Cleveland State University

Ranked #121
2025 US News rankings
Cleveland, Ohio

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.43
Median LSAT
155
Acceptance rate
36%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
152
155
157
GPA
3.02
3.43
3.73
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1199
100%
Accepted
435
36%
Matriculated
190
16%

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

Location
Jobs
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
$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 State University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
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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