Next lives here.
It鈥檚 more than a slogan. Bigger than a plan. It鈥檚 what drives us鈥攐ur North Star, informing every decision, defining our now, and shaping our tomorrow. Because we鈥檙e not just entering the future. We鈥檙e creating it.
We define excellence through impact 鈥� first and foremost through our students and their future. We empower their success through the Bearcat Promise. It鈥檚 more than a pledge. It鈥檚 an effective ecosystem of one-on-one and digital support guiding students to graduation. We expect each student to graduate with a diploma in one hand and a career and professional development plan in the other. Our world-class faculty and staff provide the bedrock that underpins these future alumni and leaders of tomorrow.
8
straight years of record enrollment
23%
students of color
96.6%
graduates employed / continuing education
A global leader in experience-based learning
We invented cooperative education in 1906. And we鈥檝e been innovating real-world learning ever since. Today, every 美高梅官网 student participates in meaningful, major-related experiences, ensuring that they鈥檒l听graduate ready to make an impact on Day One.听With our 鈥渘ext鈥� thinking, our co-ops are expanding into more majors.
鈥淵ou never know what kind of real-life experiences you can be a part of. I never would have thought at 21 years old I would have walked the 2018 CMA Red Carpet as a publicist or planned a tour.鈥�
Kassie Frasher
| Communications Co-op, Red Light Management in Nashville, Tenn.
Bearcat
Promise
More than a pledge, it鈥檚 a support system 鈥� to graduate with a diploma in one hand and a professional plan in the other.Orientation /
First Year
Begin your Bearcats journey
Become involved to feel connected.
Investigate and explore possible paths.
Mid-
Collegiate
Broaden your community and develop professional habits.
Test plans through experience-based learning.
Connect classroom and professional experiences.
Fourth/Fifth
Year
Articulate and validate your goals.
Apply, interview, and finalize your post grad plans.
Realize your dreams.
Top 5
for co-op and internships
(US News)
$75M
in annual student co-op earnings
38%
increase in co-op placements since 2016
Investing in the Next generation of Bearcats
We believe that, regardless of a student鈥檚 income, quality 美高梅官网 education should never be out of reach. From merit-based scholarships to need-based awards, nearly all Cincinnati students are eligible for some form of financial assistance.
鈥淢y CCMpower scholarship has allowed me to continue my education here without the burden of financial strain. Being a college artist is expensive, and this scholarship has allowed me to focus on finishing my degree without worry.鈥�
Marrissa Picciuto
| Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art alumna
42%
increase in scholarships from gifts since 2016
24.6%
increase in undergrad scholarships since 2016
50%
increase in Turner Scholarships since 2016
鈥淲hat really made me fall in love with 美高梅官网 was the鈥疓en-1 program. The Gen-1 program at 美高梅官网 really saved me and gave me that option to be able to come to college.鈥�
Sydney King
| Special Education major
Urban impact permeates the听美高梅官网鈥檚 DNA.听Locally and globally, our future shares a common destiny threaded together by interconnection.听美高梅官网 ignites听transformation through听collaborations and partnerships听鈥撎齦ocally and around the world听鈥� with education, discovery and engagement that improves听the human condition and advances听a NEXT culture of research.
美高梅官网 Research2030
Our powerful research enterprise drives our urban impact with a laser focus on solving problems that matter. 美高梅官网 Research2030 lays out 美高梅官网鈥檚 ambitions to do more and be more 鈥� to become a top 25 public research university and be recognized for research that improves people鈥檚 lives. Our new Digital Futures Research Building, opening in 2022, will strengthen the connections of our expertise to the community to shape the urban future, advance technological change, and create the new Nonprofit Leadership Initiative and the budding Community Change Collaborative.
Top 2%
among universities in research expenditures
$525M
Record-level research funding (美高梅官网 + Affiliates, FY20)
47%
increase in sponsored research since 2015
Investing in Cancer Research, Care
美高梅官网 is reimagining and investing in efforts to fight cancer,听the second leading cause of death in the United States. The university听has merged education, clinical care and research into the 美高梅官网 Cancer Center led by co-directors Syed Ahmad, MD, and William Barrett, MD. Key developments include:
- $10 million gift from Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation to dramatically expand the impact of the cancer survivorship program with enhanced clinical offerings for patients, expanded avenues for research in this new field and growth in training for the next generation of cancer survivorship specialists.
