U.S. News & World Report rankings
The University of Cincinnati was again named in the Top Tier of the country's "Best National Universities" and moved up to 139th — from 143rd in 2011 and 156th in 2010. The 17-point move in two years puts UC's ranking at the same level as Arizona State, George Mason and Oregon State. (Sept. 2012)
In addition, UC has numerous programs ranked among the top 100 public universities in the nation. Out of the following 39 UC programs and colleges that are nationally ranked, 34 place in the top 50. These are the most recent rankings (2013); all categories are not ranked yearly.
(Note: USN&WR generally ranks only undergraduate programs. Rankings from other sources are listed below the USN&WR list.)
Rankings of colleges, schools, university-wide programs
- Cooperative Education -- 4th
- College of Pharmacy -- 32nd
- College of Medicine -- 44nd
- College of Nursing undergraduate studies -- 48th
- College of Nursing graduate studies -- 72nd
- College of Law -- 80th
- College of Engineering -- 81th
- School of Criminal Justice (CECH)-- 3rd
- School of Education (CECH)-- 65th
Music and arts graduate programs
- Opera/voice -- 3rd
- Interior design -- 3rd
- Musical conducting -- 5th
- Industrial design -- 6th
- Music -- 6th
- Music composition -- 9th
- Orchestra/symphony -- 9th
- Drama -- 37th
- Master of fine arts -- 45th
- Creative writing -- 46th
Medical and human-service graduate programs
- Pediatrics -- 3rd
- Otolaryngology -- 18th
- AIDS center -- 26th
- Neurology -- 28th
- Geriatrics -- 29th
- Pulmonary disease -- 32nd
- Cancer center — 33rd
- Rheumatology -- 35th
- Speech, language pathology (CAHS) -- 38th
- Endocrinology -- 39th
- Cardiology -- 43rd
- Audiology (CAHS) -- 44th
Science, engineering, business graduate programs
- Paleontology -- 6th
- Environmental engineering -- 20th
- Aerospace engineering -- 31st
- Industrial engineering -- 37th
- Civil engineering -- 48th
- Materials engineering -- 50th
- Mechanical engineering -- 60th
- MBA:
- top 10 for greatest financial value upon graduation -- highest first-year salaries relative to debt load out of 437 for programs
- 75th best full-time program
- 93rd best part-tiime program
- top 10 for greatest financial value upon graduation -- highest first-year salaries relative to debt load out of 437 for programs
Undergraduate program ranking
- Accounting undergraduate program -- 10th