Tuition and Financial Aid

CSU Information

Tuition and Fees

Cleveland State University’s Bursar Office has current information about tuition and fees.

Residency

Your state of residence affects your tuition rates. The Office of the University Registrar has information about the Ohio Department of Higher Education's guidelines for Ohio residency.

Financial Aid

Cleveland State University’s Office of Financial Aid maintains information about financial aid and scholarships administered by the University.

Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP)

CSU School of Nursing Scholarships

General Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be enrolled in a School of Nursing undergraduate degree-seeking program – Traditional BSN, Accelerated BSN, or RN to BSN or a SON graduate program (MSN)
• Must be a US citizen or an eligible non-citizen as defined by the US Department of Education
• Must have a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file with CSU by July 27th.

The following Scholarships are offered in the School of Nursing: 

Criteria and award amounts are listed on the SON Scholarship application:

• School of Nursing Annual Fund
• Elva List Nursing Endowment
• Lucille James Herr Endowment
• AA Huron Road Hospital Endowment
• Christine M. and Richard Gill Endowed Scholarship
• Charlotte M. Ibele Scholarship
• Nocmn Rochelle Garrett Memorial Scholarship
• Ruth A. Kabat Scholarship
• Leonard R. and Lucille Lang Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Pamela Rutar Endowed Scholarship
• Byron and Dreama Smith Scholarship

The 2026/2027 School of Nursing Scholarship Application. 

 Due July 27.

The 2026/2027  AA Huron Road Hospital Endowment Scholarship Application. 

* Due July 27.  *Please disregard the dates on the form, this form is for the 2026/2027 academic year and the due date is 7/27/26.

Deadline to apply is July 27, 2026 for the Fall 2026/ Spring 2027 academic year. Scholarship will be awarded by the end of August. 

Other Scholarship, Grant, and Loan Opportunities

Students are encouraged to search the internet for current scholarship opportunities

A Nurse I Am Scholarship

After College

After College/AACN Scholarship

AACN/Nurse Think Scholarship

American Psychiatric Nurses Association Janssen Student Scholarship

The Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA) Scholarship

F.A. Davis Scholarships

Laura Bassi Scholarship (Masters and Doctoral)

National Health Services Corps

National League for Nursing Foundation 

National Student Nurses’ Association

Nurse Corps

Nurse.org

Nurse Education Assitance Loan Program

Ohio Center for Nursing

Paul Felden Memorial Scholarship

SeniorCare.com Aging Matters Scholarship (2023)

The Cleveland Foundation

The Columbus Foundation

Tylenol Future Care Scholarship

US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration