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Table 340. Current-fund expenditures and educational and general expenditures of degree-granting institutions, by purpose and per student: Selected years, 1929-30 through 1995-96
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                |           |                                     Educational and general expenditures (in thousands of current dollars)                    |          |         |          |            |  Educational and
                |           |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|          |         |          |            |general expenditures
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          | Indepen-|          |            |   per student in
                |   Current-|           |  Adminis-|  Instruc-|             |         |     Plant|     Organized|            |         |          |         |          |     dent|          |       Other| fall enrollment\4\
                |       fund|           |   tration|  tion and|             |         | operation|    activities|            |Extension|          |    Other| Auxiliary|   opera-|          |     current|____________________
                |   expendi-|           |       and|   depart-|             |         |       and|    related to|       Other|      and|  Scholar-|  general|    enter-| tions\3\|Hospitals,|    expendi-|       |    Constant
                |  tures (in|           |   general|    mental|    Organized|         |   mainte-| instructional|   sponsored|   public| ships and| expendi-|prises (in|(in thou-|       (in|  tures, (in|Current|     2004-05
Year            | thousands)|      Total|   expense|  research|     research|Libraries|     nance|departments\1\| programs\2\|  service|fellowship|    tures|thousands)|   sands)|thousands)|  thousands)|dollars|  dollars\5\
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Institutions of |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
   higher       |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
   education    |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1929-30 ........|   $507,142|   $377,903|   $42,633|  $221,598|\6\   $18,007|   $9,622|   $61,061|        (\7\) |        --- |  $24,982|    (\7\) |     --- |    $3,127|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |    $126,112|   $343|      $3,845
1931-32 ........|    536,523|    420,633|    47,232|   232,645|\6\    21,978|   11,379|    56,797|\8\    $21,297|        --- |   24,066|    (\7\) |   $5,239|    90,897|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      24,993|    364|       4,846
1933-34 ........|    469,329|    369,661|    43,155|   203,332|\6\    17,064|   13,387|    51,046|\8\     14,155|        --- |   20,020|    (\7\) |    7,502|    78,730|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      20,938|    350|       5,071
1935-36 ........|    541,391|    419,883|    48,069|   225,143|\6\    22,091|   15,531|    56,802|\8\     20,241|        --- |   29,426|    (\7\) |    2,580|    95,332|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      26,176|    348|       4,848
1937-38 ........|    614,385|    475,191|    56,406|   253,006|\6\    25,213|   17,588|    62,738|\8\     24,031|        --- |   34,189|    (\7\) |    2,020|   115,620|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      23,574|    352|       4,707
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1939-40 ........|    674,688|    521,990|    62,827|   280,248|\6\    27,266|   19,487|    69,612|\8\     27,225|        --- |   35,325|    (\7\) |     --- |   124,184|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      28,514|    349|       4,792
1941-42 ........|    738,169|    572,465|    66,968|   298,558|\6\    34,287|   19,763|    72,594|\8\     37,771|        --- |   42,525|    (\7\) |     --- |   137,328|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      28,375|    408|       5,013
1943-44 ........|    974,118|    753,846|    69,668|   334,189|\6\    58,456|   20,452|    81,201|\8\     48,415|\9\  $97,044|   44,421|    (\7\) |     --- |   199,344|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      20,928|    653|       7,178
