Question:
How much do colleges and universities spend on students?
Response:
In 2009�, average total expenditures per full-time-equivalent (FTE) student at public degree-granting colleges were $26,200. The 2009� total expenditures per FTE student were lower than in 2008�, but about 1 percent higher than in 2003�, after adjustment for inflation. In 2009�, public 4-year colleges had average total expenditures per FTE student of $35,700, compared with $11,900 at public 2-year colleges. At private not-for-profit colleges, total expenditures per FTE student rose 6 percent between 2003� and 2009�, after adjustment for inflation. In 2009�, total expenditures per FTE student at private not-for-profit colleges were $45,900; they averaged $46,100 at 4-year colleges and $19,000 at 2-year colleges. The expenditures per FTE student at private for-profit institutions were $12,400 in 2009�, which was about 6 percent lower than in 2003�, after adjustment for inflation. The difference between average expenditures per FTE student at private for-profit 4-year colleges ($12,400) and private for-profit 2-year colleges ($12,600) was relatively small compared to the differences between 2-year and 4-year public and private not-for-profit colleges.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). Digest of Education Statistics, 2011 (NCES 2012-001), Chapter 3.
Expenditures of public degree-granting institutions per full-time equivalent student, by level of institution: 2003� through 2009� |
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Year | All institutions | 4-year institutions | 2-year institutions |
2003� | $22,192 | $30,166 | $10,158 |
2004� | 23,084 | 31,413 | 10,412 |
2005� | 24,126 | 32,483 | 11,053 |
2006� | 25,130 | 33,670 | 11,609 |
2007� | 26,802 | 35,947 | 12,167 |
2008� | 27,135 | 36,707 | 12,153 |
2009� | 26,173 | 35,679 | 11,902 |
2003� | $25,846 | $35,134 | $11,831 |
2004� | 26,100 | 35,517 | 11,772 |
2005� | 26,277 | 35,380 | 12,039 |
2006� | 26,681 | 35,748 | 12,326 |
2007� | 27,439 | 36,802 | 12,456 |
2008� | 27,398 | 37,062 | 12,270 |
2009� | 26,173 | 35,679 | 11,902 |
1Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2012). Digest of Education Statistics, 2011 (NCES 2012-001), Table 377.
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