Admission Requirements for International First-Year Students

All students apply online using the Common Application.

• Applications for Fall Semester: 
  • December 1 - Early Action
    • Early Action gives applicants priority consideration to our more competitive programs. Additionally, students need to apply by this deadline to be considered for Honors.
  • March 1 - Rolling
    • Rollings means that we accept applications on a space-available basis.
• Applications for Spring Semester: November 1
• Applications for Summer Semester: March 1

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

• Our UC Global Scholarship consideration
• 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.