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!
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 '24Chicago, IL
75%
of students receive a job offer from their co-op placement company
#1
for co-op among public universities (U.S. News & World Report)
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science professors Manish Kumar and Sam Anand are developing tools that employers can use to prevent worker injuries from accidents, repetitive stress and other common causes.
Five University of Cincinnati students set out to build a homemade flying machine for the Red Bull Flugtag 2025 in the 1819 Innovation Hub – will their aircraft soar or sink?
Iman Chatterjee, computer science PhD student at the University of Cincinnati, is working on developing artificial intelligence systems that can measure and reveal vital information about human emotion. In his research, Chatterjee combines computer science, medicine, and sensor technology. He was recently named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.