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Cleveland State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Cleveland, OH
Population 1,700,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,077
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 55%
Black 19%
Hispanic 8%
International 6%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 20%
Engineering, Computing & Math 14%
Arts 8%
Education 3%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,988
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,510
Est. In-State Cost $16,801
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,945
10-Year ROI $163,000
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (6th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $8M #146
Life & Natural Sciences $47M #153
Engineering, Computing & Math $23M #156
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 122 #174
Engineering, Computing & Math 11 #198
Life & Natural Sciences 96 #220

Honors College

Name Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel Honors College
Students 300 (3%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
SAT Range 880 – 1,130
ACT Range 17 – 25

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education and Human Services 86 26% / 74% 2% $48,925
Health and Physical Education 13 69% / 31% 0%
Integrated Studies 6 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Early Childhood Education 45 2% / 98% 4% $48,574
Educational Leadership 11 45% / 55% 0% $50,717
Middle Childhood Education 11 36% / 64% 0% $48,574
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 495 34% / 66% 2% $50,905
Anthropology 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $35,790
Arabic 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Black Studies 4 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Communication 46 +5 39% / 61% 4% $53,463
Communication Management 42 +1 24% / 76% 2% $57,280
Criminology 58 +7 29% / 71% 3% $56,974
English 27 +3 11% / 89% 15% $41,836
French
History 13 +9 54% / 46% 0%
International Relations 12 +3 50% / 50% 8%
Linguistics 3 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Political Science 29 48% / 52% 0% $60,841
Public Relations 24 29% / 71% 0% $57,280
Religious Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Social Sciences 12 58% / 42% 0%
Social Work 55 7% / 93% 0% $53,874
Sociology 11 +2 0% / 100% 0% $45,836
Spanish 5 60% / 40% 0%
Women's and Gender Studies 5 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 6 0% / 100% 0% $27,462
Dance 1 100% / 0% 0%
Film and Digital Media 71 +3 59% / 41% 0% $41,797
Graphic Design 27 +2 41% / 59% 0% $49,772
Music 12 75% / 25% 0%
Studio Art 5 0% / 100% 0% $27,462
Theatre 15 +1 20% / 80% 7%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Sciences and Health Professions 767 26% / 74% 2% $65,059
Data Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics 21 67% / 33% 10% $66,905
Physics 9 78% / 22% 0%
Audiology 17 +1 6% / 94% 6% $57,389
Biology 54 +7 39% / 61% 2% $53,883
Biotechnology 3 0% / 100% 0%
Chemistry 11 55% / 45% 9% $70,751
Environmental Science 22 50% / 50% 0% $54,251
Exercise Science 7 86% / 14% 0%
Health Sciences 16 +2 19% / 81% 6%
Medical Laboratory Science 159 +1 26% / 74% 1%
Nursing 182 13% / 87% 2% $73,750
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
Physician Assistant 33 36% / 64% 0% $98,826
Pre-Medical Studies 28 +4 50% / 50% 0% $64,762
Psychology 194 +2 18% / 82% 1% $54,674
Music Therapy 10 20% / 80% 0% $84,802
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education 32 59% / 41% 3% $55,283
Environmental Studies 11 +3 36% / 64% 0% $54,251
Public Administration 5 80% / 20% 0% $64,483
Urban Studies 16 69% / 31% 6% $53,118
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Monte Ahuja College of Business 465 60% / 40% 5% $77,995
Information Systems 28 86% / 14% 4%
Accounting 79 61% / 39% 6% $88,102
Business Administration 3 67% / 33% 0%
Business Analytics 25 60% / 40% 0% $74,050
Business Economics 8 62% / 38% 0%
Economics 5 +1 100% / 0% 0% $72,027
Finance 62 79% / 21% 6% $82,688
General Business 48 54% / 46% 8%
Human Resource Management 22 +2 45% / 55% 0% $71,833
International Business 17 +2 35% / 65% 35%
International Economic Relations 2 0% / 100% 0% $72,027
Management 82 +2 60% / 40% 2% $81,724
Marketing 72 51% / 49% 1% $61,833
Nonprofit Administration 12 +2 8% / 92% 0% $81,724
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Washkewicz College of Engineering 288 80% / 20% 10% $89,886
Chemical Engineering 30 40% / 60% 13% $91,442
Civil Engineering 39 90% / 10% 13% $79,171
Computer Engineering 25 80% / 20% 12% $85,422
Computer Science 60 78% / 22% 8%
Electrical Engineering 25 92% / 8% 12% $105,933
Mechanical Engineering 67 87% / 13% 10% $91,107
Electronic Engineering Technology 15 80% / 20% 13%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 27 89% / 11% 4%