Case Western Reserve University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Case Western Reserve University is a private, research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was formed in 1967 by the federation of Case Institute of Technology. The university offers programs of study in arts and sciences, engineering, dentistry, law, medicine, management, nursing, and social sciences. The campus is spread across an area of 155 acres. It is organized into the following academic division:

• Case School of Engineering
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
• Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Graduate Studies
• School of Law
• School of Medicine
• Weatherhead School of Management

Case Western Reserve University has an active Greek life. Nearly a third of the campus' undergraduates are a member of a fraternity or sorority. There are more than 7 sororities and over 15 fraternities on campus. The university's student body is diverse. The undergraduate student body has students from all 50 states and over 80 countries.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, engineering, law, medicine, and family and social work.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 9,814 in 2009-2010 (7,503 full-time equivalent).

About 58% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 42% of the class.

Undergrads are 43% of enrolled students, graduate students are 41%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 16%.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Case Western Reserve provides on-campus housing for 3,457 of its 7,503 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the University Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Case Western Reserve offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

• Architecture and Related Services

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (471 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (66 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (11 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Education
• Music Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (413 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Science
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Operations Research
• Polymer/Plastics Engineering
• Systems Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (210 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
• Human Nutrition
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (29 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (252 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

LIBERAL ARTS (175 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• French Studies
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (25 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Environmental Health

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (19 awarded)

• Anesthesiologist Assistant
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (297 awarded)

• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience
• Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
• Public Health

MUSIC (20 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (293 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Critical Care Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (5 awarded)

• Nutrition Sciences

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (325 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Astronomy
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomathematics and Bioinformatics
• Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
• Chemistry
• Epidemiology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Genetics
• Geology/Earth Science
• Molecular Biology
• Natural Sciences
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (106 awarded)

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Cognitive Science
• Communication Disorders
• Genetic Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology