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Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

– G.K. Chesterton

Gender by Institution Type

Females have outnumbered males on Washington college campuses since the mid-1990s.

Washington Student Gender, by Institution Type Fall 2009
	Public 4-year	Private 4-year	Community and Technical Colleges
Female	63,988 (53%)	28,827 (57%)	116,705 (56%)
Male	56,174 (47%)	21,576 (43%)	91,795 (44%)

Washington Student Gender, by Institution Type

Fall 2009

Public 4-year

Private 4-year

Community and Technical Colleges

Female

63,988 (53%)

28,827 (57%)

116,705 (56%)

Male

56,174 (47%)

21,576 (43%)

91,795 (44%)