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Table A-42-1. Total and per full-time-equivalent (FTE) student revenue of postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and source of funds: Academic years 2004–05 and 2009–10
[Numbers in 2010–11 constant dollars]
Control of institution and source of funds Total 2004–05 revenue
(in millions)
Total 2009–10 revenue
(in millions)
  Percentage distribution of total revenue   Revenue per FTE student1
  2004–05 2009–10   2004–05 2009–10
Public institutions                
Total $270,772 $309,396   100.0 100.0   $28,966 $28,781
                 
Operating revenues 157,692 171,789   58.2 55.5   16,869 15,980
Tuition and fees2 44,420 57,049   16.4 18.4   4,752 5,307
Grants and contracts 51,166 45,820   18.9 14.8   5,473 4,262
Federal3 34,672 28,966   12.8 9.4   3,709 2,694
State 7,861 7,042   2.9 2.3   841 655
Local 8,633 9,813   3.2 3.2   923 913
Auxiliary enterprises 20,377 22,617   7.5 7.3   2,180 2,104
Hospitals 25,103 29,822   9.3 9.6   2,685 2,774
Other operating revenues4 16,627 16,481   6.1 5.3   1,779 1,533
                 
Nonoperating revenues 98,602 122,186   36.4 39.5   10,548 11,366
Federal appropriations 2,057 2,195   0.8 0.7   220 204
State appropriations 63,790 63,705   23.6 20.6   6,824 5,926
Local appropriations 8,863 10,154   3.3 3.3   948 945
Government grants 4,519 24,576   1.7 7.9   483 2,286
Gifts5 5,311 5,994   2.0 1.9   568 558
Investment income 10,980 10,248   4.1 3.3   1,175 953
Other nonoperating revenues 3,083 5,314   1.1 1.7   330 494
                 
Other revenues6 14,479 15,421   5.3 5.0   1,549 1,434
Government capital appropriations 5,412 6,162   2.0 2.0   579 573
                 
Private nonprofit institutions                
Total 161,594 172,063   100.0 100.0   56,315 54,425
Tuition and fees2 47,728 57,483   29.5 33.4   16,633 18,182
Federal government3,7 22,713 23,372   14.1 13.6   7,915 7,393
State governments 1,695 1,756   1.0 1.0   591 555
Local governments 563 481   0.3 0.3   196 152
Private gifts, grants, and contracts5 19,300 18,378   11.9 10.7   6,726 5,813
Investment return 35,088 28,994   21.7 16.9   12,228 9,171
Educational activities8 4,146 4,918   2.6 2.9   1,445 1,556
Auxiliary enterprises9 12,480 14,362   7.7 8.3   4,349 4,543
Hospitals 11,966 16,872   7.4 9.8   4,170 5,337
Other 5,917 5,447   3.7 3.2   2,062 1,723
                 
Private for-profit institutions                
Total 12,659 25,179   100.0 100.0   16,063 15,675
Tuition and fees2 11,030 22,822   87.1 90.6   13,996 14,207
Federal government3 777 1,990   6.1 7.9   986 1,239
State and local governments 73 116   0.6 0.5   93 72
Private gifts, grants, and contracts 8 39   0.1 0.2   10 24
Investment return 28 41   0.2 0.2   36 25
Educational activities8 267 444   2.1 1.8   339 277
Auxiliary enterprises9 291 495   2.3 2.0   369 308
Other 184 -769   1.5 -3.1   233 -479
1 Full-time-equivalent (FTE) enrollment includes full-time students plus the full-time equivalent of part-time students.                
2 Net of allowances and discounts.                
3 Excludes Federal Direct Student Loans (FDSL). FDSL is included in tuition and fees.                
4 Includes sales and service of educational activities.                
5 Includes contracts and contributions from affiliated entities.                
6 Other revenue includes capital appropriations, grants, and gifts; additions to permanent endowments; and other revenue.                
7 Includes independent operations.                
8 Revenue from educational activities for which tuition is not charged.                
9 Revenue from auxiliary enterprise operations for which fees or charges were collected.                
NOTE: Operating revenue is revenue received for providing a service or a product. Nonoperating revenues are for all activities. All sectors have operating and nonoperating revenue. Data are adjusted by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to constant 2010–11 dollars. For more information on the CPI, see Appendix C – Finance. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. For more information on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and IPEDS classification of institutions, see Appendix B – Guide to Sources.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Spring 2005 and Spring 2010, Enrollment component; and Spring 2006 through Spring 2011, Finance component.
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