Graduate students come to UC from all 50 states and 106 countries.

This diversity of programs and people fosters interdisciplinary collaboration in 60+ institutes and centers, including those that bring multiple disciplines together, such as the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center for the Humanities and the Genome Research Institute.

Internationally and nationally renowned faculty are the university’s core of quality and leadership. Twenty-five Fulbright scholars from multiple disciplines work alongside:

• ASCAP-award winners
• National Science Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities grantees
• Guggenheim Fellows
• Howard Hughes and National Institutes of Health Investigators
• Pew Scholars, and
• National Science Foundation Career award winners

Graduate School Faculty & Research
UC's faculty provide the foundation for graduate student development programs such as the Teaching Assistant Mentorship Program, Preparing Future Faculty Program, and student workshop series.

UC is an environment rich in scholarship and research, inviting strong mentoring relationships between students and faculty.

• Together with our affiliates, our research-dollar total has increased to an all-time high of $333.5 million.
• UC continues to rank among the top 25 public research institutions for federal expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation.
• In 2007, UC won both of Ohio’s only Eminent Scholars awards, gaining funds to recruit two faculty members from among the nation’s finest research talent – one in nanosensors and the other in advanced propulsion and power systems.
• Through Ohio’s Innovation Incentive Program, UC was awarded funds to hire eminent researchers in the areas of cardiopulmonary science, cancer, and alternative energy systems.
• UC awarded over $75 million in scholarships and stipends to graduate students.

A top 50 university library system; collaborations with business and industry leaders like Procter and Gamble, SAP, and General Motors; partnerships with international universities such as the University of Freiburg, Tsinghua University and Shandung University; and liaisons with the Environmental Protection Agency, city government, and national laboratories, ensure that our students receive an education that is both current and broad.