| Honestly, in some way UC is the best of the bunch. You just need to understand their advantages.
Miami of Ohio has the reputation of the strongest liberal arts offerings. Thus, if you are interested in Political Science, English, Language, Philosophy etc., they are the considered the best school for these.
Ohio State in considered the Ohio Flagship school and certainly has the best sports teams and strong programs in science and engineering. In fact, most programs are quite good.
Cincinnati is widely considered to have the best programs in Criminology, design, art, architecture, and planning and in music and musical theater. IN fact, these programs are nationally known and are considered to be in the top 5 or so in the country!
UC is close to Ohio State in Engineering, where OSU may still have the edge. However, with the advent of Cincinnati's coop program, as discussed below, this may not be the case.
Business is considered somewhat close in reputation to Ohio State as well and Cincinnati may even have an edge due to Cincinnati's strong coop program ,which Ohio State doesn't have. This also applies to some other majors such as engineering.
Cincinnati also has a very strong program in Pharmacy and Medicine.
Ohio State Marching band is considered the best in Ohio;HOWEVER, they only have brass in the band. If you want to play woodwind instruments or other instruments, you are better off with Cincinnati, who not only provides more varied opportunities in their marching bands but provide more musical opportunities overall.
Ohio State does, however, have a MUCH better and bigger football stadium and better sports teams overall.
Bottom line: OSU has a slightly better reputation overall. However, Cincinnati and Miami of Ohio have a stronger reputation for certain departments and majors. |