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Acceptance Rate 91.30%
Yield 15.66%
Applicants 11,050
Admitted 10,089
Enrolled 1,580

Cleveland State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 91.3% at Cleveland State University. Total 11,050 students applied and 10,089 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.csuohio.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationgo.csuohio.edu/portal/apply
Acceptance Rate91.30%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 91.30%. A total of 11,050 students (4,175 men and 6,875 women) have applied to and 10,089 (3,803 men and 6,286 women) students admitted to Cleveland State University.
Among them, 705 male and 875 female students have enrolled into Cleveland State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.66%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Cleveland State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,0504,1756,87500
Admitted10,0893,8036,28600
Enrolled1,58070587500
Acceptance Rate 91.30% 91.09% 91.43% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.66% 18.54% 13.92% - -
[Chart] Cleveland State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

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, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - 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 ✗
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