1945-46 ........|  1,088,422|    820,326|   104,808|   375,122|\6\    86,812|   26,560|   110,947|\8\     60,604|        --- |   55,473|    (\7\) |     --- |   242,028|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      26,068|    489|       5,141
1947-48 ........|  1,883,269|  1,391,594|   171,829|   657,945|\6\   159,090|   44,208|   201,996|\8\     85,346|        --- |   71,180|    (\7\) |     --- |   438,988|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      52,687|    595|       4,896
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1949-50 ........|  2,245,661|  1,706,444|   213,070|   780,994|\6\   225,341|   56,147|   225,110|\8\    119,108|        --- |   86,674|    (\7\) |     --- |   476,401|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      62,816|    698|       5,649
1951-52 ........|  2,471,008|  1,960,481|   233,844|   823,117|\6\   317,928|   60,612|   240,446|\8\    147,854|        --- |   97,408|   $39,272|     --- |   477,672|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |      32,855|    933|       6,802
1953-54 ........|  2,882,864|  2,345,331|   288,147|   960,556|\6\   372,643|   72,944|   277,874|\8\    186,905|        --- |  112,227|    74,035|     --- |   537,533|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |        --- |  1,051|       7,493
1955-56 ........|  3,499,463|  2,861,858|   355,207| 1,140,655|\6\   500,793|   85,563|   324,229|\8\    222,007|        --- |  137,914|    95,490|     --- |   637,605|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |        --- |  1,079|       7,692
1957-58 ........|  4,509,666|  3,734,350|   473,945| 1,465,603|\6\   727,776|  109,715|   406,226|\8\    238,455|        --- |  175,256|   129,935|    7,439|   775,316|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |        --- |  1,124|       7,542
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1959-60 ........|  5,601,376|  4,685,258|   583,224| 1,793,320|\6\ 1,022,353|  135,384|   469,943|\8\    294,255|        --- |  205,595|   172,050|    9,134|   916,117|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |        --- |  1,287|       8,398
1961-62 ........|  7,154,526|  5,997,007|   730,429| 2,202,443|\6\ 1,474,406|  177,362|   564,225|\8\    375,040|        --- |  244,337|   228,765|     --- | 1,157,517|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |        --- |  1,447|       9,227
1963-64 ........|  9,177,677|  7,725,433|   957,512| 2,801,707|\6\ 1,973,383|  236,718|   686,054|\8\    458,507|        --- |  297,350|   300,370|   13,832| 1,452,244|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |        --- |  1,616|      10,046
1965-66 ........| 12,509,489| 10,376,630| 1,251,107| 3,756,175|\6\ 2,448,300|  346,248|   844,506|\8\    558,170|     155,202|  438,385|   425,524|  153,013| 1,887,744|   (\6\) |    (\8\) |\10\ 245,115|  1,753|      10,529
1966-67 ........| 14,230,341| 10,724,974| 1,445,074| 4,356,413|    1,565,102|  415,903|   969,275|       591,848|     350,950|  226,566|   583,390|  220,453| 2,060,130| $951,668|  $253,790|\10\ 239,780|  1,678|       9,774
1967-68 ........| 16,480,786| 12,847,350| 1,738,946| 5,139,179|    1,933,473|  493,266| 1,127,290|       350,711|     514,294|  597,544|   712,425|  240,222| 2,302,419|  765,495|   290,000|\10\ 275,523|  1,859|      10,477
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1968-69 ........| 18,481,583| 14,718,140| 2,277,585| 5,941,972|    2,034,074|  571,572| 1,337,903|       535,269|     668,483|  536,527|   814,755|     --- | 2,539,183|  697,317|   526,943|        --- |  1,959|      10,529
1969-70 ........| 21,043,113| 16,845,212| 2,627,993| 6,883,844|    2,144,076|  652,596| 1,541,698|       648,089|     769,253|  593,067|   984,594|     --- | 2,769,276|  757,388|   671,236|        --- |  2,104|      10,679
1970-71 ........| 23,375,197| 18,714,642| 2,983,911| 7,804,410|    2,209,338|  716,212| 1,730,664|       693,011|     890,507|  588,390| 1,098,198|     --- | 2,988,407|  829,596|   842,552|        --- |  2,181|      10,524
1971-72 ........| 25,559,560| 20,441,878| 3,344,215| 8,443,261|    2,265,282|  764,481| 1,927,553|       779,728|   1,059,989|  615,997| 1,241,372|     --- | 3,178,272|  940,825|   998,585|        --- |  2,284|      10,641
