Notable programs
MD Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (5-year integrated)
Five-year integrated MD programme run jointly with the Cleveland Clinic, admitting roughly 32 students per year, fully funded with research-thesis requirement. Every Lerner student is essentially a Cleveland Clinic-affiliated scholar from year one, with direct clinical immersion at the Cleveland Clinic. Structurally distinctive from any other US MD pathway.
BS Engineering (Case School of Engineering)
Top-50 globally engineering school with mandatory co-op programme — undergraduates complete ~7-8 months of paid industry rotations across two terms, integrated into the degree. ABET-accredited tracks across mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and computer engineering. Employers include NASA Glenn (Cleveland), Sherwin-Williams, Lubrizol, Eaton, Parker Hannifin. The 2024-25 expansion of AI initiatives extended the curriculum into AI-augmented engineering pedagogy.
BS Biomedical Engineering
Flagship undergraduate engineering programme leveraging direct Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals research-lab access. Students routinely co-author papers with senior clinical investigators by junior or senior year. ABET-accredited. Strong placement into top biomedical engineering PhD programmes, medical school, and Cleveland-corridor biomedical industry.
BBA Weatherhead School of Management
Hands-on case-and-project-driven undergraduate BBA with concentrations in finance, accounting, marketing, operations, and management. Strong placement into Cleveland industrial firms (Eaton, Lubrizol, Sherwin-Williams, Parker Hannifin) and regional banking (KeyBank, PNC, Huntington). Smaller and less brand-prestigious than Wharton or Stern but materially stronger Cleveland-corridor pipeline.
BSN Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Among the oldest and most respected nursing programmes in the US, founded 1923, consistently top-10 in graduate nursing rankings. Direct Cleveland Clinic clinical immersion from year one. Strong placement into Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and national magnet hospitals. The 2024 launch of MS Healthcare Innovation programme extended the franchise into health systems leadership.
MS Healthcare Innovation (launched 2024)
One-year graduate programme launched in 2024 to address growing demand for healthcare-systems leadership credentials, leveraging the Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals partnerships. Curriculum spans health-systems strategy, clinical operations, healthcare data analytics, and policy. Designed for both CWRU undergraduates extending into a 4+1 model and external healthcare professionals.