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Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. Ellensburg is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.
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Where Is Central Washington University?
Contact details for CWU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926 |
Phone: | 509-963-1111 |
Website: | www.cwu.edu |
How Do I Get Into CWU?
You can apply to CWU online at: www.cwu.edu/programs/online-learning
Admission Requirements for CWU
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | Required |
High School Rank | Neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | Recommended |
College Prep Program | Considered but not required |
Recommendations | Recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | Neither required nor recommended |
TOEFL | Neither required nor recommended |
How Hard Is It To Get Into CWU?
Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.
Can I Afford Central Washington University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
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
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.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Washington University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at CWU has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 4th 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 #419 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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