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Table 347. Current-fund expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by purpose: 1980-81 to 1999-2000

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               Purpose                |  1980-81   |  1985-86   |  1990-91   |   1994-95   |   1995-96   | 1996-97 \1\ |   1997-98   | 1998-99\2\  |     1999-2000
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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 |$92,961,093 |$115,464,975 |$119,524,500 |$125,428,736 |$132,846,205 |$140,538,586 |   $152,324,948
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Educational and general expenditures .| 34,173,013 | 50,872,962 | 74,395,428 |  92,173,768 |  96,085,623 | 101,026,553 | 106,740,858 | 113,594,381 |    122,708,551
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  Instruction ........................| 14,849,822 | 21,880,782 | 31,371,394 |  37,599,194 |  38,653,245 |  40,272,894 |  42,149,852 |  44,300,187 |     47,215,750
  Research ...........................|  3,813,350 |  5,705,144 |  9,364,213 |  11,829,665 |  12,076,357 |  12,708,360 |  13,415,392 |  14,308,155 |     15,999,142
  Public service .....................|  1,718,924 |  2,515,734 |  3,990,232 |   5,034,445 |   5,321,014 |   5,697,527 |   6,111,046 |   6,764,341 |      7,421,841
  Academic support ...................|  3,029,284 |  4,693,543 |  6,933,847 |   8,463,236 |   9,004,113 |   9,587,779 |  10,280,536 |  11,188,644 |     12,087,782
    Libraries ........................|  1,187,116 |  1,685,052 |  2,167,161 |   2,614,609 |   2,690,547 |   2,836,286 |   2,929,549 |   3,098,540 |            ---
  Student services ...................|  1,950,566 |  2,921,758 |  4,398,365 |   5,614,011 |   5,810,403 |   6,177,234 |   6,611,180 |   7,053,197 |      7,636,530
  Institutional support ..............|  3,563,194 |  5,667,144 |  8,030,642 |   9,929,007 |  10,710,279 |  11,213,870 |  11,842,815 |  12,730,698 |     13,768,079
  Operation and maintenance of plant .|  3,681,921 |  5,177,254 |  6,655,605 |   7,668,919 |   8,005,101 |   8,265,279 |   8,572,699 |   8,953,015 |      9,710,370
  Scholarships and fellowships .......|  1,064,864 |  1,575,909 |  2,688,532 |   4,662,023 |   5,084,653 |   5,554,360 |   5,947,587 |   6,417,812 |      6,785,423
    From unrestricted funds ..........|    367,476 |    696,973 |  1,270,158 |   2,149,036 |   2,457,139 |   2,734,268 |   2,944,138 |   3,168,528 |            ---
    From restricted funds\3\ .........|    697,388 |    878,935 |  1,418,374 |   2,512,988 |   2,627,514 |   2,820,091 |   3,003,449 |   3,249,284 |            ---
  Mandatory transfers ................|    501,087 |    735,695 |    962,598 |   1,373,267 |   1,420,459 |   1,549,250 |   1,809,751 |   1,878,331 |      2,083,634
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Auxiliary enterprises ................|  4,658,140 |  6,830,235 |  9,049,935 |  11,235,143 |  11,309,031 |  12,031,612 |  12,819,009 |  13,566,912 |     14,448,423
  Mandatory transfers ................|    344,043 |    410,777 |    623,146 |     835,993 |     793,125 |     842,635 |     844,478 |     862,449 |            ---
Hospitals ............................|  3,377,972 |  5,358,699 |  9,315,902 |  11,801,589 |  11,878,939 |  12,111,616 |  12,964,071 |  13,058,104 |     14,057,107
  Mandatory transfers ................|     26,613 |     75,569 |    195,961 |     262,343 |     213,387 |     293,030 |     285,820 |     251,306 |            ---
Independent operations (FFRDC)\4\ ....|     70,681 |    131,956 |    199,827 |     254,474 |     250,906 |     258,955 |     322,267 |     319,188 |        533,868
  Mandatory transfers ................|        322 |        846 |      1,201 |         465 |       1,343 |       1,172 |       1,379 |           # |            ---
Other current expenditures ...........|         †  |         †  |         †  |          †  |          †  |          †  |          †  |          †  |        576,999
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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 |       80.0 |        79.8 |        80.4 |        80.5 |        80.3 |        80.8 |           80.6
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  Instruction ........................|       35.1 |       34.6 |       33.7 |        32.6 |        32.3 |        32.1 |        31.7 |        31.5 |           31.0
  Research ...........................|        9.0 |        9.0 |       10.1 |        10.2 |        10.1 |        10.1 |        10.1 |        10.2 |           10.5
  Public service .....................|        4.1 |        4.0 |        4.3 |         4.4 |         4.5 |         4.5 |         4.6 |         4.8 |            4.9
  Academic support ...................|        7.2 |        7.4 |        7.5 |         7.3 |         7.5 |         7.6 |         7.7 |         8.0 |            7.9
    Libraries ........................|        2.8 |        2.7 |        2.3 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.2 |            ---
  Student services ...................|        4.6 |        4.6 |        4.7 |         4.9 |         4.9 |         4.9 |         5.0 |         5.0 |            5.0
  Institutional support ..............|        8.4 |        9.0 |        8.6 |         8.6 |         9.0 |         8.9 |         8.9 |         9.1 |            9.0
  Operation and maintenance of plant .|        8.7 |        8.2 |        7.2 |         6.6 |         6.7 |         6.6 |         6.5 |         6.4 |            6.4
  Scholarships and fellowships .......|        2.5 |        2.5 |        2.9 |         4.0 |         4.3 |         4.4 |         4.5 |         4.6 |            4.5
    From unrestricted funds ..........|        0.9 |        1.1 |        1.4 |         1.9 |         2.1 |         2.2 |         2.2 |         2.3 |            ---
    From restricted funds\3\ .........|        1.6 |        1.4 |        1.5 |         2.2 |         2.2 |         2.2 |         2.3 |         2.3 |            ---
  Mandatory transfers ................|        1.2 |        1.2 |        1.0 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.4 |         1.3 |            1.4
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Auxiliary enterprises ................|       11.0 |       10.8 |        9.7 |         9.7 |         9.5 |         9.6 |         9.6 |         9.7 |            9.5
  Mandatory transfers ................|        0.8 |        0.7 |        0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7 |         0.6 |         0.6 |            ---
Hospitals ............................|        8.0 |        8.5 |       10.0 |        10.2 |         9.9 |         9.7 |         9.8 |         9.3 |            9.2
  Mandatory transfers ................|        0.1 |        0.1 |        0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |            ---
Independent operations (FFRDC)\4\ ....|        0.2 |        0.2 |        0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |            0.4
  Mandatory transfers ................|          # |          # |          # |           # |           # |           # |           # |           # |            ---
Other current expenditures ...........|         †  |         †  |         †  |          †  |          †  |          †  |          †  |          †  |            0.4
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---Not available.
† Not applicable.
#Rounds to 0.

\1\Revised from previously published figures.
\2\Data imputed using alternative procedures.
\3\Excludes Pell Grants.
\4\Generally includes only those expenditures associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).

NOTE: Data for 1980-81 to 1994-95 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), "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared August 2002.)


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