Table 342. - | Educational and general expenditures of public universities, by purpose: 1976-77 to 1995-96 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Educational and general expenditures |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Year | | | | | | | |Operation and|Scholarships| | Total |Instruction| Admini- | Student | Research |Libraries | Public | maintenance | and |Mandatory | | |stration\1\| services | | | service | of plant |fellowships |transfers ____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|_____________|____________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 ____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|_____________|____________|_________ | Expenditures, in thousands of current dollars |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1976-77 ....|$9,413,626 |$3,670,554 |$1,222,410 | $346,906 |$1,727,807 | $331,614 | $763,809 | $857,677 | $377,749 |$115,099 1977-78 ....|10,220,191 | 4,009,870 | 1,344,538 | 388,262 | 1,896,578 | 343,198 | 803,309 | 938,952 | 389,682 | 105,803 1978-79 ....|11,284,191 | 4,408,025 | 1,478,568 | 419,231 | 2,136,135 | 363,875 | 920,726 | 1,046,740 | 396,356 | 114,533 1979-80 ....|12,540,072 | 4,860,411 | 1,572,523 | 473,460 | 2,444,471 | 463,642 |1,012,376 | 1,148,942 | 439,461 | 124,786 1980-81 ....|13,951,029 | 5,374,271 | 1,795,504 | 525,891 | 2,743,145 | 451,978 |1,158,512 | 1,270,339 | 492,225 | 139,164 | | | | | | | | | | 1981-82 ....|15,077,263 | 5,852,958 | 1,974,219 | 566,366 | 2,903,178 | 488,939 |1,223,417 | 1,412,557 | 525,498 | 130,131 1982-83 ....|16,089,168 | 6,247,358 | 2,107,933 | 604,657 | 3,086,846 | 528,470 |1,300,353 | 1,512,947 | 562,903 | 137,702 1983-84 ....|17,234,711 | 6,646,501 | 2,263,565 | 643,614 | 3,295,053 | 577,136 |1,385,191 | 1,627,702 | 624,642 | 171,306 1984-85 ....|18,960,810 | 7,257,618 | 2,598,784 | 701,451 | 3,682,755 | 609,365 |1,519,324 | 1,745,825 | 677,533 | 168,155 1985-86 ....|20,716,657 | 7,807,522 | 2,882,006 | 762,324 | 4,076,258 | 669,253 |1,664,917 | 1,831,618 | 780,080 | 242,679 | | | | | | | | | | 1986-87 ....|22,023,387 | 8,368,187 | 3,088,348 | 819,829 | 4,399,405 | 677,531 |1,725,613 | 1,829,880 | 847,328 | 267,266 1987-88 ....|23,848,427 | 8,902,624 | 3,311,806 | 889,528 | 4,911,929 | 762,858 |1,857,008 | 1,934,489 | 949,438 | 328,746 1988-89 ....|26,138,665 | 9,623,797 | 3,638,424 | 975,801 | 5,476,936 | 813,888 |2,096,267 | 2,069,744 | 1,096,447 | 347,362 1989-90 ....|28,338,312 |10,364,088 | 3,927,198 | 1,047,364 | 6,030,489 | 871,279 |2,273,699 | 2,222,046 | 1,211,690 | 390,458 1990-91 ....|30,367,325 |11,012,373 | 4,157,677 | 1,103,058 | 6,599,209 | 906,506 |2,479,956 | 2,305,115 | 1,367,754 | 435,676 | | | | | | | | | | 1991-92 ....|31,565,791 |11,373,749 | 4,198,990 | 1,161,633 | 6,937,360 | 946,098 |2,609,520 | 2,323,220 | 1,556,868 | 458,354 1992-93 ....|32,836,061 |11,708,500 | 4,317,605 | 1,211,143 | 7,330,922 | 959,306 |2,714,785 | 2,365,942 | 1,734,530 | 493,328 1993-94 ....|34,318,548 |12,115,695 | 4,578,770 | 1,273,008 | 7,676,832 |1,006,301 |2,784,869 | 2,459,895 | 1,909,173 | 514,006 1994-95 ....|36,255,063 |12,837,030 | 4,814,366 | 1,348,617 | 8,082,388 |1,096,566 |2,943,284 | 2,526,104 | 2,057,116 | 549,593 1995-96\2\ .|37,693,678 |13,289,323 | 5,146,842 | 1,419,733 | 8,211,609 |1,134,159 |3,082,968 | 2,596,786 | 2,235,290 | 576,968 |====================================================================================================================== | Percentage distribution |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1976-77 ....| 100.0 | 39.0 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 1979-80 ....| 100.0 | 38.8 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 1980-81 ....| 100.0 | 38.5 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 19.7 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 1.0 | | | | | | | | | | 1981-82 ....| 100.0 | 38.8 | 13.1 | 3.8 | 19.3 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 0.9 1982-83 ....| 100.0 | 38.8 | 13.1 | 3.8 | 19.2 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 0.9 1983-84 ....| 100.0 | 38.6 | 13.1 | 3.7 | 19.1 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 1984-85 ....