Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit · 6,437 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$70 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$19,025
$30,000 – $48,000	$18,506
$48,000 – $75,000	$20,849
$75,000 – $110,000	$26,159
Over $110,000	$53,061
All incomes (average)	$41,190

Sticker tuition and fees: $66,608 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Case Western Reserve University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$19,514
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$10,838
Books and supplies	$1,200
Other expenses, on campus	$2,200
Other expenses, off campus	$2,200

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,558 of them) in 2022–23; 88% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	86%	$40,197
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	17%	$5,402
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	86%	$38,578
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	63%	$5,230

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1513
Median ACT: 34
Students with Pell grants: 18%
Graduation rate (6yr): 87%
Freshman retention: 92%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $87,989
Median debt at graduation: $24,000
International undergrads: 845 (13.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $70
Students per faculty member: 9 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 75%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 700–760
SAT Math: 730–780
ACT composite: 32–34

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 39,033
Admitted: 11,193
Enrolled: 1,544

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Engineering23%

Biology & Life Sciences19%

Computer Science12%

Health & Nursing8%

Business8%

Social Sciences6%

Psychology6%

Physics & Chemistry5%

Mathematics & Statistics3%

Visual & Performing Arts1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (24)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Biology, General	130	$29,335	$53,604national $57,214	$21,235
Computer Science	126	$84,172	$143,580national $107,009	$22,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	99	$79,964	$94,168national $93,451	$21,500
Mechanical Engineering	93	$78,307	$94,197national $92,135	$20,500
Psychology, General	88	$36,463	$55,540national $50,706	$21,820
Economics	68	$75,829	$114,601national $82,686	$23,695
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	61	$38,372	—national $65,466	$19,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	60	$82,843	$87,582national $88,910	$23,446
Finance and Financial Management Services	56	$73,573	$85,493national $83,343	$26,371
Business Administration, Management and Operations	55	—	$67,576national $68,257	$21,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	52	—	—national $62,451	$22,375
Chemistry	45	—	—national $65,120	$21,364
Anthropology	42	—	—national $46,676	$22,178
Chemical Engineering	39	$87,085	$96,533national $98,158	$24,250
Cognitive Science	38	—	—national $81,496	$23,105
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	36	$79,271	$99,557national $100,647	$20,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	35	$74,738	$106,134national $98,207	$19,800
Political Science and Government	33	$44,976	$76,451national $63,293	$22,042
Accounting and Related Services	23	—	$89,760national $76,194	$24,439
English Language and Literature, General	21	—	—national $48,590	$19,000
Sociology	21	$41,864	—national $52,657	$19,500
History	21	—	—national $50,680	$21,000
Civil Engineering	20	$71,437	$79,980national $86,517	$23,415
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	16	—	—national $54,945	$26,200

Master's degrees (17)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Social Work	152	$53,786	$60,228national $65,123	$88,880
Business Administration, Management and Operations	138	$92,482	$117,931national $103,485	$74,500
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	120	$37,953	$58,810national $67,681	$108,439
Finance and Financial Management Services	100	$80,803	$120,292national $110,694	—
Accounting and Related Services	89	$73,740	$94,707national $95,833	—
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	78	$201,159	$221,536national $162,386	$203,259
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	70	$112,496	$126,688national $120,193	$109,373
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	51	$56,544	$71,948national $100,487	$50,625
Public Health	36	—	$102,438national $82,751	$98,878
Human Resources Management and Services	31	—	$115,922national $83,558	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	29	$116,391	—national $127,347	$167,021
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	28	$61,353	$67,363national $66,523	$61,500
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	15	—	—national $76,837	$96,554
Engineering-Related Fields	9	—	$109,243national $125,651	—
Engineering, General	7	$109,453	$125,093national $120,215	—
Management Information Systems and Services	7	$82,339	—national $106,092	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	6	$66,441	—national $67,030	—

First professional degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	210	$67,490	$92,532national $112,460	$208,603
Law	155	$76,918	$105,964national $107,773	$111,430
Dentistry	79	$105,219	$164,638national $170,812	$422,899
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	60	$126,602	$132,649national $133,099	$156,498

Post-baccalaureate certificates (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	—	$50,686	—national $60,647	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	—	—	$125,786national $131,346	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 172 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: (216) 368-2000
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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