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Table 337.Current-fund expenditures of institutions of higher education, by purpose: 1980-81 to 1994-95

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               Purpose                |  1980-81   |  1985-86   |   1988-89   |   1989-90   |   1990-91   |   1991-92   |   1992-93   |  1993-94    | 1994-95 \1\
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                  1                   |     2      |     3      |      4      |      5      |      6      |      7      |      8      |      9      |     10
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     Total current-fund expenditures .|$64,052,938 |$97,535,742 |$123,867,184 |$134,655,571 |$146,087,836 |$156,189,161 |$165,241,040 |$173,350,617 |$182,968,610
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Educational and general expenditures .| 50,073,805 | 76,127,965 |  96,803,377 | 105,585,076 | 114,139,901 | 121,567,157 | 128,977,968 | 136,024,350 | 144,158,002
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  Instruction ........................| 20,733,166 | 31,032,099 |  38,812,690 |  42,145,987 |  45,496,117 |  47,997,196 |  50,340,914 |  52,775,599 |  55,719,707
  Research ...........................|  5,657,719 |  8,437,367 |  11,432,170 |  12,505,961 |  13,444,040 |  14,261,554 |  15,291,309 |  16,117,610 |  17,109,541
  Public service .....................|  2,057,770 |  3,119,533 |   4,227,323 |   4,689,758 |   5,076,177 |   5,489,298 |   5,935,095 |   6,242,414 |   6,691,485
  Academic support ...................|  4,273,286 |  6,667,392 |   8,904,279 |   9,437,644 |  10,050,773 |  10,577,018 |  11,072,970 |  11,677,911 |  12,278,691
    Libraries ........................|  1,759,784 |  2,551,331 |   3,009,870 |   3,254,239 |   3,343,892 |   3,595,834 |   3,684,852 |   3,908,412 |   4,165,761
  Student services ...................|  2,908,998 |  4,562,938 |   5,780,837 |   6,388,148 |   7,025,482 |   7,509,094 |   8,165,079 |   8,562,783 |   9,059,994
  Institutional support ..............|  5,772,515 |  9,350,786 |  11,529,119 |  12,674,031 |  13,726,484 |  14,475,023 |  15,249,898 |  15,926,239 |  16,844,827
  Operation and maintenance of plant .|  5,350,310 |  7,605,226 |   8,739,895 |   9,458,262 |  10,062,581 |  10,346,580 |  10,783,727 |  11,368,496 |  11,745,905
  Scholarships and fellowships .......|  2,504,525 |  4,160,174 |   5,918,666 |   6,655,544 |   7,551,184 |   9,060,000 |  10,148,373 |  11,238,010 |  12,285,328
    From unrestricted funds ..........|  1,080,614 |  2,285,116 |   3,282,698 |   3,853,904 |   4,445,106 |   5,205,797 |   5,949,037 |   6,644,717 |   7,329,384
    From restricted funds\2\ .........|  1,423,911 |  1,875,059 |   2,635,969 |   2,801,640 |   3,106,078 |   3,854,203 |   4,199,337 |   4,593,293 |   4,955,944
  Mandatory transfers ................|    815,516 |  1,192,449 |   1,458,397 |   1,629,742 |   1,707,063 |   1,851,393 |   1,990,603 |   2,115,288 |   2,422,524
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Auxiliary enterprises ................|  7,288,089 | 10,528,303 |  12,280,063 |  13,203,984 |  14,272,247 |  14,966,100 |  15,561,508 |  16,429,341 |  17,204,917
  Mandatory transfers ................|    508,377 |    617,171 |     774,752 |     836,852 |     936,876 |   1,003,299 |   1,109,549 |   1,158,848 |   1,228,278
Hospitals ............................|  5,433,111 |  8,692,113 |  11,824,782 |  12,679,286 |  14,325,865 |  16,104,313 |  17,049,672 |  17,509,603 |  18,071,359
  Mandatory transfers ................|     57,963 |    128,833 |     240,278 |     222,192 |     274,452 |     333,714 |     308,059 |     344,665 |     346,072
Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ ....|  1,257,934 |  2,187,361 |   2,958,962 |   3,187,224 |   3,349,824 |   3,551,592 |   3,651,891 |   3,387,323 |   3,534,332
  Mandatory transfers ................|        643 |      3,432 |       6,987 |       5,812 |       5,645 |       3,396 |       2,271 |       2,354 |       2,373
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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 .|       78.2 |       78.1 |        78.2 |        78.4 |        78.1 |        77.8 |        78.1 |        78.5 |        78.8
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  Instruction ........................|       32.4 |       31.8 |        31.3 |        31.3 |        31.1 |        30.7 |        30.5 |        30.4 |        30.5
  Research ...........................|        8.8 |        8.7 |         9.2 |         9.3 |         9.2 |         9.1 |         9.3 |         9.3 |         9.4
  Public service .....................|        3.2 |        3.2 |         3.4 |         3.5 |         3.5 |         3.5 |         3.6 |         3.6 |         3.7
  Academic support ...................|        6.7 |        6.8 |         7.2 |         7.0 |         6.9 |         6.8 |         6.7 |         6.7 |         6.7
    Libraries ........................|        2.7 |        2.6 |         2.4 |         2.4 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.3 |         2.3
  Student services ...................|        4.5 |        4.7 |         4.7 |         4.7 |         4.8 |         4.8 |         4.9 |         4.9 |         5.0
  Institutional support ..............|        9.0 |        9.6 |         9.3 |         9.4 |         9.4 |         9.3 |         9.2 |         9.2 |         9.2
  Operation and maintenance of plant .|        8.4 |        7.8 |         7.1 |         7.0 |         6.9 |         6.6 |         6.5 |         6.6 |         6.4
  Scholarships and fellowships .......|        3.9 |        4.3 |         4.8 |         4.9 |         5.2 |         5.8 |         6.1 |         6.5 |         6.7
    From unrestricted funds ..........|        1.7 |        2.3 |         2.7 |         2.9 |         3.0 |         3.3 |         3.6 |         3.8 |         4.0
    From restricted funds\2\ .........|        2.2 |        1.9 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.5 |         2.5 |         2.6 |         2.7
  Mandatory transfers ................|        1.3 |        1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.3
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Auxiliary enterprises ................|       11.4 |       10.8 |         9.9 |         9.8 |         9.8 |         9.6 |         9.4 |         9.5 |         9.4
  Mandatory transfers ................|        0.8 |        0.6 |         0.6 |         0.6 |         0.6 |         0.6 |         0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7
Hospitals ............................|        8.5 |        8.9 |         9.5 |         9.4 |         9.8 |        10.3 |        10.3 |        10.1 |         9.9
  Mandatory transfers ................|        0.1 |        0.1 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2
Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ ....|        2.0 |        2.2 |         2.4 |         2.4 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.0 |         1.9
  Mandatory transfers ................|       (\4\)|       (\4\)|        (\4\)|        (\4\)|        (\4\)|        (\4\)|        (\4\)|        (\4\)|        (\4\)
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\1\Preliminary data.

\2\Excludes Pell Grants.

\3\Generally includes only those expenditures associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).

\4\Less than 0.05 percent.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

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 May 1997.)



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