Reflecton the year
Photo of a Case Western Reserve University student walking across the quad on a sunny day
The numbers behind an outstanding—and unconventional—year
Degrees and Campus Statistics
July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
Degrees by School
(Undergraduate,
Graduate and Professional)
91 School of Dental Medicine
226 Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
245 Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
254 School of Law
546 Weatherhead School of Management
718 Case School of Engineering
725 College of Arts and Sciences
725 School of Medicine
3,530 Degrees Awarded
1,264 Bachelor's
1,593 Master's
189 PhD
484 Other Doctorate
73 Certificate
Financial Highlights
Gifts and Pledges from Private Sources
$2.3M donated by 2,282 supporters during the university's Day of Giving—an all-time record for single-day giving
Operating Revenues and Expenses
Operating Surplus
Includes revenue less expenses as well as uses of retained surplus.
$8.69M 2015
$10.1M 2016
$7.1M 2017
$8.97M 2018
$7.7M 2019
$2.1M 2020
$11.7M 2021
Total Endowment Balance
*Numbers are rounded
2021 $2.35 billion
2020 $1.85 billion
2019 $1.87 billion
2018 $1.84 billion
2017 $1.8 billion
Research and Technology Highlights
Competitive Sponsored Research Projects: FY 2020 and 2021 Comparison
| FY20 Projects awarded/amount awarded (in millions) |
FY21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | 15 | $1.3 | 12 | $1.1 |
| Department of Energy | 12 | $1.6 | 12 | $7.4 |
| Industry | 123 | $16.9 | 80 | $10.4 |
| National Science Foundation | 52 | $8.5 | 48 | $12.5 |
| Other Government (e.g., Local, State) | 50 | $14.9 | 62 | $15.4 |
| Department of Defense | 31 | $20.1 | 36 | $17.6 |
| Other Federal | 73 | $11.2 | 111 | $31.3 |
| Nonprofit Foundations, Associations and Societies | 674 | $75.3 | 617 | $92.9 |
| National Institues of Health | 464 | $217.4 | 469 | $201.5 |
| Total | 1,494 | $367.2 | 1,447 | $390.1 |
Technology Transfer, FY 2021
63 New Intellectual Property Deals with Industry
$5.22M Licensing Revenues
102 New Invention Disclosures
5 Startup Companies