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August 19, 2013

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	Washington	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Washington	Nation
Total (State rank: 13)	6,830,038	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Washington	Nation
Up to 4	6.4%	6.4%
5 to 14	12.8%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.6%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	27.5%	26.4%
45 to 64	27.1%	26.5%
65 and older	12.7%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Washington	Nation
American Indian	1.3%	0.8%
Asian	7.3%	4.8%
Black	3.5%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.2%
White	78.4%	74.1%
More than one race	4.7%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	11.6%	16.7%
Other	4.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Washington	Nation
8th grade or less	4.2%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	5.6%	8.1%
High-school diploma	23.8%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	24.7%	21.2%
Associate degree	9.7%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	20.2%	17.9%
Master’s degree	8.4%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.3%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.0%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Washington	Nation
	18.6%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Washington	Nation
(State rank: 13)	$45,413	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Washington	Nation
	13.9%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Washington	Nation
Total for 2013-14	65,451	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	13.8%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Washington	Nation
	12,987	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Washington	Nation
	4.7%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Washington	Nation
Professor	$112,012	$118,822
Associate professor	$81,925	$81,373
Assistant professor	$74,917	$70,325
All	$86,696	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Washington	Nation
Professor	$80,930	$89,076
Associate professor	$67,190	$71,297
Assistant professor	$63,409	$60,506
All	$65,822	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Washington	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Washington	Nation
Professor	$99,469	$91,161
Associate professor	$72,126	$71,963
Assistant professor	$63,625	$58,901
All	$72,500	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Washington	Nation
Public	$57,330	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$71,389	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Washington	Nation
Public	$55,862	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Washington	Nation
Undergraduate	336,750	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	35,948	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	168,778	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	148,288	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	43,504	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	44	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	7,316	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	4,768	396,832
Total	372,698	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Washington	Nation
Public	85%	72%
4-year	59%	64%
2-year	41%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Washington	Nation
Associate	27,045	942,217
Bachelor’s	31,398	1,712,538
Master’s	9,850	730,635
Doctorate	2,412	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 84% of all freshmen enrolled in Washington in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 76% of all Washington residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Washington	Nation
All	68.0%	59.0%
Men	66.0%	56.4%
Women	69.7%	61.2%
American Indian	54.0%	40.6%
Asian	72.5%	69.7%
Black	55.7%	40.2%
Hispanic	59.5%	51.4%
White	69.1%	62.3%
2 or more races	65.8%	64.0%
Race unknown	62.7%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Washington	Nation
American Indian	4,973	174,629
Asian	30,354	1,133,719
Black	16,011	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	2,156	61,179
Hispanic	28,982	2,695,637
White	227,058	11,519,372
2 or more races	13,748	405,812
Race unknown	32,977	1,409,094
Foreign	16,439	738,624
Total	372,698	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Washington	Nation
Women	55.2%	57.0%
American Indian	1.3%	0.8%
Asian	8.1%	5.4%
Black	4.3%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.3%
Hispanic	7.8%	12.8%
White	60.9%	54.9%
2 or more races	3.7%	1.9%
Race unknown	8.8%	6.7%
Foreign	4.4%	3.5%
Minority	25.8%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	13.4%	27.2%
Full-time	67.3%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 22.9 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 21% of Washington’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 1049 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 58% of Washington’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Washington	Nation
Public 4-year	$6,607	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,331	$2,419
Private 4-year	$29,158	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Washington	Nation
State funds	$1,372,858,000	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.8%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Washington	Nation
Need-based grants	$290,549,304	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$2,747,050	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$18,087,569	$1,737,198,826
Total	$311,383,923	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Washington	Nation
Total	$1,570,487,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	15.6%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Washington	Nation
Federal government	69.4%	62.6%
State and local governments	5.9%	5.9%
Industry	2.2%	4.9%
Nonprofit	5.8%	5.9%
Institution itself	14.9%	19.1%
Other	1.8%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Washington	Nation
Engineering	10.5%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	12.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	59.8%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	2.4%	3.6%
Physical sciences	5.2%	7.3%
Psychology	0.8%	1.7%
Social sciences	3.8%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.8%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	4.4%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Washington
University of Washington	$2,111,332,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Washington
University of Washington, multiple campuses	$310,853,353
University of Puget Sound	$19,353,299
Seattle University	$16,708,749

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Washington	Nation
Public 4-year	16	679
Public 2-year	27	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	23	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	1	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	12	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	8	669
Total	87	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Washington
University of Washington	36,548
Washington State University	23,035
Western Washington University	13,400

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Bastyr University

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

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Almanac 2013 »

