Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 6,437 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 37%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $44,622per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 87%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $89,86510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Case Western Reserve University requires incoming students to reside in on-campus housing for their first two years.
Case Western Reserve University meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted undergraduate students.
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 37%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1430–1540Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 32–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Case Western Reserve University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
65% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.78. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 35%13,890 admitted of 39,332 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 25%263 admitted of 1,053. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1440–1530First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 32–34First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 70%93% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
- Activities
Important
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Interview
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Volunteer work
Considered
- Test scores
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Case Western Reserve University Common Data Set. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $44,622full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $88,326sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $69,270Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 87%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $89,86510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,437Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 19%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 11%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Dayton Dayton, OH — admits 65%
- Cedarville University Cedarville, OH — admits 65%
- Xavier University Cincinnati, OH — admits 86%
- Elon University Elon, NC — admits 66%
Also worth a look
- Oberlin College Oberlin, OH — admits 34%
- Berklee College of Music Boston, MA — admits 44%
- Villanova University Villanova, PA — admits 27%
- Fairfield University Fairfield, CT — admits 33%
- The University of Tampa Tampa, FL — admits 40%
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA — admits 60%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Case Western Reserve University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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