Cleveland State University is a public institution that was founded in 1964. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 11,729, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 80 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Cleveland State University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, Tier 2. Its in-state tuition and fees are $9,289 (2012-13); out-of-state tuition and fees are $12,411 (2012-13). Located in the downtown part of the city, Cleveland State University (CSU) offers more than 200 undergraduate and graduate programs. About one third of CSU students are there to earn a master’s degree or a juris doctor degree through the Nance College of Business Administration, the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, the Fenn College of Engineering, or the highly ranked programs in the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. At CSU, about 90 percent of students have full- or part-time jobs, so the university offers flexible academic planning and convenient class times. Outside the classroom, students can get involved in more than 150 campus clubs, about a dozen fraternities and sororities, and three different student newspapers. The university also offers numerous Cleveland State Eagles varsity sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Horizon League. Off campus, CSU students can explore the city’s museums, restaurants, professional sports teams, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Notable CSU alumni include the late Tim Russert, the longest-serving moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press news program, and the late Carl Stokes, the first African-American elected mayor of a major American city (Cleveland). School mission and unique qualities (as provided by the school): Our mission is to encourage the development of human and humane knowledge in the arts, sciences, humanities and professions through scholarship, creative...