Clark State College
Springfield, OH · Public · Small city · CSC
Public institution in Springfield, OH · 3,134 undergraduates · $39,584 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 5%Cost of attendance
- Top 7%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $8,615246th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,200105th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,809136th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,39597th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,490289th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,5841,623rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,3411,671st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 24.6%1,860th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 50.0%1,722nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,134672nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.1%874th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 162 mi (DTW)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 3 sports
NJCAA Division II · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $33,000 (M $18,000 · W $15,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Clark State College’s 3,134 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OH
- Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · 2,950 undergrads
- Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH · 3,412 undergrads
- Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · 2,775 undergrads
- Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH · 2,775 undergrads
- University of Northwestern OhioLima, OH · 2,572 undergrads
- Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH · 3,815 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, CA · 3,132 undergrads
- Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX · 3,129 undergrads
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · 3,122 undergrads
- University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · 3,147 undergrads
- Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN · 3,120 undergrads
- Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN · 3,120 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteclarkstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 201973)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OhioEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Oberlin CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Clark State College vs Oberlin CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 3 EADA programs at this school
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