Case Western Reserve University is a private institution that was founded in the year 1826. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 4,227, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 155 acres. It has a semester based academic calendar. The Case Western Reserve University's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 38.
Case Western Reserve University is known for its world class research, but with over 150 student organizations, there is abundance of opportunities to get involved outside the classroom, too. Almost three fourths of the active student plays intramural sports, and the Universities varsity teams take part in the Division III University Athletic Association. Greek system, which forces a commitment to on campus and community service, includes around one third of students. The campus is situated about 20 minutes from the downtown Cleveland, where students have open access to a handful of downtown museums such as the Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The freshmen live in one of the three themed residential communities, which are known as Juniper, Cedar, and Mistletoe. All the students are welcomed to the annual SpringFest, carnival games, a collection of music, and activities which are the largest student run event on campus.
The University boasts a broad range of top ranked specialty graduate programs, such as its health law curriculum at School of Law. The university also has well-known offerings in the nonprofit management at the Weatherhead School of Management and the biomedical engineering at the School of Engineering. Additionally its suburban campus, the school owns University Farm, nearly 389-acre plot of land almost 10 miles from campus hear students research and take courses in ecology, art and art. Distinguished alumni include Craig Newmark, founder and namesake of Web site Craigslist and U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich.
Campus Location
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1826
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban
Majors Courses Offered
Computer and Information Sciences,Engineering Mechanics, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Materials Engineering,Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Art History, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Education, EDUCATION, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Russian Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other, Modern Greek Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, Italian Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Engineering Technology, Linguistics, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Latin Language and Literature, Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, English Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics,Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics and Statistics, Environmental Science, Biological and Physical Sciences, Ancient Studies/Civilization, Classical and Ancient Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies, Architecture, Asian Studies/Civilization, East Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Russian Studies, Slavic Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, African-American/Black Studies, Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies, Asian-American Studies, Women's Studies, Dance, Criticism and Conservation, Music, Visual and Performing Arts, History.
Minors Offered
Computer Science,Physical Sciences, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Germanic Languages,, Political Science and Government, American/United States Studies/Civilization, Literatures, and Linguistics, French Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature, Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages,Psychology, Psychology, Engineering Mechanics, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Architecture, Architectural History and Criticism, Architectural History and Criticism, Anthropology, Archeology, Civil Engineering, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other,Other, Sociology, Urban Studies/Affairs, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Physics, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Economics, Political Science and Government