Case Western Reserve University

For Fall 2025, 39,332 first-year students applied to Case Western, 13,890 were admitted and 1,663 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 35.3%.

Source: CWRU Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025

Source: CWRU Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. CWRU's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by school or major.

Source: CWRU Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early decision. The Common Data Set reports early decision applicants and admits for the fall 2025 entering class; they are part of the totals above. CWRU also has a nonbinding early action plan, but the CDS gives no early action counts.

Early decision, Fall 2025

Source: CWRU Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Everyone applies to CWRU through the Common App or Coalition with Scoir. A few applicants send more:

• Music and music education. An Arts Supplement is required for music and music education majors, and for anyone seeking an Arts Achievement Scholarship in music or art studio. It is optional for everyone else.

  Source: CWRU Undergraduate Admission, Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Pre-Professional Scholars Program. Conditional admission to the School of Medicine or School of Dental Medicine. Applicants write two more essays, and finalists have a required interview in late March.

  Source: CWRU Undergraduate Admission, First-Year Applicants (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Arts Supplement is due 15 days after your application deadline and is completed in your applicant portal.

Source: CWRU Undergraduate Admission, Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

85 majors across 4 schools. Every bachelor's degree program in CWRU's official 2026-27 General Bulletin, grouped by the school the Bulletin lists it under, with the degree it leads to. Minors, certificates, combined bachelor's to master's programs and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Decision dates are the ones CWRU calls anticipated. Financial aid documents are due November 15 for Early Action and Early Decision I, December 15 for the Pre-Professional Scholars Program, January 22 for Early Decision II and February 1 for Regular Decision. Admitted Early Decision I students enroll by December 12 and Early Decision II students within a week of admission; everyone else by May 1.

Source: CWRU Undergraduate Admission, Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early Decision I and II are binding: if CWRU admits you, you agree to withdraw all other college applications and enroll.

Source: CWRU Undergraduate Admission, Deadlines and Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

CWRU is test-optional for every undergraduate program, the Pre-Professional Scholars Program and its scholarships. You choose when you apply whether to send SAT or ACT scores, and you can change your mind up to two weeks before your decision release date. You may self-report scores; enrolling students confirm them with official reports.

Source: CWRU Undergraduate Admission, Test Policy (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as not required for fall 2027 applicants, but considered if submitted, with scores due by January 15.

Source: CWRU Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Case Western's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: CWRU Undergraduate Admission, Test Policy (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Case Western, 2026-2027:

For a first-year student living on campus. Transportation varies and has no figure, so it is not in the total. Nursing students pay an additional $1,450 in fees.

Source: CWRU Financial Aid, Estimated Costs of Attendance for 2026-27 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from CWRU's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to Case Western Reserve University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private32.2% admitted$40,766 average net price
• Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · Private29% admitted$36,931 average net price
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  Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT · Private39.2% admitted$36,175 average net price
• University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana-Champaign, IL · Public36.6% admitted$14,355 average net price
• University of RochesterRochester, NY · Private41.9% admitted$29,278 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.