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Case at a Glance

Case Western Reserve University 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 only independent, research-oriented university in a region bounded by Pittsburgh and Rochester on the east, Nashville on the south, and Chicago on the west, Case Western Reserve holds membership in the Association of American Universities, and is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by several nationally recognized professional accrediting associations.

Enrollment (fall 2008):
Undergraduate: 4,356
Graduate and Professional: 5,458
Total (headcount, all programs): 9,814
States represented: 50
Countries represented: 87

Degrees awarded, 2007-08:
Undergraduate: 793
Masters: 951
Doctorates: 718
Total: 2,462

Faculty (full-time, fall 2008): 2,631
Staff (full-time): 3,325
Alumni: 110,000
Operating budget (FY 2009): $892.9 million
Endowment funds (market value, June 30, 2008): $1.766 billion
Gifts and pledges from private sources (2007-08): $103.3 million
External support for research (all sources, 2007-08): $384.7 million
Full-time undergraduate tuition (2008-09): $34,450
Library holdings: 2.5 million volumes
Campus size (campus in University Circle): 155 acres
Chief Executive Officer: Barbara R. Snyder, President
Institutional type (Carnegie classification): Research University (Very High Research Activity)
Fiscal year: July 1 to June 30

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Revised 10/2008