Case Western Reserve University
- United States
- Founded 1967
Overview
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was federated in 1967 by a merger between Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 by the Presbyterian Church, and the Case Institute of Technology, founded in 1880.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1967Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
|---|---|
| Main location | ClevelandSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 11,465 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | case.edu (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
Data read on 12 November 2026. Check the university's own site for current details.
Scholarships for international students
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People who studied here
- Donald Knuth (opens in a new tab)American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1938)
- Donald Arthur Glaser (opens in a new tab)American physicist and neurobiologist (1926–2013)
- Polykarp Kusch (opens in a new tab)German-American physicist (1911-1993)
- Paul Berg (opens in a new tab)American biochemist, Professor emeritus at Stanford University & Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1926–2023)
- Richard Thaler (opens in a new tab)American economist
- Paul Lauterbur (opens in a new tab)American chemist (1929–2007)
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