About Us

Case Western Reserve University is one of the nation’s leading independent research-oriented universities.   Case Western Reserve University’s physical campus is located in Cleveland’s University Circle, the 500-acre, park-like home of more than 40 cultural, medical, educational, religious  and social service institutions.

The mission of Case Western Reserve University is to improve people's lives through preeminent research, education and creative endeavor. We realize this goal through: Scholarship that capitalizes on the power of collaboration, learning that is active, creative and continuous and promotion of an inclusive culture of global citizenship. With the recent creation of a new five-year strategic plan, Case Western Reserve — its one college and seven schools — is uniting forward to further realize its mission and vision of improving people’s lives through preeminent research, education and creative endeavor.

Already one of the top research universities in the nation, Case Western Reserve is thinking forward to realize its potential as one of the best overall institutions of higher education in the world.

Accreditation

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission