Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $13,754. 51% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $56,979 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $22,000.

Average net price
$13,754
per year Verified data
Completion rate
51%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$56,979
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$22,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$13,262
Out-of-state tuition and fees$18,946
Average cost of attendance$27,436
Books and supplies$1,000
Room and board, on campus$15,614
Average net price, all aided students$13,754
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$10,230
Average net price, family income over $110,000$16,567

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
91%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
8,969
Graduate enrollment
4,592
Students receiving Pell grants
46%
Student to faculty ratio
16 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time51%
Completion within normal time35%
First-year retention (full-time)70%
Median federal debt, graduates$22,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$250
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$20,000
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry72%
1 year after completion$47,899
4 years after completion$61,322
6 years after entry$48,382
8 years after entry$54,298
10 years after entry$56,979
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $56,979; the middle half earned $37,420 to $81,897. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Cleveland State University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

158 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (74)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
79$60,445$24,504
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacy$22,003
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
61$35,452$27,000
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
CIP 41.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
98$53,870$26,531
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
CIP 52.99 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online
48Suppressed for privacy$30,000
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
30$70,849$24,500
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
39$65,829$23,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · Some credentials fully online
160$37,865$23,456
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacy$20,019
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
51$43,096$24,554
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
25$75,587$27,000
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
60$70,496$25,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · No credentials fully online
65$41,099$25,334
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
29$37,111$26,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
16$23,907$26,093
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
11$41,106$28,050
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
25$74,124$30,406
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
30$32,576$21,500
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
74$26,570$24,730
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
62$53,753$21,898
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
11$35,543Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online
32$34,674$19,747
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
22$35,853$27,000
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
24$48,995$27,000
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
28$55,954$25,269
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
25$66,865$20,250
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
72$45,024$24,094
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
21$55,637$20,250
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
67$71,853$26,500
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.08 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacy$26,000
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.11 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
12$33,303Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
36$42,220$24,250
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
29$35,552$21,875
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
196$36,226$23,951
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · Some credentials fully online
67$45,818$23,750
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
182$73,828$27,095
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, Other
CIP 45.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
55$40,263$25,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
13$35,832$25,000
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
56$38,541$25,625
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
16$41,111$21,500
Post-baccalaureate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (62)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
28$68,791Suppressed for privacy
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Statistics
CIP 27.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
CIP 14.05 · No credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
146$80,046Suppressed for privacy
Chemical Engineering
CIP 14.07 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
38$77,677Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
$50,897Suppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
35$54,159Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
176Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, Other
CIP 13.99 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
25$67,518Suppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
46Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Mechanics
CIP 14.11 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · Some credentials fully online
27$62,712Suppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
247$82,442Suppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
80$88,414Suppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · Some credentials fully online
67Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
15$55,481Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
15$60,540Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
8$100,141Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
3$70,652Suppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
112$53,731Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
26$49,492Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
17$46,334Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
14$46,257Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
22$48,013Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
29$50,529Suppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (10)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
7$69,651Suppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Urban Studies/Affairs
CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Law
CIP 22.01 · Some credentials fully online
112$71,413Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
80$74,513Suppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 202134, OPEID 003032. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.