Colleges / Case Western Reserve University
College · Private nonprofit · Cleveland, OH · City
CWR

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Address10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Websitewww.case.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate37%
6-yr median pay$76k
Net price / yr$41k
Undergrad size6,437
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $41k/yr for a shot at a $76k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 37% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1513 · ACT 34.

If you get in

6,437 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $86k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $41k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$343k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$165k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$179k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$66.6k
Room & board
$18.8k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans47%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention92%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr87%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$76k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$88k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
6,437
Location
Cleveland, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
CWRU · Case · Case Western Reserve
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White34%
  • Asian30%
  • Hispanic12%
  • International11%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students11%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$94k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 68

What you can study.

Colleges / Case Western Reserve University
College · Private nonprofit · Cleveland, OH · City
CWR

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Address10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
Websitewww.case.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate37%
6-yr median pay$76k
Net price / yr$41k
Undergrad size6,437
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $41k/yr for a shot at a $76k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 37% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1513 · ACT 34.

If you get in

6,437 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $86k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $41k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$343k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$165k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$179k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$66.6k
Room & board
$18.8k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans47%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention92%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr87%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$76k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$88k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
6,437
Location
Cleveland, OH
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
CWRU · Case · Case Western Reserve
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White34%
  • Asian30%
  • Hispanic12%
  • International11%
  • Black6%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students11%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$94k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 68

What you can study.