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Cheney, WA · Public · 6,222 undergraduates · town

Eastern Washington University

Less selective

Eastern Washington offers a traditional Cheney campus while using nearby Spokane to extend health, business, education, and professional opportunities.

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Institutional profile

Established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Emerging Affordability Strong Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
91.8% admitted

6,415 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
58.3%

$57,897 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Eastern Washington University apart

Academic design

Education, business, health sciences, social work, computing, sciences, and public-service programs serve regional needs.

Campus pattern

Cheney is a smaller college town west of Spokane, where EWU also operates academic facilities.

Career & value signal

Spokane expands opportunities in healthcare, education, government, finance, and regional business.

Can I get in?

91.8% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

6,415

About 92 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 91.8%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingoptional
Return for a second year67.2%
Finish the degree58.3%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Eastern Washington University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What Eastern Washington University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Education, business, health sciences, social work, computing, sciences, and public-service programs serve regional needs.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Eastern Washington offers a traditional Cheney campus while using nearby Spokane to extend health, business, education, and professional opportunities.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular DecisionOct 1
Fee and waiver$65 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

EngineeringAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Health professionsAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$28,548
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$14,000
Affordability profileStrong

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Eastern Washington University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years58.3%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one67.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$57,897

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Psychology, General

Recent graduates108
Median earnings$50,125

Biology, General

Recent graduates100
Median earnings$56,083

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

Recent graduates93
Median earnings$60,556

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates81
Median earnings$65,503

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

Eastern Washington University beyond the classroom

Cheney is a smaller college town west of Spokane, where EWU also operates academic facilities.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Education, business, health sciences, social work, computing, sciences, and public-service programs serve regional needs.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Cheney is a smaller college town west of Spokane, where EWU also operates academic facilities.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Spokane expands opportunities in healthcare, education, government, finance, and regional business.

6,222 undergraduatesPacifictown setting59% of first-year students live on campus