Quad

Head-to-head

U. Texas at Tyler
Cleveland State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Texas at Tyler's yield is 11 pts higher than Cleveland State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Texas at Tyler costs about $6.1K less per year on average than Cleveland State ($17,737 vs. $23,883, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. Texas at Tyler's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at Cleveland State

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    U. Texas at Tyler grads earn $4.9K more ten years out than Cleveland State's ($57,053 vs. $52,131)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Texas at Tyler is more diverse (index 0.67 vs. 0.64)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Texas at Tyler graduates 3 pts more of its students than Cleveland State (58% vs. 56%)

    Graduation 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

Cleveland State admits 91%, U. Texas at Tyler 94%; U. Texas at Tyler's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
U. Texas at Tyler94%
Cleveland State91%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Texas at TylerOpen
  • Cleveland StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Texas at Tyler
1010–1200
Cleveland StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Texas at TylerGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required
  • Cleveland StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Cleveland State is a bit larger than U. Texas at Tyler (8,969 vs. 7,440 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Texas at Tyler7.4K
Cleveland State9K
Pell Grant share
U. Texas at Tyler40%
Cleveland State41%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Cleveland State has 16 students per faculty member to U. Texas at Tyler's 17.

Students per faculty member
U. Texas at Tyler17 to 1
Cleveland State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Texas at TylerRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse33%
  • Cleveland StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%

What each costs

U. Texas at Tyler costs about $6.1K less a year than Cleveland State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Texas at Tyler$17.7K
Cleveland State$23.9K
Aid generosity
U. Texas at Tyler34%
Cleveland State27%

What each pays off

U. Texas at Tyler's former students earn more, a median $57.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Texas at Tyler$57.1K
Cleveland State$52.1K
Graduation rate
U. Texas at Tyler58%
Cleveland State56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Texas at TylerGrowing+160%
  • 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

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

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