Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

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Tuition & Fees

$13,224

$30,803

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

Not Reported

Not Reported

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undergraduateRatios

47%

male

53%

female

14

students

1

faculty

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Not Selective

93%

acceptance rate

Accepted 5,992
Declined 417
Total Received 6,409
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Public

8,743

undergraduate students

514

graduate students

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School Facts

Founded in 1891, Central Washington University is a public, comprehensive university that offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including degrees in business, education, and the arts. It is located on a 350-acre campus in Ellensburg, Washington—110 miles from Seattle.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 9,257
Established in 1891
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

350-acre campus in Ellensburg (population: 20,326), 110 miles from Seattle; branch campuses in Lakewood, Lynnwood, Moses Lake, Seattle-Tacoma, Wenatchee, and Yakima. Served by bus; major airport serves Seattle; smaller airport and train serve Yakima (38 miles).

  • Campus Setting: Small town

Central Washington University
400 East University Way
Ellensburg, WA
98926-7512

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
31%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
89%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

Not Reported

Not Reported

Admissions Facts

Application fee $60
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Recommended
Application deadline (priority deadline) March 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Not Selective

93%

acceptance rate

Accepted 5,992
Declined 417
Total Received 6,409

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Secondary School Record

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Secondary School Rank
Recommendations

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Reading
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

100%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

83%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$8,562

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $9,192
Housing $8,393
Food $8,359
Additional fees $4,032
Books & supplies $900
Total $30,876
Average Financial Aid - $8,562
Total with Avg. Aid $22,314

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 509 963-1611
F: 509 963-1788
financialaid@cwu.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Football yes
Other sports yes yes
Soccer yes
Softball yes
Volleyball yes

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Acting yes
Actuarial Science yes
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General yes
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew yes
Anthropology, General yes
Anthropology, Other yes yes
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management yes
Applied Behavior Analysis yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes
Art Teacher Education yes
Art/Art Studies, General yes yes
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations yes
Behavioral Sciences yes yes
Biochemistry yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes
Biology Teacher Education yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other yes yes
Business Analytics yes
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education yes
Business/Managerial Economics yes
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology yes
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics yes yes
Chemistry Teacher Education yes
Chemistry, General yes yes
Child Development yes
Chinese Language and Literature yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling yes
Community Health and Preventive Medicine yes
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Computer Science yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance yes yes
Conducting yes
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Construction Management, General yes
Corrections yes
Counseling Psychology yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes
Creative Writing yes yes
Criminal Justice/Police Science yes
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies yes yes
Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other yes
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis yes
Dance, General yes
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration yes
Data Science, General yes
Dietetics/Dietitian yes
Directing and Theatrical Production yes
Drama and Dance Teacher Education yes yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes
Drawing yes
Earth Science Teacher Education yes
Ecology yes
Economics, General yes
Economics, Other yes
Education, General yes yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes yes
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies yes
Environmental Biology yes
Environmental Chemistry yes
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes yes
Experimental Psychology yes
Family Systems yes yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education yes yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General yes yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other yes
Fashion Merchandising yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes
Finance, General yes
Financial Planning and Services yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General yes yes
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General yes
French Language Teacher Education yes
French Language and Literature yes
General Literature yes
General Studies yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography yes
Geography yes
Geography, Other yes
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes
German Language Teacher Education yes
German Language and Literature yes
Gerontology yes
Graphic Design yes
Health Teacher Education yes
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes
History Teacher Education yes
History, General yes yes
Hospitality Administration/Management, General yes
Human Nutrition yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician yes
Industrial Technology/Technician yes
Industrial and Organizational Psychology yes
Information Technology yes yes
Information Technology Project Management yes
Insurance yes
Japanese Language and Literature yes
Jewelry Arts yes yes
Keyboard Instruments yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management yes
Management Information Systems, General yes
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes yes
Mathematics, General yes
Mechanical Engineering yes
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician yes
Meeting and Event Planning yes
Microbiology, General yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes
Museology/Museum Studies yes
Music Management yes
Music Pedagogy yes
Music Performance, General yes yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes
Music Theory and Composition yes yes
Music, General yes yes
Musical Theatre yes
Natural Sciences yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene yes
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician yes yes
Office Management and Supervision yes
Organizational Leadership yes
Painting yes yes
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General yes
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies yes
Percussion Instruments yes
Philosophy yes
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General yes
Photography yes yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching yes yes
Physics, General yes
Playwriting and Screenwriting yes
Political Science and Government, General yes
Pre-Dentistry Studies yes
Pre-Law Studies yes
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies yes
Pre-Nursing Studies yes
Pre-Pharmacy Studies yes
Psychology, General yes
Public Administration yes
Public Health Education and Promotion yes
Public Health, General yes yes
Public Health, Other yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Quality Control Technology/Technician yes
Reading Teacher Education yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes
Restaurant/Food Services Management yes
Retailing and Retail Operations yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist yes
School Psychology yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods yes
Sculpture yes yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation yes
Social Science Teacher Education yes
Social Sciences, General yes
Sociology, General yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes yes
Special Products Marketing Operations yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes yes
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General yes yes
Stringed Instruments yes
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Technical Teacher Education yes
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology yes
Tourism and Travel Services Management yes
Visual and Performing Arts, General yes
Voice and Opera yes
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design yes
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster yes
Writing, General yes

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Programs Offered

  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Self-designed majors

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Art
  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Education
  • Health Professions
  • Home Economics
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science
  • Social/Behavioral Science
  • Technologies
  • Vocational Arts
  • Other

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

9,257

total students

95%

in-state

5%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

94%

8,743
students

Female
53%
4,612

Male
47%
4,131

6%

514
students

Female
60%
310

Male
40%
204

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

87%

7,619
students

Female
52%
3,994

Male
48%
3,625

13%

1,124
students

Female
55%
618

Male
45%
506

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Student Break-down

2%
Nonresident aliens
5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
4%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
19%
Hispanic/Latino
54%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
8%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.00
High school transcript Not Required/Recommended
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of Some
Interview Required of Some
Standardized test scores Not Required/Recommended
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: rolling

Winter: rolling

Spring: rolling

Summer: rolling

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

135

quarter hours

Minimum transfers must complete

45

quarter hours

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