Current-fund expenditures of public institutions of higher education, by purpose: 1980-81 to 1995-96

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Table 346

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                Purpose                 |  1980-81   |  1985-86   |  1989-90   |  1990-91   |  1991-92   |   1992-93   |  1993-94    |   1994-95   | 1995-96 \1\
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                   1                    |     2      |     3      |     4      |     5      |     6      |      7      |      8      |      9      |     10
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                                        |                                             In thousands
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     Total current-fund expenditures ...|$42,279,806 |$63,193,853 |$85,770,530 |$92,961,093 |$98,847,180 |$104,570,101 |$109,309,541 |$115,464,975 |$119,524,500
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Educational and general expenditures ...| 34,173,013 | 50,872,962 | 69,163,958 | 74,395,428 | 78,554,534 |  83,210,979 |  87,139,226 |  92,173,768 |  96,085,623
                                        |____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|_____________|_____________|_____________|_____________
  Instruction ..........................| 14,849,822 | 21,880,782 | 29,257,209 | 31,371,394 | 32,828,420 |  34,260,177 |  35,688,497 |  37,599,194 |  38,653,245
  Research .............................|  3,813,350 |  5,705,144 |  8,542,235 |  9,364,213 |  9,948,580 |  10,604,973 |  11,180,363 |  11,829,665 |  12,076,357
  Public service .......................|  1,718,924 |  2,515,734 |  3,688,664 |  3,990,232 |  4,285,501 |   4,563,397 |   4,741,719 |   5,034,445 |   5,321,014
  Academic support .....................|  3,029,284 |  4,693,543 |  6,535,076 |  6,933,847 |  7,274,159 |   7,613,244 |   8,035,556 |   8,463,236 |   9,004,113
    Libraries ..........................|  1,187,116 |  1,685,052 |  2,102,672 |  2,167,161 |  2,284,520 |   2,329,625 |   2,449,109 |   2,614,609 |   2,690,547
  Student services .....................|  1,950,566 |  2,921,758 |  4,021,328 |  4,398,365 |  4,690,921 |   5,173,239 |   5,315,370 |   5,614,011 |   5,810,403
  Institutional support ................|  3,563,194 |  5,667,144 |  7,490,137 |  8,030,642 |  8,423,156 |   9,049,589 |   9,328,236 |   9,929,007 |  10,710,279
  Operation and maintenance of plant ...|  3,681,921 |  5,177,254 |  6,333,582 |  6,655,605 |  6,790,215 |   7,076,805 |   7,433,185 |   7,668,919 |   8,005,101
  Scholarships and fellowships .........|  1,064,864 |  1,575,909 |  2,386,493 |  2,688,532 |  3,255,660 |   3,727,838 |   4,222,923 |   4,662,023 |   5,084,653
    From unrestricted funds ............|    367,476 |    696,973 |  1,099,425 |  1,270,158 |  1,523,721 |   1,745,339 |   1,934,617 |   2,149,036 |   2,457,139
    From restricted funds\2\ ...........|    697,388 |    878,935 |  1,287,068 |  1,418,374 |  1,731,939 |   1,982,498 |   2,288,306 |   2,512,988 |   2,627,514
  Mandatory transfers ..................|    501,087 |    735,695 |    909,234 |    962,598 |  1,057,923 |   1,141,717 |   1,193,379 |   1,373,267 |   1,420,459
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Auxiliary enterprises ..................|  4,658,140 |  6,830,235 |  8,282,332 |  9,049,935 |  9,634,131 |  10,024,352 |  10,637,783 |  11,235,143 |  11,309,031
  Mandatory transfers ..................|    344,043 |    410,777 |    551,331 |    623,146 |    655,301 |     758,644 |     784,115 |     835,993 |     793,125
Hospitals ............................. |  3,377,972 |  5,358,699 |  8,113,989 |  9,315,902 | 10,432,773 |  11,100,602 |  11,317,674 |  11,801,589 |  11,878,939
  Mandatory transfers ..................|     26,613 |     75,569 |    156,029 |    195,961 |    224,095 |     223,241 |     242,216 |     262,343 |     213,387
Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ ......|     70,681 |    131,956 |    210,252 |    199,827 |    225,742 |     234,168 |     214,858 |     254,474 |     250,906
  Mandatory transfers ..................|        322 |        846 |      2,276 |      1,201 |        510 |         462 |         474 |         465 |       1,343
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                                        |                                               Percentage distribution
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     Total current-fund expenditures ...|      100.0 |      100.0 |      100.0 |      100.0 |      100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0
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Educational and general expenditures ...|       80.8 |       80.5 |       80.6 |       80.0 |       79.5 |        79.6 |        79.7 |        79.8 |        80.4
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  Instruction ..........................|       35.1 |       34.6 |       34.1 |       33.7 |       33.2 |        32.8 |        32.6 |        32.6 |        32.3
  Research .............................|        9.0 |        9.0 |       10.0 |       10.1 |       10.1 |        10.1 |        10.2 |        10.2 |        10.1
  Public service .......................|        4.1 |        4.0 |        4.3 |        4.3 |        4.3 |         4.4 |         4.3 |         4.4 |         4.5
  Academic support .....................|        7.2 |        7.4 |        7.6 |        7.5 |        7.4 |         7.3 |         7.4 |         7.3 |         7.5
    Libraries ..........................|        2.8 |        2.7 |        2.5 |        2.3 |        2.3 |         2.2 |         2.2 |         2.3 |         2.3
  Student services .....................|        4.6 |        4.6 |        4.7 |        4.7 |        4.7 |         4.9 |         4.9 |         4.9 |         4.9
  Institutional support ................|        8.4 |        9.0 |        8.7 |        8.6 |        8.5 |         8.7 |         8.5 |         8.6 |         9.0
  Operation and maintenance of plant ...|        8.7 |        8.2 |        7.4 |        7.2 |        6.9 |         6.8 |         6.8 |         6.6 |         6.7
  Scholarships and fellowships .........|        2.5 |        2.5 |        2.8 |        2.9 |        3.3 |         3.6 |         3.9 |         4.0 |         4.3
    From unrestricted funds ............|        0.9 |        1.1 |        1.3 |        1.4 |        1.5 |         1.7 |         1.8 |         1.9 |         2.1
    From restricted funds\2\ ...........|        1.6 |        1.4 |        1.5 |        1.5 |        1.8 |         1.9 |         2.1 |         2.2 |         2.2
  Mandatory transfers ..................|        1.2 |        1.2 |        1.1 |        1.0 |        1.1 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.2 |         1.2
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Auxiliary enterprises ..................|       11.0 |       10.8 |        9.7 |        9.7 |        9.7 |         9.6 |         9.7 |         9.7 |         9.5
  Mandatory transfers ..................|        0.8 |        0.7 |        0.6 |        0.7 |        0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7
Hospitals ..............................|        8.0 |        8.5 |        9.5 |       10.0 |       10.6 |        10.6 |        10.4 |        10.2 |         9.9
  Mandatory transfers ..................|        0.1 |        0.1 |        0.2 |        0.2 |        0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2
Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ ......|        0.2 |        0.2 |        0.2 |        0.2 |        0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2
  Mandatory transfers ..................|      (\4\) |      (\4\) |      (\4\) |      (\4\) |      (\4\) |       (\4\) |       (\4\) |       (\4\) |       (\4\)
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\1\Preliminary data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
\2\Excludes Pell Grants.
\3\Generally includes only those expenditures associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).
\4\Less than 0.05 percent. NOTE.
--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; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared October 1998.)

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