COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 202134PUBLIC

CLEVELAND, OH

Cleveland State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$14,764Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate49.7%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$61,322working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,797completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$61,322
Median earnings 5 years after completion$56,881

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$11,958
$30,001–48,000$13,561
$48,001–75,000$14,727
$75,001–110,000$15,690
$110,001+$20,378

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion49.7%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention69.7%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients40.5%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share73.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid22.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,048federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates8,969IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate91.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,797

3,987 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

15 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 137 working graduates$85,184 earnings · $25,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 232 working graduates$82,201 earnings · $27,500 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$73,669 earnings · $24,365 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$73,476 earnings · $25,250 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$65,203 earnings · $27,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$61,829 earnings · $24,219 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$58,930 earnings · $29,001 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$55,174 earnings · $26,750 debt →Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 205 working graduates$55,038 earnings · $27,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$53,898 earnings · $26,144 debt →CriminologyBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$52,713 earnings · $25,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$48,688 earnings · $27,500 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$48,571 earnings · $33,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 298 working graduates$46,090 earnings · $25,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$43,424 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.