BusinessPundit 2026 Rankings
#15 Best MBA Programs in the Midwest

Cincinnati Lindner College of Business

University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, Ohio · Public

“Brand management's farm system, courtesy of P&G.”

Reviewed by David Krug · July 2026
Data anchored to the 2026 U.S. News table, Poets&Quants reporting, and school-published class profiles

Cincinnati Lindner College of Business
67
GoodBP Score
$50,000Tuition, total
600Avg. GMAT
Acceptance rate
83%Placed at 3 months
$92,000Median base salary

Our review

Lindner operates in the shadow of P&G headquarters and inside the co-op tradition the University of Cincinnati founded in 1906: work-integrated learning is the house style, and consumer-marketing placement — P&G, Kroger’s merchandising floors, the agency ecosystem serving both — is the signature outcome at a $36,000 resident price.

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