Cleveland State University Overview

Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Cleveland State University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Cleveland State University.
• During a recent academic cycle, 50% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Cleveland State University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $52,131 a year. That's about 28% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Cleveland State University?

Contact details for Cleveland State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Phone:	216-687-2000
Website:	www.csuohio.edu

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How Do I Get Into Cleveland State University?

You can apply to Cleveland State University online at: go.csuohio.edu/portal/apply

Admission Requirements for Cleveland State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cleveland State University?

Since Cleveland State University has an acceptance rate of 85%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to Cleveland State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 570. Math scores were between 430 and 560.

Cleveland State University received ACT scores from 40% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

Can I Afford Cleveland State University?

The overall average net price of Cleveland State University is $27,428. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cleveland State University, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $5,999 a year. That adds up to $23,996 over four years for those students.

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Cleveland State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,166 undergraduate students at Cleveland State University, with 8,803 being full-time and 2,363 being part-time.

There are also 4,081 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,803 full-time undergraduates at Cleveland State University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cleveland State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	293
Black or African American	1,161
Hispanic or Latino	679
White	5,760
International Students	416
Other Races/Ethnicities	494

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Cleveland State University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 89 countries are represented at Cleveland State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.

Cleveland State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Information Science	24	0	300	0	324
Business Administration & Management	91	0	201	1	293
General Psychology	210	0	26	0	236
Nursing	211	0	11	4	226
Computer Science	68	0	155	0	223
Social Work	63	0	117	0	180
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	142	0	2	0	144
Mechanical Engineering	83	0	41	0	124
Law	0	0	0	119	119
Civil Engineering	66	0	39	0	105
Electrical Engineering	44	0	57	0	101
Public Relations & Advertising	99	0	0	0	99
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	13	0	2	77	92
General Biology	85	0	3	3	91
Teacher Education Grade Specific	65	0	21	0	86
Accounting	60	0	23	0	83
Marketing	79	0	1	0	80
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	72	0	0	0	72
Criminology	69	0	0	0	69
Finance & Financial Management	63	0	0	0	63
Communication Sciences	28	0	28	0	56
Human Resource Management	38	0	13	0	51
Student Counseling	0	0	48	0	48
Educational Administration	19	0	27	0	46
Communication & Media Studies	45	0	0	0	45
Chemical Engineering	32	0	8	0	40
Political Science & Government	40	0	0	0	40
Computer Engineering	31	0	8	0	39
Natural Resources Conservation	30	0	8	0	38
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10	0	24	0	34
Allied Health Professions	34	0	0	0	34
Public Administration	5	0	29	0	34
Urban Studies	29	0	4	0	33
General English Literature	28	0	4	0	32
Health/Medical Prep Programs	32	0	0	0	32
Mathematics	27	0	5	0	32
History	25	0	6	0	31
Health & Physical Education	9	0	19	0	28
Legal Research	0	7	19	0	26
General Business/Commerce	25	0	0	0	25
Special Education	0	0	25	0	25
Chemistry	17	0	3	5	25
Music	13	0	9	0	22
Economics	15	0	6	0	21
Sociology	16	0	5	0	21
Mechanical Engineering Technology	20	0	0	0	20
Design & Applied Arts	20	0	0	0	20
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	19	0	0	0	19
Instructional Media Design	0	0	14	0	14
International Relations & National Security	13	0	1	0	14
Drama & Theater Arts	14	0	0	0	14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	12	0	0	12
Fine & Studio Arts	12	0	0	0	12
Human Services	0	0	11	0	11
Electronics Engineering Technology	10	0	0	0	10
Anthropology	10	0	0	0	10
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	10	0	10
General Education	0	0	0	9	9
Philosophy	9	0	0	0	9
Physics	4	0	5	0	9
General Social Sciences	9	0	0	0	9
Business/Managerial Economics	8	0	0	0	8
Liberal Arts General Studies	8	0	0	0	8
Applied Mathematics	0	0	8	0	8
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	7	0	7
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	7	0	7
General Engineering	0	0	0	7	7
Ethnic Studies	7	0	0	0	7
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7	0	0	0	7
International Business	6	0	0	0	6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	6	0	0	0	6
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	6	0	6
Romance Languages	4	0	1	0	5
Public Health	0	0	5	0	5
Museum Studies	0	0	5	0	5
Teaching English or French	0	0	4	0	4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	4	0	0	0	4
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	4	0	0	0	4
Dance	4	0	0	0	4
Educational Assessment	0	0	3	0	3
Writing Studies	0	0	3	0	3
Computer Information Systems	0	0	2	0	2
Real Estate	1	0	0	0	1
Environmental Engineering	0	0	1	0	1
Other Health Professions	0	0	1	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician	1	0	0	0	1
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Mechanics	0	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,356	19	1,391	225	3,991

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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