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Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is a private campus in Cleveland proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Case Western Reserve University — 11.2% of its 6,437 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,510

family income
under $30k

$18,657

$30–48k

$19,106

$48–75k

$33,489

$75–110k

$49,117

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$41,1902023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Case Western Reserve University rose from $20,243 (2008) to $41,190 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$20,243
2009	$27,102
2010	$27,553
2011	$28,018
2012	$25,341
2013	$26,647
2014	$27,949
2015	$29,989
2016	$35,316
2017	$32,938
2018	$35,428
2019	$34,214
2020	$37,702
2021	$37,730
2022	$38,909
2023	$41,190

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$85,8512024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Case Western Reserve University rose from $48,052 (2009) to $85,851 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$48,052
2010	$50,128
2011	$52,073
2012	$54,133
2013	$55,783
2014	$57,405
2015	$59,467
2016	$61,371
2017	$63,216
2018	$67,083
2019	$67,277
2020	$69,526
2021	$71,878
2022	$73,706
2023	$81,533
2024	$85,851

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$20,260
2001	$21,168
2002	$22,730
2003	$24,342
2004	$26,762
2005	$28,678
2006	$31,388
2007	$33,538
2008	$35,202
2013	$41,800
2014	$43,158
2015	$44,560
2016	$46,006
2017	$47,500
2018	$49,042
2019	$50,924
2020	$52,948
2021	$54,532
2022	$61,584
2023	$64,671

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $66,608 before grants and other attendance costs. At Case Western Reserve University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 6,437 undergrads, Case Western Reserve University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

87.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Case Western Reserve University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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87.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Case Western Reserve University rose from 75% (entered 1991) to 87.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	75%
1992 cohort	71.9%
1993 cohort	73.3%
1994 cohort	74.9%
1995 cohort	78.5%
1996 cohort	76.1%
1997 cohort	78.1%
1998 cohort	81.3%
1999 cohort	77.2%
2000 cohort	77.5%
2001 cohort	81.3%
2002 cohort	81%
2003 cohort	80.7%
2004 cohort	82.1%
2005 cohort	78.3%
2006 cohort	78.1%
2007 cohort	80.1%
2008 cohort	81.1%
2009 cohort	80.6%
2010 cohort	82.1%
2011 cohort	82.6%
2012 cohort	84.9%
2013 cohort	84.4%
2014 cohort	85.5%
2015 cohort	84.4%
2016 cohort	85.8%
2017 cohort	87%
2018 cohort	87.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,739	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,864	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,232	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,350	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,956	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,187	$3,732
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,273	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,692	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,829	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$11,625	$6,438
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,500	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,232	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,286	$7,375
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,067	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,500	$9,928
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,250	$10,875
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,192	$10,591
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,501	$10,216
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,000	$10,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$75,613

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$77,640

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$87,989

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Case Western Reserve University admitted 13,550 of 37,082 applicants in Fall 2024. The 36.5% rate describes that application pool.

36.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $64,671 tuition · 2023–24 6,437 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1430–15401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Case Western Reserve University received 37,082 applications and admitted 13,550 (36.5%), with 1,619 enrolling.

Case Western Reserve University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Case Western Reserve University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 700–760 and Math was 730–780 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1430–1540 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	700	740	760
SAT Math	730	770	780
ACT Composite	32	34	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

36.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Case Western Reserve University's admission rate fell from 73.5% to 36.5%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	73.5%
Fall 2002	77.8%
Fall 2003	75.3%
Fall 2004	70.5%
Fall 2005	68.1%
Fall 2006	66.6%
Fall 2007	74.7%
Fall 2008	73.3%
Fall 2009	70%
Fall 2010	66.7%
Fall 2011	51.3%
Fall 2012	54.3%
Fall 2013	41.9%
Fall 2014	38.3%
Fall 2015	36.3%
Fall 2016	35.4%
Fall 2017	33.1%
Fall 2018	29.3%
Fall 2019	27.4%
Fall 2020	30.3%
Fall 2021	30.2%
Fall 2022	27.4%
Fall 2023	28.7%
Fall 2024	36.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1430–1540Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1240	1440
Fall 2002	1220	1440
Fall 2003	1220	1430
Fall 2004	1200	1420
Fall 2005	1240	1440
Fall 2006	1230	1430
Fall 2007	1200	1410
Fall 2008	1210	1410
Fall 2009	1240	1440
Fall 2010	1250	1450
Fall 2011	1240	1440
Fall 2012	1260	1480
Fall 2013	1270	1480
Fall 2014	1270	1470
Fall 2015	1300	1490
Fall 2016	1280	1490
Fall 2017	1340	1520
Fall 2018	1350	1520
Fall 2019	1340	1510
Fall 2020	1340	1520
Fall 2021	1410	1530
Fall 2022	1410	1540
Fall 2023	1430	1540
Fall 2024	1430	1540

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

32–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	27	31
Fall 2002	26	31
Fall 2003	26	32
Fall 2004	26	31
Fall 2005	27	31
Fall 2006	26	31
Fall 2007	26	31
Fall 2008	26	32
Fall 2009	28	32
Fall 2010	28	32
Fall 2011	28	32
Fall 2012	29	33
Fall 2013	29	33
Fall 2014	29	33
Fall 2015	30	33
Fall 2016	30	34
Fall 2017	30	33
Fall 2018	30	34
Fall 2019	30	34
Fall 2020	31	34
Fall 2021	32	35
Fall 2022	32	35
Fall 2023	32	35
Fall 2024	32	34

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

6,437Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Case Western Reserve University rose from 3,330 (Fall 2002) to 6,437 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,330
Fall 2003	3,464
Fall 2004	3,424
Fall 2005	3,824
Fall 2006	3,998
Fall 2007	4,120
Fall 2008	4,267
Fall 2009	4,145
Fall 2010	4,125
Fall 2011	3,929
Fall 2012	4,278
Fall 2013	4,551
Fall 2014	4,807
Fall 2015	5,039
Fall 2016	5,048
Fall 2017	5,020
Fall 2018	5,131
Fall 2019	5,269
Fall 2020	5,360
Fall 2021	5,697
Fall 2022	5,927
Fall 2023	6,108
Fall 2024	6,437

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

92%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Case Western Reserve University has held near 92% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	93%
Fall 2003 cohort	90%
Fall 2004 cohort	92%
Fall 2005 cohort	91%
Fall 2006 cohort	91%
Fall 2007 cohort	92%
Fall 2008 cohort	91%
Fall 2009 cohort	92%
Fall 2010 cohort	93%
Fall 2011 cohort	92%
Fall 2012 cohort	94%
Fall 2013 cohort	93%
Fall 2014 cohort	94%
Fall 2015 cohort	92%
Fall 2016 cohort	92%
Fall 2017 cohort	95%
Fall 2018 cohort	93%
Fall 2019 cohort	93%
Fall 2020 cohort	94%
Fall 2021 cohort	93%
Fall 2022 cohort	92%
Fall 2023 cohort	92%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Case Western Reserve University

17.5% of Case Western Reserve University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Case Western Reserve University as a primarily residential campus of 6,437 undergraduates — and 92.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Case Western Reserve University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1430–1540 — their midpoint is above the OH four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Case Western Reserve University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Case Western Reserve University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Case Western Reserve University36.5%

Ohio median75.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Case Western Reserve University$66,608

Ohio median$29,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Case Western Reserve University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Case Western Reserve University$87,989

Ohio median$52,356

National median$53,781

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Case Western Reserve University, Ohio and national reference values
Metric & basis	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	36.5%	75.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$66,608	$29,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$87,989	$52,356	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Case Western Reserve University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Case Western Reserve University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$143,580
Economics	$114,601
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	$106,134
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$99,557
Chemical Engineering	$96,533
Mechanical Engineering	$94,197
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$94,168
Accounting and Related Services	$89,760
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$87,582
Finance and Financial Management Services	$85,493
Civil Engineering	$79,980
Political Science and Government	$76,451
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,576
Psychology, General	$55,540
Biology, General	$53,604

These 15 fields listed for Case Western Reserve University measure earnings after completion. The $87,989 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 53 additional Case Western Reserve University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Case Western Reserve University report?

Case Western Reserve University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1430–1540 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Case Western Reserve University's acceptance rate?

36.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 13,550 admitted from 37,082 applicants.

How much does Case Western Reserve University cost?

At Case Western Reserve University, tuition is $66,608. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Case Western Reserve University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $87,989. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Ohio

The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences — 58.9% admitted
Ohio Christian University — 38% admitted
Cleveland Institute of Music — 47.3% admitted
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences — 45.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.