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Table 352. -  Additions to physical plant value of institutions of higher education, by type of addition and control of institution: 1969-70 to 1995-96 [In millions]
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           | Total, |      Public institutions         |     Private institutions
           |  all   |__________________________________|_________________________________
   Year    | insti- |        |       |         |Equip- |       |       |         |Equip-
           |tutions | Total  | Land  |Buildings| ment  | Total | Land  |Buildings| ment
___________|________|________|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______
     1     |   2    |   3    |   4   |    5    |   6   |   7   |   8   |    9    |  10
___________|________|________|_______|_________|_______|_______|_______|_________|_______
1969-70 ...| $4,233 | $2,985 |  $152 |  $2,185 |  $648 |$1,248 |   $59 |    $967 |  $221
1970-71 ...|  4,165 |  3,032 |   128 |   2,241 |   663 | 1,134 |    41 |     895 |   198
1971-72 ...|  4,163 |  3,054 |   112 |   2,277 |   665 | 1,109 |    53 |     860 |   195
1972-73 ...|  3,967 |  2,940 |   126 |   2,077 |   737 | 1,028 |    53 |     750 |   225
1973-74 ...|  4,312 |  3,206 |   205 |   2,188 |   813 | 1,106 |    55 |     816 |   235
           |        |        |       |         |       |       |       |         |
1974-75 ...|  4,761 |  3,476 |   263 |   2,246 |   967 | 1,284 |    67 |     860 |   357
1975-76 ...|  4,702 |  3,552 |   168 |   2,365 | 1,019 | 1,150 |    58 |     768 |   325
1976-77 ...|  4,623 |  3,362 |   128 |   2,208 | 1,026 | 1,261 |    58 |     838 |   366
1977-78 ...|  4,527 |  3,306 |   102 |   2,117 | 1,087 | 1,221 |    45 |     777 |   400
1978-79 ...|  4,576 |  3,377 |   154 |   1,944 | 1,279 | 1,199 |    52 |     763 |   383
           |        |        |       |         |       |       |       |         |
1979-80 ...|  5,551 |  3,666 |   164 |   2,149 | 1,354 | 1,886 |    98 |   1,220 |   568
1980-81 ...|  6,471 |  4,279 |   146 |   2,555 | 1,579 | 2,192 |   104 |   1,398 |   690
1981-82 ...|  6,975 |  4,594 |   170 |   2,679 | 1,744 | 2,382 |    83 |   1,488 |   811
1982-83 ...|  7,421 |  4,765 |   374 |   2,396 | 1,994 | 2,656 |   106 |   1,666 |   884
1983-84 ...|  7,604 |  5,038 |   196 |   2,427 | 2,415 | 2,566 |   110 |   1,507 |   950
           |        |        |       |         |       |       |       |         |
1984-85 ...|  8,306 |  5,390 |   202 |   2,455 | 2,733 | 2,916 |   135 |   1,671 | 1,110
1985-86 ...| 10,149 |  6,875 |   237 |   3,318 | 3,320 | 3,274 |   128 |   1,922 | 1,225
1986-87 ...| 10,675 |  6,899 |   313 |   3,235 | 3,351 | 3,776 |   160 |   2,408 | 1,208
1987-88 ...| 11,589 |  7,218 |   272 |   3,520 | 3,426 | 4,371 |   250 |   2,715 | 1,406
1988-89 ...| 13,638 |  8,162 |   562 |   3,845 | 3,756 | 5,477 |   243 |   3,401 | 1,833
           |        |        |       |         |       |       |       |         |
1989-90 ...| 15,900 | 10,616 |   532 |   5,438 | 4,647 | 5,284 |   408 |   3,277 | 1,599
1990-91 ...| 17,634 | 11,472 |   449 |   6,168 | 4,855 | 6,162 |   448 |   3,799 | 1,914
1991-92 ...| 15,543 |  9,820 |   412 |   5,272 | 4,136 | 5,723 |   380 |   3,419 | 1,925
1992-93 ...| 16,494 | 10,599 |   336 |   5,982 | 4,281 | 5,895 |   491 |   3,458 | 1,946
1993-94 ...| 16,379 | 10,263 |   361 |   5,582 | 4,320 | 6,116 |   259 |   3,840 | 2,017
           |        |        |       |         |       |       |       |         |
1994-95 ...| 18,556 | 12,129 |   448 |   7,079 | 4,603 | 6,427 |   277 |   3,994 | 2,156
1995-96\1\ | 20,873 | 13,228 |   428 |   7,658 | 5,141 | 7,645 |   356 |   4,897 | 2,392
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\1\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

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 November 1998.)


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