
Central Washington University reported a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 90.5% for the application year 2023, with 6,931 applicants and 6,272 accepted. This marks a slight decline from the previous year's acceptance rate of 93.4%, where there were 6,409 applicants and 5,992 admissions. Looking back further, acceptance rates have generally remained high but showed variability: 88.4% in 2021, 85.9% in 2020, and 84.9% in 2019. The historical trend indicates a noteworthy drop from 93.4% in 2022 to the current 90.5%, suggesting increasing selectivity despite overall high acceptance rates.