Policy Indicators for Higher Education — WICHE States
WICHE's electronic fact book, Policy Indicators for Higher Education: WICHE States, presents regional as well as state-by-state data with analyses on several fiscal, demographic, economic, and social indicators important to policymakers, educators, and researchers in the West. These indicators will be updated periodically as new data become available.
To view data in Excel format for individual states and the WICHE region, please select a table.
STUDENT PREPARATION, ENROLLMENT, & COMPLETION |
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| Download | Results from the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) of 15-Year-Olds in Reading, Mathematics, and Science Literacy | December-09 |
| Download | Average Scale Scores for National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) by State, 8th Grade | December-09 |
| Download | Percent of High Schools in Advanced Placement Program by State | November-08 |
| Download | Advanced Placement Program Exam Fee Reductions | January-07 |
| Download | Advanced Placement Program Participants by Race/Ethnicity | November-08 |
| Download | SAT I and ACT Average Scores and Number of Exam Takers by Race/Ethnicity | January-07 |
| Download | State Course Credit Requirements and Exit Exam for High School Graduation Core Academic Subjects | January-07 |
| Download | Percentage of Public High School Completers as a Proportion of the Number of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier | November-2008 |
| Download | Actual and Projected Number of High School Graduates | November-08 |
| Download | Freshmen and Sophomores Who Took Remedial Courses, by Institutional Type | August-05 |
FINANCE |
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| Download | The Cost of College vs. The Cost of Prison | December-04 |
FACULTY |
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| Download | Average Annual Faculty Salaries and Benefits, Public Two-Year Institutions | August-05 |
| Download | Average Annual Faculty Salaries and Benefits by Rank, Public Baccalaureate/Master’s Institutions | August-05 |
| Download | Average Annual Faculty Salaries and Benefits by Rank, Public Research/Doctoral Institutions | August-05 |
| Download | Percent Change in Faculty by Race/Ethnicity, Status, and Institutional Type | August-05 |
| Download | Percent Change in Faculty by Gender and Institutional Type | August-05 |
| Download | Distribution of Part-Time and Full-Time Faculty by Institutional Type | December-08 |
WORKFORCE |
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| Download | Degrees Conferred and Average Annual Openings for Elementary and Secondary Teachers and Special Education Teachers | August-05 |
| Download | Degrees Conferred and Average Annual Openings for Nurses | August-05 |
| Download | Projections of Employment Demand and Average Annual Openings for College and University Faculty | August-05 |
| Download | High Tech Associate and Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred | August-05 |
| Download | Change in Total Employment and Selected Industry Sectors | August-05 |
| Download | Ten Occupations Requiring at Least an Associate Degree and Projected to Have the Largest Numerical Growth | August-05 |
ECONOMIC INDICATORS |
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| Download | Annual Percent Change in State Tax Revenues | January-07 |
| Download | Indicators of Economic Conditions | December-04 |
| Download | December Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted) of the Civilian Labor Force | January-05 |
| Download | Children Under 18 Living with Parents Below Poverty | January-05 |
| Download | Number and Percent of Individuals Living Below Poverty Level by Age, 2002 | January-05 |