by our College Data Analytics Team
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Case Western Reserve University was awarded 448 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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Case Western is ranked #67 out of 2,238 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Case Western held the #85 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 96 colleges in Ohio, Case Western is ranked at #1.
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If you're applying to Case Western Reserve University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 30%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 39% of students accepted to Case Western submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 680 and 740. Math scores were between 730 and 790.
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At Case Western, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Case Western Reserve University is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 94% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Case Western Reserve University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Case Western for first-time, full-time students is 68%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,430 undergraduates at Case Western with 5,286 being full-time and 144 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,063 | $15,570 | $19,864 | $29,971 | $43,692 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Case Western, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Case Western, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,031 a year. That adds up to $24,124 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Case Western is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Case Western are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106 |
| Phone: | 216-368-2000 |
| Website: | www.case.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/casewesternreserve |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/cwru |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 139 | $74,006 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 101 | $60,434 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 99 | $67,335 |
| General Biology | 97 | $20,114 |
| Nursing | 89 | $60,278 |
| General Psychology | 63 | $25,024 |
| Electrical Engineering | 58 | $74,953 |
| Economics | 58 | $58,938 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 56 | $17,226 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 55 | $60,446 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,925 students took at least one online class at Case Western Reserve University. This is an increase from the 1,081 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,925 | 555 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,081 | 452 |
| 2018-2019 | 931 | 431 |
| 2017-2018 | 985 | 449 |
| 2016-2017 | 881 | 458 |
Learn more about online learning at Case Western Reserve University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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