Case Western University

Case Western University, Cleveland, OH

• Medium sized research university with roughly 5000 students located in a medium sized city

• Provides an outstanding technical education with solid offerings in other areas

• Known for excellence in engineering

• Tends to attract students who are more interested in studying than socializing

• All students participate in the general education program emphasizing small seminars, critical thinking, and writing.   

• Senior capstone requirement can be done individually or with a group.

• Students are very collaborative

• Strongest programs are biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, nursing, business management, pre-architecture, music, psychology, anthropology (especially medical anthropology), and biology.

• One of only a few schools offering a polymer science major

• Campus features a world-class public-access makerspace that spans 7 stories and 50,000 square feet.   It is a complete ecosystem for venture creation.

• 59% of classes have fewer than 20 students

• 83% of students participate in undergraduate research

• Every students is assigned a faculty advisor and a  ‘navigator’, a staff member who assists them over their four years. 

• Students are required to live on campus their first 2 years

• Fairly large Greek system

• Traditions include an annual sci-fi movie marathon and engineering week featuring a fuel-cell-powered car competition

• Another tradition is that each undergraduate student who turns 21 receives a birthday greeting from the University President and the Vice President of Student Affairs featuring beautiful campus photography and including a gift certificate to two of the restaurants in the university center

• Division III sports

• The schools gym was originally built to be used as an armory for WWI but the war ended before it was finished.