CWRU student with engineering robot
Case Western Reserve University's undergraduate engineering programs consistently rank among the nation's best.

Think, design and create like a bona fide engineer right out of the gate. With a combination of theoretical understanding and technical mastery, you'll graduate from the Case School of Engineering ready to enter a top-tier graduate program or launch your high-velocity career. 

Facts
#16

in biomedical engineering
U.S. News & World Report

84%

of CWRU engineering students take part in research and creative endeavors

#13

for translating research breakthroughs into commercial success
Brookings Institution Report

#19

in the world for contributions to innovation
Nature Magazine

7

stories of innovation and incubation at Sears think[box], the largest public-access makerspace at any U.S. university

$94M

(and counting)  raised entrepreneurs using Sears think[box] and LaunchNet

Programs

Programs

Most are offered as a major or a minor

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Data Science and Analytics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Physics
  • General Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Polymer Science and Engineering
  • Systems and Control Engineering (minor only)

See degree requirements for engineering majors.

Take the first step toward your future at Case Western Reserve. Apply today.

Roger E. Susi First-Year Engineering Experience

Roger E. Susi First-Year Engineering Experience

Students take part in in-the-trenches experiences you won’t find anywhere else, and it’s available to all first-year students.

First semester

  • Individual and team projects across the engineering fields give students substantial lab time, where they also build and test a personal project like a piezoelectric crystal or water sensor.

Second semester

  • Students make presentations and generate project reports as they work directly with a community partner on a real-world engineering problem.

Co-ops

Co-ops 

One-third of our engineering majors choose a co-op placement, which provides valuable work experience plus more than $20,000 (on average) over a seven-month period.

Some recent co-op placements

  • Avery Dennison
  • Biomet
  • Bose
  • DePuy Synthes
  • Diebold
  • Fives North American
  • GE Aviation/GE Healthcare/  GE Lighting/GE Oil & Gas/  GE Transportation
  • GRL Engineers
    • Keithley Tektronix
    • Lubrizol
    • Moen
    • NASA Glenn Research Center/ NASA Johnson Space Center
    • Nucor Steel
    • OMNOVA
    • Philips Healthcare    
    • PolymerPlus
    • Schneider Electric
    • The Walsh Group
    Clubs

    Clubs and organizations for engineering students

    With more than 200 clubs and organizations ranging from Acts of Random Kindness to IMPROVment to the Scuba Club, you’ll find all kinds of ways to pursue your academic goals and personal interests.

    A few to check out:

    • American Institute of Chemical Engineers
    • American Society of Civil Engineers
    • Big Gamers Club
    • Biomedical Engineering Society
    • CASE Aeronautics Team
    • CASE Engineers Council
    • Case Rocket Team
    • CWRU Chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    • CWRU MedWish (reducing medical waste and helping underserved hospitals)
    • CWRU Society for Biomaterials
    • Engineers without Borders/Humanitarian Design Corps
    • HackCWRU
    • National Society of Black Engineers
    • Robotics Club
    • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
    • Society of Women Engineers
    • Theta Tau: professional engineering fraternity
    • ...and dozens more
    a student welding in the mechanic shop

    Engineering in the field

    Our students engage in long-term humanitarian design initiatives around the world. Examples include:

    Kampala, Uganda

    • Students worked to reduce pneumonia deaths in young children. Local clinicians lacked access to pediatric pulse oximeters to measure blood oxygen levels. Our students designed a prototype for a low-cost reusable device and regularly return for feedback and refinement. For these remote medical clinics, they are also working on vaccine carriers, healthcare worker backpacks and a waste disposal system for syringes and needles.

    Cruce de Blanco, Dominican Republic

    • CWRU students installed a water distribution system with a sand-filtration unit for the community. Based on recent resident feedback, students have redesigned and will install a chlorination tank system for easier maintenance.
    Our Students

    Each Case Western Reserve University student brings their own background and interests to our campus, creating a culture that’s dynamic, diverse and inclusive.

    Let them tell you more about themselves.

    Sears think[box]

    Students freely access this 50,000-square-foot, seven-story innovation center. Some current engineering projects include:

    • Smart Glove 
      Embedded electronics in this glove allow it to function as an innovative remote control device. Data from flexible resistive sensors in four fingers along with a force-sensing resistor in the thumb are transmitted using an XBee radio communication module to the receiving equipment.
    • Wheelchair Conversion Kit
      This kit transforms manual wheelchairs into affordable, high-performance electric wheelchairs. The kit attaches a small electric motor to the back, which drives the wheels through a friction-drive mechanism.

    Check out think[box]

    1 white female and one black male student working together in the robotics lab

    Events engineering students love

    Pumpkin Drop: October

    • Test gravity and eat pie—pumpkin pie, of course! Pumpkins of various sizes are simultaneously dropped from Strosacker Auditorium in honor of Galileo’s experiment at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

    36-hour Sci-Fi Marathon: January 

    • For 40+ years, students have watched back-to-back sci-fi for 30+ hours each January. Viewing starts at 8 p.m. the first Friday of spring semester. Snacks and free surprises are part of the fun!

    Engineers Week (aka E-Week): February 

    • This week of fun includes the CWRUBotix Game Night (field hockey with a robot, anyone?), the National Society of Black Engineers Black Inventors Challenge (Shark Tank, CWRU style), and the Phi Sigma Pho RePlay for Kids (modify toys for kids with disabilities).

    Hackathon: February

    • More than 350 students spend 36 hours at Sears think[box] bringing innovation and collaboration to life on projects in four different tracks. Free food and awesome prizes, like a 3D printer, are included.
    Hackathon at Case Western Reserve University

    Learn more from our student's stories

    Case Western Reserve alumnus Luke Traverso speaks about his experience as a CWRU student and about the opportunities at Case Western Reserve that lead him to become a bridge-builder.