Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 9,508
Graduate Enrollment: 610
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential
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full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 88.45%
Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)
First generation college students: 40.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 8.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 66.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 42.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 29.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 19.8% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 52.8%
Black: 4.7%
Hispanic: 18.4%
Asian: 4.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 1.0%
2+ races: 9.2%
Non-resident alien: 2.7%
Unknown race: 5.6%
Black: 4.7%
Hispanic: 18.4%
Asian: 4.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 1.0%
2+ races: 9.2%
Non-resident alien: 2.7%
Unknown race: 5.6%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $25,200
In-State tuition: $8,685Out-of-State tuition: $25,213
Estimated books and supplies: $900 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,938 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,922 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,741 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,922 (2022)
Average Family Income: $73,734 (2017)
Median Family Income: $42,459 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 32.7%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 37.9%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $207 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $11,804 |
| $30k-48k | $13,371 |
| $48k-75k | $17,824 |
| $75k-110k | $22,556 |
| $110k+ | $23,895 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 32%6-year graduation rate: 54%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.2% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $19,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,303 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $13,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $14,689 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 68.3% (2015) |
| @3 year | 72.5% (2017) |
| @5 year | 71.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 50.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 55.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $40,512 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $53,577 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 3 | $20,000 | $224 | $37,586 ($3,132) | $44,968 ($3,747) |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 11 | $49,111 ($4,093) | |||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources and Conservation, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 19 | $18,572 | $223 | $30,734 ($2,561) | $43,216 ($3,601) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 39 | $23,342 | $215 | $41,901 ($3,492) | $54,237 ($4,520) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 37 | $24,408 | $213 | $49,939 ($4,162) | $63,604 ($5,300) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 15 | $295 | $64,065 ($5,339) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 51 | $19,467 | $206 | $53,341 ($4,445) | $93,387 ($7,782) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 68 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Education, General. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 35 | $368 | $62,691 ($5,224) | $86,414 ($7,201) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Special Education and Teaching. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 23 | $57,325 ($4,777) | |||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 29 | $20,500 | $212 | $49,426 ($4,119) | $56,376 ($4,698) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 319 | $20,205 | $214 | $50,050 ($4,171) | $57,136 ($4,761) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 110 | $23,377 | $234 | $45,030 ($3,753) | $55,716 ($4,643) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 62 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 22 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering Technology, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 7 | $95,379 ($7,948) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 31 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | 25 | $25,833 | $269 | $70,272 ($5,856) | $85,825 ($7,152) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | $22,380 | $235 | $61,341 ($5,112) | $74,230 ($6,186) |
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 19 | $37,604 ($3,134) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 8 | $53,708 ($4,476) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 23 | $21,000 | $217 | $22,828 ($1,902) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 11 | $19,444 | $183 | $41,366 ($3,447) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 13 | $32,466 ($2,706) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 26 | $23,224 | $212 | $29,458 ($2,455) | |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 53 | $25,790 | $224 | $30,667 ($2,556) | $38,098 ($3,175) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 42 | $20,500 | $212 | $24,872 ($2,073) | $35,462 ($2,955) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Behavioral Sciences. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 25 | $23,333 | $243 | $25,672 ($2,139) | $46,499 ($3,875) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 23 | $17,848 | $138 | $25,422 ($2,119) | $39,310 ($3,276) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 31 | $272 | $51,210 ($4,268) | $56,601 ($4,717) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 14 | $24,607 | $209 | $35,007 ($2,917) | $49,468 ($4,122) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 17 | $33,317 ($2,776) | $50,446 ($4,204) | ||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 192 | $19,500 | $200 | $33,802 ($2,817) | $43,638 ($3,637) |
| Master's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 22 | $52,843 ($4,404) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 139 | $21,954 | $207 | $41,702 ($3,475) | $53,330 ($4,444) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Services, General. | 38 | $19,893 | $186 | $39,482 ($3,290) | $43,079 ($3,590) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 92 | $26,181 | $197 | $40,341 ($3,362) | $51,280 ($4,273) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 40 | $22,500 | $217 | $24,885 ($2,074) | $37,042 ($3,087) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 13 | $15,000 | $156 | $51,697 ($4,308) | $68,051 ($5,671) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 23 | $36,081 ($3,007) | $51,016 ($4,251) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 20 | $16,936 | $153 | $33,776 ($2,815) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 56 | $25,000 | $233 | $33,203 ($2,767) | $49,664 ($4,139) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Air Transportation. | 38 | $19,500 | $212 | $39,997 ($3,333) | $68,153 ($5,679) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 27 | $24,752 | $260 | $24,129 ($2,011) | $26,295 ($2,191) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 20 | $23,000 | $234 | $27,099 ($2,258) | $38,708 ($3,226) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 18 | $25,000 | $254 | $27,474 ($2,290) | $33,899 ($2,825) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 29 | $26,000 | $276 | $32,596 ($2,716) | $31,205 ($2,600) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 8 | $169 | $68,301 ($5,692) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 16 | $76,403 ($6,367) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 51 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Public Health. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 27 | $20,326 | $215 | $34,926 ($2,911) | $43,363 ($3,614) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 29 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 308 | $20,000 | $196 | $47,918 ($3,993) | $57,774 ($4,815) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 30 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 139 | $17,650 | $175 | $51,237 ($4,270) | $60,593 ($5,049) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 61 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 37 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 9 | $64,883 ($5,407) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 75 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Construction Management. | 37 | $26,999 | $256 | $77,537 ($6,461) | $89,725 ($7,477) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 25 | $25,250 | $236 | ||
| Master's Degree | History. | 5 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $80,469Full time faculty: 66%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 15.0
School's endowment start of year: $40,743,517 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $50,500,435 (2022)