Cleveland State University is a public institution that was started in 1964. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 11,784, its environment is urban, and the campus size is 85 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $11,096; out-of-state tuition/fees are $16,004
situated in downtown Cleveland, Cleveland State University offers more than 200 undergraduate and graduate programs. About one-third of CSU learners are there to earn a graduate degree, and programs offered include those in the Monte Ahuja College of Business, the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, the Washkewicz College of Engineering and the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. At CSU, many learners have full- or part-time jobs, so the university offers flexible academic planning and convenient class times.

Outside the classroom, learners can get involved in more than 150 campus clubs, about a dozen fraternities and sororities and three different student newspapers. The university also offers numerous Cleveland State Vikings varsity sports teams, which participate in the NCAA Division I Horizon League. Off campus, CSU learners can explore the city’s museums, restaurants, professional sports teams and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Notable CSU alumni include the late Tim Russert, the longest-serving moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press” news program, and the late Carl Stokes, the former mayor of Cleveland and the first African-American elected mayor of a major American city.