Quad

Head-to-head

U. Oregon
U. Cincinnati

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Cincinnati costs about $12.6K less per year on average than U. Oregon ($28,872 vs. $41,468, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Oregon is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.51)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    U. Cincinnati's yield is 7 pts higher than U. Oregon's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    U. Oregon grads earn $6.5K more ten years out than U. Cincinnati's ($61,324 vs. $54,810)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Cincinnati is a bit larger (29,882 vs. 20,497)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    U. Oregon has 3 pts more Pell recipients than U. Cincinnati (21% vs. 19%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Cincinnati admits 88%, U. Oregon 88%; U. Cincinnati's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
U. Oregon88%
U. Cincinnati88%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. OregonAccessible
  • U. CincinnatiAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Oregon
1130–1360
U. Cincinnati
1160–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. OregonGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. CincinnatiGPA very important46%

Who's on each campus

U. Cincinnati is a bit larger than U. Oregon (29,882 vs. 20,497 undergrads); U. Oregon has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Oregon20.5K
U. Cincinnati29.9K
Pell Grant share
U. Oregon21%
U. Cincinnati19%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at U. Oregon, and Marketing/Marketing Management at U. Cincinnati; both have 19 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Oregon19 to 1
U. Cincinnati19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. OregonBusiness/Commerce, General14%
  • U. CincinnatiMarketing/Marketing Management, General7%

What each costs

U. Cincinnati costs about $12.6K less a year than U. Oregon on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Oregon$41.5K
U. Cincinnati$28.9K
Aid generosity
U. Oregon16%
U. Cincinnati17%

What each pays off

U. Oregon's former students earn more, a median $61.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Oregon$61.3K
U. Cincinnati$54.8K
Graduation rate
U. Oregon74%
U. Cincinnati73%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. OregonGrowing+87%
  • U. CincinnatiGrowing+105%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why