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Rankings

How We Stack Up

At Case Western Reserve, we recognize the power of numbers. We pride ourselves on many of them—99% of our undergraduates take part in experiential learning, for example, and 100% receive financial assistance equal to their full demonstrated need.

We also know how rankings may make a difference to you as you decide where to pursue a degree or advance your career. Here’s a quick look at some of ours:

in the U.S.*

in Ohio*

worldwide for biomedical and health sciences**

for commercialization of research***

in the world for innovation****

private university in federal spending for research and development⁺

university globally**

“return on tuition investment” in Ohio⁺⁺

School and Program Rankings*

Engineering

Undergraduate

#42 engineering school
#16 in biomedical engineering
#30 in mechanical engineering
#32 in electrical engineering

Graduate

#45 among more than 260 accredited engineering graduate programs
#18 in biomedical engineering
#34 in chemical engineering
#35 in aerospace engineering
#35 in materials engineering #41 in mechanical engineering
#42 in industrial/manufacturing/systems engineering

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Law

#78 among nearly 200 accredited law schools
#13 in health law
#21 in international law
#36 in intellectual property law
#44 in environmental law

Management

Undergraduate

#38 in business
#23 in management
#44 in accounting

Graduate

#82 among more than 450 U.S. News-ranked graduate business schools and more than 725 accredited schools
#48 part-time MBA program

Medicine

#24 among 191 accredited medical schools
#17 in pediatrics

Nursing

Undergraduate

#10 nursing program

Graduate

#11 among more than 400 accredited Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) programs
#15 among nearly 150 accredited Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs
#7 MSN – Adult/Gerontology, Acute Care
#21 in midwifery

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Social Work

#9 among more than 260 accredited master's programs

* U.S. News & World Report, 2022
** Leiden World Ranking
*** Brookings Institution
**** Nature Index
⁺ National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
⁺⁺ Payscale