Higher Education

Budgeted Operating Expenditures

Dollars in Thousands

Does Not Include Higher Education Tuition and Fee Accounts)

Fiscal Year 2026 through September 2025

Higher Education	Fiscal Year 2026 Actual	Fiscal Year Total Estimate	Fiscal Year to Date Actual	Balance
Staffing
Total Full Time Equivalent Staff Years	21,078	9,118	21,078	(11,960)
Statewide Totals	21,078	9,118	21,078	(11,960)
Agencies
Student Achievement Council	580,061	954,535	580,061	374,474
University of Washington	135,411		135,411	(135,411)
Washington State University	89,191	591,536	89,191	502,345
Eastern Washington University	14,480	157,989	14,480	143,509
Central Washington University	25,497	159,478	25,497	133,981
The Evergreen State College	7,930	66,103	7,930	58,173
Western Washington University	23,985	218,512	23,985	194,527
Community and Technical College System	228,305		228,305	(228,305)
Statewide Agency Totals	1,104,860	2,148,153	1,104,860	1,043,293
Objects of Expenditures
Salaries And Wages	318,789	808,062	318,789	489,273
Employee Benefits	121,952	244,743	121,952	122,791
Professional Svc Contracts	8,658	17,838	8,658	9,180
Goods\Other Services	61,590	129,892	61,590	68,302
Cost Of Goods Sold
Travel	1,814	6,665	1,814	4,851
Capital Outlays	8,601	8,885	8,601	284
Grants, Benefits & Client Services	14,389	62,748	14,389	48,359
Interagency Reimbursements	(58)		(58)	58
Total Objects of Expenditures	535,735	1,278,833	535,735	743,098
Source of Funds
General Fund State	564,520	865,582	564,520	301,062
Other Funds Non-Appropriated	4,153	25,958	4,153	21,805
Other Funds State	318,431	755,452	318,431	437,021
Total Source of Funds	887,104	1,646,992	887,104	759,888