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▲{{Short description|Private university in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.}}
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| endowment = $2.
| president = [[Eric Kaler]]
| provost = [[
| students = 12,266
| undergrad = 6,186<ref name=Facts>{{cite web |url=https://case.edu/ir/cwru-facts/cwru-glance|title=CWRU At a Glance |date=March 28, 2018 |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |access-date=Mar 24, 2022}}</ref>
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| mascot = Spartie
| website = {{URL|http://www.case.edu/}}
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| former_names = Western Reserve College (1826–1882)<br />Western Reserve University (1882–1967)<br />Case School of Applied Science (1880–1947)<br />Case Institute of Technology (1947–1967)
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'''Case Western Reserve University''' ('''CWRU''') is a [[Private university|private]] [[research university]] in [[Cleveland|Cleveland, Ohio]]. Case Western Reserve was established after '''Western Reserve University'''—which was founded in 1826 and named for its location in the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]]—and '''Case Institute of Technology'''—which was founded in 1880 through the endowment of [[Leonard Case Jr.]]—formally [[affiliated school|federated]] in 1967.
Case Western Reserve University comprises
Case Western Reserve University is a member of the [[Association of American Universities]] and is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".<ref name="Carnegie_classification">{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications – Institution Profile |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=201645 |access-date=March 30, 2020 |publisher=Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924023810/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=201645 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to the [[National Science Foundation]], in 2019 the university had [[research and development]] (R&D) expenditures of $439 million, ranking it 20th among private institutions and 58th in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NSF Rankings by total R&D expenditures |url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingBySource&ds=herd}}</ref>
==History==
{{also|Western Reserve Academy}}
===Western Reserve College (1826–1882) and University (1882–1967)===
[[File:Jay MacLeod at Case1.jpg|thumb|[[John Macleod (physiologist)|John Macleod]], 1923 Nobel Prize winner, with [[Frederick Banting]], for [[Insulin#Extraction and purification|co-discovering]] [[
Western Reserve College, the college of the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]], was founded in 1826 in [[Hudson, Ohio]], as the [[Western Reserve Academy|Western Reserve College and Preparatory School]]. Western Reserve College, or "Reserve" as it was popularly called, was the first college in northern Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://case.edu/about/history.html|title=Visiting Case: Case Western Reserve University|publisher=Case.edu|access-date=2015-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113172734/http://case.edu/about/history.html|archive-date=November 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The school was called "Yale of the West"; its campus, now that of the [[Western Reserve Academy]], imitated that of Yale. It had the same motto, "Lux et Veritas" (Light and Truth), the same entrance standards, and
|title=Abolition's Axe. Beriah Green, Oneida Institute, and the Black Freedom Struggle
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|title=Abolitionists as Academics: The Controversy at Western Reserve College, 1832–1833
|first=Lawrence B.
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▲The town of Hudson, about 30 miles southeast of Cleveland, was a quiet antislavery center from the beginning: its founder, [[David Hudson (pioneer)|David Hudson]], was against slavery, and founding trustee [[Owen Brown (abolitionist, born 1771)|Owen Brown]] was a noted [[abolitionist]] who secured the location for the college. The abolitionist [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], who would lead the [[John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry|1859 raid on Harpers Ferry]], grew up in Hudson and was the son of co-founder Owen Brown. Hudson was a major stop on the [[Underground Railroad]].
Along with [[Presbyterian]] influences of its founding, the school's origins were strongly though briefly associated with the pre-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] movement;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://case.edu/artsci/isus/abolitisionism.htm|title=Case Western Reserve University|website=Case.edu|access-date=August 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901172245/http://case.edu/artsci/isus/abolitisionism.htm|archive-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref> the abolition of slavery was the dominant topic on campus in 1831. The trustees were unhappy with the situation. The college's chaplain and Bible professor, [[Beriah Green]], gave four sermons on the topic<ref>{{cite book
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|location=Cleveland
|year=1833
|url=https://archive.org/details/foursermonspreac1833gree}}</ref> and then resigned, expecting that he would be fired. President [[Charles Backus Storrs]] took a leave of absence for health, and soon died. One of the two remaining professors, [[Elizur Wright]], soon left to head the [[American Anti-Slavery Society]].
