The sixth oldest Catholic university in the U.S., Xavier University was founded in 1831 and is one of 28 Jesuit universities nationwide. The Cincinnati campus is home to 6,600 students, not including the Center for Adult and Part-time Students, and has an amazing 12-1 student-to-faculty ratio.
Xavier University offers 80 undergraduate majors and 45 minors spread out among three colleges of study: arts and sciences; social sciences, health and education; and the Williams College of Business. The U.S. News and World Report ranked Xavier in its top 10 universities in the Midwest for 15 straight years since 1994, topping off at third in 2009, and Kiplinger's Personal Finance named it number 42 on their "100 Best Values in Private Colleges" list.
Xavier University
3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45207
513-745-3000
xavier.edu
Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, the University of Dayton is located approximately one hour north of Cincinnati in Dayton, Ohio. The largest private university in Ohio, Dayton also has the largest campus ministry in the U.S.
The school itself excels in academic excellence. Rated as one of the 10 best Catholic universities in the U.S., The Princeton Review also ranks it 13th best among all universities in "Happiest Students" and says it has a "wonderful engineering department and awesome business school."
Students can choose from 70 degree programs between the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, the School of Education, the School of Business, General Studies and the School of Law.
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469
937-229-1000
udayton.edu
Classified as a research university, the University of Cincinnati was established in 1870 as the second oldest, and has grown to be the second largest, municipal university in the country. The university has also grown into the largest employer in the Southern Ohio region with a $3 billion impact on the economies of surrounding states.
The University of Cincinnati is a massive institution covering 15 colleges of study, about 300 degree programs ranging from associate to doctoral degrees and a faculty of almost 10,000. Nine University of Cincinnati programs ranked in the top 10 in the 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, including biological sciences at number two and classics and classical literature at number three.
If it's medicine you want to study, the UC Medical Center offers the operating budget to give a quality education and a clear path to a job market after graduation. With an economic impact of $4.19 billion in 2006, the University of Cincinnati Medical Center generates more than 50,000 jobs in the tri-state area that are either directly or indirectly related to its operation.
University of Cincinnati
2600 Clifton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45221
513-556-6000
uc.edu
Just west of downtown Cincinnati and founded as an all women's Catholic college by the Sisters of Charity in 1920, the Mount wasn't officially declared a coeducational facility until 1986.
In the 21st century, the Mount continues to grow because of its proximity to Cincinnati, and because of it's highly recognized academic programs and faculty. Of the full-time faculty at the College of Mount St. Joseph, 67 percent hold a doctoral or another terminal degree. Because of their work, the Mount has been recognized in the Templeton Honor Roll of 100 Colleges for character development, Great Colleges for the Real World for career prep and was listed as one of the best Midwest universities for academic quality in 2008 by U.S. World News and Report.
College of Mount St. Joseph
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233
513-244-4200
msj.edu