2010| 11 FACTBOOK

Invest in Washington…One student at a time

MISSIONIndependent Colleges of Washington provide opportunity, choice, and success for students.

The mission is accomplished by providing resources for students, advocating for public policy that supports students, building strategic collaborations, and by telling the compelling story of independent higher education.

WASHINGTON’S PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT COLLEGES CONFER NEARLY

25%10ICW Colleges

Gonzaga University

Heritage University

Pacific Lutheran University

Saint Martin’s University

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

University of Puget Sound

Walla Walla University

Whitman College

Whitworth University 2%

RECEIVE LESS THAN

of the state higher education budget (See page 3)

of baccalaureate and higher degrees (See page 3)

$330SAVE THE STATE OVER

million per year in operating subsidies (See page 3)

MISSION

80%of graduates do so in 4 years or less (See page 6)

40,000students from every Washington county, all 50 states, and 90 countries (See page 4 and 5)

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$275million in institution funded grants and scholarships, with an average grant of over $13,000 per student (See page 2)

CONTRIBUTE OVER

ENROLL NEARLY

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PROVIDE OPPORTUNITYIndependent Colleges of Washington

90%

of students receive institutional aid This investment from the college averages about $13,000 per student, and totals over $275 million.

Washington’s independent colleges serve an economically diverse student body:

Over 20% of resident undergraduates receive the State Need Grant and about 25% of undergraduates are awarded the Federal Pell Grant. The majority of financial aid to low-income students is in the form of grants.

Private Colleges are AffordableTypical financial package of student with the greatest need.

Institutional Aid: $ 12,900

State Grant Aid: $ 7,700

Federal Grant Aid: $ 6,750

Work Study: $ 2,700

Federal Loans: $ 7,500

Financial Aid Total: $ 37,550

Tuition: $ 27,100

Room and Board: $ 8,000

Books, Technology, Transportation: $ 4,200

Cost of Attendance: $ 39,300

Net Tuition: $ 1,750

Sources: ICW Financial Aid, IPEDS, WFAA 1999-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10

Average Net Tuition Has Remained Constant for 10 years

$ 16

$ 14

$ 12

$ 10

$ 8

$ 6

$ 4

$ 2

$ 0

Tuition Net of Grants Only (2010 dollars)

Sources: BLS, IPEDS

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san

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OPPORTUNITY

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Independent colleges receive less than 2% of the state higher education budget, all in the form of student aid, yet deliver nearly 25% of degrees.

For every state or federal grant dollar awarded to students attending an independent college, the institution contributes an average of $10 through financial aid.

$330SAVE THE STATE OVER

Meeting the states high demand needs:30% of all teaching degrees, including 40% of math and science certificates; 34% of baccalaureate and higher nursing degrees; 50% of the graduate-level K-12 principal and superintendant certificates, school counseling, and business degrees.

Sources: ICW Financial Aid Survey, IPEDS, LEAPIndependent Colleges of Washington Graduates

Non-ICW Private, Non-profit Graduates

Public Baccalaureates Graduates

For-Profit Graduates

State Financial Aid to ICW Students (estimated)

State Financial Aid to Public and Non-ICW Colleges and Universities (estimated)

Higher Education Coordinating Board

Operations for State-funded Baccalaureates

Operations for Community and Technical Colleges

Receive Less Than 2%, Deliver Nearly 25%

State Higher Education Budget, 2010-11 Supplemental

Baccalaureate and Higher Degrees Conferred in 2009

Sources: IPEDS, LEAP

million annually in enrollment subsidies

State grant aid Federal grant aid Institutional aid

Leveraging Taxpayer Investment$ 300

$ 250

$ 200

$ 150

$ 100

$ 50

$ 0

(in m

illion

s)

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EXPAND CHOICEIndependent Colleges of Washington

Pacific Lutheran UniversityFounded: 1890, Tacoma, Washington

President: Loren J. Anderson Enrollment: 3,600 Notable Programs: Business, education, nursing.

253.531.6900 PLU.edu

Saint Martin’s UniversityFounded: 1895, Lacey, Washington

President: Roy F. HeynderickxEnrollment: 1,800 Notable Programs: Business, education, engineering, interdisciplinary studies, psychology.

360.491.4700 StMartin.edu

Seattle Pacific UniversityFounded: 1891, Seattle, Washington

President: Philip W. Eaton Enrollment: 4,400 Notable Programs: Undergraduate research, sciences, pre-medicine, John Perkins Center for Reconciliation, business, music performance.

206.281.2000 SPU.edu

Seattle University Founded: 1891, Seattle, Washington

President: Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J. Enrollment: 7,800 Notable Programs: 113 undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs, including of law, education, and nursing.

