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Table 329. Current-fund revenue of public degree-granting institutions, by source of funds: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2000-01
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Source                                |    1980-81|    1985-86|    1990-91|     1995-96|     1996-97|     1997-98|  1998-99\1\|   1999-2000|     2000-01
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1                                     |          2|          3|          4|           5|           6|           7|           8|           9|          10
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                                      |                                        In thousands of current dollars
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   Total current-fund revenue ........|$43,195,617|$65,004,632|$94,904,506|$123,501,152|$129,504,834|$137,570,935|$144,969,708|$157,313,664|$176,645,215
                                      |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Tuition and fees .....................|  5,570,404|  9,439,177| 15,258,024|  23,257,454|  24,631,120|  26,058,092|  27,427,984|  29,125,603|  31,919,611
Federal government ...................|  5,540,101|  6,852,370|  9,763,427|  13,672,467|  14,189,358|  14,544,027|  15,554,372|  16,952,116|  19,744,966
  Appropriations .....................|  1,128,101|  1,401,367|  1,604,548|   1,826,738|   1,830,604|   1,570,329|   1,679,660|   1,583,132|   1,719,963
  Unrestricted grants and contracts ..|    529,424|    816,364|  1,319,035|   1,996,861|   1,912,736|   2,049,105|   2,254,726|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts\3\ .|  3,812,197|  4,481,723|  6,629,484|   9,598,340|  10,173,113|  10,586,439|  11,287,950|  14,819,488|  17,088,332
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\4\ ..|     70,379|    152,916|    210,360|     250,529|     272,906|     338,154|     332,037|     549,496|     936,671
State governments ....................| 19,675,968| 29,220,586| 38,239,978|  44,242,546|  46,113,543|  49,114,782|  52,132,474|  56,369,564|  62,895,892
  Appropriations .....................| 19,006,716| 28,071,070| 35,898,653|  40,081,437|  42,026,368|  44,737,656|  47,369,188|  50,818,832|  56,268,990
  Unrestricted grants and contracts ..|     45,390|     88,779|    250,168|     924,837|     690,665|     498,485|     497,396|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts ....|    623,863|  1,060,737|  2,091,157|   3,236,272|   3,396,510|   3,878,641|   4,265,889|   5,550,732|   6,626,902
Local governments ....................|  1,622,938|  2,325,844|  3,531,714|   5,074,511|   5,019,600|   5,279,349|   5,546,546|   6,039,978|   7,052,431
  Appropriations .....................|  1,478,001|  2,150,459|  3,159,789|   4,397,098|   4,348,960|   4,594,289|   4,792,860|   5,217,976|   5,582,287
  Unrestricted grants and contracts ..|      9,915|     27,852|     73,281|     184,597|     193,262|     226,024|     275,326|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts ....|    135,022|    147,533|    298,644|     492,815|     477,377|     459,036|     478,360|     822,003|   1,470,144
Private gifts, grants, and contracts .|  1,100,084|  2,109,782|  3,651,107|   5,089,344|   5,584,198|   6,123,038|   6,752,392|   7,488,781|   8,948,322
  Unrestricted .......................|    110,462|    279,381|    529,496|     784,979|     900,449|     993,528|   1,127,013|         ---|         ---
  Restricted .........................|    989,622|  1,830,401|  3,121,611|   4,304,365|   4,683,749|   5,129,511|   5,625,378|         ---|         ---
Endowment income .....................|    214,561|    398,603|    431,235|     721,079|     784,695|     887,093|     958,363|   1,170,163|   1,351,989
  Unrestricted .......................|    102,888|    181,624|    147,368|     304,860|     299,237|     330,570|     331,074|         ---|         ---
  Restricted .........................|    111,673|    216,979|    283,867|     416,219|     485,458|     556,523|     627,288|         ---|         ---
Sales and services ...................|  8,455,449| 12,990,670| 21,546,202|  27,399,796|  28,851,838|  30,491,654|  31,595,145|  33,982,146|  38,250,128
  Educational activities .............|    943,737|  1,596,946|  2,700,185|   3,528,610|   3,888,767|   4,142,825|   4,559,546|   4,817,258|   4,988,373
  Auxiliary enterprises ..............|  4,614,561|  6,684,794|  9,058,745|  11,595,408|  12,280,517|  13,070,055|  13,775,599|  15,174,301|  16,501,834
  Hospitals ..........................|  2,897,151|  4,708,930|  9,787,271|  12,275,778|  12,682,554|  13,278,773|  13,260,000|  13,990,587|  16,759,921
Other sources ........................|  1,016,110|  1,667,600|  2,482,819|   4,043,955|   4,330,483|   5,072,901|   5,002,432|   6,185,313|   6,481,876
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                                      |                                             Percentage distribution
