Central Washington University Healthcare Programs

Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The location of CWU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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

How Do I Get Into CWU?

You can apply to CWU online at: www.cwu.edu/about/campus-locations/online/

Admission Requirements for CWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into CWU?

With an acceptance rate of 93%, CWU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Can I Afford Central Washington University?

The overall average net price of CWU is $31,774. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CWU, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $5,690 a year. That adds up to $22,760 over four years for those students.

Central Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,518 undergraduate students at CWU, with 9,235 being full-time and 1,283 being part-time.

There are also 656 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,235 full-time undergraduates at CWU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	413
Black or African American	393
Hispanic or Latino	1,667
White	4,816
International Students	255
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,691

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.

Central Washington University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Public Health	23	14	37
Public Health Education and Promotion	10	0	10
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	8	0	8
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	0	0	0
Speech Pathology & Audiology	0	0	0
Dietetics/Dietitian	0	0	0
Health Care Management	0	0	0
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	14	55

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.