Master of Science in Anesthesia Student Body Profile

The MSA program welcomes an average class of 111 students, combined, to its four locations in Cleveland, Ohio; Houston, Texas; Austin, Texas; and Washington, D.C. each year. As a collective, the class of 2026 in the CWRU MSA Program held an average undergraduate GPA of 3.8 and earned an average MCAT score of 505.

While a portion of the students begin the program immediately following the completion of their undergraduate work, a significant number of the Classes of 2025 and 2026 started their studies at CWRU after working for a number of years in industry or completing a graduate degree. The average age of the cohort is 23 years old.

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Class of 2026 Background by Academic Field

Biology and Biological Sciences 34%
Medical (included Health Sciences, Medical Technology, Nursing, Premed, and Public Health) 22%
Biochemistry and Chemistry 14%
Other1 11%
Psychology, Neuroscience, and Neurobiology 10%
Human Biology, Kinesiology, Physiology, or Exercise Science 6%
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology or Microbiology 3%

Class of 2026 Gender Breakdown

Female 61%
Male 39%

Other includes degrees in Anthropology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, and Spanish.