At a Glance

Established: 1964 by action of the Ohio General Assembly

President: Laura Bloomberg, Ph.D.

First classes held: Fall 1965

Enrollment: Approximately 14,000

Graduates: More than 140,000 - 80 percent live in the area

Full-time Employees: 524 faculty, 860 staff

Yearly Fees, Ohio Resident: Undergraduate $12,144; Graduate $14,169; Law $29,452

Location: In the heart of downtown Cleveland, Euclid Avenue between East 17 Street and East 30 Street; Carnegie Avenue to Payne Avenue.

Campus: More than 85 acres, 40-plus buildings (largest footprint in downtown Cleveland)

Phone: 216.687.2000

Partnerships/Collaborations: More than 250, including the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Metropolitan School District, City of Cleveland, NASA Glenn Research Center, business/industry, federal government, other higher education institutions and more

Academic Organization: Eight colleges, including Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Public Affairs, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health, Honors and Law

Academic Programs: More than 1,000 courses support 200 major fields of study at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as professional certificate and continuing education programs. The University also offers an Honors Program to academically talented and highly motivated students.

Athletics: NCAA Division I. Men's basketball, fencing, golf, soccer, swimming, wrestling, tennis and lacrosse. Women's basketball, cross-country, fencing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball and golf. Colors: Forest green and white. Nickname: Vikings. Affiliations: Horizon League and Eastern Wrestling League.

Student Activities: Student Government Association, Student Bar Association, Campus Activities Board, student-run radio station (WCSB-FM), three student newspapers (The Cleveland Stater, The Cauldron and The Vindicator), Whiskey Island literary magazine, The Gavel law school publication, four fraternities, four sororities and approximately 200 student honorary, professional, cultural and social organizations.

Student Profile: 55 percent women, 45 percent men. Approximately 27 percent minorities, of which two-thirds are African American. More than 1,400 international students. Average age 27. About one-third are in graduate school or law school.