206.296.6000 SeattleU.edu

University of Puget SoundFounded: 1888, Tacoma, Washington

President: Ronald R. Thomas Enrollment: 2,600 Notable Programs: Traditional and interdisciplinary majors in the sciences, arts, social sciences, and humanities.

253.879.3100 PugetSound.edu

CHOICE

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10DISTINCTIVE MEMBERS

Degree programs also offered in: Bellevue, Bridgeport, Centralia, Everett, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Moses Lake, Tri-Cities, and Yakima.

Heritage UniversityFounded: 1981, Toppenish, Washington

President: John BassettEnrollment: 1,400 Notable Programs: Education, business administration, social work, science.

509.865.8500Heritage.edu

Walla Walla UniversityFounded: 1892, College Place, Washington

President: John McVay Enrollment: 1,800 Notable Programs: Engineering, social work, nursing.

509.527.2615 WallaWalla.edu

Whitworth UniversityFounded: 1890, Spokane, Washington

President: Beck A. Taylor Enrollment: 3,000Notable Programs: 60 undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and professions.

509.777.1000 Whitworth.edu

Gonzaga UniversityFounded: 1887, Spokane, Washington

President: Thayne McCulloh Enrollment: 7,600 Notable Programs: Engineering, accounting, nursing, and two interdisciplinary programs in leadership.

509.328.4220 Gonzaga.edu

Whitman CollegeFounded: 1883,Walla Walla, Washington

President: George Bridges Enrollment: 1,500 Notable Programs: Classic liberal arts, including global studies, theater, debate, and Semester in the West.

509.527.5111 Whitman.edu

Fall 2009 Enrollment. The ICW unduplicated headcount for 2009-2010 was 38,300 students. 2010-11 headcount is expected to increase from 2009-10.

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OF THOSE WHO GRADUATE FROM AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE,

80%do so in

4years or less

ICW Graduates Finish On TimeFour year completion rates

American Indian

Asian/PI Black Hispanic White

ICW Institutions Public Baccalaureate Institutions

Source: IPEDS

100

80

60

40

20

0%

CULTIVATE SUCCESSIndependent Colleges of Washington

SUCCESS

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hours of volunteer community service and nearly 600,000 hours of community-based and off-campus work study

500,000CONTRIBUTE OVER

6,800

EMPLOY

In the top 20 of employers in the state

to state and local economies

$2.5RETURN OVER

BILLION

Sources: CDS, HECB, ICW service survey, IPEDS

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Summa Cum Laude Level

$100,000 and overAlaska Airlines and Horizon Air (31)The Anderson Foundation (48)Anonymous (3) The Boeing Company (55) Fluke Corporation (44)

Magna Cum Laude Level

$50,000 - $99,999COSTCO Wholesale (17) Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (13) PEMCO Foundation, Inc. (30) The Wollenberg Foundation (48)

Cum Laude Level

$25,000 - $49,999Nordstrom (42) The UPS Foundation (35) U.S. Bancorp Foundation (31)

Benefactors Level

$10,000 - $24,999Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation (32) Kenneth J. & Beryl N. Goodchild (16) HSBC—North America (2)Independent Colleges of Washington (5) The Norcliffe Foundation (13) PACCAR (57) Puget Sound Energy (50)

Washingtonians Level

$2,500 - $9,999Anonymous (29) Banner Bank (5)

Violet A. Boyer (11) BNSF Foundation (51) Ferguson Construction (7) The O. D. Fisher Charitable Fund/The Seattle Foundation (29) Foss Maritime Company (39) Green Diamond Resource Company (51) William W. Kilworth Foundation (9) Miller Nash LLP (6) Principal Financial Group (12)Red Lion Hotels Corporation (8)Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund (1)Washington State Auto Dealers Association (36)

Sustainers Level$1,000 - $2,499Richard E. and Dawn C. Bangert II (8) Richard E. Bangert (25) Barbieri Charitable Foundation (4)Brooks Manufacturing Company (34) CH2M HILL, Inc. (18) Craves Family Charitable Foundation (2) Chris T. and Jennifer M. Heman (5) Glenn Johnson and Michael Melancon (2) James Linardos (8) Thayne M. McCulloh (1) Greg Montgomery (3) H. Len Parris (1) Neal M. Piliavin (2)

The Rabel Family Advised Fund/ The Seattle Foundation (47) Todd and Melaine Ruberg (2)Doloros Saletic (11) Doug and Amy Schutt (4) Titus Will Families Foundation (41) Town & Country Markets, Inc. (12) Wells Fargo Foundation (5)Howard S. Wright Constructors (1)Wright Runstad & Company (16)

