Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Cleveland, OH
Population 1,700,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (6% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,454
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 13%
From Region 8%
Athletes 10.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 33%
Asian 31%
Hispanic 12%
International 11%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Case School of Engineering 538 71% / 29% 15% $109,962 96 96%
Aerospace Engineering 41 +12 80% / 20% 7% $95,162 87 97%
Biomedical Engineering 91 53% / 47% 16% $104,340 93 95%
Chemical Engineering 46 52% / 48% 17% $102,544 92 97%
Civil Engineering 19 37% / 63% 5% $82,010 74 100%
Computer Engineering 9 +7 89% / 11% 0% $115,560 97
Electrical Engineering 40 +10 92% / 8% 25% $118,913 98 93%
Engineering Physics 8 62% / 38% 0% $111,174 96
General Engineering $106,854 94
Materials Engineering 10 60% / 40% 10% $87,672 81
Mechanical Engineering 87 +36 85% / 15% 9% $96,427 88 99%
Polymer Science and Engineering 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $89,245 83
Systems Engineering (EE) $113,517 97
Computer Science 183 +9 74% / 26% 20% $126,288 99 96%
Information Technology 2 +12 50% / 50% 0% $123,593 98
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 744 38% / 62% 10% $66,419 38 92%
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 2 100% / 0% 100% $67,065 40
Data Science 25 +3 36% / 64% 20% $89,228 83
Applied Mathematics 15 +2 67% / 33% 73% $105,516 94
Astronomy 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $82,347 75
Chemistry 18 +2 39% / 61% 6% $66,401 38 89%
Chemistry 25 +5 52% / 48% 4% $66,401 38 89%
Geosciences 3 100% / 0% 0% $63,344 29
Mathematics 20 +6 70% / 30% 15% $104,096 93
Physics 4 50% / 50% 25%
Physics 21 76% / 24% 14% $84,168 77
Statistics 15 +4 73% / 27% 47% $105,543 94
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics $83,009 76
Biochemistry 69 +2 35% / 65% 10% $67,869 42 96%
Biology 118 +9 42% / 58% 7% $66,437 38 88%
Computational Biology 11 45% / 55% 27% $67,270 41
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology $54,613 10
Neuroscience 90 27% / 73% 4% $67,310 41
Human Nutrition 3 +3 0% / 100% 33% $70,134 49 92%
Nutrition Sciences 44 +3 30% / 70% 9% $60,995 22
Communication Sciences and Disorders 5 +10 0% / 100% 0% $66,711 39
Anthropology 24 +6 21% / 79% 8% $65,751 36 94%
Asian Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 50% $59,258 18
Chinese $58,844 17
Classical Languages 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $59,078 17
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology $60,583 21
Cognitive Science 34 +21 24% / 76% 3% $45,976 3 97%
English 16 +3 31% / 69% 0% $52,608 8 86%
French +2 $58,823 17
French Studies $58,760 17
German 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $58,960 17
Gerontology $59,297 18
History 10 +4 50% / 50% 0% $62,812 27
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $61,915 25
International Studies 8 +5 25% / 75% 0% $64,298 32
Japanese Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $59,317 18
Liberal Arts 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $65,927 37
Philosophy 4 +3 75% / 25% 25% $65,430 35
Political Science 23 +7 48% / 52% 13% $55,269 11 96%
Psychology 86 +29 29% / 71% 1% $55,382 11 94%
Religious Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $56,892 13
Sociology 13 +8 23% / 77% 0% $60,022 20
Spanish 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $58,972 17
Womens Studies +2 $58,715 17
Art History 5 +3 20% / 80% 20% $47,928 4
Dance 4 +4 0% / 100% 0% $43,946 3
Music 8 +3 50% / 50% 12% $42,677 2
Music Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $56,332 12
Theater 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $42,349 2
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing 116 15% / 85% 9% $84,098 77 99%
Nursing 116 15% / 85% 9% $84,098 77 99%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Weatherhead School of Management 154 63% / 37% 21% $86,427 80 96%
Accounting 23 57% / 43% 17% $95,404 88 100%
Business Administration 26 +19 50% / 50% 12% $69,468 47 100%
Economics 36 +40 58% / 42% 22% $82,942 76 93%
Finance 56 +19 82% / 18% 27% $96,940 89 93%
Marketing 13 +5 31% / 69% 15% $68,828 45 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $72,570
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 87%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 22.9% 355 69% / 31% 14% $101,229 91 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 18.6% 288 36% / 64% 8% $67,085 40 91%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.1% 234 32% / 68% 4% $56,215 12 94%
Computer Science 13.5% 210 70% / 30% 20% $121,850 98 96%
Business & Economics 9.9% 154 63% / 37% 21% $86,427 80 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 7.9% 122 62% / 38% 22% $85,957 79 89%
Health Sciences 7.8% 121 14% / 86% 8% $83,380 76 99%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.0% 47 28% / 72% 11% $61,578 24 92%
Arts 1.4% 21 24% / 76% 10% $44,772 3

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $369M #29 77% $2.8M 14 #117 77 64
Life & Natural Sciences $133M #42 76% $0.3M 54 #47 438 115
Engineering $71.6M #71 71% $1.5M 52 #70 373 39
Physical Sciences & Math $31.0M #101 50% $0.7M 20 #124 163 14
Humanities & Social Sciences $20.2M #105 36% $0.5M 49 #105 82 5
Computer Science $6.8M #111 57% $0.1M 5 #138 78
Education $3.9M #119 56% $0 3 #401
Business & Economics $1.3M #191 23% $0.0M 16 #78
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0 4 6
Total $638M #52 73% $6.0M 213 #108 1,215 243

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 35%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 27% 43% 21%
Early Decision 19% 30% 15%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 67%
SAT Range 1440 – 1530
SAT Math Range 730 – 780
SAT RW Range 710 – 760