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Table 342. Total revenue of private for-profit degree-granting institutions, by source of funds and type of institution: 1997–98 through 2003–04
Type of institution and year Total
revenue and investment return
Student tuition and fees
(net of allowances)
Federal appropriations, grants, and contracts State and local appropriations, grants, and contracts Private
gifts, grants, and contracts
Investment return Educational activities Auxiliary
enterprises
Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  In thousands of current dollars
All institutions                  
1997–98 $2,790,362 $2,320,594 $200,454 $55,647 $3,691 $11,334 $32,063 $87,502 $79,077
1998–991  3,791,729 3,185,304 263,665 60,991 3,741 14,275 34,956 139,533 89,264
1999–2000 4,321,985 3,721,032 198,923 71,904 2,151 18,537 70,672 156,613 82,153
2000–01 4,967,700 4,340,478 187,353 87,348 2,848 19,737 63,392 172,987 93,557
2001–02 6,181,906 5,423,949 211,372 47,486 5,690 17,127 73,085 216,284 186,914
2002–03 7,499,808 6,715,662 282,521 50,265 5,545 15,035 92,380 250,964 87,436
2003–04 8,989,815 8,049,205 397,828 59,112 7,079 16,813 139,125 238,735 81,918
                   
4–year                  
1997–98 1,371,764 1,192,755 66,825 16,356 719 7,569 15,926 44,496 27,118
1998–991  1,874,874 1,603,889 99,215 27,565 1,264 7,441 16,355 84,749 34,398
1999–2000 2,381,042 2,050,136 103,865 39,460 1,109 10,340 33,764 102,103 40,266
2000–01 2,952,254 2,583,644 81,879 59,922 1,659 12,574 40,081 106,327 66,168
2001–02 3,775,017 3,382,888 64,761 13,137 2,809 10,691 46,676 132,401 121,655
2002–03 4,756,640 4,356,876 108,806 9,757 3,064 5,875 58,281 173,280 40,703
2003–04 6,016,415 5,489,245 196,945 15,076 3,696 10,931 104,314 164,260 31,948
                   
2–year                  
1997–98 1,418,598 1,127,839 133,629 39,291 2,972 3,765 16,137 43,006 51,959
1998–991  1,916,855 1,581,415 164,450 33,426 2,478 6,834 18,601 54,784 54,867
1999–2000 1,940,943 1,670,896 95,058 32,444 1,042 8,197 36,908 54,510 41,888
2000–01 2,015,446 1,756,833 105,474 27,426 1,189 7,163 23,311 66,660 27,389
2001–02 2,406,889 2,041,061 146,611 34,349 2,881 6,436 26,409 83,883 65,259
2002–03 2,743,168 2,358,786 173,715 40,508 2,482 9,160 34,099 77,685 46,733
2003–04 2,973,400 2,559,960 200,883 44,036 3,383 5,882 34,811 74,475 49,970
  Percentage distribution
All institutions                  
1997–98 100.00 83.16 7.18 1.99 0.13 0.41 1.15 3.14 2.83
1998–991  100.00 84.01 6.95 1.61 0.10 0.38 0.92 3.68 2.35
1999–2000 100.00 86.10 4.60 1.66 0.05 0.43 1.64 3.62 1.90
2000–01 100.00 87.37 3.77 1.76 0.06 0.40 1.28 3.48 1.88
2001–02 100.00 87.74 3.42 0.77 0.09 0.28 1.18 3.50 3.02
2002–03 100.00 89.54 3.77 0.67 0.07 0.20 1.23 3.35 1.17
2003–04 100.00 89.54 4.43 0.66 0.08 0.19 1.55 2.66 0.91
                   
4–year                  
1997–98 100.00 86.95 4.87 1.19 0.05 0.55 1.16 3.24 1.98
1998–991  100.00 85.55 5.29 1.47 0.07 0.40 0.87 4.52 1.83
1999–2000 100.00 86.10 4.36 1.66 0.05 0.43 1.42 4.29 1.69
2000–01 100.00 87.51 2.77 2.03 0.06 0.43 1.36 3.60 2.24
2001–02 100.00 89.61 1.72 0.35 0.07 0.28 1.24 3.51 3.22
2002–03 100.00 91.60 2.29 0.21 0.06 0.12 1.23 3.64 0.86
2003–04 100.00 91.24 3.27 0.25 0.06 0.18 1.73 2.73 0.53
                   
2–year                  
1997–98 100.00 79.50 9.42 2.77 0.21 0.27 1.14 3.03 3.66
1998–991  100.00 82.50 8.58 1.74 0.13 0.36 0.97 2.86 2.86
1999–2000 100.00 86.09 4.90 1.67 0.05 0.42 1.90 2.81 2.16
2000–01 100.00 87.17 5.23 1.36 0.06 0.36 1.16 3.31 1.36
2001–02 100.00 84.80 6.09 1.43 0.12 0.27 1.10 3.49 2.71
2002–03 100.00 85.99 6.33 1.48 0.09 0.33 1.24 2.83 1.70
2003–04 100.00 86.10 6.76 1.48 0.11 0.20 1.17 2.50 1.68
  Revenue per full-time-equivalent student in constant 2005–06 dollars2 
All institutions                  
1997–98 $11,677 $9,711 $839 $233 $15 $47 $134 $366 $331
1998–991  14,077 11,826 979 226 14 53 130 518 331
1999–2000 13,204 11,368 608 220 7 57 216 478 251
2000–01 12,362 10,802 466 217 7 49 158 430 233
2001–02 15,116 13,263 517 116 14 42 179 529 457
2002–03 15,152 13,567 571 102 11 30 187 507 177
2003–04 15,063 13,487 667 99 12 28 233 400 137
                   
4–year                  
1997–98 12,467 10,840 607 149 7 69 145 404 246
1998–991  13,924 11,911 737 205 9 55 121 629 255
1999–2000 13,401 11,539 585 222 6 58 190 575 227
2000–01 14,707 12,871 408 299 8 63 200 530 330
2001–02 15,242 13,659 261 53 11 43 188 535 491
2002–03 15,030 13,767 344 31 10 19 184 548 129
2003–04 15,399 14,050 504 39 9 28 267 420 82
                   
2–year                  
1997–98 11,003 8,748 1,036 305 23 29 125 334 403
1998–991  14,231 11,741 1,221 248 18 51 138 407 407
1999–2000 12,969 11,165 635 217 7 55 247 364 280
2000–01 13,891 12,109 727 189 8 49 161 459 189
2001–02 14,923 12,655 909 213 18 40 164 520 405
2002–03 15,367 13,213 973 227 14 51 191 435 262
2003–04 14,426 12,420 975 214 16 29 169 361 242
1 Data imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
2 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.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1997–98 through 2003–04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:97–99) and "Finance Survey" (IPEDS-F:FY98–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2005. (This table was prepared May 2006.)

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