Cleveland State Comparisons

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Frequently Compared

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Compare with Ohio Public Colleges

Compare with Ohio Public Colleges for Cleveland State University
College In-state tuition Acceptance rate Compare
$1,170 higher in-state tuition 6% lower acceptance rate Compare
$244 higher in-state tuition 5% lower acceptance rate Compare
$1,472 higher in-state tuition 10% lower acceptance rate Compare
Central State University

Wilberforce, OH

$4,930 lower in-state tuition 8% higher acceptance rate Compare
$244 lower in-state tuition 1% higher acceptance rate Compare
$147 higher in-state tuition 31% lower acceptance rate Compare
$1,875 lower in-state tuition 7% lower acceptance rate Compare
$1,466 lower in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,260 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,496 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

$2,362 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,497 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,500 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,788 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,500 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,497 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,500 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,500 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$6,626 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,496 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,496 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,496 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$6,238 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Ohio University Eastern Campus

Saint Clairsville, OH

$6,626 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,496 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,496 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$6,626 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$6,626 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,496 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$6,626 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare

Compare with Ohio Private Colleges

Compare with Ohio Private Colleges for Cleveland State University
College In-state tuition Acceptance rate Compare
Capital University

Columbus, OH

$30,246 higher in-state tuition 21% lower acceptance rate Compare
Marietta College

Marietta, OH

$26,664 higher in-state tuition 12% lower acceptance rate Compare
Ashland University

Ashland, OH

$18,222 higher in-state tuition 15% lower acceptance rate Compare
$20,662 higher in-state tuition 5% lower acceptance rate Compare
Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

$19,677 higher in-state tuition 9% lower acceptance rate Compare
$887 higher in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Franklin University

Columbus, OH

$3,411 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Defiance College

Defiance, OH

$16,332 higher in-state tuition 43% lower acceptance rate Compare
Wilberforce University

Wilberforce, OH

$3,460 higher in-state tuition 50% lower acceptance rate Compare
$22,732 higher in-state tuition 3% higher acceptance rate Compare
Hiram College

Hiram, OH

$14,612 higher in-state tuition 3% higher acceptance rate Compare
Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

$21,802 higher in-state tuition 11% lower acceptance rate Compare
Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

$28,387 higher in-state tuition 57% lower acceptance rate Compare
Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

$24,374 higher in-state tuition 24% lower acceptance rate Compare
$27,837 higher in-state tuition 23% lower acceptance rate Compare
Kettering College

Kettering, OH

$3,332 higher in-state tuition 14% lower acceptance rate Compare
$25,162 higher in-state tuition 32% lower acceptance rate Compare
Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH

$24,646 higher in-state tuition 21% lower acceptance rate Compare
Malone University

Canton, OH

$24,172 higher in-state tuition 15% lower acceptance rate Compare
$6,188 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH

$16,512 higher in-state tuition 17% lower acceptance rate Compare
University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

$7,572 higher in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$9,092 higher in-state tuition 7% lower acceptance rate Compare
Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

$26,002 higher in-state tuition 16% lower acceptance rate Compare
Ohio Christian University

Circleville, OH

$11,612 higher in-state tuition 53% lower acceptance rate Compare
$6,482 higher in-state tuition 2% higher acceptance rate Compare
$462 higher in-state tuition 4% higher acceptance rate Compare
$39,892 higher in-state tuition 44% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,637 higher in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,012 higher in-state tuition 8% lower acceptance rate Compare
$15,703 higher in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,278 lower in-state tuition 16% lower acceptance rate Compare
Tri State Bible College

South Point, OH

$3,888 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Athenaeum of Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

$12,988 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Antioch University

Yellow Springs, OH

$12,988 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Antioch College

Yellow Springs, OH

$24,155 higher in-state tuition 2% lower acceptance rate Compare
Valor Christian College

Canal Winchester, OH

$2,976 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Lakewood University

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

$2,509 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Cleveland State University
College In-state tuition Acceptance rate Compare
$2,152 higher in-state tuition 8% lower acceptance rate Compare
Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

$4,759 lower in-state tuition 9% lower acceptance rate Compare
Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

$1,772 higher in-state tuition 1% lower acceptance rate Compare
Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

$2,730 lower in-state tuition 10% lower acceptance rate Compare
Radford University

