Were you just waitlisted at Case Western Reserve University? Are you now freaking out just a little bit? Well, don’t! We’re here to demystify the waitlist and help you navigate it with finesse!

First, let’s look at Case Western’s admissions rate for the past 20 years. We gathered the numbers below from Case Western’s self-reporting to The Common Data Set.

Case Western University Waitlist Acceptance Rate (Classes of 2028 – 2008)

Case Western Reserve University Class Year	Number of Students Waitlisted to Case Western	Number of Students Who Chose to Join Case Western Waitlist	Number of Students Accepted Off Case Western Waitlist	Case Western Waitlist Acceptance Rate
Case Western Class of 2029	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Case Western Class of 2028	11,841	7,940	1,141	14.40%
Case Western Class of 2027	11,620	6,056	436	7.20%
Case Western Class of 2026	11,494	4,992	364	7.30%
Case Western Class of 2025	9,760	4,921	1,076	21.90%
Case Western Class of 2024	10,375	5,661	209	3.70%
Case Western Class of 2023	9,908	Not Reported	0	0%
Case Western Class of 2022	7,178	4,252	586	13.80%
Case Western Class of 2021	9,293	4,732	333	7%
Case Western Class of 2020	9,446	5,119	518	10%
Case Western Class of 2019	8,493	4,670	792	17%
Case Western Class of 2018	6,651	3,004	480	16%
Case Western Class of 2017	3,480	1,737	39	2.20%
Case Western Class of 2016	2,233	929	419	45%
Case Western Class of 2015	925	307	2	0.65%
Case Western Class of 2014	623	188	20	10.64%
Case Western Class of 2013	761	254	77	30%
Case Western Class of 2012	284	101	0	0%
Case Western Class of 2011	956	Not Reported	186	N/A
Case Western Class of 2010	705	Not Reported	45	N/A
Case Western Class of 2009	585	506	151	29.80%
Case Western Class of 2008	243	Not Reported	117	N/A

How Hard Is It to Get Off of Case Western’s Waitlist?

Ok, so you’ve seen all the numbers. Let’s break them down together. Over the past 20 years, Case Western’s waitlist acceptance rate has hovered around 13.14%. 

What’s up with the variation in the numbers, though? In some years, the waitlist acceptance rate has been 0% and in other years it’s been as high as 45%.

The biggest determinant of how far an admissions committee will reach down its waitlist is the school’s yield — admissions jargon for the percentage of accepted students who ultimately choose to enroll. The higher the yield, the fewer students selected off the waitlist. 

At Ivy Coach, we tell our students that in the admissions process, as in life, there’s that which falls within your realm of control and outside of it. A school’s yield? Totally outside your realm. But how do you navigate Case Western after being placed on their waitlist? That is well within your realm.

Your Chances of Admission to Case Western After Being Waitlisted with Ivy Coach’s Help 

Over the last 30 years, around 40% of students who work with Ivy Coach after being waitlisted by an elite university earn admission. Compare that to only 10% of all waitlisted students. 

This isn’t because we’re magicians! It’s because we’re something much better than that: experts. Our team of former elite college admissions officers has developed a tried and true method of helping students get off a university’s waitlist and onto its campus. Here at Ivy Coach, we like to call that method the two-step: 

1. Complete Ivy Coach’s PostMortem application review. We need to see what the student did successfully and what they did wrong in their Case Western application. The narrative we help craft can’t have fallen from the sky. Rather, it needs to be consistent with the story conveyed in the Case Western application — just told in a more cohesive, powerful way this time around. 
2. Submit a compelling Letter of Continued Interest. Most students know they must submit a letter after being waitlisted to ultimately receive admission. And most know they should do so quickly. But most students send the wrong kind of letter. Ivy Coach’s letters to Case Western contain no brags or updates. It’s a big reason why they’re so successful. We inspire admissions officers at Case Western to go to bat for our students! 

Ivy Coach Can Help With Case Western’s Waitlist

If you’re interested in optimizing your case for admission off of Case Western’s waitlist to the Class of 2029, complete Ivy Coach’s complimentary consultation form and indicate that Case Western has waitlisted you. We will then be in touch with an outline of our services.