Eastern Washington University Teaching Programs

Eastern Washington University is a public institution situated in Cheney, Washington. The location of EWU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Eastern Washington University?

Contact details for EWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	526 5Th Street, Cheney, WA 99004-2496
Phone:	509-359-6200
Website:	www.ewu.edu

How Do I Get Into EWU?

You can apply to EWU online at: www.ewu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for EWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into EWU?

Since EWU has an acceptance rate of 96%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Can I Afford Eastern Washington University?

The overall average net price of EWU is $32,067. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At EWU, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,607 a year. That adds up to $22,428 over four years for those students.

Eastern Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,217 undergraduate students at EWU, with 7,203 being full-time and 1,014 being part-time.

There are also 2,675 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,203 full-time undergraduates at EWU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	185
Black or African American	257
Hispanic or Latino	1,360
White	3,992
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,338

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Washington University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at EWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Japan, and China.

Online Learning at Eastern Washington University

In 2022-2023, 6,150 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of EWU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Education	21%
General Educational Leadership & Administration	56%

Eastern Washington University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Education	0	10	0	277	287
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	73	0	73
Reading Teacher Education	0	29	6	0	35
Elementary Education	0	34	0	0	34
Mathematics Education	0	31	0	0	31
Social Studies Education	0	27	0	0	27
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	13	9	0	0	22
Health Education	0	21	0	0	21
Early Childhood Education	0	18	1	0	19
English & Language Arts Education	0	18	0	0	18
General Special Education	0	11	1	2	14
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	10	0	10
Music Education	0	8	0	0	8
Spanish Education	0	6	0	0	6
Art Education	0	3	0	0	3
Biology Education	0	3	0	0	3
Science Education	0	3	0	0	3
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	2	0	2
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	1	0	0	1
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	1	0	0	1
Chemistry Education	0	1	0	0	1
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0	0
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	13	234	93	279	619

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 Ian Poellet under License

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