Core #5 · Full school dossier

University of Cincinnati

Carl H. Lindner College of Business · Cincinnati, Ohio
Portfolio verdict: One of the strongest experiential-business fits in the list. The weakness is making total four-year cost work.
Undergraduates
42,566 across UC campuses (Fall 2025)
Business scale
5,278 Lindner undergraduates (2025)
Setting
Urban / major metro
Admission estimate
93% planning estimate
Cost works if admitted
15% planning estimate
Early route
EA Nov. 1
Program lens

What business actually looks like here

Program strength: Large dedicated business college embedded in the university that pioneered cooperative education

Major options: Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Operations, Entrepreneurship, Real Estate, Insurance/Risk, International Business and more

Program admission: Lindner admission should be treated separately from university admission; current student profile remains strong

Experiential learning

Work before graduation

Model: Co-op is built into Lindner bachelor's programs; students graduate with multiple paid professional experiences

Internship / co-op: 2025–26: 1,200+ Lindner co-ops; business co-op pay around $20–$21/hour median/mean in 2024–25 data

Distinctive feature: Lindner students earned roughly $11M collectively from co-ops in 2024–25

Career outcomes

Where the degree tends to lead

Placement: 2024–25 undergraduate career outcomes near 88–90% within three months

Compensation: 2024–25 overall undergraduate mean starting salary $65,711; median $64,000

Employment geography: Strong Cincinnati corporate ecosystem plus national placements; employer network is a major differentiator

Money

How this becomes financially usable

Need / institutional aid: Need aid for nonresidents is not the main strategy; major merit/full-cost competition matters

Merit / jackpot route: Cincinnatus Presidential historically provides a major full-cost route; verify 2027 terms

Family rule: the relevant question is not “Is there scholarship money?” It is whether tuition + campus living can be solved for all eight semesters with only a small student contribution.
Fit

What matters specifically for him

Urban, big-school environment and concrete work experience align well with his preferences.

What could change the ranking: Scholarship probability is the gating variable; don't confuse likely admission with financial safety.