Central Washington University
Central Washington University admitted 91% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $21,201 a year. Within six years, 51% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 91%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $32,722 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $21,201 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,410 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,655 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $28,362 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 51%
- Students who return for a second year
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $65,578 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,170
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,833
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 31%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Education
- 14%
- Psychology
- 11%
- Computer and information sciences
- 10%
- Social sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim NJ · 91% admitted
- Saint Johns University MN · 91% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA · 91% admitted
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA · 91% admitted
- Wilkes University PA · 91% admitted
- Boise Bible College ID · 91% admitted
More colleges in Washington
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · 39% admitted
- Washington State University WA · 87% admitted
- Western Washington University WA · 93% admitted
- Eastern Washington University WA · 91% admitted
- Gonzaga University WA · 82% admitted
- University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA · 83% admitted
- Seattle University WA · 77% admitted
- Pacific Lutheran University WA · 78% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.