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Digest of Education Statistics: 2010
Digest of Education Statistics: 2010

NCES 2011-015
April 2011


Table 373. Expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by purpose of expenditure and type of institution: 2003-04 through 2008-09
Type of institution and year Total expenditures Operating expenditures Nonoperating expenditures
Total Instruction Research Public service Academic support Student services Insti- tutional support Operation and maintenance of plant Deprecia- tion Scholar- ships and fellow- ships1 Auxiliary enterprises Hospitals Indepen- dent opera- tions Other
Total Salaries and wages Total Interest Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
  In thousands of current dollars
All insti-
   tutions
                                     
2003-04 $205,068,500 $198,321,711 $56,767,947 $39,431,881 $21,408,497 $8,981,907 $13,613,774 $9,426,787 $16,849,813 $12,611,040 $8,999,651 $8,172,682 $15,705,951 $18,471,970 $736,799 $6,574,893 $6,746,790 $2,679,502 $4,067,287
2004-05 215,794,343 208,488,447 59,656,806 41,026,819 22,550,836 9,481,391 14,258,857 10,042,243 17,454,934 13,578,182 9,592,800 8,402,515 16,664,085 20,104,812 658,166 6,042,819 7,305,896 2,989,771 4,316,125
2005-06 226,549,889 219,061,195 62,988,407 43,202,237 23,056,406 9,746,753 15,299,823 10,634,906 18,528,338 15,117,844 10,071,291 8,616,689 17,314,237 20,689,224 744,028 6,253,250 7,488,694 3,404,166 4,084,528
2006-07 238,828,801 230,398,826 67,188,249 45,998,524 23,893,564 10,148,312 16,306,542 11,377,541 19,962,037 15,806,925 10,772,442 8,956,265 18,501,797 22,111,404 784,684 4,589,065 8,429,974 3,819,104 4,610,870
2007-082 261,045,829 247,847,226 71,807,253 48,691,508 25,331,167 10,800,588 17,871,280 12,205,110 22,145,030 17,032,966 12,814,049 9,664,173 19,533,181 23,974,721 931,838 3,735,869 13,198,604 4,301,708 8,896,896
2008-092 273,030,301 262,771,774 75,078,714 51,151,501 26,651,018 11,244,501 18,805,325 12,939,434 23,078,908 17,839,601 13,719,465 11,104,773 20,588,239 25,944,900 1,177,848 4,599,049 10,258,527 2,972,642 7,285,885
                                       
4-year                                      
2003-04 167,654,408 161,575,599 42,287,792 29,290,396 21,394,125 8,293,533 10,904,235 6,062,776 11,691,429 9,469,470 7,586,394 5,123,190 13,680,554 18,471,970 711,188 5,898,943 6,078,810 2,240,096 3,838,714
2004-05 177,191,847 170,580,039 44,699,891 30,555,416 22,528,940 8,819,093 11,417,218 6,475,649 12,151,581 10,287,442 8,136,660 5,453,252 14,593,314 20,104,812 658,166 5,254,019 6,611,808 2,526,222 4,085,586
2005-06 186,074,213 179,399,853 47,286,043 32,206,726 23,031,885 9,054,397 12,290,114 6,906,675 12,915,660 11,508,008 8,517,539 5,697,202 15,158,273 20,689,224 744,028 5,600,805 6,674,361 2,856,931 3,817,430
2006-07 196,121,062 188,683,105 50,755,304 34,541,885 23,875,451 9,455,605 13,151,359 7,430,739 14,046,030 12,031,682 9,140,557 6,031,919 16,308,351 22,111,404 784,684 3,560,022 7,437,956 3,129,141 4,308,815
2007-082 215,474,080 203,415,102 54,371,328 36,618,879 25,312,279 10,055,606 14,471,795 8,051,799 15,812,151 13,047,228 10,959,500 6,467,362 17,296,774 23,974,721 931,838 2,662,720 12,058,978 3,523,683 8,535,296
2008-092 225,363,128 216,029,612 57,265,615 38,666,432 26,629,400 10,499,031 15,300,115 8,612,795 16,505,969 13,805,143 11,719,734 7,156,258 18,293,456 25,944,900 1,177,848 3,119,348 9,333,516 2,354,694 6,978,823
                                       
