Admission Requirements for International First-Year Students

Create an account in Common App and search for the University of Cincinnati. If you are applying to one of our regional campuses, select Blue Ash and Clermont Colleges. 

Each year, the University of Cincinnati programs receive a high number of first-year undergraduate applications from outstanding students. When programs reach capacity they are no longer an option on the first-year undergraduate application and are considered closed. If a program is on the closed program list, a student cannot apply to it. To view all programs, visit the academic programs page.  

Early Action Deadline

Early Action gives applicants priority consideration to our more competitive programs. 

• Applications for Fall Semester 2021: December 1, 2020
• Application for Fall Semester 2022: Opens August 1, 2021
  
  The Early Action Deadline must be met to be considered for the University Honors Program.

Rolling Deadline

Rolling means that we accept applications on a space-available basis.

• Applications for Summer Semester 2021: March 1, 2021
• Applications for Fall Semester 2021: Open to programs that haven't closed. View closed programs.
• Applications for Spring Semester 2022: November 1, 2021

Please carefully read the requirements below. Students will be reviewed for admission once all of the following materials are received by International Admissions:

We must receive official high school transcripts showing the current year’s subjects and the previous 3 years’ subjects. Transcripts should include a certified English translation, if needed.

There are four conditions for being exempt from taking a standardized test to demonstrate your English proficiency. 

Otherwise, please find test score requirements below.

Proof of Math is required for:

• UC International Scholarship eligibility
• Full admission after receiving a Conditional Letter of Admission
• Those exempt from the English Language Requirement

Proof of Math can be satisfied by the SAT, ACT, or UC Math Placement Test (MPT).

Applications are read by admission counselors, who are trained to use application information—both academic and personal—to more fully understand who the applicant is. When considering them for University of Cincinnati's main (Uptown) campus, admissions counselors consider how likely the student is to be academically successful in a main campus program, and what attributes the student will bring to our campus community. Consequently, there is not a “minimum” GPA or ACT/SAT test score, just as there is not guaranteed admission based on a student’s profile.

Completed applications are used to review the student for our UC International Scholarships. Students will be notified of any scholarships they receive at the time they are admitted.