Running Start Progress Report: 2001

Running Start Coordinator's Guide

Section 1
Running Start Progress Report: 2001-2002

Table of Contents

Introduction	Updates
Options for Students	Summary
Growth Continues	Enrollments
Benefits	Data for Students Entering Fall 2001
Characteristics of Students	References
Research Findings	Contact Information

Data for Students Entering Fall 2001

University of Washington
Running Start Students’ Transfer Performance
Data for Students Entering Fall 2001

	# of Students	% of Total
Total Number of Students	920
Gender
Male	419	45.5%
Female	501	54.5%
Entering College Class
Freshman	753	81.8%
Sophomore	100	10.9%
Junior	67	7.3%
Ethnic Distribution
African-American	24	2.6%
Asian-American	275	29.9%
Hawaiin / Pacific Islander	4	0.4%
Hispanic	39	4.2%
Native American	9	1.0%
White	460	50.0%
Other / Not Included	109	11.8%

	Mean	Range
High School GPA	3.67	2.59 - 4.00
SAT Verbal	572	290 - 800
SAT Math	591	320 - 800
SAT Total	1,163	680 - 1,580
ACT Score	24.9	14 - 35
Entering Transfer Credits	39.1	3 - 90

	# of Students
Completing Associates Degrees	51
Largest Feeder High Schools
1. Roosevelt	30
2. Kamiak	27
3. Kentwood	18
4. Henry M Jackson (tie) Kentridge (tie) Lake Washington (tie)	17
7. Garfield (tie) Decatur (tie)	15
Largest Feeder Community Colleges
1. Bellevue	86
2. Everett	73
3. Green River	53
4. Clark	51
5. Edmonds	48
6. Highline	44

Source: Compiled by Jim Rawlins, University of Washington.