Admission Requirements of Case Western Reserve University

Case accepts a large percentage of its applicants, accepting seventy percent of the pool in a recent year. This doesn't mean Case opens the floodgates to anyone who submits a completed application, but it's certainly worth applying if your high school career went well, especially considering the dollars available from financial aid. Case's student body is comprised largely of highly qualified applicants. Sixty-three freshmen in a recent class finished first in their high school, eighty-seven percent of the current freshmen finished in the top fifth of their class, and ninety-eight percent finished in the top two-fifths. Of the new freshmen, there were sixty National Merit Finalists. More than one-third of students accepted at Case score 700 or above on the SAT Verbal section and more than half scored 700 or better on the SAT Math section. More than seventy percent scored above 27 on the ACT. In addition to either of those tests, Case strongly recommends students take any three SAT Subject Tests. Those planning on pursuing science, engineering, or mathematics should take the Math Level I/IC or IIC. Applicants are required to submit a writing sample and a recommendation. As a bonus, the application fee of $35 is waived for those who apply online. But admissions to Case isn't all grades. The Admissions Department takes into account Advanced Placement or honors courses taken as well as extracurricular activities and leadership qualifications. Generally, a score of 4 or above on an AP exam receives college credit.

There are more options available to incoming students than just applying to Case's undergraduate programs. Case allows prospective students to put in for a B.S.N. degree at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, a double major through the Cleveland Institute of Art or Cleveland Institute of Music, or the Pre-professional Scholars Program (PPSP). The PPSP allows applicants, if accepted and able to maintain a certain grade point average, to be conditionally accepted at Case's medical, dental, or law schools, as well as Case's Mandel School Applied Social Sciences. Given the difficulty of getting into such professional schools, compositions is more heated and admissions requirements more stringent for PPSP applicants.