Colleges in Ellensburg Washington

County: Kittitas

Incorporated: 1883

Elevation: 1540 feet

Land Area: 6.59 square miles

Population Density: 2601 people per square mile

Population: 17,141

Population change since 2000: 11.20%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (85.1%), Hispanic (6.3%), Other race (2.9%), Two or more races (2.7%), Japanese (2.0%), American Indian (1.9%), Black (1.2%), Chinese (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (22.1%), English (11.5%), Irish (11.0%), Norwegian (7.3%), United States (4.8%), Italian (4.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Yakima, WA (27.7 miles , pop. 71,845)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (87.2 miles , pop. 480,100)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (900.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820)

Nearest cities: Kittitas, WA (2.5 miles ), Thorp, WA (2.8 miles ), Naneum, WA (3.1 miles ), Manastash, WA (3.9 miles ), Naches, WA (4.5 miles ), Tieton, WA (4.8 miles ), Eschbach, WA (4.8 miles ), Cle Elum, WA (4.8 miles )

Ellensburg Compared to State Average:

Median household income significantly below state average.

Median house value below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of rooms per house below state average.

Number of college students significantly above state average.

High school or higher: 85.80%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.00%

Graduate or professional degree: 12.60%

Colleges/Universities in Ellensburg:

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 7,420, Location: 400 East 8th Avenue, Public, Website: www.cwu.edu, Offers Master's degree)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Ellensburg:

YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 26 miles, YAKIMA, WA, Full-time enrollment: 2,906

WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE

about 32 miles, WENATCHEE, WA, FT enrollment: 2,074

HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 67 miles, DES MOINES, WA, FT enrollment: 4,288

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS

about 67 miles, SEATTLE, WA, FT enrollment: 32,742

SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 67 miles, SEATTLE, WA, FT enrollment: 4,526

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

about 67 miles, SEATTLE, WA, FT enrollment: 2,992

PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

about 75 miles, TACOMA, WA, FT enrollment: 3,265