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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. 

Here’s a quick overview.

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Our Campus
6,528

Undergraduate students

 

9:1

Student:faculty ratio

 

70%

CLASSES WITH FEWER THAN 30 STUDENTS

How We Rank
#9

undergraduate nursing program, U.S. News & World Report

#19

in the U.S. for best university professors, USA Today's List Wire

#19

in the world for innovation, Nature Index

#20

for first-year experience, U.S. News & World Report

#21

in private university in federal spending for research and development, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

#23

undergraduate research/creative projects, U.S. News & World Report

Admission Stats
SAT Scores (middle 50%)
1440-1520

Composite (superscore)

680-750

Evidence-based reading and writing

730-790

Math

ACT Scores (middle 50%)
32-34

Composite (superscore)

33-35

English

30-35

Math

Test Optional
40%

of high school students were test optional

Our Students
98%

Participate in hands-on learning

85%

Do research—often starting in their first year

70%

Complete one or more internships

Geographic Makeup *
15%

Ohio

27%

Mid-Atlantic

11%

Midwest

14%

West

7%

South

5%

New England

4%

Southwest

16%

Outside U.S.

* Based on the Class of 2026
Recent Grads
$75K-79K

STARTING MEDIAN SALARY FOR OUR RECENT ALUMS**

 

78%

of CWRU students receive job offers from their co-op, internship, research or other experiential opportunity

96%

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

Select Graduate Schools They Attend**

  • Brown University

  • Carnegie Mellon University

  • Case Western Reserve University

  • Columbia University

  • Cornell University

  • Duke University

  • Harvard University

  • Johns Hopkins University

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Northwestern University

  • Princeton University

  • Stanford University

  • University of Chicago

  • University of Michigan

  • University of Pennsylvania

  • Vanderbilt University

  • Washington University in St. Louis

  • Yale University

Some of the Places They Work **

  • Amazon

  • Case Western Reserve University

  • Cleveland Clinic

  • Deloitte

  • Epic

  • EY

  • General Motors

  • Google

  • Intel

  • KeyBank

  • Lincoln Electric

  • Matrix Pointe Software

  • McMaster-Carr Supply Company

  • National Institutes of Health

  • Northwestern Medince

  • Parker Hannifin

  • University Hospitals

  • University of Virginia

**Based on First Destination Surveys.