University of Cincinnati

Also known as UC, McMicken University, Cincinnati College, uc.edu

public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Former names: List Cincinnati College (1819–1825; 1835–1870) Medical College of Ohio (1819–1896) Cincinnati Law School (1833–1893) Miami Medical College (1852–1909) Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (1867–1955) College of Music of Cincinnati (1878–1955) Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (1955–1962)
Motto: Juncta Juvant ( Latin ), Alta Petit ( Latin )
Motto in english: "Strength in Unity", "Seek the Highest"
Type: Public research university
Established: 1819 ; 207 years ago ( 1819 )
Parent institution: University System of Ohio
Accreditation: HLC
Academic affiliations: GCU GCCCU ORAU USU Space-grant
Endowment: $2.33 billion (2025)
President: Neville G. Pinto
Provost: John W. Weidner (interim)

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The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati, informally Cincy) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1819 and had an enrollment of over 53,000 students in 2024, making it the second-largest university in Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. The university's primary uptown campus and medical campus are located in the Heights and Corryville neighborhoods, with branch campuses located in Batavia and Blue Ash, Ohio.

The university has 14 constituent colleges, with programs in architecture, business, education, engineering, humanities, the sciences, law, music, and medicine. The medical college includes a leading teaching hospital and several biomedical research laboratories, with developments made including a live polio vaccine and diphenhydramine. UC was also the first university to implement a co-operative education (co-op) model.