Academic Life at Eastern Washington University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Eastern Washington University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Eastern Washington University:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Eastern Washington University is 20 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. Eastern Washington University employs 64% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Eastern Washington University can choose from 77 majors with reported graduates spanning 25 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Eastern Washington University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Eastern Washington University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Eastern Washington University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Eastern Washington University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 3,581 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Eastern Washington University retains and graduates its students — 67% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Eastern Washington University.

Continue Your Research into Eastern Washington University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Eastern Washington University in more detail:

• Academic Majors at Eastern Washington University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Eastern Washington University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Eastern Washington University — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at Eastern Washington University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Eastern Washington University — the schools accreditation and what it means