2-year                                      
2003-04 37,414,092 36,746,112 14,480,155 10,141,485 14,371 688,374 2,709,539 3,364,011 5,158,384 3,141,570 1,413,258 3,049,492 2,025,397 0 25,612 675,949 667,980 439,406 228,574
2004-05 38,602,497 37,908,408 14,956,915 10,471,403 21,896 662,298 2,841,639 3,566,594 5,303,353 3,290,740 1,456,140 2,949,262 2,070,771 0 0 788,800 694,089 463,549 230,539
2005-06 40,475,676 39,661,343 15,702,364 10,995,511 24,520 692,356 3,009,709 3,728,231 5,612,677 3,609,836 1,553,752 2,919,487 2,155,964 0 0 652,445 814,333 547,234 267,099
2006-07 42,707,739 41,715,721 16,432,945 11,456,639 18,113 692,707 3,155,183 3,946,803 5,916,007 3,775,243 1,631,885 2,924,346 2,193,446 0 0 1,029,044 992,018 689,963 302,055
2007-082 45,571,749 44,432,124 17,435,926 12,072,630 18,887 744,982 3,399,485 4,153,311 6,332,879 3,985,738 1,854,549 3,196,811 2,236,407 0 0 1,073,149 1,139,625 778,025 361,600
2008-092 47,667,173 46,742,162 17,813,099 12,485,070 21,617 745,470 3,505,209 4,326,639 6,572,940 4,034,457 1,999,732 3,948,515 2,294,783 0 0 1,479,702 925,010 617,948 307,062
  Percentage distribution
All insti-
   tutions
                                     
2003-04 100.00 96.71 27.68 19.23 10.44 4.38 6.64 4.60 8.22 6.15 4.39 3.99 7.66 9.01 0.36 3.21 3.29 1.31 1.98
2004-05 100.00 96.61 27.65 19.01 10.45 4.39 6.61 4.65 8.09 6.29 4.45 3.89 7.72 9.32 0.30 2.80 3.39 1.39 2.00
2005-06 100.00 96.69 27.80 19.07 10.18 4.30 6.75 4.69 8.18 6.67 4.45 3.80 7.64 9.13 0.33 2.76 3.31 1.50 1.80
2006-07 100.00 96.47 28.13 19.26 10.00 4.25 6.83 4.76 8.36 6.62 4.51 3.75 7.75 9.26 0.33 1.92 3.53 1.60 1.93
2007-082 100.00 94.94 27.51 18.65 9.70 4.14 6.85 4.68 8.48 6.52 4.91 3.70 7.48 9.18 0.36 1.43 5.06 1.65 3.41
2008-092 100.00 96.24 27.50 18.73 9.76 4.12 6.89 4.74 8.45 6.53 5.02 4.07 7.54 9.50 0.43 1.68 3.76 1.09 2.67
                                       
4-year                                      
2003-04 100.00 96.37 25.22 17.47 12.76 4.95 6.50 3.62 6.97 5.65 4.53 3.06 8.16 11.02 0.42 3.52 3.63 1.34 2.29
2004-05 100.00 96.27 25.23 17.24 12.71 4.98 6.44 3.65 6.86 5.81 4.59 3.08 8.24 11.35 0.37 2.97 3.73 1.43 2.31
2005-06 100.00 96.41 25.41 17.31 12.38 4.87 6.60 3.71 6.94 6.18 4.58 3.06 8.15 11.12 0.40 3.01 3.59 1.54 2.05
2006-07 100.00 96.21 25.88 17.61 12.17 4.82 6.71 3.79 7.16 6.13 4.66 3.08 8.32 11.27 0.40 1.82 3.79 1.60 2.20
2007-082 100.00 94.40 25.23 16.99 11.75 4.67 6.72 3.74 7.34 6.06 5.09 3.00 8.03 11.13 0.43 1.24 5.60 1.64 3.96
2008-092 100.00 95.86 25.41 17.16 11.82 4.66 6.79 3.82 7.32 6.13 5.20 3.18 8.12 11.51 0.52 1.38 4.14 1.04 3.10
                                       
