Beginning with the 1987-89 biennium, the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted a national comparison group of 24 institutions for the UW, using the Carnegie Foundation classification of Research University I's with medical schools. In addition, the HEC Board established a salary goal at the 75th percentile rank of the group of 24 institutions.
University of Arizona
University of California - Davis
University of California - Irvine
University of California - Los Angeles
University of California - San Diego
University of Cincinnati
University of Cornell - Statutory
University of Florida
University of Hawaii
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of Iowa
University of Kentucky
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Michigan State University
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ohio State University
University of Pittsburgh
University of Texas A & M
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin - Madison