Cleveland State University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Cleveland, OH
Population
1,700,000
Website
http://www.csuohio.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
9,077
Men / Women
46% / 54%
White
55%
Black
19%
Hispanic
8%
International
6%
Asian
4%
Mixed
4%
Native American
0%
From State
93%
From Region
2%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences
21%
Business & Economics
20%
Engineering
9%
Arts
8%
Computer Science
4%
Education
4%
Life & Natural Sciences
4%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
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 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,196 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
209 (6% ☔)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
72%
Yield (Unbound)
15%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $8M | #145 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $47M | #152 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $23M | #156 |
Graduate Degrees
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 122 | #168 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 11 | #194 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 96 | #203 |
Honors College
Name
Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel Honors College
Students
300 (3%)
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
ACT Range
17
–
25
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education and Human Services | 86 | 26% / 74% | 2% | $44,941 | 93% | ||
| Integrated Studies | 6 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $45,542 | 34 | — | |
| Early Childhood Education | 45 — | 2% / 98% | 4% | $43,995 | 30 | 94% | |
| Educational Leadership | 11 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | $46,660 | 37 | 90% | |
| Health and Physical Education | 13 — | 69% / 31% | 0% | $47,289 | 39 | 89% | |
| Middle Childhood Education | 11 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $43,995 | 30 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences | 495 | 34% / 66% | 2% | $44,901 | 90% | ||
| Anthropology | 7 +2 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $32,927 | 7 | 87% | |
| Arabic | 1 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $46,358 | 37 | — | |
| Black Studies | 4 +1 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $47,045 | 39 | — | |
| Communication | 46 +5 | 39% / 61% | 4% | $49,186 | 45 | 87% | |
| Communication Management | 42 +1 | 24% / 76% | 2% | $52,698 | 54 | 90% | |
| Criminology | 58 +7 | 29% / 71% | 3% | $52,416 | 54 | 93% | |
| English | 27 +3 | 11% / 89% | 15% | $38,489 | 15 | 93% | |
| French | — +1 | — | — | $46,487 | 37 | — | |
| History | 13 +9 | 54% / 46% | 0% | $42,002 | 24 | 93% | |
| International Relations | 12 +3 | 50% / 50% | 8% | $44,144 | 30 | 89% | |
| Linguistics | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $45,874 | 35 | — | |
| Philosophy | 3 +1 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $46,132 | 36 | — | |
| Political Science | 29 — | 48% / 52% | 0% | $55,974 | 62 | 82% | |
| Public Relations | 24 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $52,698 | 54 | 90% | |
| Religious Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,381 | 31 | — | |
| Social Sciences | 12 — | 58% / 42% | 0% | $41,786 | 23 | — | |
| Social Work | 55 — | 7% / 93% | 0% | $42,429 | 25 | 90% | |
| Sociology | 11 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $42,169 | 25 | 94% | |
| Spanish | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $47,470 | 40 | 95% | |
| Women's and Gender Studies | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,929 | 32 | — | |
| Art History | 6 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $25,265 | 3 | 89% | |
| Dance | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $33,738 | 8 | — | |
| Film and Digital Media | 71 +3 | 59% / 41% | 0% | $38,453 | 15 | 92% | |
| Graphic Design | 27 +2 | 41% / 59% | 0% | $45,790 | 35 | 83% | |
| Music | 12 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $29,245 | 4 | 96% | |
| Studio Art | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $25,265 | 3 | 89% | |
| Theatre | 15 +1 | 20% / 80% | 7% | $35,451 | 10 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Sciences and Health Professions | 767 | 26% / 74% | 2% | $56,496 | 94% | ||
| Data Science | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $71,738 | 85 | — | |
| Chemistry | 11 — | 55% / 45% | 9% | $65,091 | 78 | 95% | |
| Mathematics | 21 — | 67% / 33% | 10% | $61,553 | 73 | 86% | |
| Physics | 9 — | 78% / 22% | 0% | $68,423 | 82 | — | |
| Biology | 54 +7 | 39% / 61% | 2% | $49,572 | 46 | 85% | |
| Biotechnology | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $59,421 | 69 | — | |
| Environmental Science | 22 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $49,911 | 47 | 94% | |
| Audiology | 17 +1 | 6% / 94% | 6% | $52,496 | 54 | 89% | |
| Exercise Science | 7 — | 86% / 14% | 0% | $48,368 | 42 | — | |
| Health Sciences | 16 +2 | 19% / 81% | 6% | $62,179 | 74 | — | |
| Medical Laboratory Science | 159 +1 | 26% / 74% | 1% | $53,937 | 58 | 100% | |
| Nursing | 182 — | 13% / 87% | 2% | $67,850 | 81 | 96% | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | — — | — | — | $87,963 | 95 | — | |
| Physician Assistant | 33 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $90,920 | 96 | 97% | |
| Pre-Medical Studies | 28 +4 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $59,581 | 69 | 98% | |
| Psychology | 194 +2 | 18% / 82% | 1% | $41,670 | 23 | 89% | |
| Music Therapy | 10 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $78,018 | 89 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levin College of Public Affairs and Education | 32 | 59% / 41% | 3% | $50,172 | 94% | ||
| Environmental Studies | 11 +3 | 36% / 64% | 0% | $49,911 | 47 | 94% | |
| Public Administration | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $54,917 | 60 | 100% | |
| Urban Studies | 16 — | 69% / 31% | 6% | $48,869 | 44 | 92% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Ahuja College of Business | 465 | 60% / 40% | 5% | $66,385 | 93% | ||
| Information Systems | 28 — | 86% / 14% | 4% | $71,208 | 84 | 100% | |
| Accounting | 79 — | 61% / 39% | 6% | $75,073 | 87 | 95% | |
| Business Administration | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $65,843 | 79 | — | |
| Business Analytics | 25 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $68,126 | 81 | 86% | |
| Business Economics | 8 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $69,258 | 83 | — | |
| Economics | 5 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $66,265 | 79 | 89% | |
| Finance | 62 — | 79% / 21% | 6% | $76,073 | 88 | 93% | |
| General Business | 48 — | 54% / 46% | 8% | $62,877 | 75 | — | |
| Human Resource Management | 22 +2 | 45% / 55% | 0% | $63,899 | 76 | 100% | |
| International Business | 17 +2 | 35% / 65% | 35% | $66,876 | 80 | 100% | |
| International Economic Relations | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $66,265 | 79 | 90% | |
| Management | 82 +2 | 60% / 40% | 2% | $60,137 | 70 | 88% | |
| Marketing | 72 — | 51% / 49% | 1% | $56,886 | 64 | 94% | |
| Nonprofit Administration | 12 +2 | 8% / 92% | 0% | $60,137 | 70 | 88% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washkewicz College of Engineering | 288 | 80% / 20% | 10% | $85,790 | 98% | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 30 — | 40% / 60% | 13% | $84,127 | 93 | 100% | |
| Civil Engineering | 39 — | 90% / 10% | 13% | $72,837 | 86 | 96% | |
| Computer Engineering | 25 — | 80% / 20% | 12% | $78,588 | 90 | 95% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 25 — | 92% / 8% | 12% | $94,009 | 97 | 100% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 67 — | 87% / 13% | 10% | $83,818 | 93 | 96% | |
| Computer Science | 60 — | 78% / 22% | 8% | $98,377 | 98 | 100% | |
| Electronic Engineering Technology | 15 — | 80% / 20% | 13% | $86,957 | 94 | 100% | |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 27 — | 89% / 11% | 4% | $81,681 | 92 | 100% |