2-year                                      
2003-04 100.00 98.21 38.70 27.11 0.04 1.84 7.24 8.99 13.79 8.40 3.78 8.15 5.41 0.00 0.07 1.81 1.79 1.17 0.61
2004-05 100.00 98.20 38.75 27.13 0.06 1.72 7.36 9.24 13.74 8.52 3.77 7.64 5.36 0.00 0.00 2.04 1.80 1.20 0.60
2005-06 100.00 97.99 38.79 27.17 0.06 1.71 7.44 9.21 13.87 8.92 3.84 7.21 5.33 0.00 0.00 1.61 2.01 1.35 0.66
2006-07 100.00 97.68 38.48 26.83 0.04 1.62 7.39 9.24 13.85 8.84 3.82 6.85 5.14 0.00 0.00 2.41 2.32 1.62 0.71
2007-082 100.00 97.50 38.26 26.49 0.04 1.63 7.46 9.11 13.90 8.75 4.07 7.01 4.91 0.00 0.00 2.35 2.50 1.71 0.79
2008-092 100.00 98.06 37.37 26.19 0.05 1.56 7.35 9.08 13.79 8.46 4.20 8.28 4.81 0.00 0.00 3.10 1.94 1.30 0.64
  Expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars
All insti-
   tutions
                                     
2003-04 $22,192 $21,462 $6,143 $4,267 $2,317 $972 $1,473 $1,020 $1,823 $1,365 $974 $884 $1,700 $1,999 $80 $712 $730 $290 $440
2004-05 23,084 22,303 6,382 4,389 2,412 1,014 1,525 1,074 1,867 1,453 1,026 899 1,783 2,151 70 646 782 320 462
2005-06 24,126 23,329 6,708 4,601 2,455 1,038 1,629 1,133 1,973 1,610 1,073 918 1,844 2,203 79 666 797 363 435
2006-07 25,130 24,243 7,070 4,840 2,514 1,068 1,716 1,197 2,100 1,663 1,134 942 1,947 2,327 83 483 887 402 485
2007-082 26,802 25,447 7,373 4,999 2,601 1,109 1,835 1,253 2,274 1,749 1,316 992 2,006 2,462 96 384 1,355 442 913
2008-092 27,135 26,116 7,462 5,084 2,649 1,118 1,869 1,286 2,294 1,773 1,364 1,104 2,046 2,579 117 457 1,020 295 724
                                       
4-year                                      
2003-04 30,166 29,072 7,609 5,270 3,849 1,492 1,962 1,091 2,104 1,704 1,365 922 2,462 3,324 128 1,061 1,094 403 691
2004-05 31,413 30,241 7,925 5,417 3,994 1,563 2,024 1,148 2,154 1,824 1,443 967 2,587 3,564 117 931 1,172 448 724
2005-06 32,483 31,318 8,255 5,622 4,021 1,581 2,145 1,206 2,255 2,009 1,487 995 2,646 3,612 130 978 1,165 499 666
2006-07 33,670 32,393 8,714 5,930 4,099 1,623 2,258 1,276 2,411 2,066 1,569 1,036 2,800 3,796 135 611 1,277 537 740
2007-082 35,947 33,935 9,071 6,109 4,223 1,678 2,414 1,343 2,638 2,177 1,828 1,079 2,886 4,000 155 444 2,012 588 1,424
2008-092 36,707 35,187 9,327 6,298 4,337 1,710 2,492 1,403 2,688 2,249 1,909 1,166 2,980 4,226 192 508 1,520 384 1,137
                                       
