Central Washington University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 55,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,660 (59%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (59%)

Honors College

Name William O. Douglas Honors College
Students 400 (5%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,395
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 94%
From Region 2%
Athletes 415 (6.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Hispanic 24%
Mixed 8%
Black 5%
Asian 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Central Washington University 2,017 43% 57% 5% 4% 20% 3% $60,490 11 -0.54 61 94% 5.7%
Computer Science 58 — 90% 47% 9% 3% 19% 9% $101,103 25 -0.70 96 94% — — — —
Data Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $75,510 5 -1.62 82 — — — — —
Information Technology 155 +2 60% 43% 12% 10% 16% 6% $68,583 5 -1.44 75 92% 4.6% — — —
Applied Mathematics 4 +2 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $75,106 5 -1.06 82 — — — — —
Chemistry 15 +2 60% 73% 7% 0% 20% 0% $70,693 49 -0.09 78 100% — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,083 5 -1.26 37 96% — — — —
Geosciences 21 — 67% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,083 5 -1.26 37 96% — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,606 45 -0.37 83 100% — — — —
Physics 11 — 73% 55% 9% 9% 9% 0% $51,872 1 -2.28 39 94% — — — —
Biology 60 +1 33% 68% 5% 3% 15% 2% $52,228 5 -1.65 40 94% — — — —
Culinary Arts and Related Services — — — — — — — — $57,408 21 -0.63 54 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 12 — 33% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $60,364 64 +0.22 61 100% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 15 — 13% 73% 0% 0% 20% 0% $59,748 30 -0.40 60 89% — — — —
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 15 — 73% 87% 0% 0% 13% 0% $97,777 97 +2.01 95 100% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 52 — 52% 58% 2% 2% 29% 0% $47,829 3 -1.63 28 95% — — — —
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 11 — 82% 45% 0% 9% 36% 0% $89,481 95 +1.44 92 98% — — — —
Public Health 27 — 4% 37% 4% 11% 37% 7% $62,027 36 -0.29 64 90% — — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion — — — — — — — — $62,027 36 -0.29 64 90% — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,116 7 -1.43 37 — — — — —
Accounting 67 +3 42% 46% 15% 4% 16% 7% $70,801 14 -1.05 78 94% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $108,254 88 +0.92 98 100% — — — —
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 8 — 12% 50% 12% 0% 12% 12% $48,293 0 -2.28 30 95% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 237 +15 50% 51% 6% 7% 18% 7% $69,357 36 -0.43 76 94% 4.7% — — —
Economics 13 +5 85% 38% 8% 0% 23% 8% $72,488 13 -0.96 80 94% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 13 +2 46% 69% 0% 0% 15% 8% $61,055 24 -0.65 62 — — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $79,715 18 -0.67 86 — — — — —
Hospitality Management 22 — 9% 50% 27% 0% 0% 14% $40,384 1 -1.82 12 — — — — —
Logistics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $69,357 6 -1.32 76 94% 4.7% — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 2 — 50% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $86,139 18 -0.89 90 — — — — —
Special Products Marketing Operations 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 17% 17% $61,128 7 -1.28 62 — — — — —
Sports Management 28 +1 61% 50% 4% 7% 14% 7% $47,829 5 -1.42 28 95% — — — —
Creative Writing 43 +1 30% 79% 0% 2% 9% 2% $38,025 2 -1.75 9 88% 9.1% — — —
English 7 — 29% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $38,763 2 -1.66 10 95% — — — —
French 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,291 20 -0.78 32 91% — — — —
History 21 — 67% 76% 0% 0% 10% 0% $47,181 10 -0.95 27 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,694 1 -1.78 10 83% — — — —
Japanese 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,954 19 -0.81 31 — — — — —
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,104 17 -0.81 32 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 9 +1 78% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,239 15 -0.92 32 — — — — —
Russian 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,124 19 -0.80 32 — — — — —
Spanish 7 +4 29% 14% 0% 0% 86% 0% $49,291 20 -0.78 32 91% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,067 10 -1.25 24 — — — — —
Anthropology 21 +4 38% 67% 0% 0% 24% 0% $39,987 1 -1.53 11 90% — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 3 +1 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,397 18 -0.86 33 — — — — —
Communication 22 — 55% 77% 5% 0% 18% 0% $63,280 58 +0.13 66 94% — — — —
Family Systems 10 — 0% 30% 10% 10% 30% 0% $52,621 44 -0.08 41 93% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,306 34 -0.23 38 — — — — —
Geography 14 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $54,136 17 -0.92 45 94% — — — —
Human Services 35 — 11% 46% 0% 0% 40% 0% $49,550 24 -0.44 33 92% 6.1% — — —
Political Science 17 +5 59% 59% 0% 0% 29% 0% $65,857 33 -0.47 71 96% — — — —
Psychology 223 +17 24% 52% 4% 4% 25% 1% $49,656 20 -0.82 33 93% 6.5% — — —
Public Policy 2 +3 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,510 24 -0.71 65 — — — — —
Public Relations 5 — 60% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% $62,160 20 -0.87 64 94% — — — —
Social Sciences 46 — 35% 54% 7% 7% 26% 0% $54,692 48 -0.20 47 87% 5.6% — — —
Sociology 30 +2 27% 37% 3% 17% 27% 0% $48,607 14 -0.75 30 94% 7.7% — — —
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,656 86 +0.80 55 92% — — — —
Education 9 — 11% 67% 0% 11% 22% 0% $58,823 77 +0.44 57 — — — — —
Elementary Education 145 — 6% 62% 4% 0% 21% 0% $57,656 86 +0.80 55 92% — — — —
English Education 14 — 29% 79% 0% 0% 21% 0% $58,227 72 +0.39 56 96% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,227 48 -0.24 56 96% — — — —
General Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $51,015 29 -0.48 37 — — — — —
History Teacher Education 23 +1 57% 87% 4% 0% 9% 0% $58,227 75 +0.45 56 96% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 23 — 61% 61% 0% 0% 30% 0% $58,227 58 +0.06 56 96% — — — —
Sales and Marketing Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,227 48 -0.24 56 96% — — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education — +3 — — — — — — $58,227 66 +0.04 56 96% — — — —
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 32 +24 50% 59% 6% 0% 28% 0% $57,656 63 -0.01 55 92% — — — —
Special Education 6 — 0% 50% 0% 17% 0% 0% $58,412 64 +0.38 56 96% — — — —
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,227 48 -0.24 56 96% — — — —
Acting 5 — 40% 40% 20% 0% 40% 0% $41,738 41 -0.18 14 97% — — — —
Art Education 8 — 0% 62% 0% 12% 12% 0% $58,227 92 +1.22 56 96% — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $36,892 7 -1.16 7 96% — — — —
Dance 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,543 54 +0.06 18 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 6 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $43,861 13 -0.80 19 89% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising — — — — — — — — $52,150 17 -0.94 40 — — — — —
Film Studies 23 — 78% 57% 4% 9% 13% 0% $50,789 63 +0.25 36 100% — — — —
Fine Arts 15 — 20% 60% 7% 7% 27% 0% $36,892 9 -1.06 7 96% — — — —
Graphic Design — — — — — — — — $51,347 23 -0.68 38 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments — — — — — — — — $55,159 87 +0.90 48 91% — — — —
Music 26 +1 65% 77% 0% 4% 8% 4% $55,159 87 +0.90 48 91% — — — —
Music Education 20 +7 80% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $58,227 95 +1.23 56 96% — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $55,159 87 +0.90 48 91% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,159 87 +0.90 48 91% — — — —
Musical Theatre 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,738 28 -0.54 14 97% — — — —
Studio Art 28 — 25% 54% 4% 0% 32% 0% $36,892 9 -1.06 7 96% — — — —
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 10 — 10% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $41,738 41 -0.18 14 97% — — — —
Theater 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $41,738 41 -0.18 14 97% — — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — — — — — $55,159 87 +0.90 48 91% — — — —
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 27 — 78% 81% 4% 0% 7% 0% $75,263 10 -1.27 82 98% 6.4% — — —
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 34 — 79% 65% 6% 0% 12% 6% $75,263 10 -1.27 82 98% 6.4% — — —
Construction Management 14 — 93% 50% 7% 0% 21% 0% $101,813 52 +0.12 97 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 95 +5 43% 49% 6% 5% 24% 1% $60,988 60 +0.15 62 94% 5.6% — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 16 — 81% 50% 6% 12% 19% 6% $102,096 93 +1.11 97 100% — — — —
Energy Systems Technology/Technician 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,504 53 +0.15 92 — — — — —
Industrial Technology/Technician 5 — 80% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $90,313 52 +0.13 92 — — — — —
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 13 — 62% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $89,406 46 +0.06 92 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,893
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,284
Est. In-State Cost $12,798
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,882
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 21.3% 429 29% 53% 4% 4% 26% 1% $51,404 16 -0.67 38 92% 6.4%
Business & Economics 20.0% 403 48% 50% 9% 6% 16% 8% $66,333 17 -0.74 72 94% 4.7%
Education 13.0% 263 22% 65% 3% 1% 22% 0% $57,772 75 +0.54 55 93% —
Computer Science 10.6% 214 68% 43% 11% 8% 17% 7% $77,429 5 -1.24 84 93% 4.6%
Professional 10.2% 206 62% 58% 5% 4% 18% 2% $73,974 64 -0.20 81 96% 5.9%
Arts 7.7% 156 44% 62% 3% 3% 21% 1% $47,190 28 +0.06 27 96% —
Health Sciences 5.3% 107 45% 56% 2% 5% 29% 2% $62,757 7 -0.46 65 95% —
Humanities 4.9% 98 43% 71% 0% 1% 14% 1% $42,951 2 -1.34 17 89% 9.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 60 33% 68% 5% 3% 15% 2% $52,228 3 -1.65 40 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 54 61% 78% 4% 2% 11% 0% $58,925 3 -1.11 58 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.3% 27 22% 81% 0% 0% 15% 0% $60,022 48 -0.13 60 94% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #299 78% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.3M #424 8% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #449 19% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #389 96% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #366 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #381 63% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #272 20% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #409 78% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #437 0% $0 — — — —
Total $2.8M #457 61% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Other Sports 46 $550K $550K $0
Track & Field (combined) 36 $374K $288K $86K
Baseball 33 $447K $436K $10K
Basketball 16 $764K $726K $37K
Total 235 $4.3M $4.2M $134K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 81 $508K $585K -$77K
Other Sports 36 $472K $472K $1
Soccer 32 $492K $492K -$1
Softball 26 $419K $419K -$6
Volleyball 19 $584K $561K $22K
Basketball 14 $732K $580K $152K
Total 180 $3.2M $3.1M $98K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 117 $883K $874K $8K
Football 116 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Other Sports 82 $1.0M $1.0M $1
Baseball 33 $447K $436K $10K
Soccer 32 $492K $492K -$1
Basketball 30 $1.5M $1.3M $190K
Softball 26 $419K $419K -$6
Volleyball 19 $584K $561K $22K
Total 415 $10.4M $10.2M $232K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional