Central Washington University

  • Details

    • Name: Central Washington University
    • Location: Ellensburg, WA 98926
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 90.22%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 32.36% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 49.85% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 54.38% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    32.4%
    6 Year
    49.9%
    8 Year
    54.4%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $25,148 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $26,771 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $9,192 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $13,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $19,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,303 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $7,978 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $11,430 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $15,182 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $18,886 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $22,366 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $49,398 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $47,333 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $55,463 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $53,428 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $61,580 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $24,642 $13,115 $34,577
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,320
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,108
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $35,061 $32,475 $39,441
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree $28,080 No data $63,052
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,506
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Culinary Arts and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree $37,928 No data $68,024
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $37,486 No data $26,542
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,008
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Software and Media Applications Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,716
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,580
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $38,906 $39,830 $25,320
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,481
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Behavioral Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Data Analytics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $24,882 No data $26,585
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,240
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $27,809 No data $35,097
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $24,013 $17,816 $47,098
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $32,905 No data $44,714
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
American Sign Language Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Museology/Museum Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree $25,521 No data $29,276
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $25,318 $14,066 $30,225
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $27,818 $18,905 $39,307
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,440
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree $32,985 No data $26,633
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Construction Management Bachelor's Degree $36,367 $30,390 $73,538
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,843
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $33,562 $27,475 $28,926
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree $32,883 $21,618 $31,254
Gerontology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,782
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Health Bachelor's Degree $32,235 No data $31,199
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $28,697 $20,295 $44,355
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Insurance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,271
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree $18,061 No data $30,834
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,804
Human Services, General Bachelor's Degree $31,222 No data $35,873
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,677
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,000
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $36,039 $30,713 No data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,738
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,416
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,645
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,474
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $30,980 $21,572 $47,780
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data