Central Washington University Computer Science Programs

Located in Ellensburg, Washington, Central Washington University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Ellensburg is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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

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How Do I Get Into CWU?

You can apply to CWU online at: www.cwu.edu/programs/online-learning

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?

CWU has the high acceptance rate of 93%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CWU, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,469 a year. That adds up to $21,876 over four years for those students.

Central Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,566 undergraduate students at CWU, with 8,373 being full-time and 1,193 being part-time.

There are also 610 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,373 full-time undergraduates at CWU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	393
Black or African American	386
Hispanic or Latino	1,571
White	4,439
International Students	233
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,351

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.

Online Learning at Central Washington University

There are 99 bachelor’s degree and 57 master’s degree programs available online at CWU. In 2022-2023, 6,394 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CWU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CWU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Information Technology Project Management	56%

Central Washington University Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Information Technology	45	26	71
Computer Science	60	3	63
Computer & IS Security	42	4	46
Information Technology Project Management	18	0	18
Web & Multimedia Design	4	0	4
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	4	0	4
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	0	0	0
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	0	0	0
TOTAL	173	33	206

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.