Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Cleveland State requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1035
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 10504 admitted students 425 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
23%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 900-1170. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 450 and 590, while 25% scored below 450 and another 25% scored above 590.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 450 and 580, while 25% scored below 450 and 25% achieved a score of 580. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1035 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Cleveland State.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 23% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
450-590 -
Math
450-580
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
23
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 10504 admitted students 921 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
50%
Similar to the SAT, Cleveland State requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 50% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 28, with 25% scoring above 28 and another 25% scoring below 18.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
18-27 -
Math
17-25 -
Composite
18-28
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$40
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Cleveland State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Cleveland State received a total of 11,506 applications. These applications included 4,250 male applicants and 7,236 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 11,506 applicants, Cleveland State admitted 10,504 students. Among the admitted students, there were 3,882 males and 6,622 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,869 students chose to enroll at Cleveland State. This means that 1,869 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 823 were male and 1,046 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Cleveland State had an overall acceptance rate of 91% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 91% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 92%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Cleveland State had an overall yield rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 21%, and for female admitted students, it was 16%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Cleveland State over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Cleveland State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Cleveland State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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