Radford, VA

$440 lower in-state tuition 1% lower acceptance rate Compare
$2,590 lower in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,252 higher in-state tuition 11% lower acceptance rate Compare
$3,770 lower in-state tuition 19% lower acceptance rate Compare
Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

$1,790 higher in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

$1,900 lower in-state tuition 23% lower acceptance rate Compare
$234 lower in-state tuition 48% lower acceptance rate Compare
$3,601 lower in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
$605 lower in-state tuition 16% lower acceptance rate Compare
Lincoln University

Lincoln University, PA

$476 lower in-state tuition 25% lower acceptance rate Compare
$2,420 lower in-state tuition 20% lower acceptance rate Compare
$2,768 lower in-state tuition 2% lower acceptance rate Compare
Marshall University

Huntington, WV

$3,826 lower in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
$1,452 lower in-state tuition 1% higher acceptance rate Compare
$2,084 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$2,964 lower in-state tuition 14% lower acceptance rate Compare
Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

$58 lower in-state tuition 19% lower acceptance rate Compare
Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

$5,888 lower in-state tuition 45% lower acceptance rate Compare
$5,252 higher in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$7,326 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$4,564 lower in-state tuition 7% lower acceptance rate Compare
$2,668 lower in-state tuition 13% lower acceptance rate Compare
$3,418 lower in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
$4,852 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$1,208 lower in-state tuition 62% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,564 lower in-state tuition 18% lower acceptance rate Compare
$1,608 lower in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

$3,932 lower in-state tuition 6% higher acceptance rate Compare
Concord University

Athens, WV

$2,324 lower in-state tuition 2% higher acceptance rate Compare
$4,718 lower in-state tuition 16% lower acceptance rate Compare
West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

$4,095 lower in-state tuition 6% higher acceptance rate Compare
$4,564 lower in-state tuition 7% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,564 lower in-state tuition 24% lower acceptance rate Compare
$1,782 higher in-state tuition 2% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,096 lower in-state tuition 15% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,564 lower in-state tuition 5% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,280 lower in-state tuition 8% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,410 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$2,340 lower in-state tuition 6% higher acceptance rate Compare
$4,564 lower in-state tuition 54% lower acceptance rate Compare
$7,708 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$8,376 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Governors State University

University Park, IL

$984 lower in-state tuition 43% lower acceptance rate Compare
$12,988 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana

$4,313 lower in-state tuition 19% lower acceptance rate Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Cleveland State University
College In-state tuition Acceptance rate Compare
$22,422 higher in-state tuition 22% lower acceptance rate Compare
Marymount University

Arlington, VA

$27,932 higher in-state tuition 2% higher acceptance rate Compare
$21,100 higher in-state tuition 2% lower acceptance rate Compare
Stevenson University

Owings Mills, MD

$27,572 higher in-state tuition 12% lower acceptance rate Compare
Aurora University

Aurora, IL

$16,182 higher in-state tuition 10% lower acceptance rate Compare
University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

$24,212 higher in-state tuition 25% lower acceptance rate Compare
Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

$25,762 higher in-state tuition 4% lower acceptance rate Compare
Albright College

Reading, PA

$16,094 higher in-state tuition 15% lower acceptance rate Compare
Ferrum College

Ferrum, VA

$15,532 higher in-state tuition 2% lower acceptance rate Compare
Adrian College

Adrian, MI

$28,696 higher in-state tuition 18% lower acceptance rate Compare
Anderson University

Anderson, IN

$24,252 higher in-state tuition 12% lower acceptance rate Compare
$19,364 higher in-state tuition 2% lower acceptance rate Compare
$45,390 higher in-state tuition 8% lower acceptance rate Compare
Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

$29,852 higher in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

$11,478 higher in-state tuition 7% higher acceptance rate Compare
Dominican University

River Forest, IL

$25,990 higher in-state tuition 1% lower acceptance rate Compare
$31,772 higher in-state tuition 35% lower acceptance rate Compare
Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

$27,676 higher in-state tuition 4% higher acceptance rate Compare
Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

$8,327 higher in-state tuition 6% higher acceptance rate Compare
Albion College

Albion, MI

$43,962 higher in-state tuition 10% lower acceptance rate Compare
North Park University

Chicago, IL

$23,722 higher in-state tuition 22% lower acceptance rate Compare
Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

