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Ellensburg, WA

Central Washington University

https://www.cwu.edu

Repayment outcome

88.7%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$27,800–$61,300

middle 50% · median $44,900

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$14,589

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$15,916

Sticker price

before any aid

$21,401

Default rate

7.9%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Engineering Tech$72,482
  2. Health Professions$70,456
  3. Education$61,020
  4. Family Sciences$49,785
  5. Transportation$47,260
  6. Computer Science$46,589
  7. Foreign Languages$46,087
  8. Math & Statistics$44,384
  9. Business$41,714
  10. Social Sciences$40,580
  11. Criminal Justice$39,239
  12. Parks & Fitness$37,363
  13. Physical Sciences$37,208
  14. Communication and Media Studies.$33,637
  15. Psychology$32,671
  16. Public Admin$30,305
  17. Interdisciplinary$29,685
  18. Biology$26,817
  19. English & Literature$25,967
  20. History$24,271
  21. Visual & Performing Arts$23,262

Academics

Acceptance

82.2%

Avg SAT

986

Enrollment

9,958

What students study

20 fields offered

Business

18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Education14.1%
  2. 03Social Sciences13.6%
  3. 04Criminal Justice7.3%
  4. 05Biology5.1%
  5. 06Computer Science5.0%
  6. 07Visual & Performing Arts5.0%
  7. 08Psychology4.6%
  8. 09Communications3.8%
  9. 10Parks & Fitness3.2%
  10. 11Engineering Tech2.7%
  11. 12Health Professions2.4%
  12. 13Interdisciplinary2.2%
  13. 14English & Literature1.8%
  14. 15Physical Sciences1.8%
  15. 16Culinary & Personal1.3%
  16. 17Transportation1.3%
  17. 18History1.3%
  18. 19Foreign Languages1.2%
  19. 20Family Sciences1.2%
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