2-year                                      
2003-04 10,158 9,977 3,932 2,754 4 187 736 913 1,401 853 384 828 550 0 7 184 181 119 62
2004-05 10,412 10,225 4,034 2,824 6 179 766 962 1,430 888 393 796 559 0 0 213 187 125 62
2005-06 11,053 10,831 4,288 3,003 7 189 822 1,018 1,533 986 424 797 589 0 0 178 222 149 73
2006-07 11,609 11,340 4,467 3,114 5 188 858 1,073 1,608 1,026 444 795 596 0 0 280 270 188 82
2007-082 12,167 11,863 4,655 3,223 5 199 908 1,109 1,691 1,064 495 854 597 0 0 287 304 208 97
2008-092 12,153 11,917 4,542 3,183 6 190 894 1,103 1,676 1,029 510 1,007 585 0 0 377 236 158 78
  Expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in constant 2008-09 dollars3 
All insti-
   tutions
                                     
2003-04 $25,598 $24,756 $7,086 $4,922 $2,672 $1,121 $1,699 $1,177 $2,103 $1,574 $1,123 $1,020 $1,961 $2,306 $92 $821 $842 $334 $508
2004-05 25,850 24,975 7,146 4,915 2,701 1,136 1,708 1,203 2,091 1,627 1,149 1,007 1,996 2,408 79 724 875 358 517
2005-06 26,026 25,165 7,236 4,963 2,649 1,120 1,758 1,222 2,128 1,737 1,157 990 1,989 2,377 85 718 860 391 469
2006-07 26,426 25,493 7,434 5,090 2,644 1,123 1,804 1,259 2,209 1,749 1,192 991 2,047 2,447 87 508 933 423 510
2007-082 27,176 25,802 7,476 5,069 2,637 1,124 1,861 1,271 2,305 1,773 1,334 1,006 2,034 2,496 97 389 1,374 448 926
2008-092 27,135 26,116 7,462 5,084 2,649 1,118 1,869 1,286 2,294 1,773 1,364 1,104 2,046 2,579 117 457 1,020 295 724
                                       
4-year                                      
2003-04 34,797 33,535 8,777 6,079 4,440 1,721 2,263 1,258 2,427 1,965 1,575 1,063 2,839 3,834 148 1,224 1,262 465 797
2004-05 35,177 33,864 8,874 6,066 4,473 1,751 2,267 1,286 2,412 2,042 1,615 1,083 2,897 3,991 131 1,043 1,313 502 811
2005-06 35,040 33,784 8,905 6,065 4,337 1,705 2,314 1,301 2,432 2,167 1,604 1,073 2,855 3,896 140 1,055 1,257 538 719
2006-07 35,405 34,063 9,163 6,236 4,310 1,707 2,374 1,341 2,536 2,172 1,650 1,089 2,944 3,992 142 643 1,343 565 778
2007-082 36,449 34,409 9,197 6,194 4,282 1,701 2,448 1,362 2,675 2,207 1,854 1,094 2,926 4,055 158 450 2,040 596 1,444
2008-092 36,707 35,187 9,327 6,298 4,337 1,710 2,492 1,403 2,688 2,249 1,909 1,166 2,980 4,226 192 508 1,520 384 1,137
                                       
2-year                                      
2003-04 11,718 11,509 4,535 3,176 5 216 849 1,054 1,616 984 443 955 634 0 8 212 209 138 72
2004-05 11,660 11,450 4,518 3,163 7 200 858 1,077 1,602 994 440 891 625 0 0 238 210 140 70
2005-06 11,923 11,684 4,626 3,239 7 204 887 1,098 1,653 1,063 458 860 635 0 0 192 240 161 79
2006-07 12,207 11,924 4,697 3,275 5 198 902 1,128 1,691 1,079 466 836 627 0 0 294 284 197 86
2007-082 12,337 12,029 4,720 3,268 5 202 920 1,124 1,714 1,079 502 865 605 0 0 291 309 211 98
2008-092 12,153 11,917 4,542 3,183 6 190 894 1,103 1,676 1,029 510 1,007 585 0 0 377 236 158 78
1 Excludes discounts and allowances.
2 All expenditures reported by institutions for operation and maintenance of plant have been aggregated in the operation and maintenance of plant category, even in cases where they originally were reported by purpose. Similarly, all expenditures reported by institutions for depreciation have been aggregated in the depreciation category, even in cases where they originally were reported by purpose.
3 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: 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 either the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or 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 through 2008-09 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2004 through Spring 2010. (This table was prepared November 2010.)