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   Total current-fund revenue ........|      100.0|      100.0|      100.0|       100.0|       100.0|       100.0|       100.0|       100.0|       100.0
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Tuition and fees .....................|       12.9|       14.5|       16.1|        18.8|        19.0|        18.9|        18.9|        18.5|        18.1
Federal government ...................|       12.8|       10.5|       10.3|        11.1|        11.0|        10.6|        10.7|        10.8|        11.2
  Appropriations .....................|        2.6|        2.2|        1.7|         1.5|         1.4|         1.1|         1.2|         1.0|         1.0
  Unrestricted grants and contracts ..|        1.2|        1.3|        1.4|         1.6|         1.5|         1.5|         1.6|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts\3\ .|        8.8|        6.9|        7.0|         7.8|         7.9|         7.7|         7.8|         9.4|         9.7
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\4\ ..|        0.2|        0.2|        0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.3|         0.5
State governments ....................|       45.6|       45.0|       40.3|        35.8|        35.6|        35.7|        36.0|        35.8|        35.6
  Appropriations .....................|       44.0|       43.2|       37.8|        32.5|        32.5|        32.5|        32.7|        32.3|        31.9
  Unrestricted grants and contracts ..|        0.1|        0.1|        0.3|         0.7|         0.5|         0.4|         0.3|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts ....|        1.4|        1.6|        2.2|         2.6|         2.6|         2.8|         2.9|         3.5|         3.8
Local governments ....................|        3.8|        3.6|        3.7|         4.1|         3.9|         3.8|         3.8|         3.8|         4.0
  Appropriations .....................|        3.4|        3.3|        3.3|         3.6|         3.4|         3.3|         3.3|         3.3|         3.2
  Unrestricted grants and contracts ..|         # |         # |        0.1|         0.1|         0.1|         0.2|         0.2|      (\2\) |      (\2\)
  Restricted grants and contracts ....|        0.3|        0.2|        0.3|         0.4|         0.4|         0.3|         0.3|         0.5|         0.8
Private gifts, grants, and contracts .|        2.5|        3.2|        3.8|         4.1|         4.3|         4.5|         4.7|         4.8|         5.1
  Unrestricted .......................|        0.3|        0.4|        0.6|         0.6|         0.7|         0.7|         0.8|        --- |        ---
  Restricted .........................|        2.3|        2.8|        3.3|         3.5|         3.6|         3.7|         3.9|        --- |        ---
Endowment income .....................|        0.5|        0.6|        0.5|         0.6|         0.6|         0.6|         0.7|         0.7|         0.8
  Unrestricted .......................|        0.2|        0.3|        0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.2|         0.2|        --- |        ---
  Restricted .........................|        0.3|        0.3|        0.3|         0.3|         0.4|         0.4|         0.4|        --- |        ---
Sales and services ...................|       19.6|       20.0|       22.7|        22.2|        22.3|        22.2|        21.8|        21.6|        21.7
  Educational activities .............|        2.2|        2.5|        2.8|         2.9|         3.0|         3.0|         3.1|         3.1|         2.8
  Auxiliary enterprises ..............|       10.7|       10.3|        9.5|         9.4|         9.5|         9.5|         9.5|         9.6|         9.3
  Hospitals ..........................|        6.7|        7.2|       10.3|         9.9|         9.8|         9.7|         9.1|         8.9|         9.5
Other sources ........................|        2.4|        2.6|        2.6|         3.3|         3.3|         3.7|         3.5|         3.9|         3.7
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---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to sources for details.)
\2\Included under restricted grants and contracts.
\3\Excludes Pell Grants. Federally supported student aid that is received through students is included under tuition and auxiliary enterprises.
\4\Generally includes only those revenues associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).
NOTE: Data for 1980-81 to 1990-91 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's or higher degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of 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" 1980-81 and 1985-86 surveys; and 1990-91 through 2000-01 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Finance Survey" (IPEDS-F:FY91-00), and Spring 2002. (This table was prepared October 2003.)


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