Cleveland State University Student Population

How many students at Cleveland State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Cleveland State University has a total enrollment of 14,074 students, including 9,482 undergraduate and 4,592 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 6,365 male students (45.2%) and 7,709 female students (54.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,164 White students (50.9%) and 2,288 Black students (16.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 9,482 undergraduate students (67.4%) and 4,592 graduate students (32.6%).
• Class Delivery: 2,129 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,908 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Cleveland State's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 6,365 male (45.23%) and 7,709 female (54.77%) students are attending Cleveland State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 82.57.

By class level, 9,482 (67.37%) are undergraduate students and 4,592 (32.63%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.83% are male and 53.17% are female, while among graduate students, 41.92% are male and 58.08% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,164 White, 2,288 Black, and 492 Asian students out of a total of 14,074 are attending at Cleveland State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Cleveland State University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Cleveland State has 285 students under 18 years old and 115 students over 65 years old. There are 9,407 students under 25 years old, and 4,707 students over 25 years old out of 14,117 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 285 students are younger than 18 and 98 students are older than 65. Cleveland State has 7,694 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,767 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,713 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,940 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Cleveland State University, 2,129 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,908 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,984 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 145 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,482 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,078 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.37%.797 students have transferred in as full-time status and 281 students transferred in as part-time status.