- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Central State University
Wilberforce, OHRural: fringeZIP 45384Founded 1887
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.centralstate.edu
OhioHBCUPublic
Central State University
Central State University is a public university in Wilberforce, Ohio, with 2,620 undergraduates. It admits 99% of applicants, graduates 21% within six years and costs $13,307 a year after aid.
21%graduate
Admission rate99%
Retention56%
4-year graduation12%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans48%
$13,307net price / year
99%admission rate
—average SAT
21%graduate in 6 years
$36,832median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,250median debt
#1,629 of 1,704 for earnings#375 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,646 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,463 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $22,374tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,300
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $11,300
- Average net price
- $13,307national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,428
$30,001–48,000$12,808
$48,001–75,000$13,894
$75,001–110,000$18,112
$110,001+$18,558
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 99%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college99%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college56%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college21%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 21%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 12%
- First-year retention
- 56%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 28%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,743
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,832middle 50%: $18,911–$54,208
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$54,208
Median, Central State University$36,832
Lower quarter$18,911
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,620
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,698 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,813
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,859,458
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White9.9%
Hispanic4.8%
Black58%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races3.2%
U.S. nonresident9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown14%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management35%
Education25%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting13%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.9%
Psychology4.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.6%
Public administration & social service3.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences1.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 201690. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5061855.