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Agency 360
University of Washington
RCW 28B.20

Current Law Budget

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Request

$2,432,404,557

Net change from current biennium

$79,363,488

Increase

Percent change from current biennium

3.4%

Increase

As the comprehensive research university for the state, the University of Washington preserves, develops, and disseminates knowledge in a broad range of subject areas. To meet its instructional, research, and public service responsibilities, the University maintains six colleges and ten major schools: Architecture and Urban Planning, Arts and Sciences, Education, Engineering, Forest Resources, Graduate School, Business Administration, Dentistry, Ocean and Fishery Sciences, Law, Pharmacy, Public Affairs, Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, and Public Health and Community Medicine. The University offers a broad range of graduate and undergraduate degrees in the various schools and colleges. In addition, the State Master Plan for Higher Education assigns responsibility to the University of Washington for two branch campuses in the Puget Sound region.

The goals of the University are to contribute to the economic, social, and cultural development of the state, and to maintain and enhance the quality of its programs.

Links to Program Level Detail

Instruction

Research

Public Service

Primary Support

Library

Student Services

Hospitals

Institutional Support

Plant Operations and Maintenance

Sponsored Research and Programs

Agency Level Summary

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Operating Budget: Summary
1995-97 Appropriations								Appropriated Funds							Expenditures
	Amount		Estimated Balance											1993-95 Actual			1995-97 Estimated		1997-99 Proposed
526,995,000								General Fund - Basic Account - State							503,292,017			526,995,000		561,192,285
1,685,000								Death Investigations Account - State							1,425,798			1,685,000		1,815,132
								Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - State												513,051
								Oil Spill Administration Account - State							188,747
4,348,000								Accident Account - State							3,837,591			4,348,000		4,992,532
4,343,000								Medical Aid Account - State							4,080,650			4,343,000		5,012,626
6,247,000								Health Services Account - State							5,024,695			6,247,000		6,337,896
543,618,000								Total Appropriated Funds							517,849,498			543,618,000		579,863,522
								Non-Appropriated Funds
								Inst of Hi Ed-Grants/Contracts Acct - Non-Appropriated							740,295,264			811,363,444		811,363,444
								Inst of Hi Ed-Dedicated Local Acct - Non-Appropriated							318,063,364			340,262,744		357,977,168
								Inst Of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated							173,880,955			196,882,000		204,322,000
								UW-University Hospital Account - Non-Appropriated							358,983,807			460,914,881		478,878,423
								Total Non-Appropriated Funds							1,591,223,390			1,809,423,069		1,852,541,035

								Total All Funds							2,109,072,888			2,353,041,069		2,432,404,557

Capital Budget: Summary*
1995-97 Appropriations								Appropriated Funds							Expenditures
	Amount		Estimated Balance											1993-95 Actual			1995-97 Estimated		1997-99 Proposed
194,550								General Fund - Basic Account - Federal										194,550		194,550
10,000,000				10,000,000				Higher Education Construction Acct - State							44,134,889					50,800,000
248,193,344				184,228,519				State Building Construction Account - State							108,526,535			63,964,825		268,949,319
29,060,588				19,602,545				UW Building Account - State							26,746,596			9,458,043		58,236,941
2,679,562				1,447,168				Hi Ed Reimbursable Construction - State							22,982,697			1,232,394
290,128,044				215,278,232				Total Appropriated Funds							202,390,717			74,849,812		378,180,810

								Total All Funds							202,390,717			74,849,812		378,180,810

*For detail projects, see 1997-99 Capital Plan.

