Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University admitted 91% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $13,754 a year. Within six years, 51% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 91%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,436 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $13,754 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $10,230 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $13,262 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $18,946 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 51%
- Students who return for a second year
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $56,979 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 8,969
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 46%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 23%
- Health professions
- 20%
- Engineering
- 9%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Social sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- California State University-Los Angeles CA · 91% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Georgia GA · 91% admitted
- Chaminade University of Honolulu HI · 91% admitted
- Concordia University Texas TX · 91% admitted
- Ferris State University MI · 91% admitted
- Wentworth Institute of Technology MA · 91% admitted
More colleges in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · 81% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- University of Akron Main Campus OH · 60% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.