Case Western Reserve University is a leading independent research university located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was created in 1967 by the federation of Case Institute of Technology (founded in 1880) and Western Reserve University (founded in 1826). The university is approximately five miles (eight km) east of downtown Cleveland in University Circle, a 550-acre (2.2. sq km) area containing numerous educational, medical, and cultural institutions. As of 2001, the university had approximately 3,600 undergraduates and 5,900 graduate and professional students.
