Eastern Washington University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (59%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,726
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 93%
From Region 1%
Athletes 318 (5.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 20%
Mixed 7%
Black 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 2%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 606 33% 63% 2% 5% 17% 0% $53,388 2 -0.41 45 91% 6.3%
Economics 21 — 62% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $69,818 8 -1.06 77 91% 6.4% — — —
English 22 — 32% 73% 0% 0% 14% 0% $42,042 6 -1.26 16 74% — — — —
History 14 — 57% 71% 7% 0% 7% 0% $50,561 25 -0.62 38 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 60 — 42% 73% 2% 10% 2% 0% $57,613 62 +0.03 56 87% 6.3% — — —
Philosophy 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,144 18 -0.85 36 — — — — —
Professional and Creative Writing 5 — 60% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $45,660 16 -0.82 24 91% — — — —
Spanish 8 — 38% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $55,022 40 -0.27 49 100% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,993 16 -0.89 33 — — — — —
Anthropology 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $40,261 1 -1.51 13 100% — — — —
Child Development 23 — 13% 52% 4% 0% 26% 0% $55,421 21 -0.65 50 88% — — — —
Communication Studies 89 — 36% 58% 2% 7% 16% 0% $53,891 22 -0.75 46 85% — — — —
Government 18 — 61% 72% 0% 6% 17% 0% $47,466 1 -1.82 29 95% — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $43,345 2 -1.23 19 85% — — — —
International Affairs 6 — 83% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $41,406 0 -1.63 15 100% — — — —
Journalism 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,445 11 -1.10 43 — — — — —
Mental Health 60 — 13% 73% 2% 5% 15% 0% $71,994 98 +2.57 80 91% — — — —
Psychology 107 — 30% 56% 3% 6% 20% 0% $52,202 35 -0.43 42 94% — — — —
Sociology 15 — 13% 40% 13% 0% 33% 0% $62,341 78 +0.49 66 92% — — — —
Art 10 — 0% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $40,993 24 -0.62 14 100% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,993 16 -0.84 14 100% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications — — — — — — — — $40,571 3 -1.52 13 — — — — —
Film 18 — 56% 56% 6% 0% 22% 0% $25,469 0 -3.44 2 95% — — — —
Music 9 — 22% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $38,915 12 -0.84 11 — — — — —
Music Industry 8 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $39,702 13 -0.76 12 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $38,063 11 -0.93 10 — — — — —
Photography — — — — — — — — $25,469 0 -2.04 2 95% — — — —
Theatre 13 — 23% 69% 8% 0% 15% 0% $36,307 12 -0.91 7 — — — — —
Urban and Regional Planning 7 — 57% 57% 0% 29% 0% 0% $58,733 12 -1.07 59 — — — — —
Visual Art 13 — 0% 69% 0% 0% 15% 0% $40,993 24 -0.62 14 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 60 — 30% 57% 2% 5% 22% 0% $54,576 21 -0.73 48 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 274 55% 66% 3% 1% 16% 1% $65,803 31 -1.03 72 96%
Accounting 64 — 61% 80% 3% 2% 8% 0% $71,254 15 -1.02 79 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 7 — 43% 29% 14% 0% 57% 0% $67,565 4 -1.42 74 — — — — —
Finance 54 — 74% 67% 2% 2% 15% 0% $67,077 3 -1.11 74 95% — — — —
Human Resource Management 16 — 25% 50% 0% 6% 19% 6% $54,896 3 -1.52 49 — — — — —
International Business 6 — 50% 50% 17% 0% 0% 17% $65,324 11 -0.81 71 — — — — —
Logistics and Supply Chain Management — — — — — — — — $64,337 2 -1.61 69 96% — — — —
Management 70 — 49% 61% 1% 0% 24% 0% $64,337 22 -0.69 69 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $68,042 4 -1.40 75 100% — — — —
Marketing 50 — 46% 66% 4% 0% 14% 0% $62,504 9 -1.17 66 97% — — — —
Operations and Supply Chain Management 7 — 86% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $67,967 4 -1.40 75 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Science and Public Health 197 21% 58% 3% 3% 25% 1% $66,339 33 -0.32 73 96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 11 — 0% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $53,285 10 -1.14 45 88% — — — —
Dental Hygiene 37 — 8% 49% 0% 8% 35% 0% $78,627 82 +0.84 86 99% — — — —
Exercise Science 63 — 43% 68% 0% 0% 19% 2% $56,039 27 -0.67 52 98% — — — —
Nursing 40 — 12% 57% 8% 0% 25% 2% $88,400 40 -0.38 92 — — — — —
Public Health — — — — — — — — $59,214 31 -0.55 60 — — — — —
Health Informatics 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $55,013 17 -0.58 49 96% — — — —
Health Services Administration 16 — 6% 50% 0% 12% 19% 0% $59,346 39 -0.36 60 91% — — — —
Addiction Studies 11 — 36% 64% 0% 0% 27% 0% $48,821 20 -0.53 33 88% — — — —
Community Health Education 18 — 11% 44% 6% 0% 39% 0% $53,638 27 -0.70 46 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Professional Programs 275 23% 62% 1% 3% 27% 0% $57,198 4 +0.31 55 93% 8.0%
Health Education 12 — 42% 58% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,777 23 -0.68 56 92% — — — —
Recreation and Leisure Services 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $56,495 32 -0.37 53 96% — — — —
Recreation and Tourism Management 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,345 23 -0.56 48 — — — — —
Children's Studies 23 — 13% 52% 4% 4% 26% 0% $51,415 35 -0.22 40 92% 8.0% — — —
Social Work 53 — 19% 47% 4% 8% 32% 0% $57,302 75 +0.48 55 97% — — — —
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,964 80 +0.77 63 — — — — —
Biology Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,777 65 +0.00 56 92% — — — —
Business Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,777 47 -0.29 56 92% — — — —
