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Table 334.10. Expenditures of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by purpose of expenditure and level of institution: 2005-06 through 2011-12
Level of institution and year Total expenditures Instruction Research Public service Academic support Student services Insti-
tutional support
Operation and maintenance of plant Deprecia-
tion
Scholar-
ships and fellow- ships2
Auxiliary enterprises Hospitals Indepen-
dent opera-
tions
Interest Other
Total1 Salaries and wages
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  In thousands of current dollars
All levels                                
2005-06 $226,549,889 $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 $3,404,166 $10,337,778
2006-07 238,828,801 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 3,819,104 9,199,935
2007-083 261,045,829 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 4,301,708 12,632,765
2008-093 273,030,301 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 2,972,642 11,884,935
2009-103 281,368,314 76,292,102 51,812,151 28,077,991 11,506,354 18,878,483 13,137,932 22,685,634 18,052,279 14,306,697 15,435,492 20,457,106 26,674,882 1,236,092 5,061,939 9,565,330
2010-113 296,114,046 79,373,704 53,573,417 29,357,793 11,865,709 19,338,463 13,566,425 23,863,660 18,847,081 15,413,378 17,604,651 21,715,258 27,894,885 1,153,975 5,628,124 10,490,939
2011-123 305,534,191 80,898,639 54,360,626 29,655,988 11,943,858 20,301,350 14,160,344 24,154,135 19,180,861 16,469,939 16,620,812 22,190,775 30,899,227 1,204,016 6,136,311 11,717,934
                                 
4-year                                
2005-06 186,074,213 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 2,856,931 9,418,234
2006-07 196,121,062 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 3,129,141 7,868,836
2007-083 215,474,080 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 3,523,683 11,198,015
2008-093 225,363,128 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 2,354,694 10,098,170
2009-103 230,216,045 58,268,076 39,035,682 28,057,280 10,752,578 15,355,204 8,755,313 16,348,654 13,675,766 12,311,891 9,092,603 18,120,806 26,674,882 1,236,092 4,091,219 7,475,682
2010-113 241,754,071 60,607,823 40,407,972 29,336,607 11,099,605 15,720,410 9,112,980 17,294,034 14,260,755 13,184,265 10,103,136 19,321,726 27,894,885 1,153,975 4,502,944 8,160,925
2011-123 251,503,636 62,238,557 41,349,288 29,635,707 11,184,077 16,652,094 9,634,329 17,439,517 14,705,781 14,105,698 9,739,168 19,819,696 30,899,227 1,204,016 4,777,487 9,468,280
                                 
2-year                                
2005-06 40,475,676 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 0 547,234 919,544
2006-07 42,707,739 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 0 689,963 1,331,099
2007-083 45,571,749 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 0 778,025 1,434,749
2008-093 47,667,173 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 0 617,948 1,786,764
2009-103 51,152,269 18,024,027 12,776,469 20,711 753,776 3,523,280 4,382,619 6,336,980 4,376,513 1,994,806 6,342,889 2,336,300 0 0 970,721 2,089,648
2010-113 54,359,975 18,765,881 13,165,446 21,187 766,104 3,618,052 4,453,445 6,569,626 4,586,326 2,229,112 7,501,515 2,393,532 0 0 1,125,180 2,330,014
2011-123 54,030,554 18,660,082 13,011,338 20,281 759,781 3,649,257 4,526,015 6,714,618 4,475,080 2,364,242 6,881,643 2,371,079 0 0 1,358,824 2,249,654
  Percentage distribution
All levels                                
2005-06 100.00 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 1.50 4.56
2006-07 100.00 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 1.60 3.85
2007-083 100.00 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 1.65 4.84
2008-093 100.00 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 1.09 4.35
2009-103 100.00 27.11 18.41 9.98 4.09 6.71 4.67 8.06 6.42 5.08 5.49 7.27 9.48 0.44 1.80 3.40
2010-113 100.00 26.81 18.09 9.91 4.01 6.53 4.58 8.06 6.36 5.21 5.95 7.33 9.42 0.39 1.90 3.54
2011-123 100.00 26.48 17.79 9.71 3.91 6.64 4.63 7.91 6.28 5.39 5.44 7.26 10.11 0.39 2.01 3.84
                                 
