Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as CWRU
Case Western Reserve University admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 517Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.9Average
- Applications received
- 9,4542025-2026
- Entering class
- 2162025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 43.82025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 8.4%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 15.3%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Case Western Reserve University MCAT and GPA
Case Western Reserve University reports average MCAT of 517 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.9 for its entering class.
- MCAT517 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 82nd percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.9 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 86th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$74,540 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 73rd percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size216 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 88th percentile of those programs.
A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.
Case Western Reserve University acceptance rate
PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.
What can be published from those figures is the ratio: Case Western Reserve University received 9,454 applications for 216 seats in the entering class, or about 43.8 applications per seat.
Who Case Western Reserve University accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | There is no difference in our admissions processes for OOS applicants. |
| Canadian Applicants | There is no difference in our admissions for Canadian applicants. MSTP does not accept Canadian applicants. |
| International Applicants | There is no difference for admissions for international students. Both the University Program and College Program accept international students. MSTP does not accept international applicants. |
| DACA Status Applicants | There is no difference in our admissions processes for DACA applicants for the University Program and College Program. MSTP does not accept applicants with DACA status. |
- DACA applicants
- There is no difference in our admissions processes for DACA applicants for the University Program and College Program. MSTP does not accept applicants with DACA status.
Community college coursework: If ALL science pre-requisites were taken at a community college, we strongly recommend that you take at least a year of upper-level sciences from an accredited four-year degree granting university within the United States or Canada. If a few science pre-requisites were taken at a community college, we will evaluate them on a case-by- case basis.
Case Western Reserve University tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $74,540
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $74,540
- In-state cost of attendance
- $112,023
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $112,023
- In-state health insurance
- $3,986
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,986
- Students receiving aid
- 77%
- Average graduating debt
- $228,497
A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.
Case Western Reserve University application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $100
- Secondary deadline
- 11/15/2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 12, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- January 2023
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
- AAMC PREview
- We are not using PREview scores in the admissions process
Who receives a secondary: applicants with a verified AMCAS application with a minimum MCAT score of at least 502.
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | This course must cover metabolism |
| Chemistry | Required | 6 | Any general chemistry course with labs (require 1 year total), and can also be fulfilled via AP. |
| Creative Writing | Required | 3 | Any English, literature, or writing class will fulfill this requirement (it is very flexible). |
| Organic Chemistry | Required | Not stated | 1 semester with laboratory |
| Physical Chemistry | Required | 3 | Any chemistry course with lab beyond general chemistry will suffice. For example, organic chemistry or any other type of chemistry course |
Case Western Reserve University interview
We conduct traditional one on one interviews: University Program: one faculty and one medical student interview LCP: two faculty and one medical student + a small group activity MSTP: 6-7 interviews, including a medical student interview
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
in mid-late August 2026
Interview days include interviews and interactions with faculty members and medical students. They also include information sessions, a virtual tour, and interactive activities. Interview days at our school are full day events that also allow interviewees to get to know us and to get a feel for our student body, community, and educational environment. All of our interviewers have participated in implicit bias training. Opportunities to attend periodic online "meet & greets" with our student groups (SNMA/LMSA, LGBTQ+, First Gen, and Parents & Partners) are available to all interviewees. Additionally, our medical students host "You Do IQ" sessions to give interviewees an opportunity to get a taste of how small group learning works in the University Program.
- Regional interviews
- N/A
- Video interview
- Interviews via Zoom will be used for the 2026-2027 admissions cycle.
Case Western Reserve University waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Variable from year to year for each of our MD programs. Each MD program welcomes pertinent updates or letters of interest/intent from waitlisted applicants if they are truly interested in attending.
The Admissions Committee re-reviews waitlisted applicants as seats open, considering MCAT, GPA, interview, experiences, application strength, and letters of interest or intent..
Case Western Reserve University mission
Our Mission To improve health globally by linking groundbreaking innovation and research directly to patients and populations, within a world class ecosystem of medicine and education. Our Approach We utilize an extraordinary consortium of medical school faculty across all Cleveland medical institutions to create integrated teams of experts to educate our trainees, link disciplines to discover the mysteries and treatment of serious diseases, and understand and eliminate health inequities in Cleveland and across the world. Our mission guides us to provide excellence in medical education through our unique curriculum, advance discoveries from our laboratories to patients and improve the health of our community. Since 1843, the CWRU School of Medicine has been dedicated to enhancing human health and has been a leader and innovator in the fields of medical education and biomedical research. Building upon its proud history while embracing today's challenges, the School's mission remains unchanged: to educate future physicians who will care for patients with mastery, creativity, and compassion, in a setting that fosters collegiality, leadership, and excellence in scholarship and research. The goal of our admissions process is to further the mission of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, which includes excellence in medical education, discoveries in translational science, and improving community health. To best meet the needs of the patient populations in Ohio and beyond and to achieve the goals of the institution, the School of Medicine's admissions process uses a balanced approach that considers an applicant's academic metrics, experiences, and personal attributes in order to achieve the educational benefits of a student body and future physician work force.
Case Western Reserve University rankings
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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.
Case Western Reserve University admissions contact
CWRU School of Medicine and CCLCMSamson PavilionCleveland, OH 44106-7501 USA(216) 368-3450 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- AAMC MSAR public school report
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-08-04.
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