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Cleveland, OH colleges and universities

There are 78 colleges, universities, and technical schools in the greater Cleveland Ohio metro area, including the cities of Cleveland and Elyria. Combined, these Cleveland metro colleges and universities employ 21,788 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $8 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in Cleveland

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
 
78
 
$2,570,313,927
Universities
 
10
 
$1,610,075,056
Undergraduate colleges
 
10
 
$957,828,338
Community colleges
 
2
 
$2,410,533
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Job trends for Cleveland, OH colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
2
1-10
 
0
11-25
 
0
26-100
 
2
101 to 1,000
 
7
1,000+
 
4
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Sizes of colleges and universities in Cleveland

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
3
$250k to $1M
 
0
$1M to $5M
 
2
$5M to $25M
 
1
$25M to $100M
 
6
$100M+
 
4
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Directory of colleges and universities in Cleveland

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Hiram College

The mission of Hiram College is to foster intellectual excellence and social responsibility, enabling their students to thrive in their chosen careers, flourish in life, and face the urgent challenges of the times.
Revenue
$42.2m
Assets
$118.7m
Employees
788
EIN
34-0714670
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) improves and enriches people's lives through research that capitalizes on the power of collaboration, and education that dramatically engages their students.
Revenue
$1.6b
Assets
$4.5b
Employees
10.6k
EIN
34-1018992
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM)

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is an independent music conservatory known for superior orchestral, chamber music, composition, piano, opera and voice programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Revenue
$37.0m
Assets
$152.9m
Employees
437
EIN
34-0714600
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Baldwin Wallace University

Baldwin Wallace University is a private, liberal arts-based, Methodist-affiliated college located in Berea, Ohio, offering bachelor's and master's degrees, certificates and professional education programs and so much more.
Revenue
$162.9m
Assets
$354.1m
Employees
2,606
EIN
34-0714629
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ursuline College

Ursuline College was founded in 1871 by Mother Mary of the Annunciation Beaumont of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland. Ursuline was the first Catholic women's college in Ohio and one of the first in the United States.
Revenue
$42.0m
Assets
$92.1m
Employees
586
EIN
34-0714777
IRS type
501(c)(3)

John Carroll University

John Carroll is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university providing programs of study in the liberal arts, sciences, and business at the undergraduate level and in selected areas at the master's level.
Revenue
$188.0m
Assets
$629.7m
Employees
1,840
EIN
34-0714681
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA)

Cleveland Institute of Art is one of the nation's leading accredited independent colleges of art and design. For 135 years, the college has been an educational cornerstone in Cleveland, Ohio.
Revenue
$37.9m
Assets
$123.4m
Employees
491
EIN
34-0714334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Oberlin College

Oberlin College, an independent coeducational institution, holds a distinguished place among American colleges and universities. Oberlin community is known for its academic and musical excellence and its commitment to social engagement and diversity.
Revenue
$363.0m
Assets
$2.2b
Employees
2,985
EIN
34-0714363
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Notre Dame College

Notre Dame College, a Catholic institution in the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame, educates a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility.
Revenue
$39.2m
Assets
$4.1m
Employees
689
EIN
34-0714689
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lake Erie College (LEC)

Lake Erie College provides an environment that stimulates intellectual curiosity, personal development and community involvement to prepare students to succeed as practitioners, professionals and responsible citizens in a contemporary world.
Revenue
$39.7m
Assets
$68.4m
Employees
527
EIN
34-0733165
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rabbinical College of Telshe

Rabbinical College of Telshe operates a post-secondary institution that provides advanced Rabbinical education and a high-school preparatory program, in addition to operating a high school. The college is located in Wickliffe, OH.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$6.4m
Employees
133
EIN
34-0801310
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lakewood University

Lakewood College offers web-based training to improve students' quality of life, providing affordable and in-demand educational programs.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$733.9k
Employees
26
EIN
20-0391373
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Central School of Practical Nursing

Central School of Practical Nursing educates and increases the capacity of Cleveland's healthcare workforce through its practical nursing education programs.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
32
EIN
34-0873175
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ohio State University / Lorain County 4-H Family and Consum

The Ohio State University / Lorain County 4-H Family and Consum is a colleges, universities, or technical school in Columbia Sta, OH that was founded in 2013.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
36-4803157
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ohio State University the / Giddy Up Whoa

Ohio State University the / Giddy Up Whoa is a colleges, universities, or technical school in Painesville, OH that was founded in 2013.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
85-2743900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mortar Board / Lake Erie College

Mortar Board / Lake Erie College is an university in Painesville, OH that was founded in 1945.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
51-0176774
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ohio State University / Late Nights and Early Mornings

The Ohio State University / Late Nights and Early Mornings is a colleges, universities, or technical school in Nova, OH that was founded in 2013.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
84-2235805
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ohio State University / Bunny Bunch 4-H Club of Medina Co

The Ohio State University / Bunny Bunch 4-H Club of Medina Co is a colleges, universities, or technical school in Medina, OH that was founded in 2013.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
93-3726188
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ohio State University / Farm-N-Fun 4-H Club of Medina

The Ohio State University / Farm-N-Fun 4-H Club of Medina is a colleges, universities, or technical school in Brunswick, OH that was founded in 2013.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
93-4613335
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ohio State University / Everything Under the Sun 4-H Club

The Ohio State University / Everything Under the Sun 4-H Club is a colleges, universities, or technical school in Valley City, OH that was founded in 2013.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
93-4432771
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "B40: Higher Education Institutions" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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