4-year                                
2005-06 100.00 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 1.54 5.06
2006-07 100.00 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 1.60 4.01
2007-083 100.00 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 1.64 5.20
2008-093 100.00 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 1.04 4.48
2009-103 100.00 25.31 16.96 12.19 4.67 6.67 3.80 7.10 5.94 5.35 3.95 7.87 11.59 0.54 1.78 3.25
2010-113 100.00 25.07 16.71 12.13 4.59 6.50 3.77 7.15 5.90 5.45 4.18 7.99 11.54 0.48 1.86 3.38
2011-123 100.00 24.75 16.44 11.78 4.45 6.62 3.83 6.93 5.85 5.61 3.87 7.88 12.29 0.48 1.90 3.76
                                 
2-year                                
2005-06 100.00 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 1.35 2.27
2006-07 100.00 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 1.62 3.12
2007-083 100.00 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 1.71 3.15
2008-093 100.00 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 1.30 3.75
2009-103 100.00 35.24 24.98 0.04 1.47 6.89 8.57 12.39 8.56 3.90 12.40 4.57 0.00 0.00 1.90 4.09
2010-113 100.00 34.52 24.22 0.04 1.41 6.66 8.19 12.09 8.44 4.10 13.80 4.40 0.00 0.00 2.07 4.29
2011-123 100.00 34.54 24.08 0.04 1.41 6.75 8.38 12.43 8.28 4.38 12.74 4.39 0.00 0.00 2.51 4.16
  Expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars
All levels                                
2005-06 24,126 6,708 4,601 2,455 1,038 1,629 1,133 1,973 1,610 1,073 918 1,844 2,203 79 363 1,101
2006-07 25,130 7,070 4,840 2,514 1,068 1,716 1,197 2,100 1,663 1,134 942 1,947 2,327 83 402 968
2007-083 26,802 7,373 4,999 2,601 1,109 1,835 1,253 2,274 1,749 1,316 992 2,006 2,462 96 442 1,297
2008-093 27,135 7,462 5,084 2,649 1,118 1,869 1,286 2,294 1,773 1,364 1,104 2,046 2,579 117 295 1,181
2009-103 26,173 7,097 4,820 2,612 1,070 1,756 1,222 2,110 1,679 1,331 1,436 1,903 2,481 115 471 890
2010-113 26,869 7,202 4,861 2,664 1,077 1,755 1,231 2,165 1,710 1,399 1,597 1,970 2,531 105 511 952
2011-123 27,906 7,389 4,965 2,709 1,091 1,854 1,293 2,206 1,752 1,504 1,518 2,027 2,822 110 560 1,070
                                 
4-year                                
2005-06 32,483 8,255 5,622 4,021 1,581 2,145 1,206 2,255 2,009 1,487 995 2,646 3,612 130 499 1,644
2006-07 33,670 8,714 5,930 4,099 1,623 2,258 1,276 2,411 2,066 1,569 1,036 2,800 3,796 135 537 1,351
2007-083 35,947 9,071 6,109 4,223 1,678 2,414 1,343 2,638 2,177 1,828 1,079 2,886 4,000 155 588 1,868
2008-093 36,707 9,327 6,298 4,337 1,710 2,492 1,403 2,688 2,249 1,909 1,166 2,980 4,226 192 384 1,645
2009-103 35,679 9,030 6,050 4,348 1,666 2,380 1,357 2,534 2,119 1,908 1,409 2,808 4,134 192 634 1,159
2010-113 36,430 9,133 6,089 4,421 1,673 2,369 1,373 2,606 2,149 1,987 1,522 2,912 4,203 174 679 1,230
2011-123 37,354 9,244 6,141 4,402 1,661 2,473 1,431 2,590 2,184 2,095 1,446 2,944 4,589 179 710 1,406
                                 
