Case Western Reserve University

Case Western publishes 35% (Fall 2025 entering class). Early Decision applicants got in at 25%; everyone else at 36%.

Acceptance rate

What Case Western's 35% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Case Western reports itself.

By application round

25%

Early Decision

36%

Everyone else

Fall 2025 entering class (2025-26 Common Data Set, Section C1)

Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Policy: Official policy: 'At the time of application, you choose whether you wish to apply with testing scores or as a test-optional candidate.' Fully voluntary — not required for admission, scholarships, or financial aid; applicants may change their testing decision up to two weeks before their decision release. No future reinstatement announced.
Source (high confidence)All 100 schools
SAT middle 50%: 1430–1540sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
ACT middle 50%: 32–34
Average HS GPA: 3.78Fall 2024 enrolled first-year students (CDS 2024-2025) · Source

Applying

Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.

At a glance

Sources

Case Western test policy (2026-27)
Case Western deadlines
Case Western GPA (Fall 2024 enrolled first-year students (CDS 2024-2025))
Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-09-14.

Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.

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