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Table 342. Current-fund expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by purpose: Selected years, 1980-81 through 2000-01
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Purpose                                    |    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 expenditures ......|$42,279,806|$63,193,853|$92,961,093|$119,524,500|$125,428,736|$132,846,205|$140,538,586|$152,324,948|$170,344,840
                                           |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Educational and general expenditures ......| 34,173,013| 50,872,962| 74,395,428|  96,085,623| 101,026,553| 106,740,858| 113,594,381| 122,708,551| 136,612,739
                                           |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
  Instruction .............................| 14,849,822| 21,880,782| 31,371,394|  38,653,245|  40,272,894|  42,149,852|  44,300,187|  47,215,750|  51,824,409
  Research ................................|  3,813,350|  5,705,144|  9,364,213|  12,076,357|  12,708,360|  13,415,392|  14,308,155|  15,999,142|  18,031,825
  Public service ..........................|  1,718,924|  2,515,734|  3,990,232|   5,321,014|   5,697,527|   6,111,046|   6,764,341|   7,421,841|   8,381,261
  Academic support ........................|  3,029,284|  4,693,543|  6,933,847|   9,004,113|   9,587,779|  10,280,536|  11,188,644|  12,087,782|  13,328,044
    Libraries .............................|  1,187,116|  1,685,052|  2,167,161|   2,690,547|   2,836,286|   2,929,549|   3,098,540|         ---|         ---
  Student services ........................|  1,950,566|  2,921,758|  4,398,365|   5,810,403|   6,177,234|   6,611,180|   7,053,197|   7,636,530|   8,377,026
  Institutional support ...................|  3,563,194|  5,667,144|  8,030,642|  10,710,279|  11,213,870|  11,842,815|  12,730,698|  13,768,079|  15,344,522
  Operation and maintenance of plant ......|  3,681,921|  5,177,254|  6,655,605|   8,005,101|   8,265,279|   8,572,699|   8,953,015|   9,710,370|  10,973,589
  Scholarships and fellowships ............|  1,064,864|  1,575,909|  2,688,532|   5,084,653|   5,554,360|   5,947,587|   6,417,812|   6,785,423|   7,766,208
    From unrestricted funds ...............|    367,476|    696,973|  1,270,158|   2,457,139|   2,734,268|   2,944,138|   3,168,528|         ---|         ---
    From restricted funds\2\ ..............|    697,388|    878,935|  1,418,374|   2,627,514|   2,820,091|   3,003,449|   3,249,284|         ---|         ---
  Mandatory transfers .....................|    501,087|    735,695|    962,598|   1,420,459|   1,549,250|   1,809,751|   1,878,331|   2,083,634|   2,585,857
                                           |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Other expenditures ........................|  8,106,793| 12,320,891| 18,565,665|  23,438,877|  24,402,183|  26,105,347|  26,944,205|  29,616,397|  33,732,101
                                           |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
  Auxiliary enterprises ...................|  4,658,140|  6,830,235|  9,049,935|  11,309,031|  12,031,612|  12,819,009|  13,566,912|  14,448,423|  16,377,079
    Mandatory transfers ...................|    344,043|    410,777|    623,146|     793,125|     842,635|     844,478|     862,449|         ---|         ---
  Hospitals ...............................|  3,377,972|  5,358,699|  9,315,902|  11,878,939|  12,111,616|  12,964,071|  13,058,104|  14,057,107|  16,146,401
    Mandatory transfers ...................|     26,613|     75,569|    195,961|     213,387|     293,030|     285,820|     251,306|         ---|         ---
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ .......|     70,681|    131,956|    199,827|     250,906|     258,955|     322,267|     319,188|     533,868|     779,242
    Mandatory transfers ...................|        322|        846|      1,201|       1,343|       1,172|       1,379|           #|         ---|         ---
  Other current expenditures ..............|          †|          †|          †|           †|           †|           †|           †|     576,999|     429,379
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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
                                           |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Educational and general expenditures ......|       80.8|       80.5|       80.0|        80.4|        80.5|        80.3|        80.8|        80.6|        80.2
                                           |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
  Instruction .............................|       35.1|       34.6|       33.7|        32.3|        32.1|        31.7|        31.5|        31.0|        30.4
  Research ................................|        9.0|        9.0|       10.1|        10.1|        10.1|        10.1|        10.2|        10.5|        10.6
  Public service ..........................|        4.1|        4.0|        4.3|         4.5|         4.5|         4.6|         4.8|         4.9|         4.9
  Academic support ........................|        7.2|        7.4|        7.5|         7.5|         7.6|         7.7|         8.0|         7.9|         7.8
    Libraries .............................|        2.8|        2.7|        2.3|         2.3|         2.3|         2.2|         2.2|        --- |        ---
  Student services ........................|        4.6|        4.6|        4.7|         4.9|         4.9|         5.0|         5.0|         5.0|         4.9
  Institutional support ...................|        8.4|        9.0|        8.6|         9.0|         8.9|         8.9|         9.1|         9.0|         9.0
  Operation and maintenance of plant ......|        8.7|        8.2|        7.2|         6.7|         6.6|         6.5|         6.4|         6.4|         6.4
  Scholarships and fellowships ............|        2.5|        2.5|        2.9|         4.3|         4.4|         4.5|         4.6|         4.5|         4.6
    From unrestricted funds ...............|        0.9|        1.1|        1.4|         2.1|         2.2|         2.2|         2.3|        --- |        ---
    From restricted funds\2\ ..............|        1.6|        1.4|        1.5|         2.2|         2.2|         2.3|         2.3|        --- |        ---
  Mandatory transfers .....................|        1.2|        1.2|        1.0|         1.2|         1.2|         1.4|         1.3|         1.4|         1.5
                                           |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Other expenditures ........................|       19.2|       19.5|       20.0|        19.6|        19.5|        19.7|        19.2|        19.4|        19.8
                                           |___________|___________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
  Auxiliary enterprises ...................|       11.0|       10.8|        9.7|         9.5|         9.6|         9.6|         9.7|         9.5|         9.6
    Mandatory transfers ...................|        0.8|        0.7|        0.7|         0.7|         0.7|         0.6|         0.6|        --- |        ---
  Hospitals ...............................|        8.0|        8.5|       10.0|         9.9|         9.7|         9.8|         9.3|         9.2|         9.5
    Mandatory transfers ...................|        0.1|        0.1|        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|         0.4|         0.5
    Mandatory transfers ...................|         # |         # |         # |          # |          # |          # |          # |        --- |        ---
  Other current expenditures ..............|          †|          †|          †|           †|           †|          † |           †|         0.4|         0.3
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---Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
\1\Data imputed using alternative procedures.
\2\Excludes Pell Grants.
\3\Generally includes only those expenditures 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 more detail.) 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," surveys, 1980-81 and 1985-86; and 1990-91 through 2000-01 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Finance Survey" (IPEDS-F:FY90-99), and Spring 2002. (This table was prepared October 2003.)


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