Key facts about higher education in Washington - 2007

Introduction

Part 1: Colleges and enrollments
Types of institutions
Headcount enrollment
Public four-year schools
Public two-year schools
Independent four-year schools
Actual average annual FTEs: state supported
Branch campus enrollments
Enrollment projections

Part 2: Students, faculty, staff
Student age distribution
Student gender distribution
Student race/ethnicity
Faculty and staff
Faculty salaries
Part-time faculty
Faculty race/ethnicity
Faculty gender distribution

Part 3: Readiness, participation in college, transfers, achievement
WASL performance
Running Start, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, College in the High School, Tech Prep
SAT, ACT test comparisons
Remediation
Participation in college
Student transfer
Achievement
Graduation rates
Degree and certificate completion

Part 4: Higher education finances
Cost of instruction
Tuition and fees
Comparing tuition in other states
Student price
State operating budget
State capital budget

Part 5: Financial aid
Need-based financial aid
Expected family contribution
Financial aid recipients
Financial aid programs
Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET)
GEAR UP Program

Glossary