by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Cleveland State University was awarded 9 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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Cleveland State University is ranked #1,389 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Cleveland State University also holds the #54 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
Cleveland State University has an acceptance rate of 85%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Cleveland State University.
About 21% of students accepted to Cleveland State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 570. Math scores were between 430 and 560.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Cleveland State University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cleveland State University is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Cleveland State University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at Cleveland State University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,166 undergraduates at Cleveland State University with 8,803 being full-time and 2,363 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,480 | $14,540 | $16,296 | $17,959 | $18,950 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cleveland State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cleveland State University, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $5,999 a year. That adds up to $23,996 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cleveland State University is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Cleveland State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-2214 |
| Phone: | 216-687-2000 |
| Website: | www.csuohio.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 290 | $46,708 |
| General Psychology | 255 | $30,949 |
| Nursing | 252 | $66,764 |
| Social Work | 165 | $35,869 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 162 | $35,443 |
| Information Science | 150 | $57,661 |
| Accounting | 136 | $54,088 |
| Law | 135 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 124 | $65,531 |
| General Biology | 116 | $29,440 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 7,154 students took at least one online class at Cleveland State University. This is an increase from the 6,705 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 7,154 | 1,576 |
| 2021-2022 | 6,705 | 1,518 |
| 2020-2021 | 14,527 | 7,221 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,684 | 1,073 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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