Washington

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	Washington	Nation

Demographics

Population
	Washington	Nation
Total (State rank: 13)	6,830,038	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	Washington	Nation
Up to 4	6.4%	6.4%
5 to 14	12.8%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.6%	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 44	27.5%	26.4%
45 to 64	27.1%	26.5%
65 and older	12.7%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	Washington	Nation
American Indian	1.3%	0.8%
Asian	7.3%	4.8%
Black	3.5%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.2%
White	78.4%	74.1%
More than one race	4.7%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	11.6%	16.7%
Other	4.1%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	Washington	Nation
8th grade or less	4.2%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	5.6%	8.1%
High-school diploma	23.8%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	24.7%	21.2%
Associate degree	9.7%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	20.2%	17.9%
Master’s degree	8.4%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.3%	1.2%
Professional degree	2.0%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	Washington	Nation
	18.6%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	Washington	Nation
(State rank: 13)	$45,413	$42,693

Poverty rate
	Washington	Nation
	13.9%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	Washington	Nation
Total for 2013-14	65,451	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	13.8%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	Washington	Nation
	12,987	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	Washington	Nation
	4.7%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Washington	Nation
Professor	$112,012	$118,822
Associate professor	$81,925	$81,373
Assistant professor	$74,917	$70,325
All	$86,696	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	Washington	Nation
Professor	$80,930	$89,076
Associate professor	$67,190	$71,297
Assistant professor	$63,409	$60,506
All	$65,822	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	Washington	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	Washington	Nation
Professor	$99,469	$91,161
Associate professor	$72,126	$71,963
Assistant professor	$63,625	$58,901
All	$72,500	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	Washington	Nation
Public	$57,330	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$71,389	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	Washington	Nation
Public	$55,862	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	Washington	Nation
Undergraduate	336,750	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	35,948	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	168,778	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	148,288	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	43,504	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	44	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	7,316	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	4,768	396,832
Total	372,698	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	Washington	Nation
Public	85%	72%
4-year	59%	64%
2-year	41%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	Washington	Nation
Associate	27,045	942,217
Bachelor’s	31,398	1,712,538
Master’s	9,850	730,635
Doctorate	2,412	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	Washington	Nation
All	68.0%	59.0%
Men	66.0%	56.4%
Women	69.7%	61.2%
American Indian	54.0%	40.6%
Asian	72.5%	69.7%
Black	55.7%	40.2%
Hispanic	59.5%	51.4%
White	69.1%	62.3%
2 or more races	65.8%	64.0%
Race unknown	62.7%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	Washington	Nation
American Indian	4,973	174,629
Asian	30,354	1,133,719
Black	16,011	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	2,156	61,179
Hispanic	28,982	2,695,637
White	227,058	11,519,372
2 or more races	13,748	405,812
Race unknown	32,977	1,409,094
Foreign	16,439	738,624
Total	372,698	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	Washington	Nation
Women	55.2%	57.0%
American Indian	1.3%	0.8%
Asian	8.1%	5.4%
Black	4.3%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.3%
Hispanic	7.8%	12.8%
White	60.9%	54.9%
2 or more races	3.7%	1.9%
Race unknown	8.8%	6.7%
Foreign	4.4%	3.5%
Minority	25.8%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	13.4%	27.2%
Full-time	67.3%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	Washington	Nation
Public 4-year	$6,607	$7,087
Public 2-year	$3,331	$2,419
Private 4-year	$29,158	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	Washington	Nation
State funds	$1,372,858,000	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.8%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	Washington	Nation
Need-based grants	$290,549,304	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$2,747,050	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$18,087,569	$1,737,198,826
Total	$311,383,923	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	Washington	Nation
Total	$1,570,487,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	15.6%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	Washington	Nation
Federal government	69.4%	62.6%
State and local governments	5.9%	5.9%
Industry	2.2%	4.9%
Nonprofit	5.8%	5.9%
Institution itself	14.9%	19.1%
Other	1.8%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	Washington	Nation
Engineering	10.5%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	12.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	59.8%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	2.4%	3.6%
Physical sciences	5.2%	7.3%
Psychology	0.8%	1.7%
Social sciences	3.8%	3.1%
Other sciences	0.8%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	4.4%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	Washington
University of Washington	$2,111,332,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	Washington
University of Washington, multiple campuses	$310,853,353
University of Puget Sound	$19,353,299
Seattle University	$16,708,749

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	Washington	Nation
Public 4-year	16	679
Public 2-year	27	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	23	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	1	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	12	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	8	669
Total	87	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	Washington
University of Washington	36,548
Washington State University	23,035
Western Washington University	13,400

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

Bastyr University

Institutions on NCAA probation

None

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.