Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland State University admitted 9,810 of 10,274 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (95.5%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at Cleveland State University
Two things Cleveland State University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
0% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Most of the enrolled class sent no SAT, so any score range would describe that share of it, not the class. Another 33% sent an ACT. Cleveland State University files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $14,764 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
95.5%
9,810 admitted of 10,274 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
17–25
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
0%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
33%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Cleveland State University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What Cleveland State University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Essayconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Recommendations
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rank
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $14,764 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $11,958
- $30k–$48k
- $13,561
- $48k–$75k
- $14,727
- $75k–$110k
- $15,690
- Over $110k
- $20,378
Source: the College Scorecard
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
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Other colleges in Ohio
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