Is Case Western test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1490 and hold it if it's under.

What is Case Western's acceptance rate?

37% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 13,550 of 37,082 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 63%, from 22,807 in 2015 to 37,082 in 2024, and Case Western's admit rate went from 36% to 37%.

What ACT score do you need for Case Western?

15% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 32–34, with a median of 33. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1440–1530 works out to about 32–35.

What GPA do you need for Case Western?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.78 high school GPA, and 70% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

Does applying early decision help at Case Western?

25% of early decision applicants were admitted (263 of 1,053), against 37% of all applicants. Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the real edge is smaller than the gap.

How many students get off the waitlist at Case Western?

688 of the 9,168 students who were offered a spot were admitted, or 7.5%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Case Western? (Middle 50%: 1440–1530)

First-year students at Case Western who sent an SAT scored 1440–1530, with a median of 1490 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Case Western admits 37% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Case Western

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1440–1530, median 1490

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Case Western by the numbers

Admit rate: 37%
Middle 50% SAT: 1440–1530
Median SAT: 1490
About on the ACT: 32–35
Sent an SAT: 52%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Case Western admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Case Western admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 63%, from 22,807 in 2015 to 37,082 in 2024, and Case Western's admit rate went from 36% to 37%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	37,082	13,550	37%
2023	39,033	11,193	29%
2022	38,701	10,607	27%
2021	33,232	10,049	30%
2020	29,084	8,804	30%
2019	28,786	7,876	27%
2018	26,642	7,794	29%
2017	25,380	8,405	33%
2016	23,115	8,192	35%
2015	22,807	8,271	36%

In fall 2024, 1,619 of the 13,550 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Case Western

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1390Far reachHold
1390–1430ReachHold
1440–1480TargetHold
1490 and upTargetSend

1250135014501550

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Case Western SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	730	760	780
SAT Reading and Writing	710	730	760
SAT total	1440	1490	1530
ACT composite	32	33	34

Of enrolled first-year students, 52% sent an SAT and 15% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.78; 92% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 70%; of new students who reported a rank

Case Western early decision and waitlist

Early decision

263 of 1,053 early decision applicants were admitted.

Early decision25%
All applicants37%

Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.

Waitlist

9,168 applicants were offered a spot, and 688 were admitted from it.

7.5%of students who were offered a spot got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Case Western cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $41,190; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 87%
Median earnings: $87,989; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 6,657

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Sources

Case Western Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Case Western admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Case Western website
Case Western Reserve University

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1440–1530, and the median was 1490. At 1490 or higher you're above half of them. Case Western admits 37% of applicants.

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