1	Benchmarks: WICHE Region May 19, 2004
2	Assumptions Relevant Do-able now Replicable Limited in number
3	Workplan Issue Areas ACCESS FINANCE WORKFORCE ACCOUNTABILITY QUALITY & INNOVATION
4	DEMOGRAPHICS # 1 Per capita income # 2 Educational attainment # 3 High school graduates
5	High School Graduates
6	ACCESS: Are access and equity eroding or improving over time? Participation Completion Equity Affordability
7	Participation #4 What proportion of 9^th graders graduate four years later? #5 What proportion of 18-24 year-olds have a high school diploma? #6 What proportion of recent high school graduates enroll in higher education anywhere? #7 What proportion of the population’s 24-49 year olds are enrolled in college?
8	Recent high school graduates enrolling in higher education
9	Completion # 8 How many associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees are being produced for every 100 high school graduates?
10	Equity #9 What proportion of 9^th graders graduate four years later for major racial/ethnic groups?
11	9^th Grade to High School Graduation by Race/Ethnicity
12	Equity #9 What proportion of 9^th graders graduate four years later for major racial/ethnic groups? #10 What is the ratio of high school graduates by racial/ethnic group to fall college enrollment? #11 What proportion of college degrees are awarded to students from major racial/ethnic groups? #12 Among 18-to-24-year olds, what proportion are in college and what proportion are in poverty?
13	Affordability #13 How have average tuition and fees changed over time for two- and four-year institutions?
14	Average Tuition and Fees at Public Institutions in the West
15	Affordability #13 How have average tuition and fees changed over time for two- and four-year institutions? #14 What proportion of household income is needed for tuition and fees? #15 How much student financial aid is provided per FTE student? #16 How is need- and non-need-based aid distributed per FTE undergraduate student? #17 How much have WICHE students saved by using the WUE program?
16	FINANCE: Are revenues sufficient to meet state needs for higher education? #18 How have appropriations per FTE to higher education changed over time? #19 How have appropriations and tuition revenue per FTE changed over time? #20 How has the state tax revenue per capita changed over time?
17	WORKFORCE: Is higher education supporting the region’s workforce needs? Efficiency index - NCHEMS
18	Next Steps Compile data and prepare benchmarks report for Access and Finance issues Develop indicator questions for Workforce issue Report to the Commission at November 2004 meeting