Self-study
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.5
Median LSAT
155
Acceptance rate
34%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Nov 24
Nov 2025
1
Nov 24
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
152
155
158
GPA
3.11
3.5
3.76
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
1733
100%
Accepted
597
34%
Matriculated
195
11%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
87%
Full-time non-legal
6%
Unemployed
6%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Ohio
92
New York
4
Pennsylvania
2
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
62%
1-25
29%
26-500
26%
501+
7%
Business & industry
6%
Government
15%
Public interest
8%
Clerkship
2%
Federal
2%
State
0%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
6%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$28,847
Estimated 3 years: $86,541
Cost of living (off-campus)
$27,710
Estimated 3 years
$83,130
Total cost
$58,357
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$175,071
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$18,310
25th percentile: $6,775
75th percentile: $24,665
Scholarship amounts
<50%
50%
50-100%
50%
100%
0.3%
>100%
0%
Demographics
Out of 467 students in 2024, 51% were women, and 26% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
48%
Women
51%
Other
0.2%
Full-time faculty
Men
45%
Women
55%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
62%
Women
38%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
74%
Black
9%
Asian
3%
Hisp
0.9%
PI
0.4%
AI
0.2%
2+
6%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
77%
Black
10%
Asian
0.9%
Hisp
0.9%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
5%
Unk
7%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
77%
PoC
23%
Part-time faculty
White
90%
PoC
10%
Cleveland student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
222
-
14
119
Women
239
-
17
72
Other gender
1
-
0
0
White
347
85
24
172
Asian
14
1
-
-
Hispanic
4
1
-
-
Black
40
11
-
-
Pacific Islander
2
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
29
5
-
-
Other
30
8
-
-
People of Color
120
26
7
19
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