Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University is a public college in Cheney, WA. Its average net price is $13,647 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,938
$30,001 to $48,000$9,573
$48,001 to $75,000$10,390
$75,001 to $110,000$15,300
$110,001 and up$22,506
$8,886Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$26,073Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$13,647Average Net Price
$16,116Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$798Books and Supplies
$3,618Other Expenses
41.4%Students on Pell Grants
35.0%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

90.8%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,486
8 years after entry$57,207
10 years after entry$62,463
43.2%Graduation Rate
67.4%Retention Rate
$18,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Cheney, WALocation
Fringe townSetting
6,222Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$58,667 Small program - rough guide n=59$22,855 Small program - rough guide n=56
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Behavioral Sciences$39,719 National median for this major n=1,960Not published
Biology$37,293 n=107$21,249 Small program - rough guide n=93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,033 n=108$14,000 Small program - rough guide n=76
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Climate ScienceNot publishedNot published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106$22,997 n=106
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$40,990 Small program - rough guide n=63$20,930 Small program - rough guide n=77
Computer Science$68,128 Small program - rough guide n=95$25,051 Small program - rough guide n=90
Computer Software and Media Applications$35,693 Small program - rough guide n=58$17,842 Small program - rough guide n=54
Criminology$42,175 Small program - rough guide n=79$16,198 Small program - rough guide n=62
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$79,623 Small program - rough guide n=60$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=60
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$72,518 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$64,621 Small program - rough guide n=38$19,166 Small program - rough guide n=39
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$55,524 Small program - rough guide n=55$15,100 Small program - rough guide n=45
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722$28,212 Small program - rough guide n=36
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$34,900 Small program - rough guide n=44$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$35,131 National median for this major n=177Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$47,789 Small program - rough guide n=72$17,666 Small program - rough guide n=55
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$66,008 Small program - rough guide n=73$27,750 Small program - rough guide n=48
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$70,230 National median for this major n=3,256Not published
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$41,521 National median for this major n=2,897Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$43,488 Small program - rough guide n=71$26,076 Small program - rough guide n=75
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$33,263 Small program - rough guide n=59$17,833 Small program - rough guide n=93
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$16,111 Small program - rough guide n=35
Psychology$41,200 n=116$16,019 n=153
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Recreation Management$39,350 National median for this major n=2,661Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$37,442 Small program - rough guide n=63$20,527 Small program - rough guide n=44
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$47,508 Small program - rough guide n=34$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=57
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$31,899 National median for this major n=259Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$46,610 n=152$21,050 n=133
Teaching$44,404 Small program - rough guide n=62$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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