by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Eastern Washington University was awarded 430 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is reading teacher education.
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EWU landed the #647 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when EWU held the #809 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 51 colleges in Washington, EWU is ranked at #14.
With an acceptance rate of 97%, Eastern Washington University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
The student to faculty ratio at Eastern Washington University is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Eastern Washington University is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Eastern Washington University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at EWU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,292 undergraduates at EWU with 8,685 being full-time and 1,607 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,657 | $8,595 | $12,224 | $17,266 | $18,760 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of EWU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At EWU, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $5,607 a year. That adds up to $22,428 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.
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Get more details about the location of Eastern Washington University.
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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 188 | NA |
| General Psychology | 143 | $31,677 |
| Business Administration & Management | 133 | $39,839 |
| Physics | 129 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 129 | $56,780 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 128 | $39,822 |
| General Biology | 126 | $29,633 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 99 | $35,667 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 97 | $25,717 |
| Accounting | 85 | $49,862 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 6,013 students took at least one online class at Eastern Washington University. This is a decrease from the 12,256 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 6,013 | 2,387 |
| 2019-2020 | 12,256 | 11,566 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,825 | 967 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,490 | 583 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,999 | 533 |
Learn more about online learning at Eastern Washington University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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