1972-73 ........| 27,955,624| 22,400,379| 3,713,068| 9,243,641|    2,394,261|  840,727| 2,141,162|       791,290|   1,284,085|  669,735| 1,322,411|     --- | 3,337,789|1,033,746| 1,183,709|        --- |  2,431|      10,885
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1973-74 ........| 30,713,581| 24,653,849| 4,200,955|10,219,118|    2,480,450|  939,023| 2,494,057|       838,170|   1,355,027|  730,560| 1,396,488|     --- | 3,613,256|1,014,872| 1,431,604|        --- |  2,568|      10,556
1974-75 ........| 35,057,563| 27,547,620| 4,495,391|11,797,823|    3,132,132|1,001,868| 2,786,768|     1,253,824|        --- |1,097,788| 1,449,542|  532,485| 4,073,590|1,085,590| 2,350,763|        --- |  2,694|       9,973
1975-76 ........| 38,903,177| 30,598,685| 5,240,066|13,094,943|    3,287,364|1,223,723| 3,082,959|     1,248,670|        --- |1,238,603| 1,635,859|  546,498| 4,476,841|1,132,016| 2,695,635|        --- |  2,736|       9,456
1976-77 ........| 42,599,816| 33,151,681| 5,590,669|14,031,145|    3,600,067|1,250,314| 3,436,705|     1,544,646|        --- |1,343,404| 1,770,214|  584,515| 4,858,328|1,434,738| 3,155,069|        --- |  3,010|       9,832
1977-78 ........| 45,970,790| 36,256,604| 6,177,029|15,336,229|    3,919,830|1,348,747| 3,795,043|     1,781,160|        --- |1,425,294| 1,839,298|  633,973| 5,261,477|  855,054| 3,597,655|        --- |  3,213|       9,832
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1978-79 ........| 50,720,984| 39,833,116| 6,832,004|16,662,820|    4,447,760|1,426,614| 4,178,574|     2,044,386|        --- |1,593,097| 1,944,599|  703,262| 5,749,974|1,007,119| 4,130,775|        --- |  3,538|       9,900
1979-80 ........| 56,913,588| 44,542,843| 7,621,143|18,496,717|    5,099,151|1,623,811| 4,700,070|     2,252,577|        --- |1,816,521| 2,200,468|  732,385| 6,485,608|1,127,728| 4,757,409|        --- |  3,850|       9,506
1980-81 ........| 64,052,938| 50,073,805| 8,681,513|20,733,166|    5,657,719|1,759,784| 5,350,310|     2,513,502|        --- |2,057,770| 2,504,525|  815,516| 7,288,089|1,257,934| 5,433,111|        --- |  4,139|       9,160
1981-82 ........| 70,339,448| 54,848,752| 9,648,069|22,962,527|    5,929,894|1,922,416| 5,979,281|     2,734,038|        --- |2,203,726| 2,684,945|  783,854| 7,997,632|1,258,777| 6,234,287|        --- |  4,433|       9,031
1982-83 ........| 75,935,749| 58,929,218|10,412,233|24,673,293|    6,265,280|2,039,671| 6,391,596|     3,047,220|        --- |2,320,478| 2,922,897|  856,548| 8,614,316|1,406,126| 6,986,089|        --- |  4,742|       9,262
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1983-84 ........| 81,993,360| 63,741,276|11,561,260|26,436,308|    6,723,534|2,231,149| 6,729,825|     3,300,003|        --- |2,499,203| 3,301,673|  958,321| 9,250,196|1,622,233| 7,379,654|        --- |  5,114|       9,631
1984-85 ........| 89,951,263| 70,061,324|12,765,452|28,777,183|    7,551,892|2,361,793| 7,345,482|     3,712,460|        --- |2,861,095| 3,670,355|1,015,613|10,012,248|1,867,550| 8,010,141|        --- |  5,723|      10,372
1985-86 ........| 97,535,742| 76,127,965|13,913,724|31,032,099|    8,437,367|2,551,331| 7,605,226|     4,116,061|        --- |3,119,533| 4,160,174|1,192,449|10,528,303|2,187,361| 8,692,113|        --- |  6,216|      10,950
1986-87 ........|105,763,557| 82,955,555|15,060,576|33,711,146|    9,352,309|2,441,184| 7,819,032|     5,134,267|        --- |3,448,453| 4,776,100|1,212,488|11,037,333|2,597,655| 9,173,014|        --- |  6,635|      11,434
1987-88 ........|113,786,476| 89,157,430|16,171,015|35,833,563|   10,350,931|2,836,498| 8,230,986|     5,305,083|        --- |3,786,362| 5,325,358|1,317,633|11,399,953|2,822,632|10,406,461|        --- |  6,984|      11,556
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1988-89 ........|123,867,184| 96,803,377|17,309,956|38,812,690|   11,432,170|3,009,870| 8,739,895|     5,894,409|        --- |4,227,323| 5,918,666|1,458,397|12,280,063|2,958,962|11,824,782|        --- |  7,415|      11,728
1989-90 ........|134,655,571|105,585,076|19,062,179|42,145,987|   12,505,961|3,254,239| 9,458,262|     6,183,405|        --- |4,689,758| 6,655,544|1,629,742|13,203,984|3,187,224|12,679,286|        --- |  7,799|      11,774
