Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit
36.5%
Acceptance rate
1,501
SAT Average
$38,909
Avg net price
6,108
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,552Master’s 1,177Doctoral 668 |
| Bachelor’s 353Master’s 127Doctoral 58 |
| Bachelor’s 288Master’s 128Doctoral 61 |
| Bachelor’s 185Master’s 59Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 121Master’s 304Doctoral 340 |
| Bachelor’s 118Master’s 299Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 113Master’s 0Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 96Master’s 5Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 86Master’s 7Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 72Master’s 2Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 50Master’s 4Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s 12Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s 2Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s 0Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s 15Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s 6Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 37Doctoral 150 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 159Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 4Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- University Athletic Association
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
525 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 5 · Financial Aid Documents due Nov 15
Early Action
Decision released by Dec 19 · Financial Aid Documents due Nov 15
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 6 · Financial Aid Documents due Jan 22
Regular Decision
Decision released by Mar 20 · Financial Aid Documents due Feb 1
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $66,020
- Required fees
- $588
- Food and housing
- $18,762
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $2,000
- Total
- $88,570
- $69,6382019–2019–20
- $72,1282020–2120–21
- $74,1142021–2221–22
- $82,0042022–2322–23
- $86,0732023–2423–24
- $88,5702024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $38,909 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 58%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $49,293
- Required forms
- FAFSA, CSS Profile, Institution's own form, and CSS Noncustodial Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Case Western Reserve University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Case Western Reserve University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Case Western Reserve University runs one binding Early Decision round and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Case Western Reserve University admits in-state applicants at 27%, out-of-state applicants at 42.9%, and international applicants at 21.2%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,663 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 39% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 27%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
52% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
15% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Case Western Reserve University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 92% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 17% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.78
High-school class rank
Among the 17% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Case Western Reserve University rates 4 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Interview
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Case Western Reserve University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $38,909 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 963 of 1,662 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Case Western Reserve University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Case Western Reserve University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Accepted a place
Not disclosed92% of Case Western Reserve University’s first-years return for a second year and 87% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03