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Acceptance Rate

90.6%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$9,192

Out-of-State Tuition

$26,771

Undergrad Enrollment

8,081

Applicants

6,829

Yield Rate

25.4%

Endowment / Student

$6,292

Student:Faculty

17:1

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What you pay

$18,476/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $73,904 over four years.

What grads earn

$58,680/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$54,834 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.3 years of pay.

78% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

5.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

25%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Central Washington University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,846
$30–48k$13,942
$48–75k$16,022
$75–110k$21,682
Over $110k$26,719

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

54%

Completion · all

63%

Completion · Pell

63%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

62%

Median debt

$19,500

Classification

Four-year, medium, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
6,829
Admitted
6,16190.2%
Enrolled
1,56825% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape7

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball33Basketball16Football116Track & Field36

Women's

Basketball14Soccer32Softball26Track & Field81Volleyball19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$3Mtotal R&D expenditure#551 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General269 grads
Psychology, General246 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching161 grads
Information Technology129 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies126 grads
Computer Science76 grads
Accounting68 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General67 grads
Sociology58 grads
Human Services, General48 grads

4yr Grad Rate

32%

6yr Grad Rate

54%

Retention Rate

70%

Median Earnings

$61,580