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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati publishes 88% (Fall 2025). In-state (Ohio) applicants got in at 90%; international at 83%.

Acceptance rate
85%
College Scorecard, latest cycle
SAT middle 50%
1160–1370
Section 25th–75th, summed
ACT middle 50%
24–29
Avg. HS GPA
3.67
Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12)
Test policy
Not published
Regular deadline
Not published

Acceptance rate

What Cincinnati's 88% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Cincinnati reports itself.

By residency

90%
In-state (Ohio)
83%
International

Fall 2025

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Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Test scores at Cincinnati

SAT middle 50%
1160–1370sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
ACT middle 50%
24–29
Average HS GPA
3.67Fall 2025 entering class (CDS 2025-2026, item C12) · Source

At a glance

Size and cost

Undergraduate enrollment
29,882
Tuition (out-of-state)
$29,310
Category
Public
Admissions site
www.uc.edu

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