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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?

2,659 Undergraduate Awards
$27,428 Avg Cost After Aid
94% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Cleveland State University.
  • In 2017-2018, 48% of the faculty were full-time.

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Cleveland State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cleveland State University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Most Popular Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Most Popular Urban Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Educational Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#60 Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#105 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#132 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#145 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#148 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cleveland State University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Development Economics & International Development College Factual
#1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision College Factual
#2 Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other Graduates College Factual
#3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations College Factual
#172 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology College Factual

Where Is Cleveland State University?

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Contact details for Cleveland State University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Phone: 216-687-2000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clevelandstateuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CLE_State

How Do I Get Into Cleveland State University?

You can apply to Cleveland State University online at: www.csuohio.edu/engagecsu/

Admission Requirements for Cleveland State University

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cleveland State University?

94% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
35% Submit SAT Scores
Since Cleveland State University has an acceptance rate of 94%, 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 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% 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 470 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Cleveland State University  ( 470 to 590 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Cleveland State University  ( 470 to 580 )
200
800
Cleveland State University received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 21 and 26. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Cleveland State University  ( 19 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Cleveland State University  ( 21 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Cleveland State University  ( 18 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford Cleveland State University?

$27,428 Net Price
60% Take Out Loans
7.6% Loan Default Rate
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 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,691 a year. That adds up to $26,764 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cleveland State University is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Cleveland State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,803 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,166 undergraduate students at Cleveland State University, with 8,803 being full-time and 2,363 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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.

Online Learning at Cleveland State University

7,221 Took All Classes Online
14,527 Took At Least One Class Online
142.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 5 master’s degree programs available online at Cleveland State University. In 2019-2020, 14,527 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cleveland State University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 19th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Cleveland State University

The following table shows how Cleveland State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Health Professions #4 #1
Public Relations & Advertising #7 #4
Educational Assessment #21 #8
Mental & Social Health Services #31 #7
Communication & Media Studies #64 #17
Communication & Journalism #67 #17

Online Growth Rankings of Cleveland State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Cleveland State University was 142.5%. This is the #344 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cleveland State University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Cleveland State University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction 67%
Education 6%
Instructional Media Design 57%
Nursing 22%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 8%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Cleveland State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Cleveland State University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Curriculum & Instruction #19
Mental & Social Health Services #20
Instructional Media Design #37
Teacher Education Grade Specific #50
Nursing #80
Education #154
Health Professions #227

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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
Business Administration & Management 75 0 231 2 308
Nursing 219 0 34 0 253
General Psychology 221 0 18 0 239
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 169 0 5 0 174
Social Work 76 0 82 0 158
Mechanical Engineering 118 0 29 0 147
Accounting 82 0 47 0 129
Public Relations & Advertising 119 0 0 0 119
Teacher Education Grade Specific 83 0 32 0 115
Law 0 0 0 97 97
General Biology 88 0 3 5 96
Information Science 44 0 47 0 91
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 10 0 43 36 89
Finance & Financial Management 81 0 0 0 81
Marketing 78 0 0 0 78
Communication & Media Studies 75 0 3 0 78
Criminology 76 0 0 0 76
Human Resource Management 55 0 13 0 68
Student Counseling 0 0 67 0 67
Educational Administration 17 0 49 0 66
Chemical Engineering 50 0 11 0 61
Electrical Engineering 34 0 24 0 58
Urban Studies 51 0 2 2 55
Communication Sciences 20 0 32 0 52
Health/Medical Prep Programs 52 0 0 0 52
Civil Engineering 38 0 13 0 51
Computer Science 48 0 0 0 48
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 45 0 0 0 45
Special Education 0 0 45 0 45
General English Literature 42 0 3 0 45
Political Science & Government 44 0 0 0 44
Natural Resources Conservation 32 0 11 0 43
History 34 0 7 0 41
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10 0 30 0 40
Public Administration 14 0 23 0 37
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 37 0 0 0 37
Computer Information Systems 4 0 32 0 36
Economics 32 0 4 0 36
Health & Physical Education 11 0 24 0 35
Chemistry 19 0 8 7 34
Mathematics 27 0 6 0 33
Computer Engineering 25 0 6 0 31
Sociology 29 0 0 0 29
Music 19 0 9 0 28
Allied Health Professions 26 0 0 0 26
Electronics Engineering Technology 25 0 0 0 25
Public Health 0 0 19 0 19
International Relations & National Security 16 0 1 0 17
Mechanical Engineering Technology 16 0 0 0 16
General Social Sciences 16 0 0 0 16
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 16 0 16
Drama & Theater Arts 16 0 0 0 16
International Business 15 0 0 0 15
Fine & Studio Arts 14 0 1 0 15
General Education 0 0 0 14 14
Instructional Media Design 0 0 14 0 14
Anthropology 14 0 0 0 14
Business/Managerial Economics 13 0 0 0 13
General Engineering 0 0 0 12 12
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 12 0 0 12
Design & Applied Arts 12 0 0 0 12
Ethnic Studies 11 0 0 0 11
Physics 11 0 0 0 11
Romance Languages 7 0 2 0 9
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 9 0 9
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8 0 0 0 8
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 8 0 0 0 8
Legal Research 0 0 8 0 8
Liberal Arts General Studies 8 0 0 0 8
Writing Studies 0 0 7 0 7
Applied Mathematics 0 0 7 0 7
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 6 0 6
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 6 0 6
Philosophy 5 0 1 0 6
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 6 0 0 0 6
Environmental Engineering 0 0 5 0 5
Human Services 0 0 5 0 5
Teaching English or French 0 0 4 0 4
Religious Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 3 0 0 0 3
Museum Studies 0 0 3 0 3
Other Health Professions 0 0 2 0 2
Dance 2 0 0 0 2
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Mechanics 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Engineering 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 2,659 12 1,109 175 3,955

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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