Age by Institution Type

Students attending four-year public and private institutions tend to be in age categories most commonly associated with college students (ages 18-24). Community and technical colleges serve a larger percentage of older students.

 

Washington Student Age by Institution Type

Fall 2009

  Public 4-Year Private 4-Year Community/Technical
19 & Under 30,021 (25%) 11,880 (24%) 38,847 (21%)
20-24 54,327 (45%) 18,579 (37%) 49,657 (27%)
25-34 24,856 (21%) 11,674 (23%) 47,394 (25%)
35-49 8,503 (7%) 6,152 (12%) 34,038 (18%)
50+ 2,445 (2%) 2,014 (4%) 16,668 (9%)
Total 120,142 (100%) 50,299 (100%) 186,604 (100%)