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Central Washington University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Ellensburg, WA
Population 55,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,081
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 56%
Hispanic 23%
Mixed 8%
Asian 5%
Black 5%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 19%
Education 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Arts 7%
Professional 6%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,417
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,526
Est. In-State Cost $12,182
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,608
10-Year ROI $192,000
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (59th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #401
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #418
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #436

Honors College

Name William O. Douglas Honors College
Students 400 (5%)

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Central Washington University 2,235 43% / 57% 3% $58,011
Applied Mathematics 4 50% / 50% 0%
Computer Science 76 84% / 16% 16% $97,978
Data Science 2 50% / 50% 0%
Information Technology 129 +1 71% / 29% 7% $67,687
Mathematics 3 67% / 33% 0% $75,606
Physics 16 +3 81% / 19% 6% $51,872
Biology 67 +2 30% / 70% 1% $46,972
Chemistry 15 +3 53% / 47% 13% $55,072
Culinary Arts and Related Services 9 +1 89% / 11% 0%
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 11 64% / 36% 0% $98,850
Environmental Studies 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $41,261
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 43 42% / 58% 2% $50,827
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,127
Geosciences 11 73% / 27% 0% $51,127
Nutrition Sciences 17 18% / 82% 0% $49,803
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 27 +1 74% / 26% 4% $85,158
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 28 68% / 32% 0% $57,724
Public Health 26 23% / 77% 4% $50,903
Public Health Education and Promotion
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 3 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Accounting 68 +4 43% / 57% 7% $78,020
Actuarial Science 7 100% / 0% 0%
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 10 40% / 60% 0% $43,930
Business Management and Administration 269 +7 51% / 49% 7% $60,483
Economics 14 +4 86% / 14% 7% $66,635
Entrepreneurship 4 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Financial Planning and Services 2 +2 100% / 0% 0%
Hospitality Management 21 10% / 90% 14%
Logistics 3 33% / 67% 0% $60,483
Risk Management and Insurance 9 67% / 33% 0%
Special Products Marketing Operations 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sports Management 26 62% / 38% 0% $50,827
Anthropology 25 +5 32% / 68% 0% $33,691
Behavioral Sciences 4 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 21 38% / 62% 5% $48,777
Creative Writing 42 +2 31% / 69% 0%
Criminal Justice 126 +3 39% / 61% 1% $56,604
English 15 13% / 87% 0% $39,245
Family Systems 14 7% / 93% 0%
Family and Consumer Sciences 2 0% / 100% 0%
French 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,151
Geography 9 +2 89% / 11% 0% $47,673
History 21 +1 76% / 24% 0%
Human Services 48 8% / 92% 0% $39,683
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $38,694
Japanese 5 +2 20% / 80% 0%
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Philosophy and Religious Studies 6 +2 67% / 33% 0%
Political Science 17 +1 53% / 47% 6% $56,321
Psychology 246 +14 18% / 82% 1% $46,138
Public Policy 5 +1 40% / 60% 0%
Public Relations/Image Management 12 42% / 58% 0% $50,807
Russian 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Social Sciences 44 27% / 73% 2% $55,512
Sociology 58 +8 19% / 81% 0% $52,332
Spanish 15 +1 20% / 80% 7% $52,151
Women's Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education 9 0% / 100% 0% $56,978
Education 9 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 161 7% / 93% 0% $56,978
English Education 17 35% / 65% 0% $57,724
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 8 12% / 88% 0% $57,724
General Education 7 29% / 71% 14%
History Teacher Education 25 60% / 40% 0% $57,724
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 +11 60% / 40% 0% $57,724
Sales and Marketing Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 4 +4 25% / 75% 0% $57,724
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 20 +6 35% / 65% 0% $56,978
Special Education 7 0% / 100% 0% $58,927
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $57,724
Acting 1 100% / 0% 0% $30,226
Art Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,724
Art History 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $33,868
Dance 4 0% / 100% 0%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 10 60% / 40% 0%
Fashion Merchandising
Film Studies 26 73% / 27% 4% $38,169
Fine Arts 11 +1 64% / 36% 18% $33,868
Fine/Studio Arts 34 24% / 76% 3% $33,868
Graphic Design
Keyboard Instruments
Music 26 +2 46% / 54% 0% $32,807
Music Education 15 +6 40% / 60% 0% $57,724
Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $32,807
Musical Theatre 5 60% / 40% 0% $30,226
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 3 33% / 67% 0% $30,226
Theater 7 43% / 57% 0% $30,226
Voice and Opera
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 40 95% / 5% 0% $79,680
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 27 +4 89% / 11% 7% $79,680
Construction Management 25 80% / 20% 0% $94,982
Electrical Engineering Technology 11 91% / 9% 0% $102,096
Energy Systems Technology/Technician 3 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Industrial Technology/Technician 9 100% / 0% 11%
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 24 +1 100% / 0% 8% $76,469