University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati, informally Cincy) 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.[6] 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.
Former names
- Cincinnati College (1819–1825; 1835–1870)
- Medical College of Ohio (1819–1896)
- Cincinnati Law School (1833–1893)
- Miami Medical College (1852–1909)
- Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (1867–1955)
- College of Music of Cincinnati (1878–1955)
- Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (1955–1962)
"Strength in Unity"
"Seek the Highest"
1819
$1.83 billion (2023)[1]
Neville G. Pinto
Valerio Ferme[2]
3,696 Full-time,
2,852 Part-time (2023)[1]
4,615 Full-time,
307 Part-time (2023)[1]
50,921 (2023)[1]
38,748 (2023)[1]
12,173 (2023)[1]
Large city[4], Main campus: 202 acres (0.82 km2)
Uptown campus (Main and Medical): 194 acres (0.79 km2)
All campuses: 473 acres (1.91 km2)
The News Record
Red and black[5]
The university has 14 constituent colleges, with programs in architecture, business, education, engineering, humanities, the sciences, law, music, and medicine. The medical college includes a leading teaching hospital and several biomedical research laboratories, with developments made including a live polio vaccine and diphenhydramine.[7] UC was also the first university to implement a co-operative education (co-op) model.[8]
The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[9]
UC's athletic teams are called the Cincinnati Bearcats and compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
Academic rankings
62 (tie) of 180
320 of 500
142 (tie) of 394
300 of 442
355 of 400
201 (tie) of 901
691 (tie) of 1401
203 (tie) of 2165