With the Nord Family Emerging Scholars Program’s support, our students have achieved graduation rates well above those of Case Western Reserve students in general. As of Fall 2024:
- Our six-year graduation rate is 90%, compared to 85% for all CWRU students. The six-year graduation rate is the standard metric used by colleges and universities to measure and compare bachelor’s degree completion.
- Our five-year graduation rate is 89%, compared to 84% for all CWRU students.
- Our four-year graduation rate is 70%, compared to 69% for all CWRU students.
Nord Family ESP alumni are also successful in their chosen career pathways. As of September 2023:
- 40% of our alumni are pursuing, or have obtained, at least one advanced degree.
- 21% of all Nord Family EPS alumni have graduated from, are currently enrolled in or have been accepted to academic or professional doctoral programs, seeking degrees in fields such as medicine, dentistry, audiology, and law.
- Nord Family ESP alumni in computer science and engineering are working for companies such as Meta, Netflix, OverDrive, Boston Scientific, McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, and JTM Products.
- In the healthcare field, our alumni include two physicians, two medical residents and seven registered nurses.