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Rankings

How We Stack Up

At Case Western Reserve, we recognize the power of numbers. We pride ourselves on many of them—99% of our undergraduates take part in experiential learning, for example, and 100% receive financial assistance equal to their full demonstrated need.

We also know how rankings may make a difference to you as you decide where to pursue a degree or advance your career. Here’s a quick look at some of ours:

in the U.S.*

private university in Ohio*

worldwide for biomedical and health sciences**

for commercialization of research***

in the world for innovation****

private university in federal spending for research and development+

“return on tuition investment” in Ohio++

first-year experiences*

School and Program Rankings*

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Arts & Sciences

#45 in clinical psychology
#44 in speech-language pathology
#63 in statistics

Engineering

Undergraduate

#43 engineering school
#18 in biomedical engineering

Graduate

#52 among more than 222 accredited engineering graduate programs
#35 in aerospace / aeronautical / astronautical engineering
#19 in biomedical engineering / bioengineering
#44 in chemical engineering
#51 in electrical / electronic / communications engineering
#53 in computer engineering
#50 in industrial / manufacturing / systems engineering
#43 in materials engineering
#47 in mechanical engineering

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Law

#13 in healthcare law
#13 in international law
#30 in environmental law
#39 in law schools with the most graduates in public interest law
#48 in trial advocacy
#51 in legal writing
#55 in business/corporate law
#56 in contracts commercial law

Management

Undergraduate

#40 in business

Graduate

#58 part-time MBA program

Medicine

Tier 1 medical school for research
#28 in biostatistics
#55 in public health

Nursing

Undergraduate

#9 nursing program

Graduate

#14 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
#20 Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
#6 DNP in leadership
#4 in DNP nurse practitioner: adult / gerontology, primary care
#11 in nurse practitioner: family
#33 in nursing-anesthesia
#29 in nursing-midwifery

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Social Work

#12 among more than 319 accredited master's programs

* U.S. News & World Report
** Leiden World Ranking
*** Brookings Institution
**** Nature Index
⁺ National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
⁺⁺ Payscale