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yUW’s state funding per
student is ~25% below the average of its Olympia-defined “peers” (22% behind 24 HECB peers, 26% behind 8 OFM peers) (1999-2000 data, IPEDS)
yIn 1976,
Washington spent $14.35 on higher education per $1,000 of personal income; by 2001, that number had dropped by
nearly a factor of two – to $7.65 (Postsecondary Educational Opportunity #115)
yWe under-fund the relatively few student places we have. And it’s getting worse