Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Marketing/Marketing Management, General (7% of graduates). 19 students for every faculty member, more than at 87% of colleges. 57% of faculty are full-time. Spends $12,292 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

6,412 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 25% of graduates; 120 programs in 28 fields awarded at least one.

Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14016.5% 419
Graduates in this field earn $72,881 4 years out
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38015.6% 360
Graduates in this field earn $85,551 4 years out
Psychology, General 42.01014.6% 297
Graduates in this field earn $48,406 4 years out
Finance, General 52.08014.5% 287
Graduates in this field earn $83,501 4 years out
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 30.99993.7% 239
Graduates in this field earn $60,441 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 2.2% → 8.1% of graduates since 2014–15 (518 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

Computer Engineering$102,273 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $83,489
4 years after completion$102,273
National median: $109,015Below typical
Median federal debt: $20,700 · 124 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer and Information Sciences, General$100,975 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $69,548
4 years after completion$100,975
National median: $92,374Above typical
4 years out, Pell: $82,447 · Non-Pell: $75,712(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,400 · 480 graduates, two most recent years combined
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$98,364 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $80,045
4 years after completion$98,364
National median: $100,647About typical
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 212 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemical Engineering$97,220 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $82,372
4 years after completion$97,220
National median: $98,158About typical
4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $81,375(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $21,083 · 247 graduates, two most recent years combined
Information Science/Studies$93,694 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,864
4 years after completion$93,694
National median: $85,294Above typical
4 years out, Pell: $73,416 · Non-Pell: $83,151(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,250

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college19 to 1

19 to 1

← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 87% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 19 to 1 in its Common Data Set (35,082 students, 1,870 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

34%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 20% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section

Undergraduate class sections by number of students
Students	sections	Share
2–9	238	9%
10–19	719	26%
20–29	761	27%
30–39	252	9%
40–49	244	9%
50–99	444	16%
100+	125	4%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

Accelerated program
Cross-registration
Distance learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language
Honors program
Independent study
Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
Student-designed major
Teacher certification
Study abroad
Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty57%

National median: 67%Below typical

Average faculty salary

$104,920

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$12,292

$12,292

← Lessmore than 63% of 557More →

Endowment per student$51,874

$51,874

← Lessmore than 89% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)