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 Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total8,7968,309487
Men4,0563,863193
Women4,7404,446294
Central Washington University 2024 Student Population by Gender and Race chartCentral Washington University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartCentral Washington University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American501832
Asian340164176
Black425230195
Hispanic1,8207781,042
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders713437
White4,7422,1962,546
Two or more races675349326
Race Unknown427180247
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American461630
Asian330162168
Black410223187
Hispanic1,7767621,014
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders693435
White4,5872,1402,447
Two or more races654337317
Race Unknown22395128
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American422
Asian1028
Black1578
Hispanic441628
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders202
White1555699
Two or more races21129
Race Unknown20485119
Central Washington University 2024 Student Population by Gender and Race chartCentral Washington University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartCentral Washington University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

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.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18352411
18-192,4321,2901,142
20-212,4381,3111,127
22-241,950961989
25-29824440384
30-34417243174
35-3926016793
40-49304199105
50-6413110130
Over 65541
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18352411
18-192,4311,2891,142
20-212,4211,3001,121
22-241,788857931
25-29718380338
30-34344209135
35-3922314776
40-4924916287
50-64987622
Over 65220
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
18-19110
20-2117116
22-2416210458
25-291066046
30-34733439
35-39372017
40-49553718
50-6433258
Over 65321
Central Washington University 2024 Student Population by Age chartCentral Washington University 2024 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartCentral Washington University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartCentral Washington University 2024 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartCentral Washington University 2024 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartCentral Washington University 2024 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

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.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students8,7962,1083,728
Undergraduate8,3091,8983,607
Graduate487210121
Online Student Population by Locality
Washington ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,9741295
Undergraduate1,7841104
Graduate190191
Central Washington University 2024 Online Student Population chart

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.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time6,363
Transfer-in Full-time711
Regular Part-time1,149
Transfer-in Part-time86

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