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Online Programs at Central Washington University

Central Washington University is a Public, 4 years located in Ellensburg, WA. It offers total 312 programs and, of that, 63 programs are offered via distance education (online classes). For the academic year 2022-2023, 2,498 students have enrolled online exclusively out of 9,257 total enrollment (the rate of online enrollment is 26.98%). Central Washington University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $9,192 for Washington residents and $26,771 for out-of-state where the average tuition & fees over colleges that offer online programs/courses is $14,324.
Total 2,498 students have enrolled online exclusively out of 9,257 total students.
The school offers 312 major programs and, of that, 63 programs are available via online education.

2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at CWU is $9,192 for Washington residents and $26,771 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.32% from last year.

The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at CWU.

You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Central Washington University Cost of Attendance page.

Central Washington University 2024 Tuition & fees
Year	Undergraduate		Graduate
Year	Washington Residents	Out-of-State	Washington Residents	Out-of-State
2020	$8,273	$23,954	$11,537	$24,404
2021	$8,444	$24,520	$11,791	$24,976
2022	$8,685	$25,213	$12,127	$25,681
2023	$8,845	$25,910	$12,430	$26,390
2024	$9,192	$26,771	$12,892	$27,263

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Central Washington University is $236 for Washington residents and $822 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.27% from last year.

The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $360 for Washington residents and $839 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.33% from last year.

The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Central Washington University.

Central Washington University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
Year	Undergraduate		Graduate
Year	Washington Residents	Out-of-State	Washington Residents	Out-of-State
2020	$211	$733	$319	$748
2021	$216	$752	$327	$767
2022	$222	$752	$337	$767
2023	$227	$796	$347	$812
2024	$236	$822	$360	$839

Offered Online Programs

Central Washington University offers 312 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 63 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).

You can view all major programs at Central Washington University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.

	Number of Online Programs	Number of Total Programs
Bachelor's	33	201
Master's	19	70
Post-MS Certificate	2	5
Total	63	312

Online Student Population

There are 9,257 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at CWU. Of that, 2,498 students have enrolled online exclusively.

In addition, 3,896 students have joined to some online courses and 2,863 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.

The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.

Online Student Population at Central Washington University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,257	8,743	514
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,498	2,297	201
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,896	3,728	168
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,863	2,718	145