Central Washington University Graduate Programs

Located in Ellensburg, Washington, Central Washington University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Ellensburg draws many to the area.

Where Is Central Washington University?

Contact details for CWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 East University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone:	509-963-1111
Website:	www.cwu.edu

Central Washington University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 610 graduate students at CWU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Washington University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	208
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	306

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Central Washington University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at CWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Central Washington University

There are 99 bachelor’s degree and 57 master’s degree programs available online at CWU. In 2020-2021, 7,332 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CWU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of CWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central Washington University was 52.9%. This is the #273 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CWU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.