CWU-Ellensburg's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Central Washington University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Central Washington University students is 53.6%. Female students graduated at a rate of 56.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 50.3%.

53.6%

asian 58.3% 28 students
African American 28.1% 18 students
white 58.4% 478 students
unknown 53.2% 66 students
hawaiian 33.3% 6 students
hispanic 49.2% 120 students
International Students 50.0% 9 students
Mixed Race 48.8% 61 students

Drop Out

Central Washington University has an overall drop-out rate of 44.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 46.3% and 41.7% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

44.0%

asian 39.6% 19 students
African American 65.6% 42 students
white 40.0% 327 students
unknown 46.8% 58 students
hawaiian 66.7% 12 students
hispanic 45.1% 110 students
International Students 50.0% 9 students
Mixed Race 49.6% 62 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.4%

African American 6.2% 4 students
white 1.6% 13 students
hispanic 5.7% 14 students
Mixed Race 1.6% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	NA	$72,482	$86,230
Construction Management	$73,538	$71,168	$82,194
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	$68,024	$65,486	$79,944
Computer Science	$63,052	$52,941	$69,645
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$59,580	$56,979	$69,564
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	NA	$44,170	$61,531
Economics	$38,008	$39,369	$58,391
Air Transportation	$39,416	$47,260	$55,127
Accounting and Related Services	$47,780	$47,036	$54,347
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$47,098	$46,589	$53,618
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,716	$43,720	$50,707
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$44,714	$43,080	$49,661
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$44,355	$41,714	$49,198
Special Education and Teaching	$47,108	$47,064	$47,530
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$39,441	$37,363	$46,924
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$39,307	$39,239	$46,435
Social Sciences, General	$36,440	$40,580	$46,430
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$46,087	$45,919
Geography and Cartography	$32,782	$36,560	$45,885
Nutrition Sciences	$30,834	$35,274	$44,724
Chemistry	$35,240	$37,208	$44,597
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$36,804	$41,565	$42,226
Public Health	$31,199	$36,401	$41,970
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,585	$33,993	$40,949
Sociology	$34,577	$36,308	$39,267
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$26,633	$28,960	$38,946
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	$29,276	$37,363	$38,387
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$30,506	$29,685	$36,442
Psychology, General	$30,225	$32,671	$36,115
Communication and Media Studies	$35,097	$33,637	$35,149
Biology, General	$28,926	$26,817	$34,066
Human Services, General	$35,873	$30,305	$32,743
English Language and Literature, General	$24,481	$25,967	$29,888
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$31,254	$26,997	$29,104
Anthropology	$23,677	$23,649	$28,319
Music	$31,645	$25,658	$27,190
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$25,194	$24,986
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,474	$23,262	$22,295
History	$24,271	NA	NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$26,320	NA	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$25,320	NA	NA
Apparel and Textiles	$37,843	$36,042	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$68,738	$70,456	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$26,542	NA	NA
Political Science and Government	$37,000	$39,009	NA
Mathematics	NA	$44,384	NA
Physics	NA	$41,565	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$58,531	$61,020	$77,665
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$55,151	$62,577
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$47,842	$50,606	$58,240
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$60,743	$47,260	NA
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$49,785	NA	NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$55,244	NA	NA

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