Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Cleveland State

At Cleveland State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 84.37%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 85.32%. Cleveland State's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Cleveland State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 27.61%, and the 2023 yield is 16.75%. The number of Cleveland State applicants decreased by 0.56% (64 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.37%, and this year's acceptance rate is 85.32% at Cleveland State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 84.83% and women students' rate is 85.63%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Cleveland State University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Cleveland State University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	63.15%	62.84%	63.40%
2013-14	62.87% -0.28%	64.11% -1.43%	61.97% -1.43%
2014-15	84.21% 21.34%	84.15% 22.28%	84.25% 22.28%
2015-16	88.04% 3.83%	86.66% 4.78%	89.03% 4.78%
2016-17	87.45% -0.59%	86.51% -0.94%	88.09% -0.94%
2017-18	90.06% 2.61%	88.83% 2.83%	90.92% 2.83%
2018-19	88.34% -1.72%	86.36% -1.27%	89.65% -1.27%
2019-20	94.01% 5.66%	92.99% 4.98%	94.62% 4.98%
2020-21	93.60% -0.41%	98.70% -2.82%	91.80% -2.82%
2021-22	91.00% -2.61%	91.01% 0.20%	92.00% 0.20%
2022-23	85.32% -5.67%	90.97% 4.25%	96.25% 4.25%
Average	84.37%	84.83%	85.63%

Cleveland State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.61% where the current academic year yield is 16.75%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Cleveland State University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	42.37%	43.23%	41.71%
2013-14	40.59% -1.79%	41.61% -1.89%	39.82% -1.89%
2014-15	37.75% -2.84%	40.86% -4.44%	35.38% -4.44%
2015-16	27.42% -10.33%	31.12% -10.53%	24.85% -10.53%
2016-17	25.34% -2.08%	29.16% -2.02%	22.83% -2.02%
2017-18	28.87% 3.53%	31.90% 4.00%	26.82% 4.00%
2018-19	22.37% -6.51%	26.58% -7.11%	19.71% -7.11%
2019-20	19.66% -2.71%	22.65% -1.81%	17.90% -1.81%
2020-21	24.59% 4.93%	27.36% 4.89%	22.78% 4.89%
2021-22	18.00% -6.59%	20.99% -6.79%	16.00% -6.79%
2022-23	16.75% -1.25%	18.80% -0.26%	15.74% -0.26%
Average	27.61%	30.39%	25.78%

Cleveland State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,443, the average number of admitted is 7,239, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,806. The number of Cleveland State applicants decreased by 0.56% (64 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Cleveland State University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	5,938	3,750	1,589
2013-14	6,768 830	4,255 138	1,727 138
2014-15	5,002 -1,766	4,212 -137	1,590 -137
2015-16	7,650 2,648	6,735 257	1,847 257
2016-17	8,528 878	7,458 43	1,890 43
2017-18	7,537 -991	6,788 70	1,960 70
2018-19	9,918 2,381	8,762 0	1,960 0
2019-20	10,646 728	10,008 8	1,968 8
2020-21	7,815 -2,831	7,315 -169	1,799 -169
2021-22	11,506 3,691	10,470 86	1,885 86
2022-23	11,570 64	9,872 -231	1,654 -231
Average	8,443	7,239	1,806

Cleveland State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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