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Table 338. Current-fund expenditures and expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in institutions of higher education, by type and control of institution: 1970-71 to 1995-96
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             |        All institutions          |      4-year institutions         |       2-year institutions
             |__________________________________|__________________________________|___________________________________
             |   Current-fund      |            |   Current-fund      |            |   Current-fund      |
 Control of  |   expenditures,     |Current-fund|   expenditures,     |Current-fund|   expenditures,     |Current-fund
 institution |   in millions       |expenditures|   in millions       |expenditures|   in millions       |expenditures
  and year   |_____________________|per student,|_____________________|per student,|_____________________|per student,
             |Unadjusted|Constant  |in constant |Unadjusted|Constant  |in constant |Unadjusted|Constant  |in constant
             | dollars  | 1995-96  |  1995-96   | dollars  | 1995-96  |  1995-96   | dollars  | 1995-96  |   1995-96
             |          | dollars  |  dollars   |          | dollars  |  dollars   |          | dollars  |   dollars
_____________|__________|__________|____________|__________|__________|____________|__________|__________|_____________
      1      |    2     |    3     |     4      |    5     |    6     |     7      |    8     |    9     |     10
_____________|__________|__________|____________|__________|__________|____________|__________|__________|_____________
     All     |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
institutions |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1970-71 .....|  $23,375 |  $96,221 |    $14,281 |  $21,049 |  $86,644 |    $16,839 |   $2,327 |   $9,577 |      $6,014
1975-76 .....|   38,903 |  116,642 |     13,755 |   33,811 |  101,375 |     17,181 |    5,092 |   15,267 |       5,919
1977-78 .....|   45,971 |  121,259 |     14,409 |   39,899 |  105,242 |     17,732 |    6,072 |   16,017 |       6,458
1978-79 .....|   50,721 |  124,680 |     14,934 |   44,163 |  108,560 |     18,300 |    6,558 |   16,120 |       6,672
1979-80 .....|   56,914 |  127,266 |     14,995 |   49,661 |  111,048 |     18,458 |    7,253 |   16,218 |       6,563
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1980-81 .....|   64,053 |  129,375 |     14,670 |   55,840 |  112,787 |     18,306 |    8,212 |   16,588 |       6,241
1981-82 .....|   70,339 |  129,817 |     14,401 |   61,333 |  113,196 |     18,112 |    9,006 |   16,621 |       6,012
1982-83 .....|   75,936 |  131,597 |     14,474 |   66,238 |  114,791 |     18,370 |    9,697 |   16,806 |       5,912
1983-84  ....|   81,993 |  135,586 |     14,792 |   71,680 |  118,532 |     18,740 |   10,314 |   17,055 |       6,003
1984-85  ....|   89,951 |  140,691 |     15,717 |   78,744 |  123,162 |     19,572 |   11,207 |   17,529 |       6,592
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1985-86  ....|   97,536 |  145,339 |     16,251 |   85,560 |  127,494 |     20,255 |   11,976 |   17,845 |       6,736
1986-87 .....|  105,764 |  151,603 |     16,726 |   92,985 |  133,286 |     20,956 |   12,779 |   18,318 |       6,775
1987-88 .....|  113,786 |  156,377 |     16,943 |  100,143 |  137,627 |     21,217 |   13,644 |   18,751 |       6,835
1988-89 .....|  123,867 |  161,643 |     17,079 |  109,141 |  142,426 |     21,372 |   14,726 |   19,217 |       6,863
1989-90 .....|  134,656 |  165,737 |     16,945 |  118,578 |  145,949 |     21,420 |   16,077 |   19,788 |       6,669
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1990-91 .....|  146,088 |  170,830 |     17,111 |  128,594 |  150,374 |     21,581 |   17,494 |   20,457 |       6,784
1991-92 .....|  156,189 |  176,566 |     17,042 |  137,375 |  155,297 |     21,930 |   18,814 |   21,269 |       6,486
1992-93 .....|  165,241 |  181,242 |     17,366 |  145,300 |  159,370 |     22,354 |   19,941 |   21,872 |       6,613
1993-94 .....|  173,351 |  183,966 |     17,772 |  152,164 |  161,482 |     22,677 |   21,187 |   22,484 |       6,960
1994-95 .....|  182,969 |  188,404 |     18,207 |  160,891 |  165,671 |     23,212 |   22,078 |   22,734 |       7,081
1995-96 .....|  189,986 |  189,986 |     18,383 |  167,044 |  167,044 |     23,288 |   22,942 |   22,942 |       7,255
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
   Public    |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
institutions |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1970-71 .....|   14,996 |   61,730 |     12,463 |   12,899 |   53,097 |     15,308 |    2,097 |    8,633 |       5,815
1975-76 .....|   26,184 |   78,507 |     12,037 |   21,392 |   64,139 |     15,811 |    4,792 |   14,368 |       5,827
1977-78 .....|   30,725 |   81,045 |     12,670 |   25,013 |   65,978 |     16,335 |    5,712 |   15,067 |       6,391
1978-79 .....|   33,733 |   82,921 |     13,206 |   27,600 |   67,846 |     16,978 |    6,132 |   15,075 |       6,603
1979-80 .....|   37,768 |   84,454 |     13,211 |   30,979 |   69,273 |     17,065 |    6,789 |   15,181 |       6,506
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1980-81 .....|   42,280 |   85,397 |     12,857 |   34,677 |   70,042 |     16,844 |    7,602 |   15,355 |       6,182