Operating Budget: Summary by Object

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages				617,908,900			661,367,455			676,567,696			684,076,160			691,103,655
Employee Benefits				141,213,764			150,672,681			156,088,840			158,545,902			161,088,334
Personal Service Contracts				8,458,263			11,965,198			11,193,242			15,967,535			17,184,553
Goods And Services				257,992,581			281,136,227			306,613,197			320,542,866			324,127,519
Travel				16,229,469			17,468,422			18,797,311			19,839,378			20,769,133
Capital Outlays				83,243,481			65,350,413			70,243,122			49,440,443			49,464,701
Grants, Benefits & Client Services				29,246,294			28,163,281			30,185,038			29,174,271			29,177,387
Debt Service				5,705,582			3,361,699			3,559,567			18,791			18,791
Interagency Reimbursements				(16,295,232)			(13,442,256)			(12,735,648)			(15,378,066)			(15,378,066)
Intra-Agency Reimbursements				(50,422,782)			(53,042,341)			(60,472,075)			(53,689,365)			(53,689,365)

Annual Total				1,093,280,320			1,153,000,779			1,200,040,290			1,208,537,915			1,223,866,642

Operating Budget: Program Summary

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Instruction				273,780,145			279,738,024			306,878,589			307,338,056			313,736,909
Research				20,521,620			17,487,053			16,895,424			18,849,493			18,999,766
Public Service				3,604,439			4,784,848			4,361,297			4,893,649			4,953,299
Primary Support				42,133,392			40,468,303			43,370,169			44,985,285			45,626,006
Library				31,711,355			31,189,653			30,368,633			31,181,797			31,641,995
Student Services				14,547,539			14,896,115			15,650,089			15,854,180			16,131,370
Hospitals				198,863,668			237,246,546			256,859,477			253,677,495			258,743,501
Institutional Support				59,091,062			57,977,928			52,156,600			57,092,567			57,684,529
Plant Operations and Maintenance				62,664,008			63,530,589			67,818,288			68,983,671			70,667,545
Sponsored Research and Programs				386,363,092			405,681,720			405,681,724			405,681,722			405,681,722
Annual Total				1,093,280,320			1,153,000,779			1,200,040,290			1,208,537,915			1,223,866,642
Fiscal Year 1993-94				1,015,792,568
Biennium Total				2,109,072,888			2,353,041,069						2,432,404,557

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

				1993-95 Actual								1995-97 Estimated								1997-99 Proposed
				Amount			Percent				Amount					Percent			Amount					Percent
Instruction			24,658,416			4.8%				49,214,153					9.2%			34,458,352					5.9%
Research			1,654,590			4.9%				(707,443)					(2.0)%			3,466,782					10.1%
Public Service			4,480			0.1%				2,236,733					32.4%			700,803					7.7%
Primary Support			2,611,892			3.4%				4,829,912					6.1%			6,772,819					8.1%
Library			3,899,138			7.0%				1,700,262					2.8%			1,265,506					2.1%
Student Services			2,239,702			8.7%				2,624,718					9.4%			1,439,346					4.7%
Hospitals			(17,801,915)			(4.3)%				101,355,756					25.8%			18,314,973					3.7%
Institutional Support			1,579,411			1.4%				(1,324,181)					(1.2)%			4,642,568					4.2%
Plant Operations and Maintenance			6,724,322			6.0%				12,970,091					11.0%			8,302,339					6.3%
Sponsored Research and Programs			72,730,363			10.9%				71,068,180					9.6%

Total			98,300,399			4.9%				243,968,181					11.6%			79,363,488					3.4%

Employment Summary

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			15,995.3		16,371.8			16,587.7				16,560.3				16,564.7
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			38,631			40,397		40,787				41,308				41,721

