The Greater Seattle Datasheet

Education

Persons over 25, a comparison of major U.S. cities; percentage completing:

Source: US Census Bureau, 2005 American Survey

Public and Private Schools

Total enrollment in Seattle Public Schools as of October 1, 2006, is 45,933. There are more than 300 private and parochial schools in Seattle.

Major Universities and Colleges

	Number of Students	Internet Home Page
University of Washington (public)	44,221	www.washington.edu
Seattle University (private)	6,177	www.seattleu.edu
Seattle Pacific University (private)	3,830	www.spu.edu
Community colleges, four campuses (public)	27,760	www.sccd.ctc.edu
Art Institute of Seattle (private)	2,425	www.ais.edu
Cornish College of the Arts (private)	800	www.cornish.edu

(Enrollment figures for Fall 2006)

Major research facilities include the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Battelle Memorial Institute and the Washington Technology Center.