Current-fund revenue of public degree-granting institutions, by source of funds: Selected years, 1980-81 to 2000-01

Table 334.

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               Source                |  1980-81  |  1985-86  |  1990-91  |  1995-96   |  1996-97   |  1997-98   | 1998-99\1\ | 1999-2000  |  2000-01
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                  1                  |     2     |     3     |     4     |     5      |     6      |     7      |     8      |     9      |     10
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                                     |                                                    In thousands
                                     |_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Total current-fund revenue .....|$43,195,617|$65,004,632|$94,904,506|$123,501,152|$129,504,834|$137,570,935|$144,969,708|$157,313,664|$176,645,215
                                     |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Tuition and fees ....................|  5,570,404|  9,439,177| 15,258,024|  23,257,454|  24,631,120|  26,058,092|  27,427,984|  29,125,603|  31,919,611
Federal government ..................|  5,540,101|  6,852,370|  9,763,427|  13,672,467|  14,189,358|  14,544,027|  15,554,372|  16,952,116|  19,744,966
  Appropriations ....................|  1,128,101|  1,401,367|  1,604,548|   1,826,738|   1,830,604|   1,570,329|   1,679,660|   1,583,132|   1,719,963
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|    529,424|    816,364|  1,319,035|   1,996,861|   1,912,736|   2,049,105|   2,254,726|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts\3\ |  3,812,197|  4,481,723|  6,629,484|   9,598,340|  10,173,113|  10,586,439|  11,287,950|  14,819,488|  17,088,332
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\4\ .|     70,379|    152,916|    210,360|     250,529|     272,906|     338,154|     332,037|     549,496|     936,671
State governments ...................| 19,675,968| 29,220,586| 38,239,978|  44,242,546|  46,113,543|  49,114,782|  52,132,474|  56,369,564|  62,895,892
  Appropriations ....................| 19,006,716| 28,071,070| 35,898,653|  40,081,437|  42,026,368|  44,737,656|  47,369,188|  50,818,832|  56,268,990
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     45,390|     88,779|    250,168|     924,837|     690,665|     498,485|     497,396|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    623,863|  1,060,737|  2,091,157|   3,236,272|   3,396,510|   3,878,641|   4,265,889|   5,550,732|   6,626,902
Local governments ...................|  1,622,938|  2,325,844|  3,531,714|   5,074,511|   5,019,600|   5,279,349|   5,546,546|   6,039,978|   7,052,431
  Appropriations ....................|  1,478,001|  2,150,459|  3,159,789|   4,397,098|   4,348,960|   4,594,289|   4,792,860|   5,217,976|   5,582,287
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|      9,915|     27,852|     73,281|     184,597|     193,262|     226,024|     275,326|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    135,022|    147,533|    298,644|     492,815|     477,377|     459,036|     478,360|     822,003|   1,470,144
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |  1,100,084|  2,109,782|  3,651,107|   5,089,344|   5,584,198|   6,123,038|   6,752,392|   7,488,781|   8,948,322
  Unrestricted ......................|    110,462|    279,381|    529,496|     784,979|     900,449|     993,528|   1,127,013|         ---|         ---
  Restricted ........................|    989,622|  1,830,401|  3,121,611|   4,304,365|   4,683,749|   5,129,511|   5,625,378|         ---|         ---
Endowment income ....................|    214,561|    398,603|    431,235|     721,079|     784,695|     887,093|     958,363|   1,170,163|   1,351,989
  Unrestricted ......................|    102,888|    181,624|    147,368|     304,860|     299,237|     330,570|     331,074|         ---|         ---
  Restricted ........................|    111,673|    216,979|    283,867|     416,219|     485,458|     556,523|     627,288|         ---|         ---
Sales and services ..................|  8,455,449| 12,990,670| 21,546,202|  27,399,796|  28,851,838|  30,491,654|  31,595,145|  33,982,146|  38,250,128
  Educational activities ............|    943,737|  1,596,946|  2,700,185|   3,528,610|   3,888,767|   4,142,825|   4,559,546|   4,817,258|   4,988,373
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|  4,614,561|  6,684,794|  9,058,745|  11,595,408|  12,280,517|  13,070,055|  13,775,599|  15,174,301|  16,501,834
  Hospitals .........................|  2,897,151|  4,708,930|  9,787,271|  12,275,778|  12,682,554|  13,278,773|  13,260,000|  13,990,587|  16,759,921
Other sources .......................|  1,016,110|  1,667,600|  2,482,819|   4,043,955|   4,330,483|   5,072,901|   5,002,432|   6,185,313|   6,481,876
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                                     |                                               Percentage distribution
