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Table 343. Current-fund expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by purpose: 1980-81 to 1996-97
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               Purpose                |  1980-81   |  1985-86   |  1990-91   |  1991-92   |   1992-93   |  1993-94    |   1994-95   |   1995-96   | 1996-97 \1\
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                  1                   |     2      |     3      |     4      |     5      |      6      |      7      |      8      |      9      |     10
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     Total current-fund expenditures .|$42,279,806 |$63,193,853 |$92,961,093 |$98,847,180 |$104,570,101 |$109,309,541 |$115,464,975 |$119,524,500 |$125,978,073
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Educational and general expenditures .| 34,173,013 | 50,872,962 | 74,395,428 | 78,554,534 |  83,210,979 |  87,139,226 |  92,173,768 |  96,085,623 | 101,554,184
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  Instruction ........................| 14,849,822 | 21,880,782 | 31,371,394 | 32,828,420 |  34,260,177 |  35,688,497 |  37,599,194 |  38,653,245 |  40,467,048
  Research ...........................|  3,813,350 |  5,705,144 |  9,364,213 |  9,948,580 |  10,604,973 |  11,180,363 |  11,829,665 |  12,076,357 |  12,767,351
  Public service .....................|  1,718,924 |  2,515,734 |  3,990,232 |  4,285,501 |   4,563,397 |   4,741,719 |   5,034,445 |   5,321,014 |   5,737,393
  Academic support ...................|  3,029,284 |  4,693,543 |  6,933,847 |  7,274,159 |   7,613,244 |   8,035,556 |   8,463,236 |   9,004,113 |   9,635,380
    Libraries ........................|  1,187,116 |  1,685,052 |  2,167,161 |  2,284,520 |   2,329,625 |   2,449,109 |   2,614,609 |   2,690,547 |   2,841,667
  Student services ...................|  1,950,566 |  2,921,758 |  4,398,365 |  4,690,921 |   5,173,239 |   5,315,370 |   5,614,011 |   5,810,403 |   6,243,190
  Institutional support ..............|  3,563,194 |  5,667,144 |  8,030,642 |  8,423,156 |   9,049,589 |   9,328,236 |   9,929,007 |  10,710,279 |  11,276,456
  Operation and maintenance of plant .|  3,681,921 |  5,177,254 |  6,655,605 |  6,790,215 |   7,076,805 |   7,433,185 |   7,668,919 |   8,005,101 |   8,300,512
  Scholarships and fellowships .......|  1,064,864 |  1,575,909 |  2,688,532 |  3,255,660 |   3,727,838 |   4,222,923 |   4,662,023 |   5,084,653 |   5,573,209
    From unrestricted funds ..........|    367,476 |    696,973 |  1,270,158 |  1,523,721 |   1,745,339 |   1,934,617 |   2,149,036 |   2,457,139 |   2,736,726
    From restricted funds\2\ .........|    697,388 |    878,935 |  1,418,374 |  1,731,939 |   1,982,498 |   2,288,306 |   2,512,988 |   2,627,514 |   2,836,483
  Mandatory transfers ................|    501,087 |    735,695 |    962,598 |  1,057,923 |   1,141,717 |   1,193,379 |   1,373,267 |   1,420,459 |   1,553,644
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Auxiliary enterprises ................|  4,658,140 |  6,830,235 |  9,049,935 |  9,634,131 |  10,024,352 |  10,637,783 |  11,235,143 |  11,309,031 |  12,051,424
  Mandatory transfers ................|    344,043 |    410,777 |    623,146 |    655,301 |     758,644 |     784,115 |     835,993 |     793,125 |     842,693
Hospitals ............................|  3,377,972 |  5,358,699 |  9,315,902 | 10,432,773 |  11,100,602 |  11,317,674 |  11,801,589 |  11,878,939 |  12,113,610
  Mandatory transfers ................|     26,613 |     75,569 |    195,961 |    224,095 |     223,241 |     242,216 |     262,343 |     213,387 |     293,030
Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ ....|     70,681 |    131,956 |    199,827 |    225,742 |     234,168 |     214,858 |     254,474 |     250,906 |     258,854
  Mandatory transfers ................|        322 |        846 |      1,201 |        510 |         462 |         474 |         465 |       1,343 |       1,172
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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 .|       80.8 |       80.5 |       80.0 |       79.5 |        79.6 |        79.7 |        79.8 |        80.4 |        80.6
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  Instruction ........................|       35.1 |       34.6 |       33.7 |       33.2 |        32.8 |        32.6 |        32.6 |        32.3 |        32.1
  Research ...........................|        9.0 |        9.0 |       10.1 |       10.1 |        10.1 |        10.2 |        10.2 |        10.1 |        10.1
  Public service .....................|        4.1 |        4.0 |        4.3 |        4.3 |         4.4 |         4.3 |         4.4 |         4.5 |         4.6
  Academic support ...................|        7.2 |        7.4 |        7.5 |        7.4 |         7.3 |         7.4 |         7.3 |         7.5 |         7.6
    Libraries ........................|        2.8 |        2.7 |        2.3 |        2.3 |         2.2 |         2.2 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.3
  Student services ...................|        4.6 |        4.6 |        4.7 |        4.7 |         4.9 |         4.9 |         4.9 |         4.9 |         5.0
  Institutional support ..............|        8.4 |        9.0 |        8.6 |        8.5 |         8.7 |         8.5 |         8.6 |         9.0 |         9.0
  Operation and maintenance of plant .|        8.7 |        8.2 |        7.2 |        6.9 |         6.8 |         6.8 |         6.6 |         6.7 |         6.6
  Scholarships and fellowships .......|        2.5 |        2.5 |        2.9 |        3.3 |         3.6 |         3.9 |         4.0 |         4.3 |         4.4
    From unrestricted funds ..........|        0.9 |        1.1 |        1.4 |        1.5 |         1.7 |         1.8 |         1.9 |         2.1 |         2.2
    From restricted funds\2\ .........|        1.6 |        1.4 |        1.5 |        1.8 |         1.9 |         2.1 |         2.2 |         2.2 |         2.3
  Mandatory transfers ................|        1.2 |        1.2 |        1.0 |        1.1 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2
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Auxiliary enterprises ................|       11.0 |       10.8 |        9.7 |        9.7 |         9.6 |         9.7 |         9.7 |         9.5 |         9.6
  Mandatory transfers ................|        0.8 |        0.7 |        0.7 |        0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7 |         0.7
Hospitals ............................|        8.0 |        8.5 |       10.0 |       10.6 |        10.6 |        10.4 |        10.2 |         9.9 |         9.6
  Mandatory transfers ................|        0.1 |        0.1 |        0.2 |        0.2 |         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 |         0.2 |         0.2
  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: Data for 1980-81 to 1994-95 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 or higher degrees. Detail may not sum to totals due to 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; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared June 2000.)


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