Cleveland State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (6% ☔)

Honors College

Name Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel Honors College
Students 300 (4%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,097
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 93%
From Region 2%
Athletes 368 (4.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Black 17%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Human Services 87 14% 82% 1% 10% 5% 0% $48,541 1 -0.63 32 94%
Integrated Studies 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,654 34 -0.35 46 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 48 — 0% 81% 0% 12% 4% 0% $47,367 19 -0.73 29 94% — — — —
Educational Leadership 12 — 17% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $53,790 45 -0.15 46 98% — — — —
Health and Physical Education — — — — — — — — $53,735 31 -0.49 46 100% — — — —
Middle Childhood Education 23 — 30% 74% 0% 13% 9% 0% $47,367 19 -0.73 29 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 445 37% 62% 1% 18% 10% 2% $51,643 1 -0.50 41 93% 7.2%
Arabic 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $55,988 47 -0.18 52 — — — — —
Black Studies 5 — 20% 20% 0% 60% 0% 0% $51,385 25 -0.62 40 — — — — —
English 34 +3 18% 71% 3% 3% 9% 0% $50,604 46 -0.22 38 96% — — — —
French — +2 — — — — — — $56,480 49 -0.14 54 93% — — — —
History 25 +3 60% 72% 0% 8% 8% 0% $50,755 27 -0.60 38 91% — — — —
Linguistics 7 +3 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $55,131 41 -0.26 50 — — — — —
Philosophy 4 +2 100% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $51,101 21 -0.78 39 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $53,316 74 +0.31 45 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,480 49 -0.14 54 93% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,029 21 -0.76 36 — — — — —
Anthropology 10 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $50,583 25 -0.57 38 86% — — — —
Communication 34 — 35% 47% 3% 35% 9% 0% $59,014 42 -0.27 60 90% — — — —
Communication Management 33 +4 27% 48% 0% 9% 18% 3% $60,057 48 -0.17 62 95% 7.2% — — —
International Relations 4 +1 50% 25% 0% 0% 50% 25% $47,665 2 -1.31 30 100% — — — —
Political Science 18 +5 50% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $56,521 9 -1.15 54 89% — — — —
Public Relations 17 — 24% 82% 0% 12% 6% 0% $60,057 17 -1.06 62 95% 7.2% — — —
Social Sciences 1 +16 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $53,342 41 -0.32 45 — — — — —
Social Work 54 — 22% 54% 2% 26% 13% 0% $52,500 42 -0.09 43 89% — — — —
Sociology 10 +5 20% 70% 0% 30% 0% 0% $60,100 72 +0.29 62 95% — — — —
Art History 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,479 8 -1.04 10 96% — — — —
Dance 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,756 54 +0.09 20 — — — — —
Film and Digital Media 63 +3 73% 70% 0% 13% 11% 0% $40,748 8 -1.21 14 92% — — — —
Graphic Design 19 — 32% 47% 5% 21% 5% 11% $55,124 34 -0.38 50 100% — — — —
Music 21 +1 29% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $32,116 4 -1.57 4 100% — — — —
Studio Art 14 — 14% 57% 0% 36% 7% 0% $38,479 11 -0.89 10 96% — — — —
Theatre 10 +1 40% 70% 10% 20% 0% 0% $41,113 38 -0.26 15 86% — — — —
Criminology 52 +3 31% 52% 0% 23% 17% 4% $61,728 67 +0.25 65 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences and Health Professions 684 26% 63% 6% 14% 7% 4% $67,873 37 -0.53 75 95% 4.7%
Data Science 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $86,582 14 -1.12 91 — — — — —
