Cincinnati University

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Bearcat

• We had two Bearcats in the late '70s. I was the girl Bearcat mascot in 1976-77 that got married to the guy mascot for Homecoming at the student union bridge at noon

The University

• 1819: Founding of Cincinnati College and the Medical College of Ohio.

• 1870: The city of Cincinnati establishes the University of Cincinnati, which later absorbed the earlier institutions.

• 1906: The University of Cincinnati creates the world’s first cooperative education program through its College of Engineering.

• 1968: UC becomes a “municipally-sponsored, state-affiliated” institution. During this time, the University of Cincinnati is the second-oldest and second-largest municipal university in the country.

• July 1, 1977: UC becomes one of Ohio’s state universities, the culmination of a transitional period that began in 1968.

• Today: As the 18th largest university in the nation, UC offers more than 300 academic programs to more than 42,500 students. Read UC's numerous rankings.