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College of Engineering & Applied Science

Here, you make a difference. Cutting-edge labs, innovative curriculum, and world-renowned professors are here for you.

Our nationally ranked co-op program helps build your resume while funding your degree and discovering your career. Gain real-world experience while collecting a real-world paycheck—the value of a CEAS degree is worth it!

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The College of Engineering & Applied Science offers dozens of majors and certificate programs. We have everything from Environmental Engineering to Construction Management. Find your interest:

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Make a difference

Here, you will make a difference and reimagine the future in a city of opportunity. Cincinnati is home to seven Fortune 500 companies and lays claim to one of the most vibrant startup ecosystems in the nation.

Real-world learning

We believe cooperative education develops the best engineers! On average, students earn a total of $57,000 and work for companies like Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, and NASA. The best part? You have five different co-op positions to learn what interests you in your field.

Innovation

UC is at the center of innovation and ranked among the top 100 most innovative schools (Reuters). Students participate in cutting-edge research solving real-world problems, led by world-renowned faculty.

The co-op program drew me to UC even before stepping on campus. UC offered a way to help me pay for college and would help me find a job after graduating. Being able to gain the experience while still in school was an opportunity I couldn't pass up.

Hannah Newman, Computer Engineering '24 Chicago, IL

75%

of students receive a job offer from their co-op placement company

for co-op among public universities (U.S. News & World Report)

$58m

collective co-op earnings per year

Engineering & Applied Science News

UC's collaboration with Siemens prepares engineers for the future

November 17, 2025

In the 1960s, a handful of engineering professors at the University of Cincinnati (UC) joined together to form the Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), a group that would eventually become one of the founding pillars of major technology company, Siemens Digital Industries Software. For more than 50 years, Siemens has remained a strong supporter of UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS), supporting students and faculty through cooperative education (co-op), research efforts, software access and more.

Spectrum highlights UC's work on quieter jet engines

November 7, 2025

Spectrum News visited a University of Cincinnati lab where researchers are designing quieter jet engines.

Two University of Cincinnati colleges benefit from $4 million gift

November 7, 2025

University of Cincinnati alumni Mohammad H. Qayoumi, MS ’79, MS ’80, MBA ’84, PhD ’83 and Najia Karim, BS ’82, MEd ’83, RD, have made a $4 million gift supporting two of the university’s colleges. A donation from the couple establishes a fund and an endowed chair at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as an endowed chair at the College of Allied Health Sciences.

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