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Cleveland State University Law School Admissions Funnel

Cleveland, OH · most recent entering class · ABA 509, 2025 cycle

1,733
Applications
597
Offers of admission
195
Enrolled
32.7%
Offer yield

The three-stage funnel

StageStudentsShare of applicantsStage conversion
Completed applications1,733100%—
Offers of admission59734.45%1 in 3
Enrolled (matriculated)19511.25%1 in 3
First-year class size195—100.0% filled

Offer yield and class fill

These two ratios answer different questions, and both are reported because either alone can mislead.

MeasureThis schoolNational medianRank
Offer yield (enrolled ÷ offers)32.7%31.6%#112 of 194
Class fill (enrolled ÷ class size)100.0%98.5%#169 of 196
Seats unfilled0——
Offers not taken402—declined-offers ranking

An offer yield of 32.7% means roughly 3 of the admitted students at this school ended up somewhere else. That is common across the profession — the national median is 31.6% — because admitted students hold and compare multiple offers. Class fill of 100.0% is the more relevant number: it shows whether the school filled the class it planned.

How this compares within Ohio

SchoolApplicationsOffersEnrolledYieldClass fill
Cleveland State University1,73359719532.7%100.0%
Toledo73338512632.7%100.0%
Dayton1,61149416733.8%99.4%
Cincinnati1,35344313530.5%97.1%

What else this school reports

Acceptance rate34.45%
Median LSAT / GPA (enrolled)155 / 3.5
Annual tuition$29,766 in-state
Median grant$11,000 per year
First-time bar passage72.65%

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Source: Cleveland State University Law School ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure, 2025 reporting cycle. Applications, offers and enrollees describe the most recent entering class. Offer yield is students enrolled divided by offers extended; class fill is students enrolled divided by first-year class size. Neither measure indicates school quality, and a declined offer usually reflects a student choosing another school rather than any judgment about this one. Data describes a single cohort and cannot show change over time.