| 100.0 | 38.3 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 19.4 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 1985-86 ....| 100.0 | 37.7 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 19.7 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 | | | | | | | | | | 1986-87 ....| 100.0 | 38.0 | 14.0 | 3.7 | 20.0 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 1987-88 ....| 100.0 | 37.3 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 20.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 1.4 1988-89 ....| 100.0 | 36.8 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 21.0 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 1.3 1989-90 ....| 100.0 | 36.6 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 21.3 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 1.4 1990-91 ....| 100.0 | 36.3 | 13.7 | 3.6 | 21.7 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 1.4 | | | | | | | | | | 1991-92 ....| 100.0 | 36.0 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 1.5 1992-93 ....| 100.0 | 35.7 | 13.1 | 3.7 | 22.3 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 1.5 1993-94 ....| 100.0 | 35.3 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 22.4 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 1.5 1994-95 ....| 100.0 | 35.4 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 22.3 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 1.5 1995-96\2\ .| 100.0 | 35.3 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 21.8 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 |====================================================================================================================== | Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in constant 1995-96 dollars |______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1976-77 ....| $15,112 | $5,893 | $1,962 | $557 | $2,774 | $532 | $1,226 | $1,377 | $606 | $185 1977-78 ....| 15,247 | 5,982 | 2,006 | 579 | 2,829 | 512 | 1,198 | 1,401 | 581 | 158 1978-79 ....| 15,801 | 6,172 | 2,070 | 587 | 2,991 | 510 | 1,289 | 1,466 | 555 | 160 1979-80 ....| 15,633 | 6,059 | 1,960 | 590 | 3,047 | 578 | 1,262 | 1,432 | 548 | 156 1980-81 ....| 15,391 | 5,929 | 1,981 | 580 | 3,026 | 499 | 1,278 | 1,401 | 543 | 154 | | | | | | | | | | 1981-82 ....| 15,172 | 5,890 | 1,987 | 570 | 2,922 | 492 | 1,231 | 1,421 | 529 | 131 1982-83 ....| 15,139 | 5,878 | 1,983 | 569 | 2,905 | 497 | 1,224 | 1,424 | 530 | 130 1983-84 ....| 15,506 | 5,980 | 2,036 | 579 | 2,964 | 519 | 1,246 | 1,464 | 562 | 154 1984-85 ....| 16,236 | 6,215 | 2,225 | 601 | 3,153 | 522 | 1,301 | 1,495 | 580 | 144 1985-86 ....| 16,868 | 6,357 | 2,347 | 621 | 3,319 | 545 | 1,356 | 1,491 | 635 | 198 | | | | | | | | | | 1986-87 ....| 17,162 | 6,521 | 2,407 | 639 | 3,428 | 528 | 1,345 | 1,426 | 660 | 208 1987-88 ....| 17,628 | 6,581 | 2,448 | 658 | 3,631 | 564 | 1,373 | 1,430 | 702 | 243 1988-89 ....| 17,961 | 6,613 | 2,500 | 671 | 3,764 | 559 | 1,440 | 1,422 | 753 | 239 1989-90 ....| 18,081 | 6,613 | 2,506 | 668 | 3,848 | 556 | 1,451 | 1,418 | 773 | 249 1990-91 ....| 18,237 | 6,613 | 2,497 | 662 | 3,963 | 544 | 1,489 | 1,384 | 821 | 262 | | | | | | | | | | 1991-92 ....| 18,133 | 6,534 | 2,412 | 667 | 3,985 | 543 | 1,499 | 1,335 | 894 | 263 1992-93 ....| 18,577 | 6,624 | 2,443 | 685 | 4,147 | 543 | 1,536 | 1,338 | 981 | 279 1993-94 ....| 18,957 | 6,693 | 2,529 | 703 | 4,241 | 556 | 1,538 | 1,359 | 1,055 | 284 1994-95 ....| 19,513 | 6,909 | 2,591 | 726 | 4,350 | 590 | 1,584 | 1,360 | 1,107 | 296 1995-96\2\ .| 19,700 | 6,946 | 2,690 | 742 | 4,292 | 593 | 1,611 | 1,357 | 1,168 | 302 ____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|_____________|____________|_________ |
\1\Includes institutional and academic support less libraries.
\2\Preliminary data. NOTE.--Data in this table may differ slightly from data appearing in other tables. Data for 1976-77 through 1985-86 include only institutions which provided both enrollment and finance data. The Higher Education Price Index was used to convert the per student figures to constant dollars. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys; and Research Associates of Washington, unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 1998.) |