- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OHCity: largeZIP 44106Founded 1967
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1967
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.case.edu
- Member of
- AAU
OhioPrivate nonprofit
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private nonprofit university in Cleveland, Ohio, with 6,437 undergraduates. It admits 36% of applicants, graduates 87% within six years and costs $44,622 a year after aid.
87%graduate
Admission rate36%
Retention92%
4-year graduation75%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans45%
$44,622net price / year
36%admission rate
1513average SAT
87%graduate in 6 years
$89,865median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#115 of 1,704 for earnings#1,696 of 1,739 for lowest net price#90 of 1,738 for graduation rate#132 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $88,326tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $69,270
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $69,270
- Average net price
- $44,622national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,046
$30,001–48,000$17,955
$48,001–75,000$24,534
$75,001–110,000$31,965
$110,001+$55,534
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 36%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 700–760
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 730–780
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 32–34
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college36%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college87%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 87%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 88%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $82,130
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $89,865middle 50%: $63,043–$132,920
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$132,920
Median, Case Western Reserve University$89,865
Lower quarter$63,043
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,437
- Part-time
- 0.7%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 11%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,338 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $35,710
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,396,658,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White34%
Hispanic12%
Black6.3%
Asian30%
Two or more races5.3%
U.S. nonresident11%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.5%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering23%
Biological & biomedical sciences19%
Computer & information sciences12%
Health professions7.8%
Business & management7.6%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.3%
Social sciences6.2%
Psychology5.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin University Columbus, OH | $28,451 | 21% | $57,435 |
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| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $31,905 | 71% | $69,118 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University Waco, TX | $44,441 | 82% | $72,408 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | $43,336 | 80% | $85,054 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | $40,693 | 87% | $68,226 |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | $38,930 | 90% | $112,178 |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | $38,797 | 94% | $89,187 |
| Boston University Boston, MA | $36,503 | 90% | $89,087 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 201645. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1047060.