COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 234827PUBLIC

ELLENSBURG, WA

Central Washington University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$18,476Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate51.6%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$63,444working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$19,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$63,444
Median earnings 5 years after completion$61,744

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$11,846
$30,001–48,000$13,942
$48,001–75,000$16,022
$75,001–110,000$21,682
$110,001+$26,719

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion51.6%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention69.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients28.3%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share31.3%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid32.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort2,872federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates7,833IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate90.6%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$19,500

2,510 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.