Basic Information

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

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 5.2%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Services 87 14% / 86% 0% $47,244 37 94%
Integrated Studies 4 75% / 25% 0% $47,711 38
Early Childhood Education 48 0% / 100% 0% $46,812 35 94%
Educational Leadership 12 17% / 83% 0% $49,648 44 90%
Health and Physical Education $50,317 46 89%
Middle Childhood Education 23 30% / 70% 0% $46,812 35 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 445 37% / 63% 2% $46,138 33 91%
Anthropology 10 20% / 80% 0% $34,983 9 87%
Arabic 3 +1 67% / 33% 33% $49,239 42
Black Studies 5 20% / 80% 0% $46,764 35
Communication 34 35% / 65% 0% $52,384 52 87%
Communication Management 33 +4 27% / 73% 3% $56,124 61 90%
English 34 +3 18% / 82% 0% $40,719 18 93%
French +2 $49,325 43
History 25 +3 60% / 40% 0% $44,186 27 93%
International Relations 4 +1 50% / 50% 25% $46,900 35 88%
Linguistics 7 +3 29% / 71% 14% $48,844 41
Philosophy 4 +2 100% / 0% 0% $46,715 35
Political Science 18 +5 50% / 50% 0% $59,468 67 82%
Public Relations 17 24% / 76% 0% $56,124 61 90%
Religious Studies $48,544 41
Social Sciences 1 +16 100% / 0% 0% $46,177 33
Social Work 54 22% / 78% 0% $45,220 30 90%
Sociology 10 +5 20% / 80% 0% $44,802 29 94%
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,119 45 95%
Women's and Gender Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,129 39
Art History 3 0% / 100% 0% $26,526 3 89%
Dance 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $34,276 8
Film and Digital Media 63 +3 73% / 27% 0% $40,372 17 92%
Graphic Design 19 32% / 68% 11% $48,076 39 83%
Music 21 +1 29% / 71% 0% $30,705 5 96%
Studio Art 14 14% / 86% 0% $26,526 3 89%
Theatre 10 +1 40% / 60% 0% $37,221 12 100%
Criminology 52 +3 31% / 69% 4% $55,688 60 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences and Health Professions 684 26% / 74% 4% $59,775 68 93%
Data Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $77,336 88
Chemistry 12 +2 50% / 50% 0% $69,075 81 95%
Mathematics 18 +3 50% / 50% 0% $64,748 76 86%
Physics 3 +1 100% / 0% 33% $73,806 85
Biology 68 +1 40% / 60% 10% $52,815 53 85%
Biotechnology $60,168 69
Environmental Science 15 +1 33% / 67% 0% $52,500 52 94%
Audiology 17 +1 0% / 100% 6% $55,694 60 89%
Exercise Science 10 50% / 50% 10% $47,097 36
Health Sciences 20 25% / 75% 5% $67,027 79
Medical Laboratory Science 127 +6 28% / 72% 3% $57,223 63 100%
Nursing 180 +1 17% / 83% 4% $71,984 84 96%
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 1 0% / 100% 0% $108,646 99
Physician Assistant 16 +2 25% / 75% 6% $96,459 97 97%
Pre-Medical Studies 27 +4 41% / 59% 0% $63,211 74 98%
Psychology 159 +21 23% / 77% 1% $44,310 28 89%
Music Therapy 10 10% / 90% 0% $82,771 92 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education 22 59% / 41% 0% $53,306 54 94%
Environmental Studies 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $52,500 52 94%
Public Administration 4 50% / 50% 0% $58,530 66 100%
Urban Studies 11 +4 55% / 45% 0% $51,920 50 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Monte Ahuja College of Business 443 58% / 42% 4% $71,446 83 93%
Computer Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Information Systems 37 +2 76% / 24% 11% $75,322 87 100%
Accounting 75 65% / 35% 0% $79,924 90 95%
Business Administration 11 64% / 36% 0% $67,190 79
Business Analytics 26 69% / 31% 4% $72,528 84 86%
Business Economics 9 +1 100% / 0% 11% $74,236 86
Economics 9 67% / 33% 22% $70,402 83 90%
Finance 65 69% / 31% 8% $80,989 91 93%
General Business 48 +1 40% / 60% 2% $65,419 77
Human Resource Management 24 33% / 67% 4% $68,028 80 100%
International Business 15 33% / 67% 20% $71,198 83 100%
International Economic Relations 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $70,402 83 90%
Management 68 +11 54% / 46% 0% $64,023 75 88%
Marketing 43 +18 47% / 53% 0% $60,562 70 94%
Nonprofit Administration 6 +2 17% / 83% 0% $64,023 75 88%
Real Estate 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Washkewicz College of Engineering 288 84% / 16% 11% $90,855 95 98%
Chemical Engineering 20 75% / 25% 10% $89,099 95 100%
Civil Engineering 33 73% / 27% 9% $77,142 88 96%
Computer Engineering 20 80% / 20% 20% $83,233 92 95%
Electrical Engineering 26 92% / 8% 4% $99,565 98 100%
Mechanical Engineering 92 88% / 12% 14% $88,772 95 96%
Computer Science 53 +1 81% / 19% 13% $104,060 98 100%
Electronic Engineering Technology 20 80% / 20% 5% $91,743 96 100%
Mechanical Engineering Technology 24 100% / 0% 4% $86,176 93 100%

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 74th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.8% 429 29% / 71% 1% $46,963 36 90%
Business & Economics 20.6% 405 56% / 44% 3% $71,090 83 93%
Health Sciences 20.2% 398 23% / 77% 4% $66,185 78 97%
Engineering 9.7% 191 84% / 16% 12% $87,686 94 97%
Arts 7.7% 152 47% / 53% 1% $41,829 21 92%
Professional 4.9% 96 58% / 42% 4% $70,821 83 96%
Computer Science 4.7% 92 79% / 21% 12% $92,082 96 100%
Education 4.2% 83 11% / 89% 0% $47,222 36 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 68 40% / 60% 10% $52,815 53 85%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.7% 33 55% / 45% 3% $67,145 79 89%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 22 45% / 55% 0% $52,500 52 94%

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 #365
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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional