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 // 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
2021 Median Admit SAT: 1,045


2021 Median Admit ACT: 21


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%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $25,200
In-State tuition: $8,685
Out-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: $80,469
Full 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)