Eastern Washington University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Overview

Eastern Washington University, or EWU, was established in 1882 as the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy. It was founded by Benjamin Pierce Cheney and named after him. The academy was renamed to State Normal School in 1889, and to Eastern Washington College of Education in 1937. It became the Eastern Washington State College in 1961 and gained university status in 1977. EMU encompasses more than 300 acres in Cheney, Washington. The university has another campus in Spokane. EMU is organized into the following academic units:

• College of Arts & Letters
• College of Business & Public Administration
• College of Education & Human Development
• College of Science, Health & Engineering
• College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
• School of Social Work & Human Services

EMU has officially recognized more than ten fraternities and approximately nine sororities. Some of these Greek organizations are the Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Chi, Omega Psi Phi, Pi Lambda Phi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Delta Chi, Alpha Phi, Sigma Lambda Gamma, and Zeta Phi Beta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, family and social work, therapy and counseling, and media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,809 in 2009-2010 (10,555 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

Students under 25 years old represent 71% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Eastern Washington University provides on-campus housing for 2,350 of its 10,555 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big Sky Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 136 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 109 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Eastern Washington University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (22 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (498 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (43 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (283 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Military Technologies

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (74 awarded)

• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (269 awarded)

• Child Development
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (23 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (396 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Technical and Business Writing
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (145 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Graphic Communications
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (104 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (12 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (65 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (126 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (12 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (152 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (79 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (203 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology