Cleveland Reporter

College tuition fees rose 6.5% in Cuyahoga County in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Data shows that students paid $22,051 on average to attend higher education courses at the time, $1,348 more than the previous school year.

Among the 24 institutions providing full disclosure in the county, Case Western Reserve University stood out with the highest tuition fees, reaching an average of $61,584. John Carroll University followed with an average of $47,290 per year. Cuyahoga Community College District students were offered the lowest annual tuition fees at $4,664.

At the time, at least $128.4 million in grants or scholarships were awarded to full-time undergraduates who started at the Cuyahoga County universities in the 2022-23 school year. Additionally, federal student loans reached more than $29.8 million.

Currently there are 25 higher education institutions in Cuyahoga County, including Bryant & Stratton College-Parma, Ohio Media School-Valley View, and Stautzenberger College-Brecksville.

Undergraduate education costs have seen a significant increase over the past few decades. Data shows a 169% rise in the average total cost, including tuition, fees, room, and board, between 1980 and 2020.

According to a 2023 College Board report, in-state students at public universities paid an average of $11,260, while out-of-state students paid $29,150 in the 2023-24 academic year.

Meanwhile, student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging a total of $28,950 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.

Of the 25 institutions in Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging did not provide detailed data on tuition fees.

Available data sometimes exceeds 100% due to rounding and administrative calculations.

Institution	Number of Students Receiving Grants	Total Amount of Grants Received	Average Amount of Grant Per Student	Number of Students Receiving Loans	Total Amount of Loans Received	Average Amount of Loans Per Student
Cleveland State University	1,505	$15,272,718	$10,148	838	$6,796,685	$8,111
Ohio Media School-Valley View	92	$475,265	$5,166	104	$736,573	$7,082
LaBarberia Institute of Hair	61	$267,745	$4,389	54	$327,677	$6,068
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center	5	$39,223	$7,845	5	$44,826	$8,965
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville	29	$170,837	$5,891	40	$293,108	$7,328
Baldwin Wallace University	641	$16,390,317	$25,570	615	$4,593,732	$7,469
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College	6	$41,370	$6,895	0	$0	$0
Meryma'at Barber College	22	$151,690	$6,895	0	$0	$0
Polaris Career Center	53	$207,053	$3,907	36	$183,549	$5,099
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville	23	$156,362	$6,798	35	$325,269	$9,293
Cuyahoga Community College District	895	$5,608,193	$6,266	163	$617,566	$3,789
Lakewood University	12	$129,299	$10,775	0	$0	$0
Cleveland Institute of Art	154	$4,533,571	$29,439	152	$1,053,528	$6,931
Central School of Practical Nursing	54	$352,282	$6,524	45	$359,311	$7,985
The North Coast College	--	--	--	--	--	--
John Carroll University	566	$18,314,990	$32,359	363	$3,153,519	$8,687
Ohio Technical College	146	$755,753	$5,176	107	$1,155,991	$10,804
Remington College-Cleveland Campus	59	$340,396	$5,769	56	$449,009	$8,018
Valley College-Cleveland	140	$675,678	$4,826	140	$1,365,032	$9,750
Notre Dame College	228	$5,911,133	$25,926	176	$1,176,617	$6,685
Case Western Reserve University	1,340	$53,864,345	$40,197	1,028	$6,354,630	$6,182
Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging	--	--	--	--	--	--
Ursuline College	106	$3,373,401	$31,825	99	$467,489	$4,722
Cleveland Institute of Music	37	$845,165	$22,842	16	$104,324	$6,520
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma	55	$544,230	$9,895	47	$234,559	$4,991