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In 2003, the university unveiled a new logo and branding campaign that emphasized the "Case" portion of its name. In 2006, interim [[Chancellor (education)|university president]] Gregory Eastwood convened a task group to study reactions to the campaign. The panel's report indicated that it had gone so poorly that, "There appear to be serious concerns now about the university's ability to recruit and maintain high-quality faculty, fund-raising and leadership." Also, the logo was derided among the university's community and alumni and throughout northeastern Ohio; critics said it looked like "...a fat man with a surfboard."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://observer.case.edu/Archives/Volume_39/Issue_14/Story_1325/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908003353/http://observer.case.edu/Archives/Volume_39/Issue_14/Story_1325/|title=Branding Task Group to end logo woes|archive-date=September 8, 2008}}</ref>
In 2007, the university's board of trustees approved a shift back to giving equal weight to "Case" and "Western Reserve
A [[2020 United States presidential debates|2020 United States presidential debate]], the first of two, was held at the Samson Pavilion of the [[Health Education Campus]] (HEC), shared by the [[Cleveland Clinic]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-27|title=Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic to Host First Presidential Debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, in Health Education Campus' Samson Pavilion|url=https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2020/07/27/case-western-reserve-and-cleveland-clinic-to-host-first-presidential-debate-tuesday-sept-29-in-health-education-campus-samson-pavilion/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Cleveland Clinic Newsroom|language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Campus==
[[File:Monographs (2943967835).jpg|left|thumb|Reading room at Allen Memorial Medical Library of Case Western Reserve University]]
Case Western Reserve University's main campus is approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of [[Downtown Cleveland]] in the neighborhood known as [[University Circle]], an area containing many educational, medical, and cultural institutions.<ref>{{cite web|title=City Visitor: University Circle|url=http://www.cityvisitor.com/Cleveland/things-to-know/00000057|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224537/http://www.cityvisitor.com/Cleveland/things-to-know/00000057|archive-date=December 3, 2017|access-date=December 2, 2017|website=Cityvisitor.com}}</ref> Case Western Reserve has a number of programs taught in conjunction with other University Circle institutions, including [[University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center|University Hospitals]], the [[Cleveland Clinic]], the Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, [[Cleveland Institute of Music]], the [[Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center]], the [[Cleveland Museum of Art]], the [[Cleveland Institute of Art]], the [[Cleveland Museum of Natural History]]. [[Severance Hall]], home of the [[Cleveland Orchestra]], is on the Case Western Reserve campus.
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===Mather Quad===
{{see also|Flora Stone Mather College Historic District}}
[[File:Kelvin Smith Library Case
The Flora Stone Mather Quadrangle is located north of Euclid Avenue between East Blvd., East 115th Street, and Juniper Road. The [[Flora Stone Mather College Historic District]] is more strictly defined by the area between East Blvd, Bellflower Road, and Ford Road north of Euclid Avenue. Named for the philanthropist wife of prominent industrialist [[Samuel Mather]] and sister-in-law of the famous statesman [[John Hay]], the Mather Quad is home to [[Weatherhead School of Management]], [[Case Western Reserve University School of Law|School of Law]], [[Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences]], and many departments of the [[College of Arts and Sciences (Case Western Reserve University)|College of Arts and Sciences]]. The Kelvin Smith Library, Thwing Center, and Tinkham Veale Student Center (known also as "The Tink") sit on the western edge of the Mather Quad.
