Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,697
Graduate Enrollment: 6,350
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 30.24%

Male/Female: 53% / 47% (2017)

First generation college students: 10.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.7% (2013)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2010)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,483
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1410 - 1530

2022 Median Admit ACT: 34
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 32 - 35

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 86.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 81.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 76.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 70.4% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 39.9%
Black: 4.9%
Hispanic: 10.6%
Asian: 24.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.7%
Non-resident alien: 13.5%
Unknown race: 0.8%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $71,878
In-State tuition: $54,532
Out-of-State tuition: $54,532

Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,482 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,900 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,482 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,900 (2022)

Average Family Income: $112,203 (2017)
Median Family Income: $94,000 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 15.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 50.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $24,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $254 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $18,240
$30k-48k $20,149
$48k-75k $21,047
$75k-110k $30,752
$110k+ $47,859

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 67%
6-year graduation rate: 84%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $24,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $10,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $22,948 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 84.7% (2015)
@3 year 88.5% (2017)
@5 year 90.3% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 73.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 71.4% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $61,888 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $75,546 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree Polymer/Plastics Engineering. 10
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 25
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 50 $23,000 $244 $20,787 ($1,732)
Master's Degree Polymer/Plastics Engineering. 15
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 1
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 4
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 1
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 1
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 19 $571
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 43 $26,410 $276 $73,612 ($6,134) $79,428 ($6,619)
Master's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 79 $23,250 $246 $67,236 ($5,603) $88,056 ($7,338)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 26
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 61 $23,250 $246 $76,683 ($6,390) $83,342 ($6,945)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 22
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 6
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 19 $25,190 $267 $61,110 ($5,093)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 8
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 11
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 6
Doctoral Degree Computer Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 54 $23,074 $245 $75,980 ($6,332) $91,504 ($7,625)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 17
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Physics. 8
Bachelor's Degree Materials Engineering 14
Master's Degree Materials Engineering 10
Doctoral Degree Materials Engineering 5
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 115 $24,855 $264 $71,942 ($5,995) $82,466 ($6,872)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 16 $26,000 $276 $54,040 ($4,503)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 4
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 40 $25,949 $253 $56,749 ($4,729) $64,148 ($5,346)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 20 $44,642 ($3,720)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 21
Master's Degree Sociology. 2
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 4
Master's Degree Dance. 1
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 9
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 2
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 5
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 8
Doctoral Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 1
Bachelor's Degree Music. 13
Doctoral Degree Music. 3
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 7
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 10
First Professional Degree Dentistry. 77 $4,100 $94,123 ($7,844) $140,038 ($11,670)
Master's Degree Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 11
Master's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 60 $2,113 $176,855 ($14,738) $178,791 ($14,899)
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 20 $1,668
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 5
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 51 $25,000 $265 $55,896 ($4,658) $78,857 ($6,571)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 69 $233 $58,786 ($4,899) $79,752 ($6,646)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 41 $26,048 $275 $62,214 ($5,185) $77,380 ($6,448)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 147 $78,410 ($6,534) $105,995 ($8,833)
Master's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 33 $507 $78,809 ($6,567) $86,695 ($7,225)
Doctoral Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 3
Master's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 12
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 9
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 21 $27,000 $286
Bachelor's Degree History. 12
Doctoral Degree History. 1
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 8
Bachelor's Degree Architecture and Related Services, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 115 $25,391 $269 $80,923 ($6,744) $103,989 ($8,666)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 13
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 1
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 3
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 5
Bachelor's Degree Systems Engineering. 4
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 6
Doctoral Degree Systems Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Polymer/Plastics Engineering. 12
Master's Degree Operations Research. 43
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 34 $74,072 ($6,173) $99,219 ($8,268)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 1
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 14
Bachelor's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 16
Master's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 45 $804 $48,389 ($4,032) $65,892 ($5,491)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 6
First Professional Degree Law. 146 $1,120 $61,746 ($5,146) $85,577 ($7,131)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 100
Doctoral Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 12
Master's Degree Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 3
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 22 $26,420 $265 $43,461 ($3,622)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 5
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 2
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 82 $23,666 $246 $26,099 ($2,175) $47,902 ($3,992)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 16
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 17
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 15
Bachelor's Degree Cognitive Science. 41 $25,417 $269 $32,278 ($2,690)
Master's Degree Cognitive Science. 3
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 6
Master's Degree Philosophy. 2
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Astronomy and Astrophysics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 28 $23,800 $207 $31,584 ($2,632)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 5
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 7
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 7
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 1
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 33 $25,292 $265
Master's Degree Physics. 4
Doctoral Degree Physics. 11
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 57 $25,624 $265 $25,994 ($2,166) $38,468 ($3,206)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 7
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 7
Master's Degree Social Work. 240 $1,089 $47,061 ($3,922) $53,808 ($4,484)
Doctoral Degree Social Work. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Social Sciences, General. 1
First Professional Degree Medicine. 204 $2,132 $61,795 ($5,150) $80,206 ($6,684)
Master's Degree Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. 18
Doctoral Degree Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. 3
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 8
Master's Degree Public Health. 25 $790 $62,556 ($5,213)
Master's Degree Bioethics/Medical Ethics. 66 $697 $32,818 ($2,735) $69,167 ($5,764)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 60 $26,580 $282 $63,187 ($5,266) $65,924 ($5,494)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 129 $1,418 $110,906 ($9,242) $116,557 ($9,713)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 15
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 33 $106,962 ($8,914)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 15 $102,743 ($8,562)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 36 $26,000 $276
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 191 $739 $87,507 ($7,292) $109,523 ($9,127)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 11 $160,018 ($13,335)
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 5
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 9
Master's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 8
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 1
Doctoral Degree Genetics. 3
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 138 $1,029 $24,613 ($2,051) $54,766 ($4,564)
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 15
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 4
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 1
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 9
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 11
Master's Degree Molecular Medicine. 1
Doctoral Degree Molecular Medicine. 2
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 26
Master's Degree Mathematics. 4
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 13
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 5
Doctoral Degree Applied Mathematics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 19
Master's Degree Statistics. 4


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $107,253
Full time faculty: 75%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,850,806,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $2,354,190,000 (2022)