univstats
  1. Home
  2. Colleges
  3. Cleveland State University
  4. Admission

Applying to Cleveland State

Online Programs Graduate Programs
Request Information
Compare to Rivals
Acceptance Rate 85.32%
Yield 16.75%
SAT Score 1,020
ACT Score 19
Applicants 11,570

Cleveland State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 85.32% at Cleveland State University. Total 11,570 students applied and 9,872 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,020 and the average ACT score is 19.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Cleveland State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.csuohio.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationgo.csuohio.edu/portal/apply
Acceptance Rate85.32%
Average Test Scores1,020 SAT / 19 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 85.32%. A total of 11,570 students (3,567 men and 6,877 women) have applied to and 9,872 (3,245 men and 6,619 women) students admitted to Cleveland State University.
Among them, 610 male and 1,042 female students have enrolled into Cleveland State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.75%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Cleveland State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,5703,5676,8771,1260
Admitted9,8723,2456,61980
Enrolled1,6546101,04220
Acceptance Rate 85.32% 90.97% 96.25% 0.71% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.75% 18.80% 15.74% 25.00% -
[Chart] Cleveland State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Cleveland State, 351 applicants (21% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 664 applicants (40%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,020 at Cleveland State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,130 and 25th percentile score is 880.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 25 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Cleveland State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Cleveland State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Cleveland State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total88010201130
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450510570
Math430510560
ACT Composite181925
Math161925
English162024
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Cleveland State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Cleveland State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Cleveland State

The calendar system at Cleveland State University is Semester. Cleveland State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences. Next table describes credits that Cleveland State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
Know about Ohio Colleges