CCM Admissions

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Applications to enroll at CCM become available August 1 for both undergraduate and graduate applicants.

Please note: CCM’s Artist Diploma programs in Opera Stage Direction, Opera Coaching and Opera Vocal Performance will not be accepting applications for the 2024-25 academic year from students outside of CCM. If you are a current CCM student who wishes to be considered for admission to CCM’s AD Opera programs, please contact the CCM Admissions Office.

Admissions applications (unless otherwise noted) must be submitted by December 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST. All pre-screening materials (unless otherwise noted) must be submitted by December 3 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Within 24-48 hours after applying to the university, undergraduate applicants will receive an email from UC Admissions with their application reference ID number and graduate applicants will receive an email with their application ID number. Both undergraduate and graduates will use their unique number to gain access to upload pre-screening materials to CCM's Acceptd website.

Application Fees

Fee to Apply to University of Cincinnati

  • $50 – Common Application fee (undergraduates)
  • $50 – Transfer Application fee (undergraduates)
  • $65 (domestic) – UC Graduate Application fee
  • $70 (international) – UC Graduate Application fee

Fee to Apply to CCM

(Fee is collected when submitting pre-screening materials in Acceptd)

  • $20 – Acceptd fee (for programs that require document uploads ONLY)
  • $60 – CCM Application fee (per major/program)
  • Total: $80
  • $35 – Acceptd fee (for programs that require media/video uploads)
  • $60 – CCM Application fee (per major/program)
  • Total: $95

Note: Due to the high volume of applicants, please allow the admissions staff time to manually update your pre-screening requirement in your application portal. 

Applications cannot be reviewed by the CCM Admissions committees until all required materials, including pre-screen submissions, have been received.