Chemistry 12 +2 50% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $72,186 60 +0.06 80 94% — — — —
Mathematics 18 +3 50% 61% 6% 11% 6% 0% $65,101 19 -0.76 71 94% — — — —
Physics 3 +1 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $73,180 18 -0.75 81 — — — — —
Biology 68 +1 40% 53% 6% 13% 7% 10% $62,136 25 -0.50 66 91% — — — —
Biotechnology — — — — — — — — $69,086 40 -0.21 77 — — — — —
Environmental Science 15 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,385 5 -1.54 27 95% — — — —
Audiology 17 +1 0% 59% 0% 12% 18% 6% $55,693 16 -0.83 52 89% — — — —
Exercise Science 10 — 50% 40% 0% 40% 10% 10% $55,945 26 -0.68 52 — — — — —
Health Sciences 20 — 25% 60% 10% 10% 5% 5% $72,306 67 +0.26 80 — — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 127 +6 28% 56% 6% 17% 10% 3% $62,804 7 -1.33 67 96% — — — —
Nursing 180 +1 17% 59% 8% 14% 7% 4% $86,760 30 -0.55 91 96% 4.7% — — —
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $102,936 35 -0.49 97 — — — — —
Physician Assistant 16 +2 25% 56% 31% 6% 0% 6% $98,234 97 +2.04 96 95% — — — —
Pre-Medical Studies 27 +4 41% 85% 4% 0% 7% 0% $70,795 63 +0.16 79 96% — — — —
Psychology 159 +21 23% 68% 2% 16% 6% 1% $51,581 32 -0.53 41 94% — — — —
Music Therapy 10 — 10% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,770 100 +3.87 89 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education 22 59% 68% 0% 9% 18% 0% $57,688 5 -1.04 57 95%
Environmental Studies 7 +1 71% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $46,385 5 -1.54 27 95% — — — —
Public Administration 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $80,983 81 +0.65 87 100% — — — —
Urban Studies 11 +4 55% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $56,411 9 -1.34 53 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Monte Ahuja College of Business 443 58% 65% 4% 14% 7% 4% $75,705 59 -0.51 83 97% 6.4%
Computer Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $110,692 37 -0.42 98 96% — — — —
Information Systems 37 +2 76% 46% 11% 16% 8% 11% $99,103 63 +0.04 96 100% — — — —
Accounting 75 — 65% 71% 4% 12% 8% 0% $79,018 33 -0.52 86 98% — — — —
Business Administration 11 — 64% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,325 42 -0.38 78 — — — — —
Business Analytics 26 — 69% 69% 12% 12% 0% 4% $85,392 36 -0.40 90 98% — — — —
Business Economics 9 +1 100% 56% 0% 0% 33% 11% $76,642 19 -0.80 84 — — — — —
Economics 9 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 22% $76,840 20 -0.80 84 93% — — — —
Finance 65 — 69% 60% 11% 8% 9% 8% $77,036 14 -0.76 84 94% — — — —
General Business 48 +1 40% 60% 0% 23% 8% 2% $69,040 35 -0.45 77 — — — — —
Human Resource Management 24 — 33% 67% 0% 21% 4% 4% $70,882 35 -0.37 79 96% — — — —
International Business 15 — 33% 40% 0% 27% 13% 20% $71,197 37 -0.55 79 100% — — — —
International Economic Relations 4 +1 75% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $76,840 20 -0.80 84 93% — — — —
Management 68 +11 54% 68% 1% 15% 7% 0% $64,181 20 -0.70 69 95% 6.4% — — —
Marketing 43 +18 47% 86% 2% 7% 5% 0% $73,445 40 -0.32 81 97% — — — —
Nonprofit Administration 6 +2 17% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $64,181 30 -0.52 69 95% 6.4% — — —
Real Estate 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $76,594 18 -0.81 84 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Washkewicz College of Engineering 288 84% 62% 6% 8% 8% 11% $95,514 93 -0.65 95 98%
Chemical Engineering 20 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 10% 10% $103,412 42 -0.22 97 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 33 — 73% 70% 0% 9% 9% 9% $81,924 4 -1.49 88 94% — — — —
