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Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The location of CWU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

8,373 Full-Time Undergraduates
$6,816 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Central Washington University?

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Contact details for CWU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-963-1111
Website: www.cwu.edu

Can I Afford CWU?

$6,816 In-State Tuition
42% Take Out Loans
1.8% Loan Default Rate
For the <nil> academic year, part-time CWU students paid $227 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $796 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $6,816 $23,881
Fees $2,029 $2,029
Books and Supplies $900 $900
On Campus Room and Board $13,645 $13,645
On Campus Other Expenses $2,922 $2,922

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CWU, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,469 a year. That adds up to $21,876 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CWU is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Central Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,373 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,566 undergraduate students at CWU, with 8,373 being full-time and 1,193 being part-time.

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There are also 610 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,373 full-time undergraduates at CWU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Washington University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 393
Black or African American 386
Hispanic or Latino 1,571
White 4,439
International Students 233
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,351

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Central Washington University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at CWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Central Washington University

2,921 Took All Classes Online
7,332 Took At Least One Class Online
52.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 99 bachelor’s degree and 57 master’s degree programs available online at CWU. In 2020-2021, 7,332 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CWU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of CWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central Washington University was 52.9%. This is the #479 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CWU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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