1981-82 .....|   46,219 |   85,301 |     12,579 |   37,890 |   69,928 |     16,616 |    8,330 |   15,373 |       5,975
1982-83 .....|   49,573 |   85,910 |     12,541 |   40,616 |   70,387 |     16,677 |    8,957 |   15,523 |       5,902
1983-84 .....|   53,087 |   87,785 |     12,757 |   43,588 |   72,078 |     16,897 |    9,499 |   15,707 |       6,005
1984-85  ....|   58,315 |   91,209 |     13,644 |   48,017 |   75,102 |     17,722 |   10,298 |   16,106 |       6,583
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1985-86  ....|   63,194 |   94,166 |     14,123 |   52,184 |   77,760 |     18,341 |   11,010 |   16,406 |       6,756
1986-87 .....|   67,654 |   96,976 |     14,307 |   56,003 |   80,275 |     18,688 |   11,651 |   16,701 |       6,727
1987-88 .....|   72,641 |   99,831 |     14,390 |   60,137 |   82,646 |     18,801 |   12,505 |   17,185 |       6,761
1988-89 .....|   78,946 |  103,022 |     14,516 |   65,349 |   85,278 |     18,926 |   13,597 |   17,743 |       6,848
1989-90 .....|   85,771 |  105,568 |     14,321 |   70,865 |   87,222 |     18,880 |   14,906 |   18,346 |       6,667
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1990-91 .....|   92,961 |  108,706 |     14,383 |   76,722 |   89,716 |     18,927 |   16,239 |   18,990 |       6,739
1991-92 .....|   98,847 |  111,743 |     14,212 |   81,334 |   91,945 |     19,172 |   17,513 |   19,798 |       6,455
1992-93 .....|  104,570 |  114,696 |     14,497 |   86,065 |   94,399 |     19,675 |   18,505 |   20,297 |       6,518
1993-94 .....|  109,310 |  116,003 |     14,849 |   89,697 |   95,190 |     19,973 |   19,612 |   20,813 |       6,832
1994-95 .....|  115,465 |  118,895 |     15,274 |   94,895 |   97,714 |     20,573 |   20,570 |   21,181 |       6,979
1995-96 .....|  119,401 |  119,401 |     15,403 |   97,901 |   97,901 |     20,579 |   21,500 |   21,500 |       7,180
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
   Private   |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
institutions |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1970-71 .....|    8,379 |   34,492 |     19,327 |    8,150 |   33,547 |     20,006 |      230 |      945 |       8,763
1975-76 .....|   12,719 |   38,136 |     19,483 |   12,419 |   37,237 |     20,194 |      300 |      899 |       7,923
1977-78 .....|   15,246 |   40,214 |     19,919 |   14,885 |   39,264 |     20,709 |      360 |      950 |       7,733
1978-79 .....|   16,988 |   41,759 |     20,181 |   16,563 |   40,714 |     21,027 |      425 |    1,046 |       7,861
1979-80 .....|   19,146 |   42,812 |     20,438 |   18,682 |   41,775 |     21,349 |      464 |    1,037 |       7,519
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1980-81 .....|   21,773 |   43,978 |     20,204 |   21,163 |   42,745 |     21,340 |      610 |    1,232 |       7,098
1981-82 .....|   24,120 |   44,516 |     19,934 |   23,444 |   43,268 |     21,196 |      676 |    1,248 |       6,505
1982-83 .....|   26,363 |   45,687 |     20,386 |   25,623 |   44,404 |     21,893 |      740 |    1,283 |       6,028
1983-84 .....|   28,907 |   47,801 |     20,920 |   28,092 |   46,453 |     22,557 |      815 |    1,348 |       5,976
1984-85 .....|   31,637 |   49,482 |     21,827 |   30,727 |   48,059 |     23,389 |      910 |    1,423 |       6,705
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1985-86 .....|   34,342 |   51,173 |     22,487 |   33,376 |   49,734 |     24,205 |      966 |    1,439 |       6,515
1986-87 .....|   38,110 |   54,627 |     23,895 |   36,982 |   53,011 |     25,673 |    1,128 |    1,617 |       7,305
1987-88 .....|   41,145 |   56,546 |     24,671 |   40,006 |   54,980 |     26,297 |    1,139 |    1,566 |       7,779
1988-89 .....|   44,922 |   58,621 |     24,762 |   43,792 |   57,147 |     26,477 |    1,130 |    1,474 |       7,053
1989-90 .....|   48,885 |   60,169 |     24,974 |   47,713 |   58,727 |     26,770 |    1,172 |    1,442 |       6,691
             |          |          |            |          |          |            |          |          |
1990-91 .....|   53,127 |   62,125 |     25,614 |   51,872 |   60,658 |     27,226 |    1,255 |    1,467 |       7,428
1991-92 .....|   57,342 |   64,823 |     25,952 |   56,041 |   63,352 |     27,716 |    1,301 |    1,471 |       6,937
1992-93 .....|   60,671 |   66,546 |     26,354 |   59,235 |   64,971 |     27,867 |    1,436 |    1,575 |       8,135
1993-94 .....|   64,041 |   67,963 |     26,767 |   62,466 |   66,292 |     28,150 |    1,575 |    1,671 |       9,077
1994-95 ...  |   67,504 |   69,509 |     27,113 |   65,996 |   67,957 |     28,460 |    1,508 |    1,552 |       8,828
1995-96 .....|   70,585 |   70,585 |     27,325 |   69,143 |   69,143 |     28,623 |    1,442 |    1,442 |       8,609
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NOTE: Constant dollars adjusted by the Higher Education Price Index. Data 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. 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), "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education" and "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" and "Finance" surveys; and Research Associates of Washington, unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 1998.)


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