Cougars and Huskies for Our Economic Future

 

Each year, Washington State University and the University of Washington award degrees to more than 14,000 highly educated graduates, attract nearly a billion dollars in research funding from outside the state, and create scientific discoveries and technological advances that fuel the growth of the new economy.

In the current economic climate, forward momentum at our two research universities is critically important to our state as a whole. But the state’s investment in higher education has been declining for years, putting our economic future in jeopardy. This site, along with its counterpart at Washington State University, has been created to educate and inform citizens about decisions that will have implications for our children and grandchildren. We hope that through this site and other information you will become engaged and informed and let your voice be heard.


• Get Informed

  – News Clips about Higher Education Financing
  – Fueling our State's Economic Future (PDF)
  – Regents Joint Resolution


Declining State Support for Higher Education
   WSU State Appropriations per Full-Time Student Compared to Peer Institutions - graph   UW State Appropriations per Full-Time Student Compared to Peer Institutions - graph   
WSU and UW State Appropriations per Full-Time Student Compared to Peer Institutions
(in constant dollars, based upon currently available data)

         

 
 Cougars and Huskies for Our Economic Future