Central State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (16%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,080
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 54%
From Region 21%
Athletes 275 (13.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 66%
International 11%
White 6%
Mixed 3%
Hispanic 2%
Asian 1%
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
Central State University 667 28% 26% 2% 39% 12% 4% $51,008 1 -0.89 48 95% 13.0%
Environmental Engineering 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $74,371 6 -1.52 85 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $79,922 1 -2.42 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 8 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 38% $79,792 5 -1.32 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,766 0 -2.59 31 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $55,056 3 -1.14 59 — — — — —
Biology 10 — 10% 0% 0% 80% 0% 20% $46,680 1 -2.29 37 95% — — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 6 — 33% 33% 0% 50% 0% 17% $47,537 7 -1.29 39 — — — — —
Exercise Science 24 — 54% 8% 0% 88% 0% 0% $45,159 2 -1.94 33 — — — — —
Accounting 7 — 43% 0% 0% 71% 0% 29% $55,691 0 -2.03 60 — — — — —
Business 227 — 33% 26% 4% 31% 15% 4% $42,641 0 -1.82 26 95% 13.4% — — —
Recreation Management — — — — — — — — $45,079 2 -1.40 32 — — — — —
English 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,757 12 -0.93 31 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $46,706 9 -1.00 37 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 39 — 23% 46% 0% 10% 8% 0% $46,543 7 -1.03 36 — — — — —
Journalism 9 — 56% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,929 1 -1.83 35 94% — — — —
Political Science 5 — 20% 0% 0% 60% 0% 20% $45,430 1 -1.97 33 — — — — —
Psychology 28 — 18% 0% 0% 86% 4% 11% $46,837 6 -1.25 37 89% — — — —
Social Work 20 — 5% 0% 0% 90% 0% 5% $48,404 19 -0.58 42 100% — — — —
Sociology 5 — 40% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,069 8 -0.89 38 — — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $60,797 58 +0.01 70 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $60,865 93 +1.27 70 — — — — —
Education 139 — 12% 35% 1% 22% 22% 0% $66,269 90 +1.31 77 — — — — —
Special Education 27 — 7% 44% 4% 7% 22% 4% $61,028 77 +0.77 70 — — — — —
Jazz Studies — — — — — — — — $38,352 12 -0.90 16 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $59,402 96 +1.36 67 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $38,135 11 -0.93 16 — — — — —
Studio Art 8 — 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 25% $37,898 10 -0.96 15 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 86 — 41% 37% 0% 40% 5% 1% $48,586 3 -1.56 42 97% 12.1% — — —
Industrial Technology 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $74,381 10 -1.19 85 — — — — —
Water Resources Management 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $81,283 5 -1.70 90 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,466
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $10,700
Est. In-State Cost $10,952
Est. Out-of-State Cost $13,842
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 56%
4-Year Graduation Rate 13%
6-Year Graduation Rate 23%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

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 35.1% 234 33% 26% 4% 32% 15% 5% $43,031 0 -1.83 27 95% 13.4%
Education 25.3% 169 11% 36% 1% 20% 21% 1% $65,335 94 +1.20 76 — —
Professional 13.5% 90 40% 37% 0% 40% 4% 2% $49,886 2 -1.55 45 97% 12.1%
Social Sciences 10.0% 67 21% 0% 0% 88% 1% 7% $47,095 3 -1.15 38 94% —
Humanities 6.3% 42 24% 43% 0% 17% 7% 0% $46,415 7 -1.03 36 — —
Health Sciences 3.6% 24 54% 8% 0% 88% 0% 0% $45,159 0 -1.94 33 — —
Arts 1.5% 10 30% 0% 0% 80% 0% 20% $37,945 4 -0.95 15 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.5% 10 10% 0% 0% 80% 0% 20% $46,680 1 -2.29 37 95% —
Computer Science 1.2% 8 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 38% $79,792 7 -1.32 89 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 6 33% 33% 0% 50% 0% 17% $47,537 5 -1.29 39 — —
Engineering 0.6% 4 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $77,147 0 -1.97 87 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 3 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% 67% $51,626 1 -1.63 50 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $10.2M #73 34% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #405 100% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.2M #348 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #474 100% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #371 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $11.4M #297 41% $0 — — — —

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 132 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 68 $235K $235K $0
Volleyball 20 $308K $308K $0
Basketball 19 $444K $444K $0
Golf 7 $52K $52K $0
Total 208 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 59 $234K $234K $0
Volleyball 23 $395K $395K $0
Basketball 16 $354K $354K $0
Golf 5 $52K $52K $0
Total 67 $1.0M $1.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 132 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Track & Field (combined) 127 $469K $469K $0
Volleyball 43 $704K $704K $0
Basketball 35 $799K $799K $0
Golf 12 $105K $105K $0
Total 275 $4.6M $4.6M $0

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 59%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 59% 59% 59%

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