Chemistry Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,777 65 +0.00 56 92% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 17 — 12% 59% 0% 6% 24% 0% $54,911 76 +0.39 49 92% — — — —
Education 18 — 28% 78% 0% 6% 11% 0% $70,929 96 +1.86 79 94% — — — —
Educational Foundations 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,083 85 +0.82 65 — — — — —
Elementary Education 28 — 14% 64% 0% 0% 32% 0% $54,911 76 +0.39 49 92% — — — —
English Education 12 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $57,777 70 +0.33 56 92% — — — —
Mathematics Education 24 — 25% 75% 4% 4% 12% 0% $57,777 65 +0.00 56 92% — — — —
Reading Education 15 — 0% 47% 0% 0% 47% 0% $57,777 70 +0.32 56 92% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,777 65 +0.00 56 92% — — — —
Social Studies Education 20 — 65% 80% 0% 0% 15% 0% $57,777 73 +0.37 56 92% — — — —
Spanish Education 6 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 83% 0% $57,777 70 +0.33 56 92% — — — —
Special Education 13 — 8% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $50,756 23 -0.78 38 94% — — — —
TESOL 7 — 29% 43% 0% 0% 43% 0% $57,787 70 +0.33 57 — — — — —
Art Education 8 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 38% 0% $57,777 92 +1.17 56 92% — — — —
Music Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,777 94 +1.19 56 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 349 63% 67% 2% 1% 15% 1% $72,303 51 -0.74 80 97%
Electrical Engineering 21 — 90% 71% 0% 0% 5% 0% $89,082 1 -1.32 92 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 28 — 86% 61% 0% 4% 25% 0% $83,695 1 -1.95 89 96% — — — —
Computer Science 57 — 89% 53% 5% 2% 12% 2% $99,878 23 -0.73 96 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity 8 — 88% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $74,937 15 -0.99 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $64,094 17 -0.72 69 94% — — — —
Geology 27 — 48% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,723 54 -0.03 70 100% — — — —
Mathematics 8 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,896 20 -0.73 72 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,179 11 -1.11 75 — — — — —
Statistics 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,753 4 -1.14 80 — — — — —
Biology 82 — 33% 67% 2% 0% 18% 0% $59,873 19 -0.76 61 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 14 — 50% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $48,459 9 -1.28 32 100% — — — —
Visual Communication Design 44 — 43% 59% 2% 2% 14% 2% $40,952 24 -0.63 14 97% — — — —
Applied Technology 29 — 93% 52% 0% 0% 41% 0% $98,062 89 +0.78 96 100% — — — —
Land Use Planning and Management/Development 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,056 4 -1.99 85 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 11 — 100% 64% 0% 0% 18% 9% $76,694 11 -1.00 84 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,020
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,617
Est. In-State Cost $11,668
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,725
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.5% 417 27% 59% 3% 5% 21% 0% $55,823 39 -0.03 52 91% 8.0%
Business & Economics 18.9% 321 53% 65% 3% 2% 17% 1% $65,423 13 -0.98 71 95% 6.4%
Education 10.9% 186 22% 65% 1% 2% 26% 0% $57,552 74 +0.28 56 92% —
Health Sciences 9.6% 163 25% 60% 2% 2% 25% 1% $69,050 17 -0.29 76 97% —
Arts 7.9% 134 37% 62% 2% 2% 16% 1% $40,402 8 -0.95 13 97% —
Humanities 6.8% 115 43% 71% 2% 7% 9% 0% $52,666 35 -0.40 43 86% 6.3%
Professional 6.1% 103 55% 56% 1% 3% 26% 1% $69,866 55 -0.37 77 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 82 33% 67% 2% 0% 18% 0% $59,873 17 -0.76 61 95% —
Computer Science 3.8% 65 89% 54% 5% 2% 12% 2% $96,808 25 -0.77 95 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 52 54% 92% 0% 0% 2% 0% $65,688 14 -0.42 72 98% —
Engineering 2.9% 49 88% 65% 0% 2% 16% 0% $86,004 1 -1.68 90 98% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 14 50% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $48,459 7 -1.28 32 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.4M #290 24% $0.1M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.8M #386 87% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.3M #323 96% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #209 83% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.2M #356 97% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #451 0% $0 1 #419 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #545 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.0M #446 58% $0.1M 1 #557 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 132 $6.6M $6.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 83 $751K $751K $0
Basketball 16 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Tennis 7 $302K $302K $0
Total 191 $9.9M $9.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 116 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 32 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 17 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 16 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Tennis 8 $481K $481K $0
Golf 7 $410K $410K $0
Total 127 $6.1M $6.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 199 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Football 132 $6.6M $6.6M $0
Basketball 32 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Soccer 32 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 17 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Tennis 15 $783K $783K $0
Golf 7 $410K $410K $0
Total 318 $22.0M $21.8M $183K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind