The student population at Central Washington University is 9,257 (8,743 undergraduate and 514 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,030 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at CWU is 94.45% which is decreased by 1,680 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 350 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.14 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,498 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 65.87% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,456 where 9,257 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

94.45% of total students is undergraduate students and 5.55% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,680 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 350 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.14 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in CWU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Washington University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,28710,4235,1675,256864385479
2014-1511,799
512
10,964
541
5,309
142
5,655
399
835
-29
343
-42
492
13
2015-1611,993
194
11,112
148
5,421
112
5,691
36
881
46
365
22
516
24
2016-1711,971
-22
11,119
7
5,419
-2
5,700
9
852
-29
327
-38
525
9
2017-1812,901
930
12,080
961
5,739
320
6,341
641
821
-31
327494
-31
2018-1912,342
-559
11,419
-661
5,482
-257
5,937
-404
923
102
346
19
577
83
2019-2011,658
-684
11,111
-308
5,286
-196
5,825
-112
547
-376
203
-143
344
-233
2020-2111,174
-484
10,518
-593
4,873
-413
5,645
-180
656
109
265
62
391
47
2021-2210,176
-998
9,566
-952
4,496
-377
5,070
-575
610
-46
228
-37
382
-9
2022-239,257
-919
8,743
-823
4,131
-365
4,612
-458
514
-96
204
-24
310
-72
Average11,45610,7065,1325,573750299451
Central Washington University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 10,706 where 8,743 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Central Washington University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,4238,9964,4764,5201,427691736
2014-1510,9648,7534,2934,4602,2111,0161,195
2015-1611,1129,1034,4794,6242,0099421,067
2016-1711,1199,4824,6504,8321,637769868
2017-1812,08010,4464,9975,4491,634742892
2018-1911,41910,0404,8665,1741,379616763
2019-2011,1119,9774,7745,2031,134512622
2020-2110,5189,2354,2534,9821,283620663
2021-229,5668,3733,9374,4361,193559634
2022-238,7437,6193,6253,9941,124506618
Average10,70610,7064,4354,76710,706697806
Central Washington University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 750 where 514 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Central Washington University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14864462217245402168234
2014-15835461205256374138236
2015-16881503232271378133245
2016-17852509214295343113230
2017-18821466199267355128227
2018-19923528214314395132263
2019-205471214378426160266
2020-2165622593132431172259
2021-2261023887151372141231
2022-2351418477107330127203
Average750750158212750141239
Central Washington University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.07%. The percentage was 64.42% 10 years ago and CWU still has a high percentage of white students. 4.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.87% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Washington University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14576013081,290437,271600
2014-15655323651,4301377,327710
2015-16925444091,548737,102732
2016-17764634381,695796,778759
2017-18765044902,005946,938935
2018-19674624591,9521066,289905
2019-20635124591,9781095,934920
2020-21735264731,9561085,698955
2021-22684804661,8081025,250916
2022-23584024511,774804,913757
Average705034321,744936,350819
Central Washington University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,498 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 65.87% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Washington University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1511,7991,5061,9578,336
2015-1611,9931,6382,1788,177
2016-1711,9711,7432,3077,921
2017-1812,9011,8552,9158,131
2018-1912,3423,1807,8721,290
2019-2011,6582,9717,747940
2020-2111,1747,1453,688341
2021-2210,1762,9214,4112,844
2022-239,2572,4983,8962,863
Average11,4752,8294,1084,538

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