Central Washington University

400 East University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7501
(509) 963-1111
www.cwu.edu
fax:
president:James L. Gaudino
4507 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.82 Graduation Rate 0.51
0.5 0.53

STUDENT RATIO
10423

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

 8976 | 20886

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION
8996

CLASS SIZE
21

MEDIAN ACT SCORES
Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
500

SAT MATH

490

SAT READING

470

SAT WRITING

21

ACT COMPOSITE
Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.5
0.53
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
450
500
550
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
430
490
550
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
420
470
520
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
18
21
23
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$21267

Average Monthly Payment

$236

Median Earnings

$44900

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

69%
URL Applywww.applyweb.com/apply/cwu/index.html
Application Fee50
Percent Admitted (Men)0.79
Percent Admitted (Women)0.85
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment1427
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.12
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.64
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.09
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.85
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates5982
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates9163
Applicants Men2077
Applicants Women2430
Admissions Total3703
Admissions Men1644
Admissions Women2059
ACT English 25th percentile score16
ACT English 75th percentile score23
ACT Math 25th percentile score17
ACT Math 75th percentile score23
ACT Writing 25th percentile score6
ACT Writing 75th percentile score8
Average SAT Score986
Median ACT English Score20
Median ACT Math Score20
ACT Median Writing Score7
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)55%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)85%
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