are interested in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL).
Statistics
- Type of Institution: Public
- Total Undergraduate Enrollment: 28,369
- Total Graduate Enrollment: 8,703
- Average Age Undergraduate: 23.5
- Average Age Graduate: 30.4
- Average High School GPA: 3.10
- Percent of Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender:
- Percent of Graduate Enrollment by Gender:
- Male: 42.4%
- Female: 57.6%
- Percent of Undergraduate who are full-time students: 76.2%
- Percent of Undergraduate who are part-time students: 23.8%
- Percent of Graduate who are full-time students: 59.3%
- Percent of Graduate who are part-time students: 40.7%
- Percent of Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity:
- American Indian: 0.3%
- Asian: 2.5%
- Black: 11.0%
- Hispanic: 1.5%
- Minorities: 15.3%
- White: 76.5%
- Non-res. Alien: 6.8%
- Percent of Graduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity:
- American Indian: 0.3%
- Asian: 2.6%
- Black: 7.1%
- Hispanic: 1.6%
- Minorities: 11.5%
- White: 62.4%
- Non-res. Alien: 19.2%
- Other/Unknown: 6.9%
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