- Recruitment of Krushna Patra, PhD, a research scientist from Harvard, to work with Davendra Sohal, MD, MPH, a nationally recognized pancreatic cancer expert recruited from the Cleveland Clinic.
- Research on a treatment called SapC-DOP, developed by Xiaoyang鈥� Qi, years in the making, now being tested in several adult and pediatric trials with more in the works as the next step to making his discovery a real treatment option for people with cancer. Phase I clinical trials using this therapy in patients with brain tumors and other types of cancer have shown success.
鈥淭his is the dream we all have as researchers 鈥� to see our basic science discoveries make a difference for patients.鈥�
Xiaoyang Qi
| Professor/Cancer Researcher, College of Medicine
Revolutionizing the Talent Pipeline
Grant Chapel is听the youngest of five sons and the first to attend college. The first-generation student and participant听in 美高梅官网鈥檚 Gen-1 program is now a second-year major in IT, thanks in part to the Early IT program. This听revolutionary degree program opens the doors of promising information technology careers to a greater diversity of students and shortens听the time to听earn听college graduation.听Launched听with 30 ninth-graders at the Cincinnati Public high school of Hughes in 2017, it听has grown to include 32 school districts across Ohio. Students begin their college studies while still in high school and have opportunities for co-op jobs and internships with employers such as Procter & Gamble. Cincinnati Public Schools offer the program at three of its locations: Hughes, Clark and Schroder.
鈥淭his is a big win for our students both academically and financially. Earning college credits and working a co-op to offset the cost of tuition gives our students a huge advantage to earn a degree while minimizing student loan debt.鈥�
David James
| Akron Public Schools superintendent, on 美高梅官网 Early IT program
We create听what鈥檚听next听to听build听a better tomorrow听鈥� to power听new ideas and transform听them into听impact.听A听mindset of听creativity and invention听infuses听our curriculum, grooming听talent听to shape the future. We connect听deeply with听industry, nonprofit,听and community partners to听solve problems that matter听and change the world.听
Top 100
Most Innovative Universities (Reuters)
100%
increase in Patents Issued (since 2017)
1000%
jump in startups
1819 Innovation Hub: Nexus for Industry, Talent
Taking its name from the university鈥檚 founding date, the 1819 Hub gives innovation a home physically and digitally. It鈥檚 where 鈥渘ext鈥� happens. Its success sparked Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and JobsOhio to launch the state鈥檚 first innovation district in the communities around it in Cincinnati,听听with 1819 as the nerve center.听The hub鈥檚 Venture Lab has established unprecedented partnerships with colleges and universities throughout the region.
Cincinnati Innovation District: 1 Year and Growing
Building on the success of the 1819 Hub, the state of Ohio launched the new Cincinnati Innovation District with a $100 million investment in March 2020. Stretching from I-75 on the west to 1-71 on the east, the burgeoning district around 美高梅官网 and its medical campus is set to become a template for other Midwest cities. The Digital Futures Complex, now under construction, will soon add to the district, with the opening of 美高梅官网鈥檚 Digital Futures center on target in 2022. Also coming soon: the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
鈥淭he partnership between 美高梅官网, Cincinnati Children鈥檚 and JobsOhio is positioning Ohio as a leader for innovation and business opportunities.鈥�
Governor Mike Dewine
1819 partners
Focused on innovation and impact,听Next, Now: The Campaign for听Cincinnati听is ahead of pace on our $2 billion goal, with $1.6 billion raised so far. This comprehensive fundraising initiative invites donors to shape the future by forging new paths for students, supporting discoveries and cures, and unleashing the limitless potential of our students, faculty, researchers, programs and professionals across 美高梅官网 and 美高梅官网 Health.
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$1.6B
美高梅官网 endowment record high (2020)
#36
Endowment rank among public universities (NACUBO)
$139M
raised for scholarships / fellowships
Thresholds to Next Thinking, Doing
On a campus renowned for beauty and signature architecture, 美高梅官网 knows that place inspires energy,听ingenuity, spirit and collaboration.听We听always plan and听build for the best that is yet to come.
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