Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio · Also known as CWRU|Case|Case Western Reserve · Website
$87,989
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$87,989
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Case Western Reserve University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Cleveland, Ohio with 6,437 undergraduates and 5,947 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $41,190 a year (tuition and fees $66,608). It admits 37% of applicants and 87% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $87,989 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$41,190
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$66,608
US median $11,837
Admission rate
37%
US median 78%
Completion rate
87%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,000
About $254 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$87,989
Rank 118 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $41,190
- Tuition and fees
- $66,608
- Cost of attendance
- $85,851
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,025
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,506
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,849
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,159
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $53,061
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $44,560 in 2015-16 to $66,608 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1,513
- SAT reading, middle
- 710
- SAT math, middle
- 760
- ACT, middle
- 34
- Undergraduates
- 6,437
- Graduate students
- 5,947
- Part-time students
- 0.7%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 87%
- Retention rate
- 92%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 216
- Endowment
- $2.4B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 118 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $41,190 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $66,608 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 37% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 87% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 92% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,000 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $75,613 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $87,989 | $41,273 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 85% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 88% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
216 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 229 | Withheld | $86,483 | $120,292 | $110,694 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 211 | $187,457 | $66,273 | $92,532 | $112,460 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's | Master's | 188 | $90,486 | $30,045 | $58,810 | $67,681 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 155 | $95,735 | $51,720 | $60,228 | $65,123 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 149 | $25,391 | $95,688 | $143,580 | $107,009 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 120 | $98,460 | $70,183 | $105,964 | $107,773 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $23,250 | $26,254 | $53,604 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 108 | $65,000 | $92,560 | $117,931 | $103,485 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $24,855 | $76,736 | $94,197 | $92,135 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 105 | $25,000 | $28,972 | $55,540 | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $26,580 | $69,389 | $87,582 | $88,910 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $23,250 | $78,815 | $94,168 | $93,451 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | $23,883 | $53,148 | $114,601 | $82,686 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 84 | $360,396 | $92,420 | $164,638 | $170,812 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesMaster's | Master's | 79 | $185,764 | $194,912 | $221,536 | $162,386 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 71 | Withheld | $153,054 | $132,649 | $133,099 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 66 | $124,668 | $115,009 | $126,688 | $120,193 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $25,909 | $65,784 | $85,493 | $83,343 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $23,000 | $22,390 | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,807 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $23,250 | $83,706 | $96,533 | $98,158 |
| Cognitive ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $25,417 | $30,198 | Withheld | $81,496 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $26,061 | $83,639 | $106,134 | $98,207 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Cleveland and Ohio on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Case Western Reserve University cost?
$41,190 a year is the average net price at Case Western Reserve University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $66,608, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $85,851. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,025 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Case Western Reserve University?
37% of applicants are admitted to Case Western Reserve University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,513 and the middle ACT score is 34. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Case Western Reserve University graduates earn?
$87,989 a year is the median pay of former Case Western Reserve University students who work, 10 years after they started ($75,613 after 6 years). That ranks 118 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Master's) at $194,912.
How much student debt do Case Western Reserve University graduates have?
$24,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Case Western Reserve University graduates, about $254 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Case Western Reserve University?
87% of first-time, full-time students at Case Western Reserve University finish within 6 years. 92% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Case Western Reserve University?
Finance and Financial Management Services (229 master's graduates), Medicine (211 professional graduates), Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (188 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 216 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.