Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth grads earn $16.7K more ten years out than Cleveland State's ($68,804 vs. $52,131)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Cleveland State has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Cleveland State costs about $4K less per year on average than U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth ($23,883 vs. $27,919, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Cleveland State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth (41% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Cleveland State has 3 pts more first-gen students than U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth (38% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Cleveland State's yield is 2 pts higher than U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth's

    Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth admits 91%, Cleveland State 91%; Cleveland State's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth91%
Cleveland State91%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Massachusetts-DartmouthOpen
  • Cleveland StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth
1050–1270
Cleveland StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Massachusetts-DartmouthGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Cleveland StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Cleveland State has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth5.2K
Cleveland State9K
Pell Grant share
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth37%
Cleveland State41%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing leads at U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Cleveland State.

Students per faculty member
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth16 to 1
Cleveland State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Massachusetts-DartmouthRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other11%
  • Cleveland StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%

What each costs

Cleveland State costs about $4K less a year than U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth on average; U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth$27.9K
Cleveland State$23.9K
Aid generosity
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth29%
Cleveland State27%

What each pays off

U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth's former students earn more, a median $68.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth$68.8K
Cleveland State$52.1K
Graduation rate
U. Massachusetts-Dartmouth57%
Cleveland State56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Massachusetts-DartmouthGrowing+43%
  • Cleveland StateGrowing+121%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why