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)
Ava Collins, a University of Cincinnati architectural engineering student, has always had a passion for art, thriving in her advanced art classes in high school. While she was preparing to begin her undergraduate program at UC, she received the news that one of her pieces was selected to be displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or the Met, the largest art museum in the Americas.
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati Sarah Watzman is utilizing energy conversion principles to gain fundamental information about a recently discovered class of materials. She received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to fund this project for the next several years. Since earning her PhD from The Ohio State University, she has been at UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Discover how Addie Salvador, a mechanical engineering student from the University of Cincinnati, is revolutionizing electron microscopy at National Renewable Energy Laboratory with AI-driven automation. Her innovative work is advancing materials science, paving the way for breakthroughs in energy storage and microelectronics. Explore her journey at the forefront of scientific discovery and learn how the next generation is shaping a sustainable future.
