Facts & Figures

Vikings are everywhere. They're all around the country, the globe even. But Greater Cleveland remains home for most of you. Here's a breakdown of how many there are of you and where most of you live.

Cleveland State boasts 146,231 Graduates. There are 139,698 living alumni, and, not surprisingly, 75% reside in the Northeast Ohio region.

Ohio cities with greatest concentration of alumni

  • Cleveland
  • Lakewood
  • Strongsville
  • Westlake
  • Mentor
  • North Olmsted
  • Parma
  • North Royalton
  • Euclid
  • Brunswick

States with the highest concentration of alumni

  • Ohio
  • California
  • Pennsylvania
  • Texas
  • Florida

Top alumni employers

  • Cleveland Clinic Health System
  • Cleveland Metropolitan School District
  • Sherwin-Williams Company Inc.
  • Progressive
  • Cleveland State University
  • NASA Glenn Research Center
  • Cuyahoga County
  • MetroHealth System
  • University Hospitals Health System
  • FirstEnergy Corporation
  • PNC Bank
  • Cuyahoga Community College
  • Rockwell Automation, Inc.
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • City of Cleveland
  • Lubrizol Corporation
  • KeyBank
  • Eaton
  • Parker Hannifin Corporation
  • Case Western Reserve University

Number of living alumni per college*

*Names reflect pre-college realignment

  • Monte Ahuja College of Business - 37,619
  • College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences - 28,697
  • College of Sciences and Health Professions - 21,874
  • College of Education and Human Services - 20,846
  • Washkewicz College of Engineering - 1,7528
  • CSU College of Law - 13,599
  • Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs - 5,144
  • School of Nursing - 4,089

Number of alumni degrees earned

  • Undergraduate - 80,377
  • Graduate - 32,304
  • Law - 9,414
  • Multiple - 13,051