cwru links For Alumni Faculty Staff Students About Admissions Athletics Campus Life Research Schools + Programs CWRU At a Glance Location: Cleveland, Ohio More about our city > Rankings: 42nd in U.S. See how we rank > President: Eric Kaler Office of the President > 5,792 undergraduate students 6,277 graduate and professional students 1826 year established 94 countries represented 3,657 full-time faculty 3,144 full- and part-time staff At Case Western Reserve University, we spend each and every day asking—and discovering—how to solve the biggest issues of today and tomorrow. There’s a reason we’re ranked as one of the nation’s leading research universities: With programs spanning the arts and sciences, engineering, health sciences, law, management, and social work, our groundbreaking research and enriching education allow our students, faculty, staff and alumni to think beyond the possible. Among our research highlights: No. 19 private university in federal expenditures for research and development (National Science Foundation, 2020) No. 13 university for translating research into commercial success (Brookings Institution, 2017) $331.7 million in sponsored research in FY2019 1,287 research projects awarded funding in FY2019 Learn more about our research. A Commitment to Innovation With cutting-edge facilities and programs dedicated to help make startups successful, Case Western Reserve promotes a true culture of innovation. The Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box] is Case Western Reserve’s world-class public-access makerspace. Spanning seven stories and 50,000 square feet, the innovation center is a complete ecosystem for venture creation. The space includes everything from design and ideation resources to prototyping and fabrication equipment, as well as the legal and business expertise needed to launch a startup. Plus, offices like CWRU LaunchNET, the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer help students, faculty and staff turn ideas into reality. Thought Leaders More than 121,000 strong, Case Western Reserve alumni span the globe—and their accomplishments are impressive. Our graduates have launched companies; won Nobel Prizes; reformed politics and social justice; transformed the ways we watch movies, pound pavement, and protect computers; and myriad other accomplishments. Take, for example: Paul Buchheit (CWR '98; GRS '98, computer engineering): Google employee #23 and inventor of Gmail Joe (GRS '95, theater) and Anthony Russo: Producers and directors of Marvel blockbusters and award-winning TV shows Stephanie Tubbs Jones (FSM '71, LAW '74): First African-American woman elected to represent Ohio in Congress. Fred Gray (LAW '54): Civil rights icon who represented Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and victims of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Julie Louise Gerberding (WRC '77, MED '81): First female director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See a few of our many notable graduates. Academic Excellence Across our eight schools and colleges, Case Western Reserve offers nearly 95 undergraduate degree choices, about 135 graduate and professional options, and almost 140 dual-degree programs. Plus, we have more than 100 interdisciplinary academic and research centers and institutes that can provide you with just about any program of study and discovery you can imagine. Explore your options at CWRU. As a student, you'll learn from faculty renowned in their fields, within one—or more—of our top-ranked schools: Case School of Engineering College of Arts and Sciences Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences School of Dental Medicine School of Graduate Studies School of Law School of Medicine Weatherhead School of Management Our Location Case Western Reserve’s 267-acre campus is located in the heart of University Circle, one of Cleveland’s most energetic and culturally robust communities. Just minutes away from downtown, University Circle comprises 550 park-like acres in a vibrant urban environment. Of the 40 cultural, medical, educational, religious, and social-service institutions that call University Circle home, Case Western Reserve is the largest. Our campus is within walking distance of outstanding destinations such as Severance Hall, home of the world-famous Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Museum of Art, housing one of the nation’s finest collections; Cleveland Institute of Music; Cleveland Institute of Art; Western Reserve Historical Society; Cleveland Botanical Garden; Cleveland Museum of Natural History; and many others. Want arts? We've got it. Want athletics? Our Spartans have you covered. Want cutting-edge research opportunities? You've come to the right place. It's all here at Case Western Reserve University. 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