Case Western Reserve University Student Population

How many students at CWRU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Case Western Reserve University has a total enrollment of 12,475 students, including 6,528 undergraduate and 5,947 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 6,006 male students (48.1%) and 6,469 female students (51.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,781 White students (38.3%) and 2,753 Asian students (22.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,528 undergraduate students (52.3%) and 5,947 graduate students (47.7%).
• Class Delivery: 503 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,512 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - CWRU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 6,006 male (48.14%) and 6,469 female (51.86%) students are attending Case Western Reserve University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 92.84.

By class level, 6,528 (52.33%) are undergraduate students and 5,947 (47.67%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 52.02% are male and 47.98% are female, while among graduate students, 43.89% are male and 56.11% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,781 White, 890 Black, and 2,753 Asian students out of a total of 12,475 are attending at Case Western Reserve University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Case Western Reserve University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 78.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, CWRU has 150 students under 18 years old and 48 students over 65 years old. There are 8,480 students under 25 years old, and 3,995 students over 25 years old out of 12,475 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 150 students are younger than 18 and 30 students are older than 65. CWRU has 6,440 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 88 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,040 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,907 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Case Western Reserve University, 503 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,512 students are enrolled in some online courses.

252 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 251 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,528 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 42 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.64%.