Case Western Reserve University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #120 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #72 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #66 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 90 | In Ohio |
| #1 of 5 | In Cleveland |
| #13 of 1,654 | For Biomedical Engineering |
| Top100 | For 74 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 27%
- Undergraduates
- 6,017
- Graduates
- 6,184
- Male:Female Ratio
- 48:52
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- case.edu
Case Western Reserve University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Case Western Reserve University has an acceptance rate of 27% and is among the top 7% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 27% | 27% | 28% |
| Applicants | 38,701 | 19,838 | 18,863 |
| Admissions | 10,607 | 5,357 | 5,250 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,553 | 818 | 735 |
1,053 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
569 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
650 or 42%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1410
or below
75% of them
had 1540
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Case Western Reserve University are 1410-1540 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
335 or 22%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 32
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Case Western Reserve University are 32-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 4832 (40%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 2427 (20%) |
| Asian | 2238 (18%) |
| Hispanic | 1006 (8%) |
| Black or African American | 836 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 476 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 375 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 6 (0%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Case Western Reserve University is $38,279 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $16,010 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $17,541 |
| $48-75K | $22,653 |
| $75-110K | $32,824 |
| $110K+ | $47,824 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $61,040 | $50,838 |
| Tuition in-state | $61,040 | $50,838 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $61,040 | $50,838 |
| Fee in-district | $544 | $40 |
| Fee in-state | $544 | $40 |
| Fee out-of-state | $544 | $40 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 4,494 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,220 |
| Room charge | $9,870 |
| Meal charge | $7,350 |
Case Western Reserve University majors
Case Western Reserve University has granted 1,297 bachelor's degrees across 60 programs, 1,560 master's across 80 programs, and 613 doctorate degrees across 46 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Case Western Reserve University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 203 | ||
| Finance, General | 18 | 161 | |
| Physiology, General | 174 | 2 | |
| Computer Science | 124 | 38 | 3 |
| Social Work | 156 | 6 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 85 | 34 | 24 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 99 | 33 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 107 | 4 | 10 |
| Law | 114 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 81 | 25 | 8 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 25 | 73 | 14 |
| Psychology, General | 70 | 10 | 6 |
| Anesthesiologist Assistant | 83 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 45 | 29 | 4 |
| Accounting | 36 | 35 | |
| Biochemistry | 56 | 10 | 1 |
| International Business, Trade, and Tax Law | 67 | ||
| Dentistry | 61 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 46 | 4 | 4 |
| Human Nutrition | 19 | 29 | |
| Economics, General | 43 | ||
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 39 | ||
| Physician Assistant | 38 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 22 | 3 | 12 |
| Public Health, General | 35 | ||
| Nurse Anesthetist | 33 | ||
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 29 | 4 | |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 27 | 4 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 31 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 30 | 1 | |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 30 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 21 | 6 | |
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 16 | 9 | |
| Sociology, General | 14 | 4 | 7 |
| Cognitive Science, General | 20 | 4 | |
| Materials Engineering | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| Nursing Practice | 24 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 23 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Anatomy | 21 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 19 | 2 | |
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 21 | ||
| Chemistry, Other | 20 | ||
| Management Science | 20 | ||
| Neuroscience | 17 | 2 | |
| Physics, General | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| Medical Science & Scientist | 18 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| History, General | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Computational Biology | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Operations Research | 16 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 16 | ||
| Music, General | 15 | ||
| Statistics, General | 13 | 2 | |
| Data Science, General | 14 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 6 | 8 | |
| American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence | 13 | ||
| Engineering, General | 13 | ||
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 13 | ||
| Epidemiology | 10 | 3 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 11 | ||
| Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 8 | 3 | |
