Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is one of the country’s leading private research institutions. Located in Cleveland, they offer a unique combination of forward-thinking educational opportunities in an inspiring cultural setting. Their leading-edge faculty engage in teaching and research in a collaborative, hands-on environment. Their nationally recognized programs include arts and sciences, dental medicine, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing and social work. About 4,200 undergraduate and 5,600 graduate students comprise their student body.
About the School of Medicine
Founded in 1843, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is the largest medical research institution in Ohio and is among the nation’s top medical schools for research funding from the National Institutes of Health. The School of Medicine is recognized throughout the international medical community for outstanding achievements in teaching. The School’s innovative and pioneering Western Reserve2 curriculum interweaves four themes--research and scholarship, clinical mastery, leadership, and civic professionalism--to prepare students for the practice of evidence-based medicine in the rapidly changing health care environment of the 21st century. Nine Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with the School of Medicine.
About the School of Engineering
The Case School of Engineering traces its roots to the 1880 founding of the Case School of Applied Science. The school became the Case Institute of Technology in 1947 and the Case School of Engineering in 1992.The University assumed its current structure in 1967 with the federation of Western Reserve University and Case Institute of Technology. Currently, the Case School of Engineering is ranked among the nation's top 50 graduate engineering programs by U.S. News & World Report and top 10 in biomedical engineering. Case Western Reserve University ranks 12th among private institutions and 24th overall in federal expenditures for science and engineering research development.