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In ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''{{'}}s
In 2018, Case Western Reserve was ranked 37th in the category American "national universities" and 146th in the category "global universities" by ''U.S. News & World Report''. In 2019 ''U.S. News'' ranked it tied for 42nd and 152nd, respectively. Case Western Reserve was also ranked 32nd among U.S. universities—and 29th among private institutions—in the inaugural 2016 edition of ''The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE)'' rankings, but ranked tied for 39th among U.S. universities in 2019.<ref name="Graphics"/>
Case Western Reserve University's [[biochemistry]] program is jointly administered with the [[Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine|CWRU School of Medicine]], and was ranked 14th nationally in the latest rankings by [[Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=BRIMR Rankings of NIH Funding in 2022 {{!}} BRIMR |url=https://brimr.org/brimr-rankings-of-nih-funding-in-2022/ |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=brimr.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
Case Western Reserve is noted (among other fields) for research in [[electrochemistry]] and [[electrochemical engineering]]. The [[Michelson–Morley experiment|Michelson–Morley interferometer experiment]] was conducted in 1887 in the basement of a campus dormitory by [[Albert A. Michelson]] of Case School of Applied Science and [[Edward W. Morley]] of Western Reserve University. Michelson became the first American to win a [[Nobel Prize]] in science.<ref>{{cite web|title=- Case faculty 1st American to get Science Nobel|url=http://www.huwu.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1907/michelson-bio.html|access-date=November 16, 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
Also in 2018,
In 2014, ''Washington Monthly'' ranked Case Western Reserve University as the 9th best National University,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/25/best-national-universities-washington-monthly_n_5705937.html|title=The 14 Best National Universities According To Washington Monthly|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=August 3, 2015|date=August 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826134228/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/25/best-national-universities-washington-monthly_n_5705937.html|archive-date=August 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober_2014/features/introduction_a_different_kind_1051749.php |title=Introduction: A Different Kind of College Ranking |work=The Washington Monthly |access-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907235909/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober_2014/features/introduction_a_different_kind_1051749.php |archive-date=September 7, 2015 }}</ref> but in the 2018 rankings, Case Western Reserve was ranked the 118th best National University.<ref name=wm>{{cite web |title=2018 National University Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018college-guide/national |website=washingtonmonthly.com |date=May 11, 2019 |publisher=Washington Monthly |access-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604060903/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018college-guide/national |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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The six most popular majors are [[Case Western Reserve University - Biomedical Engineering|Biomedical Engineering]], [[Biology]]/[[Biological Sciences]], [[Nursing]], [[Mechanical Engineering]], and [[Psychology]]. Since 2016, the top fields for graduating CWRU undergraduate students have been engineering, nursing, research and science, accounting and financial services, and information technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Outcomes and Data |url=https://case.edu/postgrad/about/outcomes-and-data |website=Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education |publisher=CWRU |access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref>
▲The class of 2023 had 82 percent of students from outside the state of Ohio and 16 percent from outside the United States. 70 percent graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class. The mid-50% for SAT scores (25%–75%) were between 1360 and 1480. The mid-50% for ACT scores was 30 to 34 (superscored).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://case.edu/ir/sites/case.edu.ir/files/2019-11/2019%20First-Year%20Profile.pdf|title=First-Year Student Profile 2019|website=Undergraduate Admission|access-date=January 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201171320/https://case.edu/ir/sites/case.edu.ir/files/2019-11/2019%20First-Year%20Profile.pdf|archive-date=December 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Schools and programs===
[[File:PBL entrance.jpg|thumb|The [[Peter B. Lewis]] Building houses the [[Weatherhead School of Management]], designed by [[Frank Gehry]].]]
The university in its present form consists of eight schools that offer more than 100 undergraduate programs and about 160 graduate and professional options.<ref name="Schools&Programs">{{cite web |title=Schools + Programs – Degree Programs – Case Western Reserve University |url=http://case.edu/schools/index.html |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Case.edu}}</ref>
* [[College of Arts and Sciences (Case Western Reserve University)|College of Arts and Sciences]] (1826)
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Case Western Reserve was one of the founding members of OneCleveland, formed in October 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/18/wirelessairport |title=Case Western Reserve, OneCommunity Bring Free Wireless to Hopkins Airport: News Center: Marketing and Communications: Case Western Reserve University |publisher=Blog.case.edu |date=2009-12-18 |access-date=2010-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112031216/http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/12/18/wirelessairport |archive-date=January 12, 2010 }}</ref> OneCleveland is an "ultra broadband" (gigabit speed) fiber optic network. This network is for the use of organizations in education, research, government, healthcare, arts, culture, and the nonprofit sector in Greater Cleveland.
Case Western Reserve's Virtual Worlds gaming computer lab opened in 2005. The lab has a large network of [[Alienware]] PCs equipped with game development software such as the [[Torque Game Engine]] and [[Maya (software)|Maya]] 3D modeling software. Additionally, it contains a number of specialized advanced computing rooms including a medical simulation room, a [[MIDI]] instrument music room, a 3D projection "immersion room
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[[File:Bush6NobelLaureates.jpg|thumb| Case Western's 2003 Nobel Prize winners – [[Paul C. Lauterbur]] and [[Peter Agre]] (1st and 2nd from right) with President [[George Walker Bush]]]]
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|+ '''17 Nobel laureates associated with Case Western Reserve University'''<ref name="CaseNobel">{{cite web |date=2010-03-17 |title=Nobel Prize winners |url=http://www.case.edu/corporate/nobellaureates.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613134925/http://www.case.edu/corporate/nobellaureates.html |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |access-date=2010-03-17 |publisher=CWRU}}</ref>
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