[Last update: December 11, 2025]

6,609 students (70% of total 9,463 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Cleveland State University (Cleveland State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $9,231.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 90% of total 1,570 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,795.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Cleveland State University, 6,609 undergraduate students (70% of total 9,463 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $9,231.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Cleveland State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship6,60970% $61,004,760$9,231
Pell Grants3,83341% $21,922,785$5,719
Federal Student Loan6,97474% $52,756,125$7,565

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,411 beginning undergraduate students (90% of total 1,570 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Cleveland State University. The average amount of aid received is $9,795.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Cleveland State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,41190% --
Grants or Scholarships1,41190%$13,820,869$9,795
Federal Grants76949%$4,955,275$6,444
Pell Grants76949%$4,670,688$6,074
Other Federal Grants24916%$284,587$1,143
State/Local Grants68344%$2,022,084$2,961
Institutional Grants1,09270%$6,843,510$6,267
Student Loan Aid79751%$5,347,664$6,710
Federal Student Loans78450%$4,001,795$5,104
Other Student Loans896%$1,345,869$15,122

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Cleveland State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,1541,121$11,822,461$10,245
0-30,000411411$5,446,525$13,252
30,001-48,000232232$2,827,727$12,188
48,001-75,000197195$1,893,724$9,613
75,001-110,000143138$972,138$6,798
110,001 or more171145$682,347$3,990

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