Central Washington University
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $9,192
In-State Cost of Attendance: $25,148
Out-of-State Tuition: $26,771
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $42,727
Student Debt
Median total debt: $13,000
Students with federal loans: 35.7%
Students with Pell grants: 31.1%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $43,326
After 5 years: $61,744
Majors(104 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(334 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(211 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(207 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(143 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(143 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(108 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(106 graduates)
- Marketing.(83 graduates)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(77 graduates)
- Biology, General.(62 graduates)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(57 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(56 graduates)
- Human Services, General.(52 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(51 graduates)
- Sociology.(51 graduates)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.(51 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(47 graduates)
- Computer Science.(45 graduates)
- Air Transportation.(44 graduates)
- Music.(41 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(38 graduates)
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.(36 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(36 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(35 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(35 graduates)
- Construction Management.(34 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(29 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(27 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(27 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(26 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(26 graduates)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(26 graduates)
- Anthropology.(25 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(25 graduates)
- History.(25 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(24 graduates)
- Public Health.(24 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(23 graduates)
- Apparel and Textiles.(21 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.(20 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(20 graduates)
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(17 graduates)
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.(17 graduates)
- Physics.(16 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(15 graduates)
- Chemistry.(15 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(14 graduates)
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General.(14 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(14 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(13 graduates)
- Economics.(13 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(13 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(13 graduates)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(12 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(12 graduates)
- Journalism.(11 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(11 graduates)
- Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(10 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(10 graduates)
- Behavioral Sciences.(9 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(8 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(7 graduates)
- Culinary Arts and Related Services.(7 graduates)
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(7 graduates)
- Computer Software and Media Applications.(6 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(6 graduates)
- Public Policy Analysis.(6 graduates)
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.(6 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(5 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(5 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(5 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(4 graduates)
- Education, General.(4 graduates)
- Mathematics.(3 graduates)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(3 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(1 graduates)
- Area Studies.
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
- Engineering Physics.
- Mechanical Engineering.
- Construction Engineering Technologies.
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.
- Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians.
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- American Sign Language.
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other.
- Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.
- Gerontology.
- Museology/Museum Studies.
- Natural Sciences.
- Nutrition Sciences.
- Data Analytics.
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.
- Philosophy.
- Religion/Religious Studies.
- Visual and Performing Arts, General.
- Dance.
- Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.
- Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.
- Insurance.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,081 students
Admission Rate: 90.2%
Retention Rate: 69.0%
Graduation Rate: 49.9%
Student Demographics
White (55.7%)
Hispanic (21.8%)
Black (5.0%)
Asian (4.1%)
Two or More (8.0%)
International (2.4%)
Gender Distribution
Men (47.0%)
Women (53.0%)