1990-91 ........|146,087,836|114,139,901|20,751,966|45,496,117|   13,444,040|3,343,892|10,062,581|     6,706,881|        --- |5,076,177| 7,551,184|1,707,063|14,272,247|3,349,824|14,325,865|        --- |  8,260|      11,823
1991-92 ........|156,189,161|121,567,157|21,984,118|47,997,196|   14,261,554|3,595,834|10,346,580|     6,981,184|        --- |5,489,298| 9,060,000|1,851,393|14,966,100|3,551,592|16,104,313|        --- |  8,466|      11,743
1992-93 ........|165,241,040|128,977,968|23,414,977|50,340,914|   15,291,309|3,684,852|10,783,727|     7,388,118|        --- |5,935,095|10,148,373|1,990,603|15,561,508|3,651,891|17,049,672|        --- |  8,903|      11,974
                |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
1993-94 ........|173,350,617|136,024,350|24,489,022|52,775,599|   16,117,610|3,908,412|11,368,496|     7,769,499|        --- |6,242,414|11,238,010|2,115,288|16,429,341|3,387,323|17,509,603|        --- |  9,509|      12,466
1994-95 ........|182,968,610|144,158,002|25,904,821|55,719,707|   17,109,541|4,165,761|11,745,905|     8,112,930|        --- |6,691,485|12,285,328|2,422,524|17,204,917|3,534,332|18,071,359|        --- | 10,096|      12,867
1995-96 ........|189,986,238|150,927,324|27,683,381|57,572,851|   17,519,665|4,299,177|12,257,540|     9,010,262|        --- |7,045,145|13,138,965|2,400,338|17,569,276|3,492,548|17,997,090|        --- | 10,583|      13,130
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Degree-granting |           |           |          |          |             |         |          |              |            |         |          |         |          |         |          |            |       |
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1995-96 ........|190,476,163|151,445,605|27,886,345|57,810,033|   17,517,887|4,293,363|12,330,885|     9,003,700|        --- |7,007,413|13,195,102|2,400,876|17,599,061|3,490,511|17,940,986|        --- |   --- |        ---
________________|___________|___________|__________|__________|_____________|_________|__________|______________|____________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________|__________|____________|_______|____________
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\1\Academic support excluding expenditures for libraries.
\2\Includes all separately budgeted programs, other than research, which are supported by sponsors outside the institution. Examples are training programs, workshops, and training and instructional institutes. For years not shown, most expenditures for these programs are included under "Extension and public service."
\3\Generally includes only those expenditures associated with federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs).
\4\Data for 1929-30 to 1945-46 are based on school year enrollment.
\5\Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
\6\Expenditures for federally funded research and development centers are included under "Organized research."
\7\Included under "Other current expenditures."
\8\Expenditures for hospitals included under "Organized activities related to instructional departments."
\9\Expenditures were for federal contract courses.
\10\Includes current expenditures for physical plant assets. In later years, the educational and general expenditures for physical plant assets are included under "Other general expenditures."
NOTE: 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 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 details.) The data in this table reflect limitations of data availability and comparability. Major changes in data collection forms in 1965-66 and 1974-75 cause significant data comparability problems among the three mostly consistent time periods, 1929-30 to 1963-64, 1965-66 to 1973-74, and 1974-75 to 1995-96. The largest problems affect Hospitals, Independent operations, Organized research, Other sponsored programs, Extension and public service, and Scholarships and fellowships. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1929-30 through 1963-64; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education," 1965-66 through 1985-86; and 1986-87 through 1995-96 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Finance Survey" (IPEDS-F:FY87-96). (This table was prepared February 2006.)


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