Enrollment Trends at CWU

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,108 where 10,811 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 12,901 students in 2018 and was lowest at 8,796 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 11,993 to 10,811 students, a net loss of 1,182 (9.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Washington University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 10,429 where 10,317 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Central Washington University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 679 where 494 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Central Washington University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 55.72%. The percentage was 59.22% 10 years ago and CWU still has a high percentage of white students. 4.38% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.88% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 23.04% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.22% to 55.72%. Asian enrollment declined from 4.54% to 4.38%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.41% to 3.88%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.91% to 23.04%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6262 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6256 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Washington University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

2,377 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 45.12% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Washington University from 2015 to 2025.