-12%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Cleveland State University fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (10.2k → 9.0k).
Ohio · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio. 9,077 undergraduate students. 160 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Cleveland State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Cleveland State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.3% → 0.0%).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Cleveland State University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($16.7k → $18.5k).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Cleveland State University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($11.7k → $13.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Cleveland State University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Ohio median
Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$52,131+17% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039$44,625
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry48.9%+16% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%$15,333+367% · '97→'20
At program completion9,077-8% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS69.1%+19% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time95.5%+14% · '06→'24
latest cohort$12,613+216% · '00→'24
out-of-state $17,973SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Cleveland State University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Cleveland State University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.9%Median federal debt $15,333 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $52,131 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Cleveland State University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+360%
Cleveland State University · completion · 100% rose
7.3% → 33.6%
+19%
Cleveland State University · retention rose
59.0% → 70.3%
+216%
Cleveland State University · in-state tuition rose
$4,110 → $12,988
+129%
Cleveland State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,076 → $18,510
+367%
Cleveland State University · median debt rose
$4,663 → $21,797
-100%
Cleveland State University · cohort default rate fell
9.7% → 0.0%
+31%
Cleveland State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$39,800 → $52,131
+32%
Cleveland State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$37,200 → $49,061
+28%
Cleveland State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$35,000 → $44,625
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Cleveland State University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$114,635Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$100,907Computer and Information Sciences, General$100,089Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$94,009Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$90,920Business Administration, Management and Operations$90,235Accounting and Related Services$87,034Law$85,742Management Information Systems and Services$85,186Chemical Engineering$84,127Education, Other$83,860Mechanical Engineering$83,818Education, General$83,310Community Organization and Advocacy$83,181Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$79,547Computer Engineering$78,588Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$76,490Finance and Financial Management Services$76,073Accounting and Related Services$75,073Civil Engineering$72,837Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,126Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$67,850Economics$66,265Human Resources Management and Services$66,086
Showing top 24 of 57 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
57 Cleveland State University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$43,995Student Counseling and Personnel Services$55,353Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,381Educational Administration and Supervision$46,660Education, General$83,310Education, Other$56,152Education, Other$83,860
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$67,850Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$59,581Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$76,490Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,101Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$90,920Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$52,496Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$114,635Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$79,547Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$56,300
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations$90,235Business Administration, Management and Operations$60,137Accounting and Related Services$75,073Marketing$56,886Finance and Financial Management Services$76,073Accounting and Related Services$87,034Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,126Human Resources Management and Services$66,086Management Information Systems and Services$85,186
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Cleveland State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$520,531
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $16,697
- HS-only baseline · OH
- $36,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Cleveland State University in Ohio
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Cleveland State University graduates earn $X” — not “Cleveland State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Cleveland State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.