How many students at CWU? For the academic year 2023-2024, total of 8,796 students have enrolled in Central Washington University with 8,309 undergraduate and 487 graduate students.
By gender, 4,056 male and 4,740 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,905 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
2,108 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,728 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Central Washington University has a total of 8,796 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024. 8,309 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 487 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,056 male and 4,740 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2023-2024 data.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,796 | 8,309 | 487 |
Men | 4,056 | 3,863 | 193 |
Women | 4,740 | 4,446 | 294 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,742 White, 425 Black, and 340 Asian students out of a total of 8,796 are attending at Central Washington University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2023-2024 data).
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 50 | 18 | 32 |
Asian | 340 | 164 | 176 |
Black | 425 | 230 | 195 |
Hispanic | 1,820 | 778 | 1,042 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 71 | 34 | 37 |
White | 4,742 | 2,196 | 2,546 |
Two or more races | 675 | 349 | 326 |
Race Unknown | 427 | 180 | 247 |
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 46 | 16 | 30 |
Asian | 330 | 162 | 168 |
Black | 410 | 223 | 187 |
Hispanic | 1,776 | 762 | 1,014 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 69 | 34 | 35 |
White | 4,587 | 2,140 | 2,447 |
Two or more races | 654 | 337 | 317 |
Race Unknown | 223 | 95 | 128 |
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Asian | 10 | 2 | 8 |
Black | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Hispanic | 44 | 16 | 28 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
White | 155 | 56 | 99 |
Two or more races | 21 | 12 | 9 |
Race Unknown | 204 | 85 | 119 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, CWU has 35 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 6,855 students under 25 years old, and 1,941 students over 25 years old out of 8,796 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 35 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. CWU has 6,675 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,634 students aged 25 and over.
It has 180 graduate students aged under 25 and 307 students aged 25 and over.
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
Under 18 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
18-19 | 2,432 | 1,290 | 1,142 |
20-21 | 2,438 | 1,311 | 1,127 |
22-24 | 1,950 | 961 | 989 |
25-29 | 824 | 440 | 384 |
30-34 | 417 | 243 | 174 |
35-39 | 260 | 167 | 93 |
40-49 | 304 | 199 | 105 |
50-64 | 131 | 101 | 30 |
Over 65 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
Under 18 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
18-19 | 2,431 | 1,289 | 1,142 |
20-21 | 2,421 | 1,300 | 1,121 |
22-24 | 1,788 | 857 | 931 |
25-29 | 718 | 380 | 338 |
30-34 | 344 | 209 | 135 |
35-39 | 223 | 147 | 76 |
40-49 | 249 | 162 | 87 |
50-64 | 98 | 76 | 22 |
Over 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20-21 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
22-24 | 162 | 104 | 58 |
25-29 | 106 | 60 | 46 |
30-34 | 73 | 34 | 39 |
35-39 | 37 | 20 | 17 |
40-49 | 55 | 37 | 18 |
50-64 | 33 | 25 | 8 |
Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Central Washington University, 2,108 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,728 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,974 students lived in Washington or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 134 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
---|---|---|---|
All Students | 8,796 | 2,108 | 3,728 |
Undergraduate | 8,309 | 1,898 | 3,607 |
Graduate | 487 | 210 | 121 |
Washington Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Students | 1,974 | 129 | 5 |
Undergraduate | 1,784 | 110 | 4 |
Graduate | 190 | 19 | 1 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 8,309 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 797 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.59%.711 students have transferred in as full-time status and 86 students transferred in as part-time status.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Regular Full-time | 6,363 |
Transfer-in Full-time | 711 |
Regular Part-time | 1,149 |
Transfer-in Part-time | 86 |
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