CAAHEP Accredited
29 seats
Case Western Reserve University — Cleveland
Anesthesiologist assistant (CAA) program in Cleveland, Ohio · CAA practice status in Ohio →
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Program Overview & Admissions
- Degree & Length
- Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA)
- 24 months duration
- Cohort Seats
- 29 seats
- Cleveland annual outcomes report: 29 initially enrolled in the cohort graduating 2025 (entered May 2023); per-campus targets not otherwise published — program-wide FAQ states ~120 matriculants/year across four locations
- Starts & Deadline
- Starts: May
- CASAA: Dec 1, 2026
- Estimated Tuition
- $154,920
- Total two-year program tuition published by the program (6 semesters x $25,820; $77,460/year), excludes fees; uniform across all four campuses (2026-27)
Testing Requirement: GRE or MCAT required (within 3 years, weighted equally): recommended GRE at or above 60th percentile Verbal/Quant with 4.0+ Analytical Writing, or MCAT 500+; Casper situational-judgment test also required.
Shadowing: 16 hours recommended. Strongly recommended rather than required, ideally with a CAA in the operating room; the program's shadowing form is uploaded to CASAA source ↗
Admissions Statistics
Compare All Programs →Typical cycle, all CWRU locations
| Selectivity (as stated by program) | 8:1 program states: for every eight applicants, two receive an interview and one is accepted |
Source: CWRU MSA Program — Admissions FAQ · verified Aug 17, 2026
2025–26 matriculants, all CWRU locations
| Average GPA (cumulative) | 3.73 middle 80%: 3.42–3.95 |
| Average GPA (science) | 3.75 prerequisite GPA; middle 80%: 3.47–3.75 |
| Average MCAT | 506 middle 80%: 501–511 |
| Average GRE | Verbal 159 · Quant 161 · Writing 4.3 section averages; middle 80%: verbal 154–165, quant 156–165, writing 4.0–5.0 |
Source: CWRU MSA Program — Admissions Requirements (matriculant statistics) · verified Aug 17, 2026
Earlier FAQ (archived, mid-2024 to early 2025)
| Selectivity (as stated by program) | 4:1 then: for every four applicants, two interviewed, one accepted, with a goal of ~100 matriculants/year — the live FAQ now states 8:1 and ~120 |
Source: CWRU MSA Program — Admissions FAQ (archived July 2024) · verified Aug 17, 2026
Only figures the program or a cited public source has published appear here. A missing number means it isn't published — not that it's zero.
Prerequisite Coursework
Compare All Programs →- English (expository writing)
- General Biology I with lab
- General Biology II with lab
- General Chemistry I with lab
- General Chemistry II with lab
- Organic Chemistry I with lab
- Biochemistry
- Human Anatomy with lab
- Human Physiology
- Physics I with lab
- Physics II with lab
- Calculus I
- Statistics
Published Outcomes
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| NCCAA certifying exam first-attempt pass rate | 88.5% (23/26) | 2025 |
| NCCAA certifying exam cumulative pass rate | 100% (308 graduates, 0 ultimate failures) | 2011-2025 |
| Employment at commencement | 100% (99.35% overall since 2011) | 2014-2025 |
| Attrition (voluntary withdrawal, cumulative) | 7.62% (plus 1.17% separated) | 2011-2025 |
Program Notes
The original CWRU campus, housed at the Health Education Campus; the program dates to 1970, with CAAHEP accreditation since 1988. One CASAA application covers all four CWRU campuses. The 2026-27 cycle opened March 10 with an October 1 priority deadline and December 1 final deadline, and classes begin in late May. Program-wide, CWRU cites a ~$215,000 average starting salary and ~120 matriculants per year across locations. The seat count is the most recent entering-cohort enrollment from the outcomes report, not an official quota.