Agency Local Funds

Stores Account
This account is composed primarily of stores' inventory, including a small cash balance. This account functions as a revolving account with goods being issued to University of Washington departments and numerous state and city agencies.
Data Processing Account
This account is composed of supplies, inventories, and a cash balance. Income is mainly derived from services provided to university self-sustaining departments (e.g., Housing and Food Services, Parking Division, and Intercollegiate Athletics), which are recorded as interaccount transfers within the accounting system.
Printing Account
This account consists of an inventory of supplies and a cash balance. Income is derived from sales to departments, which are recorded as interaccount transfers within the accounting system.
Other Facilities Account
This account includes supplies, inventories, and cash balances held for auxiliary operating services, such as construction inspection, physical plant property and transportation services, and stenographic service bureau. Income is derived from services to departments which are recorded as interaccount transfers within the accounting system.
Motor Pool Account
This account is used to account for the activities of the University motor pool and interaccount transfers, etc.
Associated Students Account
This account is used to account for the expenses and quarterly student fee designated for A.A.U.W. activities and the student newspaper, "The DAILY."
Parking Account
This account provides for the construction and maintenance of parking areas. Revenue is provided by parking permit fees, meter receipts, and parking fines.
Other Enterprises Account
This account is composed of supplies, inventories, and cash balances. These activities are self-sustaining, and income is derived principally from the sale of services and goods to students, faculty, and staff. Such activities include: Student Union, candy counters and game areas, and the University Press.
Housing and Food Account
The Housing Services activities are operated as businesses serving the housing needs of students. The income is derived from all student residence halls, hospital staff housing, Friday Harbor housing, Parkway housing, Commodore-Duchess apartments, Sand Point housing, married student housing, Conibear Shell House, and various food service operations. The resources for payment of interest, the retirement of bonds, and liability for payment of interest are included in this account.
Scholarship and Fellowship Account
This account consists of gifts for the support of fellowships and scholarships. The income from endowment principal established to provide support for fellowships and scholarships is also deposited and accounted for in this account.
Student Loan Account
This account consists of gifts, the proceeds of which are loaned to students in accordance with donors' instructions. The income from endowment principal established to support student loans is also deposited and accounted for in this account.
Endowment Account
This account is composed of gifts and bequests which the donors have specified must remain intact. Each gift is governed by various restrictions on the investment and use of the funds. Income from the investment of these funds is transferred each year to the University for disbursement in accordance with the terms of the respective gift or bequest.
Long Term Loan Account
This account consists of 2.5 percent of student fees which are set aside for student financial aid. Originally, this assistance was limited to long term guaranteed loans. It now includes most types of financial aid.
Annuity and Life Income Account
This account is to provide for the administration of annuity and life income trusts established pursuant to deeds of donation to colleges and universities. It is used to make periodic payments to beneficiaries of such annuities and trusts, as well as miscellaneous expenditures for utilities, insurance, interest, and other administrative expenditures.

Statement of Local Fund Balances

			6/30/95 Fund Balance			6/30/97 Estimated Fund Balance			1997-1999 Estimated Revenues			1997-1999 Estimated Expenditures		6/30/99 Estimated Fund Balance
Non-Budgeted Funds
Stores Account			1,477,394			1,866,845		46,340,000			46,340,000			1,866,845
Data Processing Account			274,370			180,068		1,960,000			1,960,000			180,068
Printing Account			2,602,105			2,349,759		26,800,000			26,800,000			2,349,759
Other Facilities Account			6,543,116			6,984,358		116,000,000			116,000,000			6,984,358
Motor Pool Account			783,231			470,261		4,900,000			4,900,000			470,261
Associated Students Account			48,624,354			46,046,323		67,933,733			64,472,081			49,507,975
Parking Account			26,064,592			20,112,434		9,579,711			11,124,290			18,597,915
Other Enterprises Account			91,650,551			93,032,734		59,150,000			59,139,000			93,043,734
Housing and Food Account			15,733,146			17,534,446		66,166,900			64,733,400			18,967,946
Scholarship and Fellowsip Account			5,539,402			5,539,402		81,735,180			81,735,180			5,539,402
Student Loan Account			53,285,272			54,387,238		30,225,000			29,069,000			55,543,238
Endowment Account			386,231,323			511,203,955		131,421,672						642,625,627
Long Term Loan Account			1,131,023			1,131,023		5,759,000			5,759,000			1,131,023
Annuity and Life Income Account			36,869,088			47,995,426		12,226,788						60,262,214
Total Non-Budgeted Funds			676,808,967			808,834,272		660,238,044			512,031,951			957,040,365

Program Level Detail

Instruction

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The Instruction program includes formal instructional activities available to students seeking to complete an academic or professional curriculum or desiring continuing professional education. It includes academic year instruction for a broad spectrum of liberal arts and professional programs, as well as health sciences, self-sustaining summer session instruction, and self-sustaining programs offered through extension education.