| Geriatric Nurse & Nursing | 10 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Nursing Science | 10 | ||
| Communication Sciences and Disorders, General | 9 | ||
| Molecular Medicine | 1 | 8 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 8 | ||
| Pharmacology | 2 | 6 | |
| Systems Engineering | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Critical Care Nursing | 7 | ||
| Genetic Counseling & Counselor | 7 | ||
| International & Globalization Studies | 7 | ||
| Genetics, General | 6 | ||
| Intellectual Property Law | 6 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 6 | ||
| Nurse Midwife & Nursing Midwifery | 6 | ||
| Orthodontics & Orthodontology | 6 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 | ||
| Dance, General | 2 | 3 | |
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 5 | ||
| Philosophy | 5 | ||
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | 5 | ||
| Theoretical and Mathematical Physics | 5 | ||
| Endodontics & Endodontology | 4 | ||
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other | 4 | ||
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 4 | ||
| Astronomy | 3 | ||
| Clinical and Translational Science | 3 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Virology | 3 | ||
| Women's Health Nurse & Nursing | 3 | ||
| Applied and Professional Ethics | 2 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 1 | 1 | |
| International Law and Legal Studies | 2 | ||
| Japanese Studies | 2 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 2 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 | ||
| Music, Other | 2 | ||
| Patent Law | 2 | ||
| Periodontics & Periodontology | 2 | ||
| Ancient Studies & Civilization | 1 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 1 | ||
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 1 | ||
| Education, General | 1 | ||
| Environmental Geosciences | 1 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 1 | ||
| Medical Informatics | 1 | ||
| Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,297 | 1,560 | 613 |
Case Western Reserve University has a graduation rate of 86%, which is among the 7% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 86% | 82% | 90% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Case Western Reserve University is a world-class research university with 141,098 scientific papers published and 4,883,507 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Genetics, Biochemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1832 | 21609 |
| 1992 | 1808 | 25419 |
| 1993 | 1835 | 24426 |
| 1994 | 1868 | 27119 |
| 1995 | 2029 | 28927 |
| 1996 | 2074 | 33715 |
| 1997 | 1972 | 37343 |
| 1998 | 2181 | 43153 |
| 1999 | 2234 | 47806 |
| 2000 | 2158 | 54626 |
| 2001 | 2214 | 59338 |
| 2002 | 2568 | 67419 |
| 2003 | 2791 | 74106 |
| 2004 | 2665 | 82167 |
| 2005 | 2909 | 93048 |
| 2006 | 3231 | 103076 |
| 2007 | 3197 | 114940 |
| 2008 | 3439 | 123280 |
| 2009 | 3643 | 133882 |
| 2010 | 3680 | 147856 |
| 2011 | 3965 | 163637 |
| 2012 | 4258 | 179921 |
| 2013 | 4253 | 191935 |
| 2014 | 4516 | 203749 |
| 2015 | 4550 | 214956 |
| 2016 | 4839 | 220026 |
| 2017 | 5083 | 229367 |
| 2018 | 5188 | 245018 |
| 2019 | 5446 | 262747 |
| 2020 | 6039 | 301851 |
| 2021 | 5839 | 330006 |
| 2022 | 5654 | 330483 |
| 2023 | 5775 | 320670 |
Case Western Reserve University alumni
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Paul Buchheit
- Occupations
- game programmerengineercomputer scientistbusinessperson
- Biography
-
Paul T. Buchheit is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur who created the email service Gmail. He developed the original prototype of Google AdSense as part of his work on Gmail. He also suggested Google's former company motto Don't be evil in a 2000 meeting on company values, after the motto was initially coined in 1999 by engineer Amit Patel.
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Donald Knuth
- Enrolled in Case Western Reserve University
- In 1960 graduated with Master of Science in mathematics
- Occupations
- writerengineermathematicianuniversity teacheracademic
- Biography
-
Donald Ervin Knuth is an American computer scientist and mathematician. He is a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He is the 1974 recipient of the ACM Turing Award, informally considered the Nobel Prize of computer science. Knuth has been called the "father of the analysis of algorithms".
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Don Shula
- Enrolled in Case Western Reserve University
- Graduated with master's degree in physical education
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
- Biography
-
Donald Francis Shula was an American professional football player and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. He played seven seasons as a defensive back in the NFL. For most of his career, Shula was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. He is the winningest head coach in NFL history with 347 career victories and 328 regular season victories.
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Richard thaler
- Enrolled in Case Western Reserve University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- economistinternational forum participant
- Biography
-
Richard H. Thaler is an American economist and the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In 2015, Thaler was president of the American Economic Association.
General info
| Alternative names | Case Western Reserve CWRU Case |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1826 |
| Motto | Think Beyond the Possible |
| Colors | blue, white, gray |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (June-July) |
| Total FTE staff | 4,254 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 10900 Euclid Ave Cleveland, Ohio, 44106 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 373,000 |
| Phone | 2163682000 |