Our faculty members cover a wide range of mathematical fields. Click here to see the department’s research areas and the faculty members involved.

The Department does not offer spring admission for PhD nor Master’s applicants. BS/MS applicants can be admitted during the spring.

The number of students admitted each year fluctuates depending upon several factors. These factors include but are not limited to: the amount of office space available and the departmental budget.

Case Western Reserve University is an equal opportunity organization, as such all students regardless of race, gender or religion are given the same opportunity.

General guidelines for the BS/MS program in mathematics are here.

Applied, or interdisciplinary, mathematics, concerns the development and implementation of mathematics and mathematical methods in other subjects, ranging from physics, engineering and computer technology through biology and medicine to economics and business.

The department invites a select group of top PhD applicants for a recruitment day that includes a campus tour.

No, you do not need a master’s degree to apply to the PhD program in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics.

You may apply by clicking here.  The application fee is $50.00 and is nonrefundable.

There is a limited number of fee waivers granted each year on a first-come first-served basis. Eligibility requirements to obtain a waiver code may vary year to year.

No, the fee is considered part of the application. Your application will be considered incomplete if the fee is not received. Your application will not be reviewed unless it is complete.

Online application fees must be paid by credit card. Paper based applications are no longer accepted. The fee may be paid only by credit card at this time.

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Use only the institution code 1105.

The university requires the TOEFL for all international applicants; for the Department of Mathematics the GRE General test is preferred, but only optional.

Yes. The TOEFL is required by the university. If an applicant holds an undergraduate, graduate, or other qualifying degree, the language test requirement will be waived if you have completed a bachelors or master’s degree from an institution where English is the primary language of instruction.

No. The university requires the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE-Academic tests; the TSE is not acceptable.

No. Copies of test are no longer accepted. Official scores are required at the time the application is submitted. If you are awaiting a test date you may submit an application, but it will be considered INCOMPLETE until official scores have been submitted.

No. Neither the university, nor the department requires taking the GRE Subject test.

Ideally the Department of Mathematics prefers the GRE General test for all applicants, however it is optional.

There is no minimum required GRE score because it is optional; however the score, if provided, will be used in admissions decisions. See language test score standards below:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) internet-based: 90
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) paper-based: 577
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 7.0
• Pearson Test of English (PTE-Academic): 61

You are required to identify all post-secondary educational institutions you have attended on your application form, and to submit a transcript from each.

Three letters of recommendation must be submitted from those individuals sufficiently familiar with you, and who can assess your academic preparation, abilities and accomplishments. Letters should be from your most recent instructors in your proposed field of study. If you have been out of school for several years, one letter may be from your employer, supervisor or other person familiar with your most recent activities.

Recommendation forms can be submitted online only for those students that applied online. There is no one Internet or email address.

When you fill out an online application, you will choose whether or not to have each recommendation submitted online.  If you choose “Yes” to the “recommend online” question on the online application, an email with a link and instructions on how to fill out the recommendation is sent directly to the individual’s email address (which you will provide).

If you do not fill out an online application or do not choose to have the recommendation forms submitted electronically, the other option is for the professor to send the recommendations directly to you in a sealed envelope with his/her signature across the seal to forward to the university or they may send it directly to the department in a sealed envelope with his/her signature across the seal.

You may insert your Statement during the online application process. If you are having problems or have already submitted your application, please email your Statement as a pdf to the Graduate Admissions Staff at mams-staff@case.edu.

You may submit official transcripts by mail to the School of Graduate Studies at the following mailing address:

Case Western Reserve University
School of Graduate Studies, Tomlinson 203
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH  44106-7027

Unofficial transcripts may now be uploaded to your online application.  If your university offers official electronic transcripts, you may have them sent to gradtranscripts@case.edu.  Unofficial transcripts are for review purposes only; if you are recommended for acceptance, you will be required to submit official transcripts before you will be admitted.

The colleges or universities should mail official transcripts directly to you to be submitted, unopened. (If that is against the institution’s policy, the transcripts can be mailed directly to the university.) If admitted while you are completing a degree, you must arrange to have the final transcript with the posted degree sent directly to the School of Graduate Studies. All transcripts, or academic records, must be official documents. If not issued directly by the university as original documents, they should be notarized full-sized photocopies.

The application review process, once begun, takes at least one month to complete. Most students will receive notification by April.

If you are accepted, the Office of Graduate Studies will first send an official formal acceptance letter via email. Following the official email, you will receive a departmental acceptance letter outlining the terms of your acceptance

For questions about your individual status please contact the department’s Graduate Admissions Staff at mams-staff@case.edu.