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Central State University landed the #1,961 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Central State University held the #2,176 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 96 colleges in Ohio, Central State University is ranked at #76.
The acceptance rate at Central State University is a competitive 59%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 1% of students accepted to Central State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 370 and 480. Math scores were between 400 and 470.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Central State University, this rate is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Central State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 41% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Central State University. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 15% for first-time, full-time students at Central State University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Central State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,021 undergraduates at Central State University with 2,142 being full-time and 1,879 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,115 | $12,834 | $9,015 | $13,089 | $19,769 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Central State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Central State University, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,983 a year. That adds up to $23,932 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Central State University is 16.5%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
See which majors at Central State University make the most money.
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Contact details for Central State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1400 Brush Row Rd, Wilberforce, OH 45384-1004 |
| Phone: | 937-376-6011 |
| Website: | www.centralstate.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CentralState87 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 61 | $25,435 |
| General Psychology | 26 | $20,992 |
| Social Work | 24 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 23 | $31,649 |
| Health & Physical Education | 17 | NA |
| General Biology | 15 | $22,189 |
| Journalism | 13 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 11 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 8 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 5,584 students took at least one online class at Central State University. This is an increase from the 3,879 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,584 | 4,257 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,879 | 2,523 |
| 2018-2019 | 852 | 46 |
| 2017-2018 | 466 | 8 |
| 2016-2017 | 183 | 4 |
Learn more about online learning at Central State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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