$24,147 higher in-state tuition 20% lower acceptance rate Compare
McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

$39,093 higher in-state tuition 13% lower acceptance rate Compare
Neumann University

Aston, PA

$26,112 higher in-state tuition 10% lower acceptance rate Compare
Hood College

Frederick, MD

$34,712 higher in-state tuition 13% lower acceptance rate Compare
Alma College

Alma, MI

$36,564 higher in-state tuition 34% lower acceptance rate Compare
$21,164 higher in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

$20,812 higher in-state tuition 29% lower acceptance rate Compare
Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

$6,666 higher in-state tuition 33% lower acceptance rate Compare
$18,373 higher in-state tuition 21% lower acceptance rate Compare
Bethel University

Mishawaka, IN

$21,612 higher in-state tuition 7% higher acceptance rate Compare
$23,472 higher in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
Goshen College

Goshen, IN

$25,902 higher in-state tuition 7% lower acceptance rate Compare
$40,362 higher in-state tuition 1% higher acceptance rate Compare
Eastern University

Saint Davids, PA

$25,412 higher in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
Keystone College

La Plume, PA

$5,312 higher in-state tuition 6% lower acceptance rate Compare
Madonna University

Livonia, MI

$15,452 higher in-state tuition 28% lower acceptance rate Compare
Rosemont College

Rosemont, PA

$10,857 higher in-state tuition 15% lower acceptance rate Compare
$27,382 higher in-state tuition 20% lower acceptance rate Compare
Northwood University

Midland, MI

$21,412 higher in-state tuition 26% lower acceptance rate Compare
$22,482 higher in-state tuition 13% lower acceptance rate Compare
$24,952 higher in-state tuition 7% lower acceptance rate Compare
$13,616 higher in-state tuition 45% lower acceptance rate Compare
Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

$27,134 higher in-state tuition 1% lower acceptance rate Compare
$10,862 higher in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
Goldey Beacom College

Wilmington, DE

$1,952 higher in-state tuition 6% lower acceptance rate Compare
$17,790 higher in-state tuition 22% lower acceptance rate Compare
$32,782 higher in-state tuition 10% lower acceptance rate Compare
La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

$21,064 higher in-state tuition 15% lower acceptance rate Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Cleveland State University
College In-state tuition Acceptance rate Compare
$6,900 lower in-state tuition 39% lower acceptance rate Compare
Kean University

Union, NJ

$1,311 higher in-state tuition 15% lower acceptance rate Compare
Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

$4,364 lower in-state tuition 2% higher acceptance rate Compare
$2,635 higher in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
$4,906 lower in-state tuition 4% higher acceptance rate Compare
$4,348 lower in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

$4,083 lower in-state tuition 5% lower acceptance rate Compare
$1,864 lower in-state tuition 8% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,571 lower in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,280 lower in-state tuition 1% lower acceptance rate Compare
Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

$4,528 lower in-state tuition 8% lower acceptance rate Compare
$3,982 lower in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,096 lower in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

$1,688 lower in-state tuition 1% higher acceptance rate Compare
$2,962 lower in-state tuition 1% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,578 lower in-state tuition 34% lower acceptance rate Compare
New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

$1,472 higher in-state tuition 7% higher acceptance rate Compare
Gordon State College

Barnesville, GA

$9,360 lower in-state tuition 5% lower acceptance rate Compare
$7,768 lower in-state tuition 16% lower acceptance rate Compare
$1,828 lower in-state tuition 5% lower acceptance rate Compare
$1,998 lower in-state tuition 48% lower acceptance rate Compare
$5,178 lower in-state tuition 9% higher acceptance rate Compare
$3,752 lower in-state tuition 4% higher acceptance rate Compare
$4,956 lower in-state tuition 33% lower acceptance rate Compare
$5,656 lower in-state tuition 11% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,805 lower in-state tuition 2% lower acceptance rate Compare
$5,378 lower in-state tuition 3% lower acceptance rate Compare
$7,065 lower in-state tuition 1% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,312 lower in-state tuition 2% lower acceptance rate Compare
$4,224 lower in-state tuition 5% higher acceptance rate Compare
$5,218 lower in-state tuition 0% higher acceptance rate Compare
Augusta University

Augusta, GA

$4,574 lower in-state tuition 5% lower acceptance rate Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=202134.

Last updated: August 2026