Computer Engineering 20 — 80% 40% 5% 20% 5% 20% $101,013 13 -0.76 97 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 26 — 92% 73% 8% 0% 12% 4% $102,488 18 -0.69 97 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 92 — 88% 67% 5% 4% 8% 14% $92,486 16 -0.84 94 96% — — — —
Computer Science 53 +1 81% 47% 15% 8% 9% 13% $104,059 28 -0.61 97 100% — — — —
Electronic Engineering Technology 20 — 80% 45% 0% 40% 5% 5% $87,166 37 -0.13 91 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 24 — 100% 75% 4% 4% 8% 4% $95,182 81 +0.54 95 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,645
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,692
Est. In-State Cost $17,651
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,474
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 20.6% 405 56% 66% 4% 14% 7% 3% $73,481 36 -0.56 81 96% 6.4%
Health Sciences 20.2% 398 23% 59% 7% 14% 8% 4% $75,707 43 -0.62 83 96% 4.7%
Social Sciences 17.5% 344 26% 62% 2% 19% 9% 1% $54,470 32 -0.43 48 93% 7.2%
Engineering 9.7% 191 84% 66% 4% 6% 8% 12% $94,060 15 -0.86 94 96% —
Arts 7.7% 152 47% 70% 1% 14% 7% 1% $45,041 20 -0.73 23 94% —
Professional 4.9% 96 58% 56% 1% 22% 12% 4% $75,391 66 +0.24 83 97% —
Computer Science 4.7% 92 79% 47% 14% 11% 9% 12% $101,948 35 -0.35 97 100% —
Humanities 4.3% 85 39% 69% 1% 8% 7% 2% $51,480 28 -0.40 40 94% —
Education 4.2% 83 11% 81% 1% 11% 5% 0% $48,296 16 -0.65 32 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 68 40% 53% 6% 13% 7% 10% $62,136 25 -0.50 66 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 33 55% 73% 3% 9% 3% 3% $68,412 20 -0.46 76 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 22 45% 91% 0% 5% 5% 0% $46,385 4 -1.54 27 95% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $44.0M #85 80% $1.9M 2 #219 68 8
Engineering $21.4M #147 71% $0.8M 9 #183 104 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.2M #164 16% $0.1M 2 #308 29 —
Business & Economics $3.3M #133 19% $0 4 #199 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $3.0M #259 39% $0 8 #178 44 —
Health Sciences $0.8M #265 0% $0 1 #236 — —
Education $0.7M #264 0% $0 7 #364 — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 2 #173 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $81.5M #166 66% $2.7M 35 #305 245 8

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Lacrosse 51 $722K $681K $40K
Wrestling 38 $376K $432K -$56K
Soccer 31 $541K $538K $3K
Swimming & Diving 29 $486K $443K $43K
Basketball 14 $2.7M $2.6M $87K
Fencing 13 $77K $73K $3K
Tennis 10 $324K $293K $31K
Golf 8 $190K $177K $13K
Total 194 $5.4M $5.2M $166K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 60 $309K $312K -$2K
Swimming & Diving 32 $535K $552K -$16K
Soccer 30 $680K $578K $101K
Softball 18 $394K $441K -$47K
Volleyball 17 $726K $632K $94K
Basketball 14 $1.7M $2.0M -$289K
Fencing 10 $92K $90K $2K
Tennis 7 $332K $354K -$22K
Golf 6 $197K $163K $34K
Total 174 $5.0M $5.1M -$146K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 61 $1.2M $1.1M $104K
Swimming & Diving 61 $1.0M $995K $26K
Track & Field (combined) 60 $309K $312K -$2K
Lacrosse 51 $722K $681K $40K
Wrestling 38 $376K $432K -$56K
Basketball 28 $4.4M $4.6M -$201K
Fencing 23 $169K $164K $5K
Softball 18 $394K $441K -$47K
Tennis 17 $656K $648K $8K
Volleyball 17 $726K $632K $94K
Golf 14 $388K $341K $47K
Total 368 $14.7M $14.2M $484K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional