Washington Public Enrollment Trends: Fall 2024 Enrollment Update. Research Brief
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| Title: | Washington Public Enrollment Trends: Fall 2024 Enrollment Update. Research Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jill Huynh, Rebecca Byrne, Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) |
| Source: | Washington Student Achievement Council. 2025. |
| Availability: | Washington Student Achievement Council. P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504. Tel: 360-753-7800; E-mail: info@wsac.wa.gov; Web site: http://www.wsac.wa.gov |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, Enrollment Trends, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Institutional Characteristics, Student Financial Aid, Socioeconomic Status, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Place of Residence, College Transfer Students, In State Students, Full Time Students, Part Time Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Washington |
| Abstract: | Overall undergraduate enrollment at Washington's public postsecondary institutions has not returned to pre-COVID levels; however, enrollment has grown or stabilized since spring 2023 when the public health crisis ended. After dropping to a low of 98,184 award-seeking students in fall 2022, the community and technical colleges (CTCs) experienced a 12% rise in enrollment to over 110,000 students in 2024. Compared to the CTCs, public four-year institutions had experienced a less pronounced pandemic-induced decline in undergraduate enrollment from 2019. Post-pandemic enrollment from 2022 dropped 3% at four-year institutions. Enrollment at four-year institutions hovered just above 90,000 degree-seeking students in fall 2023 and fall 2024. Enrollment is a key consideration as we strive towards the statewide goal of 70% postsecondary attainment for adults in Washington. This research brief describes fall enrollment trends by financial aid status, race/ethnicity, gender, age, state residency, and enrollment intensity as well as for new students and transfer students. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED677526 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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