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Acceptance Rate 85.29%
Yield 22.52%
SAT Score 1,260
ACT Score 27
Applicants 34,285

Cincinnati-Main Campus Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 85.29% at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. Total 34,285 students applied and 29,242 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,260 and the average ACT score is 27.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationadmissions.uc.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.uc.edu/apply.html
Acceptance Rate85.29%
Average Test Scores1,260 SAT / 27 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 85.29%. A total of 34,285 students (15,566 men and 18,713 women) have applied to and 29,242 (13,189 men and 16,049 women) students admitted to University of Cincinnati-Main Campus.
Among them, 3,262 male and 3,321 female students have enrolled into Cincinnati-Main Campus and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.52%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Cincinnati-Main Campus
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants34,28515,56618,71300
Admitted29,24213,18916,04900
Enrolled6,5843,2623,32100
Acceptance Rate 85.29% 84.73% 85.76% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.52% 24.73% 20.69% - -
[Chart] University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Cincinnati-Main Campus, 697 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,008 applicants (30%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,260 at Cincinnati-Main Campus. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,370 and 25th percentile score is 1,160.
The average ACT score is 27 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Cincinnati-Main Campus. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Cincinnati-Main Campus with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Cincinnati-Main Campus
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total116012601370
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing570620670
Math590640700
ACT Composite242729
Math232629
English222530
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Cincinnati-Main Campus
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Cincinnati-Main Campus

The calendar system at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus is Semester. University of Cincinnati-Main Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Cincinnati-Main Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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