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Eastern Washington University is a public institution situated in Cheney, Washington. The location of EWU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

461 Undergraduate Degrees
170 Graduate Degrees
$32,067 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
79% Acceptance Rate

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Eastern Washington University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at EWU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#166 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Eastern Washington University?

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Contact details for EWU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 526 5Th Street, Cheney, WA 99004-2496
Phone: 509-359-6200
Website: www.ewu.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewueagles

How Do I Get Into EWU?

You can apply to EWU online at: www.ewu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for EWU

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into EWU?

79% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
76% Submit SAT Scores
EWU has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 76% of students accepted to EWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 420 and 530.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Eastern Washington University  ( 460 to 560 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Eastern Washington University  ( 420 to 530 )
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800
EWU received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 16 and 23.

ACT English Scores for Eastern Washington University  ( 14 to 22 )
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ACT Math Scores for Eastern Washington University  ( 16 to 23 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Eastern Washington University  ( 16 to 23 )
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36

Can I Afford Eastern Washington University?

$32,067 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
4.0% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of EWU is $32,067. 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 EWU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,303 a year. That adds up to $25,212 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at EWU is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Eastern Washington University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,685 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,292 undergraduate students at EWU, with 8,685 being full-time and 1,607 being part-time.

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There are also 2,057 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,685 full-time undergraduates at EWU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 270
Black or African American 314
Hispanic or Latino 1,530
White 4,632
International Students 227
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,712

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Washington University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at EWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Japan, and China.

Online Learning at Eastern Washington University

6,050 Took All Classes Online
11,479 Took At Least One Class Online
155.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 11,479 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Online Affordability Rankings of EWU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Eastern Washington University was $7,733 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $25,702. The following table shows how EWU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Economics #7 #19
Economics #10 #26
Management Science #10 #19
Finance #16 #81
International Business/Trade/Commerce #19 #48
General Management Information Systems #22 #73
Accounting #25 #91
Finance & Financial Management #25 #100
Accounting #31 #139
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #34 #144
Marketing #56 #193

Online Growth Rankings of EWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Washington University was 155.5%. This is the #270 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at EWU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Eastern Washington University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 129 136 265
Accounting 85 34 119
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 79 0 79
Finance 67 0 67
General Economics 25 0 25
General Management Information Systems 23 0 23
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 18 0 18
Management Science 16 0 16
International Business/Trade/Commerce 10 0 10
Business Statistics 5 0 5
Supply Chain Management 4 0 4
Business Economics 0 0 0
Applied & Professional Ethics 0 0 0
TOTAL 461 170 631

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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