University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 29,882 students of which 36,725 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Cincinnati-Main Campus is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 85.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,282 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,648, with published in-state tuition of $13,976 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 73.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.4%. Graduates earn a median of $54,810 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,310 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1451100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.