Supporters Level

Below $1,000 Loren J. and MaryAnn W. Anderson (7)Heather Barbieri (1)Michael and DeLona Bell (3)Chadd and Elizabeth Bennett (1)George S. Bridges (3)Paul Cantor (3)Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (48)Anne Cassidy and Bob Fuller (2)Analisa M. Castaneda (2)Michael and Patty Daniels (7)Joseph and Sandra DePaepe (9)Katherine Drew (1)Philip W. and Sharon K. Eaton (8)Tom Fitzsimmons (2)Bill Garvin (3)GordonDerrLLP (1)Groninger & Co., Inc. (43)Rick Gross (5)Roy F. Heynderickx (2)Mary Ellen Hunter (1)Don and Ann Jenkins (12)Isabelle S. Lamb (18)Lawton Printing, Inc. (8)Leigh Ann Lucero (3)

John and Pam McVay (3)Microsoft Corporation (16)Steve Mitchell (3)P &G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (36)Constance and Rodney Proctor (4)Laura and Jim Rehrmann (2)William P. Robinson (9)Kathleen Ross, snjm (8)Steven T. Seward (6)Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J. (5)Ron and Mary Thomas (5)Cleven J. and Connie B. Ticeson (5)Ellen J. Wallach (4)Joseph H. Ward (2)

DONORSIndependent Colleges of Washington

ICW thanks the many corporations, foundations, and individuals that provided Washington students with over $1 million in scholarships and other support in the 2010 fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.

Your gifts provide our students opportunity, choice, and success!

100% of gifts to ICW are distributed to member colleges to serve students better.

SUPPORT

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Loren J. AndersonPresident Pacific Lutheran University

Richard E. BangertEmeritus

Richard E. Bangert IIVice President PACCAR

Heather BarbieriRetired Red Lion Hotels Corporation

John BassettPresident Heritage University

DeLona Lang BellPresident CMBell Company, Inc.

Violet A. BoyerPresident and CEO Independent Colleges of Washington

George BridgesPresident Whitman College

Analisa M. CastanedaSales Director – Costco Team Weider Global Nutrition

Gerri CravesBoard of Directors College Success Foundation

Alice Cunningham Owner Olympic Hot Tub

Mark Doumit Executive Director Washington Forest Protection Association

Philip W. EatonPresident Seattle Pacific University

Tom Fitzsimmons Chief Operating Officer Lorig Associates, LLC

Bill GarvinLawyer/Lobbyist

Kenneth J. GoodchildEmeritus

Roy F. HeynderickxPresident Saint Martin’s University

Glenn S. JohnsonPresident Horizon Air

Franz E. LazarusSenior Vice President COSTCO Wholesale

James LinardosSenior Vice President Wells Fargo Bank

Richard W. Linneweh, Jr.President and CEO Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

Leigh Ann LuceroAttorney, Xbox Microsoft Corporation

Thayne M. McCullohPresident Gonzaga University

John McVayPresident Walla Walla University

Steve MitchellChief Executive Officer OIC of Washington

Greg MontgomeryPartner Miller Nash LLP

John O’HalloranPrincipalRainier Investment Management

H. Len ParrisOwner Chandler Reach Vineyards

Neal M. PiliavinSenior Director, IT Microsoft Corporation

Rodney G. ProctorPresident Gladstone Enterprises

Laura W. Rehrmann, FAHPPresident Group Health Foundation

Todd RubergVice President, Customer Business Development Proctor & Gamble

Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J.President Seattle University

Beck A. TaylorPresident Whitworth University

Ronald R. ThomasPresident University of Puget Sound

Ellen J. WallachOrganizational Development Consultant

Joseph H. WardExecutive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer Fortune Bank

DIRECTORSIndependent Colleges of Washington

Our thanks to these corporations, foundations, and individuals who have supported ICW for 25 years or more!

PACCAR (57)The Boeing Company (55)BNSF Foundation (51)Puget Sound Energy (50)The Anderson Foundation (48)Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (48)The Wollenberg Foundation (48)The Rabel Family Advised Fund/ The Seattle Foundation (47)Fluke Corporation (44)Groninger & Co., Inc. (43)Nordstrom (42)Titus Will Families Foundation (41)Foss Maritime Company (39)P&G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (36)The UPS Foundation (35)Washington State Auto Dealers Association (36)Brooks Manufacturing Company (34)Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation (32)Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (31)U.S. Bancorp Foundation (31)PEMCO Foundation, Inc. (30)The O.D. Fisher Charitable Fund/ The Seattle Foundation (29)Richard E. Bangert (25)

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University of Puget Sound

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