University of Cincinnati

[Anonymous]

Anyone one have recent experience? DC is interested in interior design and it came up as a school with a good program. I’d never heard of it before now.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Cincinnati. UC’s DAAP (The school of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning) is very highly regarded.

[Anonymous]

I can't speak to the school, but I was really impressed with Cincinnati as a city when I went a few years ago.

I'm a bit of a coastal snob - grew up on the west coast and now live here in DC - and the midwest doesn't really interest me in theory, but Cincinnati was really a nice place - I've got in on my list for my kid to look at as well!

[Anonymous]

We visited it. Didn't tour it but walked around. I really liked it. My kids did not. It wasn't the campus necessarily, but perhaps the neighborhood around the school.

[Anonymous]

hidden gem - the midwest version of Northeastern

[Anonymous]

Cincinnati is a great town!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:hidden gem - the midwest version of Northeastern

Or Ohio version of Pitt

[Anonymous]

Since there haven't been too many responses, I will chime in. I did not attend but I live in Cincinnati and am familiar with the area. I also have friends with children in the school or recently graduated. Its a very large university, surpassing 50,000 students this year or which ~38,000 or so are undergrads. As noted above, DAAP is very highly regarded. Its also has a well regarded Conservatory of Music and known in this area for its co-op based engineering programs.

The school itself has invested substantially in its physical plant in the last 20-30 years and it is a defined campus, though perhaps a bit dense. At ~255 acres, it doesn't cover as much land as say, Indiana University (~1950) for a similar sized student population. To me, the campus feels more defined than Pitt, but it does have a more urban feel as it is adjacent to a very large medical campus. More like UPenn feel to me.

I think it's a place a student should visit, if possible, to see if they like the feel. Its a very busy, vibrant campus with so many students.

Culturally, sports are pretty popular and due to the large alumni base in the city, radiates out into the broader community (along with Xavier U.)

The area around the campus is a bit rough around the edges and there is crime, somewhat depending on which direction you go. I would say its not as intense as larger cities, but like any city, it is import to be aware of your surroundings, dont walk alone at night, etc.

Students seem to like the school and enjoy their time there, from what I see. And alum that I know take pride in their school. Generally, outcomes are very good from the school and Cincinnati has several large companies that call the city home or have a large presence like Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Western and Southern, and GE Aerospace that employ grads

[Anonymous]

Not sure it is worth OOS tuition except for, as you say, wanting to study in a specific program or under a specific faculty member.

There are better public universities in Ohio, generally speaking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure it is worth OOS tuition except for, as you say, wanting to study in a specific program or under a specific faculty member.

There are better public universities in Ohio, generally speaking.

DAAP is the best program in Ohio and one of the best in the US. 45k oos is a pretty good deal.

[Anonymous]

Does it have a good aerospace program if GE Aerospace is there?

[Anonymous]

Live in the area. Engineering is solid and GE recruits from there.

[Anonymous]

We toured in April and LOVED the campus. It is modern and compact, and the football stadium is sunk right there in the middle. DD will be applying there.

[Anonymous]

DH and I both went there (he for his undergrad in music, me for grad school). We both loved Cincinnati and the school. We toured with our DC last year. He loved the campus and city, and it was in his top 3. They gave merit aid, but not as much as other Ohio schools (Miami and OU). Ultimately chose to stay in state and closer to home at UMD, but he would have been happy to go to UC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't speak to the school, but I was really impressed with Cincinnati as a city when I went a few years ago.

I'm a bit of a coastal snob - grew up on the west coast and now live here in DC - and the midwest doesn't really interest me in theory, but Cincinnati was really a nice place - I've got in on my list for my kid to look at as well!

Interesting. I'm from Ohio and think it's an armpit. It's incredibly racially segregated and there is a LOT of racism there. You can argue all you want but I have lots of family there and know it well.