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Exterior of Adelbert Hall
Here, you’re more than just a number.

But as a research institution, we love facts. So we’ve compiled some data that will help you better understand our university and student body before you arrive on campus. (But we do strongly suggest you schedule a visit so we can meet you—and you can see first-hand how interesting and exceptional our students truly are.)

Here’s a quick overview.

Our Campus
5,262

Undergraduate Students

11:1

Student:Faculty Ratio

59%

Classes with fewer than 20 students

How We Rank
#52

in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education

Top 55

best value in private higher education, according to Kiplinger

#40

best college or university, according to U.S. News & World Report

#14

biomedical engineering program, according to U.S. News & World Report

#8

undergraduate entrepreneurship program, according to Bloomberg Businessweek

#47

on Reuter's annual listing of the World's Most Innovative Universities

Admission Stats
SAT Scores (middle 50%)
1370-1490

Composite 

650-720

Evidence-based reading and writing

700-790

Math

ACT Scores (middle 50%)
30-34

Composite (superscore)

29-34

Math

30-35

English

High School Results
66%

Top 10% of high school class

92%

Top 20% of high school class

Our Students
99%

Participate in hands-on learning

84%

Do research–often in their first year

61%

Complete one or more internships

Geographic Makeup *
19%

Ohio

24%

Mid-Atlantic

15%

Midwest

10%

West

9%

South

6%

New England

4%

Southwest

12%

Outside U.S.

Demographic Makeup *
43%

White

23%

Asian American

13%

International

11%

Hispanic/Latino

4%

Black or African American

1%

Unknown

1%

American Indian/Alaskan Native

1%

Pacific Islander

* Based on the Class of 2022
Recent Grads
$55K-60K

STARTING MEDIAN SALARY FOR OUR RECENT ALUMS**

79%

RECENT GRADS WHOSE JOB REQUIRES A DEGREE IN THEIR FIELD**

94%

RECENT ALUMNI EMPLOYED FULL TIME, OR PURSUING ACADEMIC OR PERSONAL INTERESTS**

Select Graduate Schools They Attend**

  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Duke University
  • Harvard University
  • New York University
  • Northwestern University
  • Ohio State University
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Southern California

Some of the Places They Work **

  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Deloitte Consulting Epic
  • General Electric
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Lockheed Martin
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Teach for America
  • University Hospitals

** Based on the Class of 2018 First Destination Survey (PDF).