Quad

Head-to-head

Case Western Reserve
Emory

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Emory's yield is 25 pts higher than Case Western Reserve's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Emory is 3.5× more selective than Case Western Reserve

    Acceptance rate
  3. 3

    Case Western Reserve's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at Emory

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Case Western Reserve costs about $8.1K less per year on average than Emory ($49,176 vs. $57,300, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Case Western Reserve grads earn $7.9K more ten years out than Emory's ($87,989 vs. $80,137)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Emory graduates 6 pts more of its students than Case Western Reserve (92% vs. 86%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Emory admits 10%, Case Western Reserve 37%; Emory's yield is higher, at 37%.

Acceptance rate
Case Western Reserve37%
Emory10%
Quad's selectivity
  • Case Western ReserveVery selective
  • EmoryHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
Case Western Reserve
1430–1540
Emory
1480–1540
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Case Western ReserveGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • EmoryRigor, GPA, and tests very important77%

Who's on each campus

Emory is a bit larger than Case Western Reserve (7,298 vs. 6,437 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 18%.

Undergrads
Case Western Reserve6.4K
Emory7.3K
Pell Grant share
Case Western Reserve18%
Emory18%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at Case Western Reserve, and Management Science at Emory; Case Western Reserve has 9 students per faculty member to Emory's 10.

Students per faculty member
Case Western Reserve9 to 1
Emory10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Case Western ReserveComputer Science12%
  • EmoryManagement Science23%

What each costs

Case Western Reserve costs about $8.1K less a year than Emory on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Case Western Reserve$49.2K
Emory$57.3K
Aid generosity
Case Western Reserve43%
Emory31%

What each pays off

Case Western Reserve's former students earn more, a median $88K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Case Western Reserve$88K
Emory$80.1K
Graduation rate
Case Western Reserve86%
Emory92%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Emory got more selective while Case Western Reserve held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Case Western ReserveGrowing+71%
  • EmoryGrowing+88%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Emory University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Emory University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Emory University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why