                                     |_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     Total current-fund revenue .....|      100.0|      100.0|      100.0|       100.0|       100.0|       100.0|       100.0|       100.0|       100.0
                                     |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Tuition and fees ....................|       12.9|       14.5|       16.1|        18.8|        19.0|        18.9|        18.9|        18.5|        18.1
Federal government ..................|       12.8|       10.5|       10.3|        11.1|        11.0|        10.6|        10.7|        10.8|        11.2
  Appropriations ....................|        2.6|        2.2|        1.7|         1.5|         1.4|         1.1|         1.2|         1.0|         1.0
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|        1.2|        1.3|        1.4|         1.6|         1.5|         1.5|         1.6|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts\3\ |        8.8|        6.9|        7.0|         7.8|         7.9|         7.7|         7.8|         9.4|         9.7
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\4\ .|        0.2|        0.2|        0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.3|         0.5
State governments ...................|       45.6|       45.0|       40.3|        35.8|        35.6|        35.7|        36.0|        35.8|        35.6
  Appropriations ....................|       44.0|       43.2|       37.8|        32.5|        32.5|        32.5|        32.7|        32.3|        31.9
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|        0.1|        0.1|        0.3|         0.7|         0.5|         0.4|         0.3|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|        1.4|        1.6|        2.2|         2.6|         2.6|         2.8|         2.9|         3.5|         3.8
Local governments ...................|        3.8|        3.6|        3.7|         4.1|         3.9|         3.8|         3.8|         3.8|         4.0
  Appropriations ....................|        3.4|        3.3|        3.3|         3.6|         3.4|         3.3|         3.3|         3.3|         3.2
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|         # |         # |        0.1|         0.1|         0.1|         0.2|         0.2|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|        0.3|        0.2|        0.3|         0.4|         0.4|         0.3|         0.3|         0.5|         0.8
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |        2.5|        3.2|        3.8|         4.1|         4.3|         4.5|         4.7|         4.8|         5.1
  Unrestricted ......................|        0.3|        0.4|        0.6|         0.6|         0.7|         0.7|         0.8|        --- |        ---
  Restricted ........................|        2.3|        2.8|        3.3|         3.5|         3.6|         3.7|         3.9|        --- |        ---
Endowment income ....................|        0.5|        0.6|        0.5|         0.6|         0.6|         0.6|         0.7|         0.7|         0.8
  Unrestricted ......................|        0.2|        0.3|        0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.2|        --- |        ---
  Restricted ........................|        0.3|        0.3|        0.3|         0.3|         0.4|         0.4|         0.4|        --- |        ---
Sales and services ..................|       19.6|       20.0|       22.7|        22.2|        22.3|        22.2|        21.8|        21.6|        21.7
  Educational activities ............|        2.2|        2.5|        2.8|         2.9|         3.0|         3.0|         3.1|         3.1|         2.8
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|       10.7|       10.3|        9.5|         9.4|         9.5|         9.5|         9.5|         9.6|         9.3
  Hospitals .........................|        6.7|        7.2|       10.3|         9.9|         9.8|         9.7|         9.1|         8.9|         9.5
Other sources .......................|        2.4|        2.6|        2.6|         3.3|         3.3|         3.7|         3.5|         3.9|         3.7
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---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
\1\Imputed using alternative procedures.
\2\Included under restricted grants and contracts.
\3\Excludes Pell Grants. Federally supported student aid that is received through students is included under tuition and auxiliary enterprises.
\4\Generally includes only those revenues associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).

NOTE: Data for 1980-81 to 1990-91 are for institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate or higher degrees. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), 1980-81 and 1985-86 surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys, 1990-91 through 1999-2000, and Spring 2002 survey. (This table was prepared October 2003.)

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