Former names | Western Reserve College (1826–1882) Western Reserve University (1882–1967) Case School of Applied Science (1880–1947) Case Institute of Technology (1947–1967) |
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Motto | Historical: Christo et Ecclesiae (1827–1885) Lux (1885–1932)[1] |
Motto in English | "For Christ and the Church" (1827–1885) "Light" (1885–1932) |
Type | Private research university |
Established | 1826 |
Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $2.397 billion (2024)[2] |
President | Eric Kaler |
Provost | Joy K. Ward |
Academic staff | 1,182 (fall 2024)[3] |
Administrative staff | 3,375 (fall 2024)[3] |
Students | 12,475 (fall 2024)[3] |
Undergraduates | 6,528 (fall 2024)[3] |
Postgraduates | 5,947 (fall 2024)[3] |
Location | , , United States 41°30′14″N 81°36′29″W / 41.504°N 81.608°W |
Campus | Large city[5], 267 acres (1.08 km2)[4] |
Newspaper | The Case Western Reserve Observer |
Colors | CWRU Blue, white, and gray[6] |
Nickname | Spartans[7] |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Spartie |
Website | case |
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1967 by a merger between Western Reserve University[a] and the Case Institute of Technology.[b]
Case Western Reserve University comprises eight schools that offer more than 100 undergraduate programs and about 160 graduate and professional options across fields in STEM, medicine, arts, and the humanities.[9] In 2024, the university enrolled 12,475 students (6,528 undergraduate plus 5,947 graduate and professional) from all 50 states and 106 countries and employed more than 1,182 full-time faculty members. The university's athletic teams, Case Western Reserve Spartans, play in NCAA Division III as a founding member of the University Athletic Association.
Case Western Reserve University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[10] According to the National Science Foundation, in 2019 the university had research and development (R&D) expenditures of $439 million, ranking it 20th among private institutions and 58th in the nation.[11]
Case alumni, scientists, and scholars have played significant roles in many scientific breakthroughs and discoveries including the discovery of gravitational waves; the invention of the MRI; the first external defibrillator; isolation of the poliovirus; the collaboration between the Case Institute of Technology and the Harshaw Chemical Company[12][13][14] which enriched a majority of the uranium used in the Manhattan Project; the Michelson-Morley experiment, which disproved the existence of "luminiferous aether" and confirmed that light did not need a medium of travel, was conducted in the basement of a Western Reserve University dormitory in 1887, and Albert A. Michelson became the first American to win the Nobel Prize in science.
As of April 2024, 2 Surgeons General of the United States, 1 Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 18 heads of state, 5 Olympic medallists, 1 NASA astronaut, 3 billionaires, 69 appointees to the National Academies, and 17 Nobel laureates are numbered among Case Western Reserve University faculty or alumni, or one of its predecessors prior to federation.[15][16][17]
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