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Table 337. Revenues of public degree-granting institutions, by type of institution and source of revenue: 2003–04 
Source of revenue Revenues (in thousands) Percentage distribution of revenues Revenue per full-time-equivalent student
Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year Total 4-year 2-year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total revenues $221,921,288 $182,008,588 $39,912,699 100.0 100.0 100.0 $24,026 $32,750 $10,849
Operating revenues 128,677,712 112,574,089 16,103,622 58.0 61.9 40.3 13,931 20,256 4,377
Tuition and fees1  35,150,615 28,739,354 6,411,261 15.8 15.8 16.1 3,806 5,171 1,743
Grants and contracts 42,553,845 35,501,531 7,052,314 19.2 19.5 17.7 4,607 6,388 1,917
Federal (excludes FDSL loans) 28,881,888 24,154,274 4,727,614 13.0 13.3 11.8 3,127 4,346 1,285
State 6,585,978 4,838,356 1,747,622 3.0 2.7 4.4 713 871 475
Local 7,085,979 6,508,901 577,078 3.2 3.6 1.4 767 1,171 157
Sales and services of auxiliary enterprises2  16,989,172 15,196,430 1,792,742 7.7 8.3 4.5 1,839 2,734 487
Sales and services of hospitals 19,587,282 19,587,282 0 8.8 10.8 0.0 2,121 3,524 0
Independent operations 918,775 914,221 4,554 0.4 0.5 # 99 164 1
Other operating revenues 13,478,024 12,635,272 842,752 6.1 6.9 2.1 1,459 2,274 229
                   
Nonoperating revenues 81,211,146 59,401,324 21,809,823 36.6 32.6 54.6 8,792 10,688 5,928
Federal appropriations 1,605,958 1,473,410 132,548 0.7 0.8 0.3 174 265 36
State appropriations 53,888,233 42,504,491 11,383,743 24.3 23.4 28.5 5,834 7,648 3,094
Local appropriations 7,707,966 230,203 7,477,762 3.5 0.1 18.7 835 41 2,033
Nonoperating grants 3,603,243 1,586,149 2,017,094 1.6 0.9 5.1 390 285 548
Federal 2,565,883 1,245,113 1,320,769 1.2 0.7 3.3 278 224 359
State 942,960 313,215 629,745 0.4 0.2 1.6 102 56 171
Local 94,400 27,821 66,579 # # 0.2 10 5 18
Gifts 4,191,696 3,956,515 235,181 1.9 2.2 0.6 454 712 64
Investment income 7,164,011 6,936,235 227,777 3.2 3.8 0.6 776 1,248 62
Other nonoperating revenues 3,050,039 2,714,320 335,719 1.4 1.5 0.8 330 488 91
                   
Other revenues and additions 12,032,429 10,033,175 1,999,254 5.4 5.5 5.0 1,303 1,805 543
Capital appropriations 4,808,048 3,438,251 1,369,797 2.2 1.9 3.4 521 619 372
Capital grants and gifts 3,149,016 2,672,009 477,008 1.4 1.5 1.2 341 481 130
Additions to permanent endowments 995,144 987,743 7,401 0.4 0.5 # 108 178 2
Other revenues and additions 3,080,221 2,935,172 145,049 1.4 1.6 0.4 333 528 39
# Rounds to zero.
1 Net of allowances and discounts.
2 After deducting discounts and allowances.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes data for public institutions reporting data according to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) questionnaire. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Spring 2004 and Spring 2005. (This table was prepared October 2006.)

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