The University of Cincinnati Reports Greater Diversity in Its Incoming Class

The University of Cincinnati reports that its incoming class will be 10 percent larger this fall than it was a year ago. Preliminary data shows that black enrollments will be at least 7 percent higher than a year ago and that students who identify themselves as multiracial will increase by 26 percent.

The latest data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that blacks are about 10 percent of the 22,000-member undergraduate student body at the university’s main campus.