This Higher Education Enrollment Forecast publication for the State of Washington contains Fall 1978 enrollment and 1979-81 enrollment forecasts for each of the public four-year institutions and the community college system. Statistical tables are presented on: annual average headcount enrollment and budget forecasts for 1973-75, 1975-77, 1977-79, and 1979-81; annual average student credit hours and credit hour load by institution--actual and contracted; annual average credit hours by cost and course level for several universities; public four-year college and university community college transfers; entrances from high schools; net change in fall to fall, fall to winter, fall to spring, and winter to spring enrollment by source of enrollment, 1971-1978; veterans enrollment; resident and nonresident enrollment; enrollment for selected age groups by sex and grade classifications and median age for several universities; summer term student credit hours by cost and course level, 1974-78, for several universities; enrollment data for the community college system; summary of student characteristics for academic and occupational community college students; and enrollment data on private colleges and universities. (SW)