The student population at Cleveland State University is 14,385 (9,776 undergraduate and 4,609 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 3,112 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Cleveland State is 67.96% which is decreased by 2,357 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 755 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,576 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 109.85% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 16,103 where 14,385 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

67.96% of total students is undergraduate students and 32.04% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,357 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 755 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Cleveland State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cleveland State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1417,49712,1335,5476,5865,3642,2643,100
2014-1516,936
-561
11,826
-307
5,455
-92
6,371
-215
5,110
-254
2,170
-94
2,940
-160
2015-1616,915
-21
12,101
275
5,714
259
6,387
16
4,814
-296
2,052
-118
2,762
-178
2016-1716,864
-51
12,352
251
5,843
129
6,509
122
4,512
-302
1,900
-152
2,612
-150
2017-1816,371
-493
12,078
-274
5,585
-258
6,493
-16
4,293
-219
1,728
-172
2,565
-47
2018-1916,069
-302
11,999
-79
5,579
-6
6,420
-73
4,070
-223
1,570
-158
2,500
-65
2019-2015,433
-636
11,564
-435
5,301
-278
6,263
-157
3,869
-201
1,504
-66
2,365
-135
2020-2115,247
-186
11,166
-398
4,939
-362
6,227
-36
4,081
212
1,631
127
2,450
85
2021-2215,308
61
10,481
-685
4,663
-276
5,818
-409
4,827
746
2,229
598
2,598
148
2022-2314,385
-923
9,776
-705
4,453
-210
5,323
-495
4,609
-218
2,182
-47
2,427
-171
Average16,10311,5485,3086,2404,5551,9232,632
Cleveland State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,548 where 9,776 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Cleveland State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1412,1338,9984,1744,8243,1351,3731,762
2014-1511,8268,6734,1244,5493,1531,3311,822
2015-1612,1019,1244,3704,7542,9771,3441,633
2016-1712,3529,2214,4014,8203,1311,4421,689
2017-1812,0789,2684,3644,9042,8101,2211,589
2018-1911,9999,3484,4684,8802,6511,1111,540
2019-2011,5649,0974,2724,8252,4671,0291,438
2020-2111,1668,8033,9294,8742,3631,0101,353
2021-2210,4818,2413,7094,5322,2409541,286
2022-239,7767,8103,5924,2181,9668611,105
Average11,54811,5484,1404,71811,5481,1681,522
Cleveland State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,555 where 4,609 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Cleveland State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,3641,8277241,1033,5371,5401,997
2014-155,1101,8187581,0603,2921,4121,880
2015-164,8142,2691,0321,2372,5451,0201,525
2016-174,5122,1219481,1732,3919521,439
2017-184,2932,0628221,2402,2319061,325
2018-194,0701,9207411,1792,1508291,321
2019-203,8691,8367111,1252,0337931,240
2020-214,0812,0128621,1502,0697691,300
2021-224,8272,8651,4661,3991,9627631,199
2022-234,6092,9121,5231,3891,6976591,038
Average4,5554,5559591,2064,5559641,426
Cleveland State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.75%. The percentage was 61.68% 10 years ago and Cleveland State still has a high percentage of white students. 3.51% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.38% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cleveland State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14314683,0817211510,793384
2014-15265042,9277311810,437435
2015-16385272,8527652010,390456
2016-17325672,7688071610,408464
2017-18315612,5468321510,387508
2018-19265402,3699371410,185529
2019-20285162,245986169,919553
2020-21224982,2071,005139,627552
2021-22295042,208941118,742518
2022-23275052,068984127,732479
Average295192,527871159,862488
Cleveland State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,576 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 109.85% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Cleveland State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1516,9367513,80712,378
2015-1616,9159064,08811,921
2016-1716,8649324,23511,697
2017-1816,3719784,34111,052
2018-1916,0691,0734,61110,385
2019-2015,4331,1074,5679,759
2020-2115,2477,2217,306720
2021-2215,3081,5185,1878,603
2022-2314,3851,5765,5787,231
Average15,9481,7854,8589,305

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