Cleveland State University is at the heart of the region's economic and civic life.

CSU is the largest graduate school in Northeast Ohio with the greatest proportion of graduate and professional students in the entire state. We annually award more than 50% of our degrees to post-baccalaureate students. CSU's emphasis on professional education is integral to the economic vitality of the region, with 85% of the over 100,000 CSU grads staying in Ohio as leaders in business, finance, government, communications, engineering, education, IT, law and health (core industries of Northeast Ohio). As Cleveland's only public university, we shape the fabric of civic life in the community. As an academic institution attuned to the region's needs, we concentrate on applied research, focused in the area's economic growth disciplines.

Cleveland State University supplies both the infrastructure and leadership for business, government, and nonprofit organizations.

Agile responsiveness to the so-called "brain drain" has led CSU to establish the largest portfolio of graduate business degrees in Ohio, unparalleled leadership in on-site corporate graduate business education, executive leadership training in both K-12 and community agencies, and the number two ranked program in the nation in city management. Successful entrepreneurship (and the revitalization of the Northeast Ohio economy) requires coupling transformational technology with translational business talent; this synergy defines CSU today.

Cleveland State University educates the talent for the health care and bioscience industries.

As the largest and fastest growing industry in Northeast Ohio, health care (and the supporting biomedical research community) is well served by professional programs in every CSU college: from nursing, physical therapy, biomedical engineering and medical physics to healthcare management, bioethics, health law and STEM teacher education. Large NIH, NSF and DOE grants support bench molecular medical research, STEM scholarships and graduate assistantships.

Cleveland State University enables the "American Dream" to the region and the State by engaged learning™.

As the public university in the major metropolitan area of Northeast Ohio, our emphasis is on inclusiveness, access, hands-on education, real world experiences, seamless transitions from undergraduate to professional programs, student success, and excellence; CSU graduates transform from "labor pool" to "talent pool".