How many students at CWU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 9,257 students have enrolled in Central Washington University with 8,743 undergraduate and 514 graduate students.
By gender, 4,335 male and 4,922 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
2,498 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,896 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 9,257 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 8,743 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 514 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,335 male and 4,922 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 9,257 | 8,743 | 514 |
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| Men | 4,335 | 4,131 | 204 |
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| Women | 4,922 | 4,612 | 310 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,913 White, 451 Black, and 402 Asian students out of a total of 9,257 are attending at Central Washington University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 58 | 24 | 34 |
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| Asian | 402 | 196 | 206 |
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| Black | 451 | 229 | 222 |
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| Hispanic | 1,774 | 765 | 1,009 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 80 | 38 | 42 |
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| White | 4,913 | 2,334 | 2,579 |
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| Two or more races | 757 | 370 | 387 |
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| Race Unknown | 549 | 253 | 296 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 57 | 23 | 34 |
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| Asian | 390 | 193 | 197 |
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| Black | 440 | 222 | 218 |
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| Hispanic | 1,734 | 751 | 983 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 78 | 37 | 41 |
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| White | 4,747 | 2,265 | 2,482 |
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| Two or more races | 737 | 360 | 377 |
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| Race Unknown | 315 | 165 | 150 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Asian | 12 | 3 | 9 |
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| Black | 11 | 7 | 4 |
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| Hispanic | 40 | 14 | 26 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 166 | 69 | 97 |
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| Two or more races | 20 | 10 | 10 |
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| Race Unknown | 234 | 88 | 146 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, CWU has 6 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 7,132 students under 25 years old, and 2,125 students over 25 years old out of 9,257 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 6 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. CWU has 6,972 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,771 students aged 25 and over.
It has 160 graduate students aged under 25 and 354 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| 18-19 | 2,143 | 1,170 | 973 |
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| 20-21 | 2,747 | 1,454 | 1,293 |
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| 22-24 | 2,236 | 1,096 | 1,140 |
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| 25-29 | 937 | 476 | 461 |
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| 30-34 | 484 | 266 | 218 |
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| 35-39 | 275 | 168 | 107 |
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| 40-49 | 293 | 187 | 106 |
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| 50-64 | 129 | 98 | 31 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| 18-19 | 2,142 | 1,170 | 972 |
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| 20-21 | 2,723 | 1,439 | 1,284 |
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| 22-24 | 2,101 | 1,011 | 1,090 |
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| 25-29 | 796 | 397 | 399 |
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| 30-34 | 400 | 225 | 175 |
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| 35-39 | 231 | 141 | 90 |
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| 40-49 | 243 | 148 | 95 |
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| 50-64 | 94 | 74 | 20 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
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| 22-24 | 135 | 85 | 50 |
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| 25-29 | 141 | 79 | 62 |
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| 30-34 | 84 | 41 | 43 |
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| 35-39 | 44 | 27 | 17 |
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| 40-49 | 50 | 39 | 11 |
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| 50-64 | 35 | 24 | 11 |
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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, 2,498 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,896 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,354 students lived in Washington or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 144 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 9,257 | 2,498 | 3,896 |
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| Undergraduate | 8,743 | 2,297 | 3,728 |
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| Graduate | 514 | 201 | 168 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Washington Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,354 | 118 | 26 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,169 | 105 | 23 |
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| Graduate | 185 | 13 | 3 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 8,743 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 951 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.88%.815 students have transferred in as full-time status and 136 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 6,804 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 815 |
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| Regular Part-time | 988 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 136 |
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