Cincinnati Business Courier: UC celebrated record enrollment this year as Mason, Lakota East top list of its feeder schools

The University of Cincinnati bucked a national trend this fall when it recorded its largest enrollment ever with 47,914 students for the fall semester. That figure represented a 2.6% increase over last year’s enrollment or an additional 1,204 students.

That stands in contrast to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center in October that found undergraduate enrollment dipped 1.1% since last fall leading to a total two-year decline of 4.2% since 2020. Graduate enrollment declined 1% possibly indicating the end of pandemic-related influxes of post-baccalaureate students.

The Cincinnati Business Courier reported on UC's growth and highlighted top feeder schools sending their students to the university. Read the full story online. A subscription my be required. You may also email cedric.ricks@uc.edu for a copy of the article.

William Mason High School was the top feeder school for UC. Others included Lakota East High School; Lakota West High School; Walnut Hills High School; West Clermont High School/Gen Este; Milford High School; Fairfield High School; Oak Hills High School; Sycamore High School and St. Xavier High School.

UC’s first-year class is the largest ever with 8,218 students representing a nearly 16% increase. Overall, the UC student body is its most diverse ever with students of color representing 25.5%. The university saw its Black undergraduate population increase by 11% while its Latinx undergraduate population grew by 14%. 

UC’s first-year class is also its most academically prepared ever. Ten percent of first-time, degree-seeking fall 2022 class members were among the top 5% of their high school graduating class; 18.4% were in the top 10% of their high school graduating class, while 35.6% were in the top 20%.

“Those are the type of stats a really selective school would have,” Miner told the Cincinnati Business Courier. “These are students who have a lot of choices, and they’re choosing UC. It’s a sign of how great we’ve become in terms of education and the value of the education we provide.”

Photo on the Uptown UC campus taken by Andrew Higley/UC Marketing + Brand.