Washington State Data Book: The people, the economy, and the government of Washington State State of Washington Office of Financial Management

State Funded Fall Headcount Enrollment by Source
Public College and Universities

Source: Office of Financial Management

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STATE FUNDED FALL HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT BY SOURCE
PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Fall Headcount 96,744 97,796 98,248 99,174 101,012
Total Annual Average FTE1 90,075 91,358 91,571 92,245 n.a.
Freshman Entrances2 13,314 13,524 13,415 14,121 14,658
High School Seniors Previous Fall 73,023 73,685 73,433 73,631 75,538
From In-State High School 11,300 11,570 11,420 12,104 12,625
  Percent of Senior H.S. Students 15.47 15.70 15.55 16.44 16.71
From Out-of-State High School 2,014 1,954 1,995 2,017 2,033
  Percent of Total Fall Headcount 2.08 2.00 2.03 2.03 2.01
Transfers3 13,287 12,883 12,910 13,259 13,397
CC Academic Annual Average FTE Previous Year 56,029 56,513 54,647 53,503 52,600
From In-State Community College 6,650 6,820 6,625 6,787 6,717
  Percent of CC Annual Average FTE 11.87 12.07 12.12 12.69 12.77
Previous Spring Term Headcount 89,390 90,004 91,638 91,633 92,429
From In-State Four-Year Institution 2,152 1,864 2,018 2,115 2,178
  Percent Previous Spring Headcount 2.41 2.07 2.20 2.31 2.36
From Out-of-State Institutions 4,485 4,199 4,267 4,357 4,502
  Percent of Total Fall Headcount 4.64 4.29 4.34 4.39 4.46
Continuing Students4
Previous Spring Term Headcount 89,390 90,004 91,638 91,633 92,429
Continuing Students 64,566 66,563 66,742 66,906 67,855
  Percent Retained 72.23 73.96 72.83 73.02 73.41
Other Entrances 5,577 4,826 5,181 4,888 5,102
Former Students5 5,127 4,421 4,698 4,418 4,567
Unknown 450 405 483 470 535

STATE FUNDED FALL HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT BY SOURCE
PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Fall Headcount 88,857 90,428 92,096 95,244 96,156
Total Annual Average FTE1 81,991 82,778 84,832 87,969 89,511
Freshman Entrances2 11,793 11,989 12,257 12,830 12,914
High School Seniors Previous Fall 68,242 70,665 73,144 72,350 73,068
From In-State High School 10,139 10,169 10,275 10,563 10,904
  Percent of Senior H.S. Students 14.86 14.39 14.05 14.60 14.92
From Out-of-State High School 1,654 1,820 1,982 2,267 2,010
  Percent of Total Fall Headcount 1.86 2.01 2.15 2.38 2.09
Transfers3 14,700 13,979 13,560 12,297 12,083
CC Academic Annual Average FTE Previous Year 44,772 45,419 46,427 47,809 51,852
From In-State Community College 6,658 6,372 6,198 6,180 6,092
  Percent of CC Annual Average FTE 14.87 14.03 13.35 12.93 11.75
Previous Spring Term Headcount 81,065 82,606 83,995 85,687 88,377
From In-State Four-Year Institution 3,358 2,836 2,658 1,812 1,912
  Percent Previous Spring Headcount 4.14 3.47 3.16 2.11 2.16
From Out-of-State Institutions 4,684 4,744 4,704 4,305 4,079
  Percent of Total Fall Headcount 5.27 5.25 5.11 4.52 4.24
Continuing Students4
Previous Spring Term Headcount 81,065 86,606 83,995 85,687 88,377
Continuing Students 59,101 61,489 63,007 64,047 65,807
  Percent Retained 72.91 71.00 75.01 74.75 74.46
Other Entrances 3,263 2,971 3,272 6,070 5,352
Former Students5 2,714 2,398 2,320 5,066 4,709
Unknown 549 573 952 1,004 643

1Headcount and Annual Average Full-Time Enrollment of the current fall term academic year.
2Freshman Entrances: Persons who have not previously attended an institution of higher learning.
3Transfers: Persons who have previously attended an institution of higher learning.
4Continuing Students: Persons who are continuously attending the same university or college from the immediate previous term.
5Former Students Returning: Persons who are returning to the same university or college with a break in attendance in at least the immediate previous term.

CC: Community College
FTE: Full-Time Equivalent

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