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Central Washington University

Central Washington University
400 East University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926


Fax number: (509) 963-3022
Website: https://www.cwu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,650
Full-time undergraduates: 7,619
Part-time undergraduates: 1,124
Total graduate students: 514
Full-time graduate students: 184
Part-time graduate students: 330
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
20.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.9% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
54.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Nonresident Alien
3.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 380 acres
Nearest major city: Seattle

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 69%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 9%
Percent of students who live off campus: 91%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 778
Other computer facilities/services: online data storage, office software
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
alumni services

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
SISTERS; Brother 2 Brother; Cosplay; Alpha Kappa Si; Society of Human Resource Management

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 2

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's archery  
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's bowling  
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's fencing  
Men's football NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosse  
Men's rock climbing  
Men's rugbyyes 
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's tennis  
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's water polo  
Men's wrestling  
Women's archery  
Women's basketball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's basketballyes 
Women's bowling  
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's fencing  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's lacrosse  
Women's rock climbing  
Women's rugbyyes 
Women's rugby NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's soccer NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's tennis  
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 2, NCAA Div. II
Women's water polo  
Women's wrestling  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; badminton; baseball; basketball; football; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Yakima Air Terminal, Seattle-T

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