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Facts & Figures
Established: 1964 by action of the Ohio General Assembly
President: Michael Schwartz, Ph.D.
First classes held: Fall 1965
Enrollment: Approximately 16,000 (Fall semester 2005) 80% from Cuyahoga County; 98% from Ohio
Graduates: More than 90,000 — 85 percent of whom live in the area
Full-time Employees: 573 faculty (nearly 90 percent have Ph.D. or highest degree in their field); 1,093 staff
Location: In the heart of downtown Cleveland, Euclid Avenue between East 17th and East 30th Street; Carnegie Ave. to Payne Ave.
Economic Impact: $254 million and 3,000 jobs (2001). Over the next decade, CSU is projected to generate more than $2.5 billion for the region. A recent graduating class will pay nearly $1 million annually in Ohio taxes; $39 million over their projected lifetimes in Ohio taxes.
Research Grants/Contracts: $31 million in federal, state, local and private grants (FY 2005)
Partnerships/Collaborations: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Municipal School District, City of Cleveland, NASA Glenn Research Center, business/industry, federal government, other higher education institutions, and more
Campus: Approximately 85 acres, 40 buildings (largest footprint in downtown Cleveland)
Academic organizations: Eight Colleges, including Business Administration, Education and Human Services, Engineering, Law, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Urban Affairs, and Graduate Studies. The Division of Continuing Education offers noncredit courses to thousands of students each year. Project 60 offers free classes to senior citizens.
Academic programs: More than 1,000 courses support 200 major fields of study at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as professional certificate and continuing education programs. The University also offers an Honors Program to academically talented and highly motivated students.
Athletics: NCAA Division I. Men’s baseball, basketball, fencing, golf, soccer, swimming, wrestling and tennis. Women’s basketball, cross country, fencing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball and golf. Colors: forest green and white. Nickname: Vikings. Affiliations: Horizon League and Eastern Wrestling League.
Student activities: Student Government Association, Student Bar Association, Campus Activities Board, student-run radio station (WCSB-FM), three student newspapers (the Cauldron, The Vindicator and The Cleveland Stater), Whiskey Island literary magazine, the Gavel law school publication, five national fraternities, seven sororities and more than 100 student honorary, professional, cultural and social organizations.
Student profile: 57 percent women, 43 percent men. Approximately 27 percent minorities, of which 18 percent is African American. Average age 25. About one-third are in graduate school or law school. More than half are part-time students and transfer students – Cleveland State’s junior class is consistently larger than its freshman class.