Address: 2600 Clifton Ave, 45221 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Design and Architecture (DAAP), Engineering (Co-op), Music (CCM)
The University of Cincinnati began in 1819, the year in which Cincinnati College and the Medical College of Ohio were both founded in the city. It was chartered as a university in 1870 and organised by the city, which made it a municipal institution for more than a century; an act of the Ohio legislature turned it into a state university in 1977.
In 1906 the university introduced cooperative education, the model in which periods of study alternate with paid work for an employer; it was developed by Herman Schneider, then dean of the College of Engineering. Colleges today include Engineering and Applied Science, Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, the College-Conservatory of Music, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing, and two regional colleges at Blue Ash and Clermont.
Research at the university contributed to the oral polio vaccine, developed by Albert Sabin at the College of Medicine in the 1950s, and William Howard Taft, later United States president and chief justice, is among its alumni. Enrolment is above 44,000 students. Admission, tuition and co-op placement rules differ by college and are posted on the university’s official site.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master, MBA
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Birthplace of cooperative education. Highly ranked College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) and College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Strong engineering co-op programs.
Research:
A research university with strengths in engineering, design, music, health sciences, and advanced manufacturing.
Famous Alumnis:
William Howard Taft, Albert Sabin, Michael Graves, Oscar Robertson, Theda Bara
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
10000
Current students***:
47000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
300000
Pros
Pioneering co-op program, world-class design and music schools, urban location with industry connections.
Cons
Urban campus with some safety concerns in surrounding areas, large student population, some older facilities.
Best For
Students interested in design, architecture, music, or engineering, particularly valuing co-operative education and a vibrant urban university setting.
Ohio State University in Columbus is a larger public university in the same state with engineering, business and health sciences.
University of Pittsburgh is a public university with medicine and health sciences, philosophy and engineering, an urban research peer.
Drexel University in Philadelphia is a private university known for engineering, health sciences and business, and it is a close match on cooperative education.
University of Louisville is a public university whose specialties include medicine, engineering through the Speed School, and business.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
When was the University of Cincinnati founded?
Its history begins in 1819 with the founding of Cincinnati College and the Medical College of Ohio. The university itself was chartered in 1870.
Is it a state or a city university?
It was organised by the city and long operated as a municipal university, and in 1977 an act of the Ohio legislature made it a state institution. Today it is a public university.
What is co-op at Cincinnati?
Cooperative education began there in 1906 under Herman Schneider, then dean of the College of Engineering. Students alternate terms of coursework with employment, and design and architecture programmes build it into their curriculum.
Which colleges does the university have?
They include Engineering and Applied Science, Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, the College-Conservatory of Music, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing. Blue Ash and Clermont are regional colleges outside the main Uptown area.
Which famous discoveries came from the university?
Albert Sabin developed the live polio vaccine at the College of Medicine in the 1950s. The university is also associated with early antihistamine research and the electronic organ.
How many students are enrolled?
Enrolment is above 44,000 according to the Times Higher Education profile, and recent university reports give a still higher total across all campuses. Check the current fact sheet for the latest figure.
Which well-known people studied there?
William Howard Taft, later the 27th president of the United States and chief justice, was an alumnus of the law college.
Architecture, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Design for Sustainability, Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Development, User-Centered Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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