Accountability Program and Performance
"...the University will continue to train and teach, to discover and apply new knowledge, and to serve. And those of us who work and study here will have the courage to address the problems before us. In return we will expect from you -- from legislators, civic leaders, business people, alumni, parents, and all the men and women of Washington -- the support we need to remain an outstanding center of learning and service, the support we need to be a great state university."
        Richard L. McCormick, 1996 The University of Washington is entering its seventh year of a formal accountability and performance reporting program.

The accountability program and reporting is governed by provisions of the Appropriations Act of the State Legislature. To read the provisions of the appropriations act applicable to the first two accountability reporting years (Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999) click here. To read the provisions of the appropriations act applicable to the third and fourth years (Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000) click here.  Provisions of the appropriations act applicable to the fifth and sixth years (Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002) are found here.

The University, each biennium (a two year period composed of two fiscal years beginning on July 1of each year), prepares an accountability plan.

(Note: the UW Accountability Plan and Performance Reports are published in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher will be required to read these reports. If you wish to download this free software click here and follow the download installation instructions.)

Prior and current accountability plans are:
     Accountability Plan for Biennium 1997-99 (Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999),
     Accountability Plan for Biennium 1999-01 (Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001).
     Accountability Plan for Biennium 2001-03 (Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003).
     Accountability Plan for Biennium 2003-05 (Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005).

Each year the University prepares an accountability performance report. These reports are:
     Accountability Performance Report for Fiscal Year 1998.
     Accountability Performance Report for Fiscal Year 1999.
     Accountability Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2000.
     Accountability Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2001.
     Accountability Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2002.
     Accountability Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2003.
     Accountability Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2004.
     Accountability Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2005.

For those interested in the University’s accountability program and performance they may also wish to review the results of the Office of Educational Assessment’s ongoing evaluation and research program. A significant compendium of University facts and figures may be found in the Office of Institutional Studies Factbook .

If you have any questions or comments about the University of Washington's accountability program please click here to email your questions or comments.