The Higher Education Opportunity Act was designed to help students and parents make better-informed decisions about higher education. This web site provides the University community with this valuable information. For more information about the Higher Education Opportunity Act, please refer to the U.S. Department of Education website.
See also Case Western Reserve University’s profile on the U.S. Department of Education’s College Navigator website.
Case Western Reserve University has been accredited since 1913 by the Higher Learning Commission, one of the six regional agencies that accredit U.S. colleges and universities at the institutional level. In 2015 CWRU was reaccredited by the Commission for ten years, the maximum period possible. The university's next site visit by a Commission team will be in 2025.
The university is chartered as an educational institution under the laws of the State of Ohio and holds a Certificate of Authorization from the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
Case Western Reserve University is accredited at the institutional level by the Higher Learning Commission, 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1411; 312-263-0456; 800-621-7440; FAX: 312-263-7462. In addition, many of Case Western Reserve's individual programs are accredited by nationally recognized professional associations.
Academic Programs (educational programs, instructional facilities, and faculty):
- Schools and programs
- Degree programs
- Instructional, Laboratory, and Other Facilities
- Libraries
- Plans for Improving the Academic Program
Computer Use and Copyright Infringement:
Facilities and Services for Students with Disabilities
Privacy of Student Records – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Sexual Misconduct and Title IX
Transfer Policies and Articulation Agreements:
Contact Information for Financial Aid
Price of Attendance:
Student Guide to Financial Aid
Types of Financial Assistance:
Student Loan Programs:
Notice of Federal Student Financial Aid Penalties for Drug Law Violations
Refund Policy, Requirements for Withdrawal and Return of Federal Financial Aid Funds:
- Return of Federal Financial Aid Funds (in Student Guide to Financial Aid)
Campus Security Policies, Crime Statistics, and Crime Log:
- Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
- Campus Emergency Procedures
- Missing Person Notification Policy
- University Policies on Safety and Security
Health and Safety Information:
Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education
Post-Graduation Placement and Further Study
- Undergraduate Students (First Destination Survey Report)
- Case School of Engineering
- School of Law
- Weatherhead School of Management
- The Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
- School of Medicine (USMLE Scores and Match Lists are located at the bottom of the page)
- Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing
- School of Dental Medicine
- College of Arts and Sciences:
The cohort default rate data are based on students enrolled prior to the cohort year (e.g., FY 2017 is based on 2015-2016 enrollment).
FY 2017 - 1.4
FY 2016 - 1.5
FY 2015 - 1.2