Case Western Reserve University — Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia · CAA practice status in District of Columbia
- Degree
- Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA)
- Length
- 24 months
- Cohort seats
- 31
- Basis: DC annual outcomes report: 31 initially enrolled in each of the cohorts graduating 2024 and 2025 (entered 2022/2023); no official published quota
- Starts
- May
- CASAA deadline (2026–27)
- 2026-12-01
- Admissions tests
- 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.
- 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)
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Prerequisite coursework
- 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 | 86.2% (25/29) | 2025 |
| NCCAA certifying exam first-attempt pass rate (cumulative) | 93.58% (98.49% cumulative including retakes) | 2014-2025 |
| Employment | 98.87% (262/265 graduates) | 2014-2025 |
| Attrition (voluntary withdrawal, cumulative) | 7.59% | 2014-2025 |
Notes
Founded 2012 (CAAHEP continuing accreditation 2012-05-18); separate campus designation within the single CWRU CASAA application. Largest recent CWRU entering cohorts (31). Curriculum, tuition, prerequisites, test policy, May start, and Dec 1, 2026 deadline are shared program-wide; outcomes are campus-specific. First graduating class 2014; 265 graduates through 2025.