Ellensburg, WA · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

90.6%

Acceptance rate

$14,715

Avg net price

8,081

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 22Bachelor’s 2,017Master’s 310	22	2,017	310
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 368Master’s 17	None reported	368	17
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 288Master’s 75	None reported	288	75
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 223Master’s 8	None reported	223	8
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 213Master’s 58	None reported	213	58
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 141Master’s None reported	None reported	141	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 122Master’s 53	None reported	122	53
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 95Master’s 6	None reported	95	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 80Master’s 26	None reported	80	26
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 61Master’s None reported	None reported	61	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 60Master’s 1	None reported	60	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 50Master’s 12	None reported	50	12
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 49Master’s 11	None reported	49	11
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 47Master’s 0	None reported	47	0
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 42Master’s 1	None reported	42	1
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 37Master’s None reported	None reported	37	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 33Master’s None reported	None reported	33	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 21Master’s 4	None reported	21	4
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 20Master’s 11	None reported	20	11
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 19Master’s 14	None reported	19	14
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s None reported	None reported	15	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 12Master’s 13	None reported	12	13
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s None reported	None reported	9	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5Master’s None reported	None reported	5	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	None reported	4	None reported
Associate’s 22Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reported	22	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported

Degrees awarded

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division II
Primary conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports13

BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, OutdoorSoftballWomen's Basketball

Athletic participation

415 unique student-athletes · 11 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

FAFSA due Feb 1

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $7,231
Required fees: $2,186
Food and housing: $16,480
Books and supplies: $900
Other expenses: $5,925
Total: $32,722

Total by year

$24,7322019–2019–20
$26,0532020–2120–21
$26,4452021–2221–22
$26,3122022–2322–23
$30,4382023–2423–24
$32,7222024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $14,715 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation32%

6-year graduation50%

Retention rate69%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$61,580

Median debt$19,500

Campus

Enrollment8,081

Student-faculty ratio17:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Central Washington UniversityView names for Central Washington University

NCAA program details

Projected sponsored sports13

Athletic participation

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

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