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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. 

Here’s a quick overview.

Our Campus
5,430

Undergraduate Students

11:1

Student:Faculty Ratio

62%

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

#42

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%)
1350-1490

Composite 

640-730

Evidence-based reading and writing

700-790

Math

ACT Scores (middle 50%)
31-34

Composite (superscore)

29-34

Math

31-35

English

High School Results
70%

Top 10% of high school class

95%

Top 25% of high school class

Our Students
99%

Participate in hands-on learning

86%

Do research–often in their first year

69%

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
$65K-70K

STARTING MEDIAN SALARY FOR OUR RECENT ALUMS**

81%

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

96%

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

Select Graduate Schools They Attend**

  • Boston University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • George Washington University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • New York University
  • Northwestern University
  • The Ohio State University
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Southern California
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Yale University

Some of the Places They Work **

  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • AmeriCorps
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • City Year
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Epic
  • General Motors
  • KeyBank
  • Microsoft
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Sherwin-Williams
  • Teach for America
  • University Hospitals

** Based on the Class of 2020 First Destination Survey (PDF).