This report presents information on the West’s progress in improving access to, success in, and financing of higher education. The information is updated annually to monitor change over time and encourage its use as a current tool for informed discussion in policy and education communities, focusing demographics related to Access, Success, and Finance in the West. Figures 1-15 available in Excel file format, below.

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Figure 1 The Education Pipeline
Figure 2 Undergraduate Enrollment Among 25-49 Year Olds as a Percent of Population
Figure 3 Percentage of Public High School Completers as a Proportion of the Number of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier
Figure 4 Share of Full-Time Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity vs. Share of Population by Race/Ethnicity, 1997-98 and 2007-08
Figure 5 Share of Bachelor's Degrees Awarded by Race/Ethnicity vs. Share of Population by Race/Ethnicity, 1996-97 and 2006-07
Figure 6 College Participation and Impoverishment, 2007
Figure 7 Average Resident Undergraduate Tuition and Fees at Public Four-Year Institutions
Figure 8 Ratio of Tuition and Fees to Median Household Income, Public Institutions, 2009-10, 2004-05, and 1999-00
Figure 9 Grant Aid per FTE in Public Institutions, 2003-04 to 2007-08
Figure 10 Need-Based Grant Aid Awarded by State Grant Programs per FTE
Figure 11 Percentage of First-Time Full-Time Degree/Certificate-Seeking Students Receiving Federal Grant Aid
Figure 12 WUE Total Savings to Families and/or States
Figure 13 Total State and Local Appropriations to Higher Education per FTE, Public Institutions, FY 2000 to FY 2008 (Adjusted)
Figure 14 Revenues from State and Local Appropriations and Tuition and Fees per FTE, Public Institutions, FY 2000 to FY 2008 (Adjusted)
Figure 15 State Tax Revenue Per Capita (Adjusted for Inflation)
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Year published: 
2009
Month published: 
October
Number of pages: 
4
Media type: 
PDF