Objectives are to: provide educational services to approximately 31,072 full-time equivalent students in each year of the biennium; expand continuing education programs; and improve the quality of instruction. In addition, branch campuses at Tacoma and Bothell serve 747 and 685 full-time equivalent students each year respectively.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			4,564.1		4,550.5			4,716.0				4,651.0				4,651.0
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			45,241			47,321		48,200				49,780				50,788

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits			251,343,975			262,099,768			276,658,581			282,315,618			288,602,473
Grants and Subsidies			1,222,560			1,400,968			2,400,309			1,943,139			1,943,137
Other Operating Costs			21,213,610			16,237,288			27,819,699			23,079,299			23,191,299

Annual Total			273,780,145			279,738,024			306,878,589			307,338,056			313,736,909
Fiscal Year 1993-94			263,622,315
Biennium Total			537,402,460			586,616,613						621,074,965

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				139,761,418			149,388,162				155,898,201			160,876,195			168,014,290
Inst of Hi Ed-Dedicated Local Acct - Non-Appropriated				70,476,152			76,837,568				78,589,727			79,466,698			79,466,698
Inst Of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated				60,669,630			51,389,878				68,652,503			64,035,867			63,263,869
Health Services Account - State				2,872,945			2,122,416				3,738,158			2,959,296			2,992,052

Annual Total				273,780,145			279,738,024				306,878,589			307,338,056			313,736,909

Research

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The University provides state and locally funded research opportunities for its faculty and students to maintain and enhance their scholarship and to provide knowledge in areas of concern to the citizens of the state. Topics for investigation include fisheries, forest products, bioengineering, aerospace, and health policy. This program also includes the activities of the Department of Environmental Health, which supports the major industrial hygiene and safety programs operated within the state. These activities are funded entirely from the Medical Aid and Accident funds.

The objectives are to provide faculty and students with the opportunity to participate in research sponsored through this program, and to enhance knowledge and decision making on topics of vital importance to the economy of this state.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			254.5		248.3			211.9				219.7				219.7
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			36,412			37,128		39,076				39,471				39,867

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits			11,193,435			11,193,611			10,117,945			10,608,322			10,728,977
Grants and Subsidies			268,067			424,787			457,458			518,861			521,979
Other Operating Costs			9,060,118			5,868,655			6,320,021			7,722,310			7,748,810

Annual Total			20,521,620			17,487,053			16,895,424			18,849,493			18,999,766
Fiscal Year 1993-94			14,568,300
Biennium Total			35,089,920			34,382,477						37,849,259

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				1,935,395			2,139,948				300,845			1,246,584			1,273,789
Inst of Hi Ed-Dedicated Local Acct - Non-Appropriated				14,045,298			10,691,979				11,442,581			12,103,802			12,103,802
Inst Of HI ED-Operating Fees Acct - Non-Appropriated				52,188							998,246			499,123			499,123
Accident Account - State				1,985,127			2,238,984				2,109,016			2,467,799			2,524,733
Medical Aid Account - State				2,436,116			2,342,339				2,000,661			2,473,246			2,539,380
Health Services Account - State				67,496			73,803				44,075			58,939			58,939

Annual Total				20,521,620			17,487,053				16,895,424			18,849,493			18,999,766

Public Service

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The Public Service program makes the noninstructional services of students, faculty, and staff available to the community at large. Activities include lectures, concerts, conferences, KUOW radio, women's programs, and support for the Washington Technology Centers and the Center for International Trade in Forest Products. This program also includes the State Toxicology Laboratory, funded from the Death Investigations Account, and the Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program.

The objective is to contribute to the public welfare and cultural enrichment of the state through the application of faculty expertise, research, and University resources to matters of public interest.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			53.3		67.1			77.6				78.6				78.6
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			33,886			34,091		34,279				35,980				36,438

Expenditure Detail