2-year                                
2005-06 11,053 4,288 3,003 7 189 822 1,018 1,533 986 424 797 589 0 0 149 251
2006-07 11,609 4,467 3,114 5 188 858 1,073 1,608 1,026 444 795 596 0 0 188 362
2007-083 12,167 4,655 3,223 5 199 908 1,109 1,691 1,064 495 854 597 0 0 208 383
2008-093 12,153 4,542 3,183 6 190 894 1,103 1,676 1,029 510 1,007 585 0 0 158 456
2009-103 11,902 4,194 2,973 5 175 820 1,020 1,474 1,018 464 1,476 544 0 0 226 486
2010-113 12,398 4,280 3,003 5 175 825 1,016 1,498 1,046 508 1,711 546 0 0 257 531
2011-123 12,817 4,426 3,086 5 180 866 1,074 1,593 1,062 561 1,632 562 0 0 322 534
  Expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in constant 2012-13 dollars4 
All levels                                
2005-06 28,050 7,799 5,349 2,855 1,207 1,894 1,317 2,294 1,872 1,247 1,067 2,144 2,562 92 421 1,280
2006-07 28,481 8,012 5,485 2,849 1,210 1,945 1,357 2,380 1,885 1,285 1,068 2,206 2,637 94 455 1,097
2007-083 29,290 8,057 5,463 2,842 1,212 2,005 1,369 2,485 1,911 1,438 1,084 2,192 2,690 105 483 1,417
2008-093 29,246 8,042 5,479 2,855 1,204 2,014 1,386 2,472 1,911 1,470 1,189 2,205 2,779 126 318 1,273
2009-103 27,939 7,575 5,145 2,788 1,143 1,875 1,305 2,253 1,793 1,421 1,533 2,031 2,649 123 503 950
2010-113 28,116 7,537 5,087 2,788 1,127 1,836 1,288 2,266 1,790 1,464 1,672 2,062 2,649 110 534 996
2011-123 28,371 7,512 5,048 2,754 1,109 1,885 1,315 2,243 1,781 1,529 1,543 2,061 2,869 112 570 1,088
                                 
4-year                                
2005-06 37,766 9,597 6,537 4,675 1,838 2,494 1,402 2,621 2,336 1,729 1,156 3,077 4,199 151 580 1,912
2006-07 38,159 9,875 6,721 4,645 1,840 2,559 1,446 2,733 2,341 1,778 1,174 3,173 4,302 153 609 1,531
2007-083 39,283 9,913 6,676 4,615 1,833 2,638 1,468 2,883 2,379 1,998 1,179 3,153 4,371 170 642 2,042
2008-093 39,562 10,053 6,788 4,675 1,843 2,686 1,512 2,898 2,423 2,057 1,256 3,211 4,555 207 413 1,773
2009-103 38,085 9,639 6,458 4,642 1,779 2,540 1,448 2,705 2,262 2,037 1,504 2,998 4,413 204 677 1,237
2010-113 38,121 9,557 6,372 4,626 1,750 2,479 1,437 2,727 2,249 2,079 1,593 3,047 4,399 182 710 1,287
2011-123 37,976 9,398 6,244 4,475 1,689 2,514 1,455 2,633 2,221 2,130 1,471 2,993 4,666 182 721 1,430
                                 
2-year                                
2005-06 12,851 4,985 3,491 8 220 956 1,184 1,782 1,146 493 927 685 0 0 174 292
2006-07 13,157 5,062 3,529 6 213 972 1,216 1,823 1,163 503 901 676 0 0 213 410
2007-083 13,296 5,087 3,522 6 217 992 1,212 1,848 1,163 541 933 653 0 0 227 419
2008-093 13,098 4,895 3,431 6 205 963 1,189 1,806 1,109 549 1,085 631 0 0 170 491
2009-103 12,705 4,477 3,173 5 187 875 1,089 1,574 1,087 495 1,575 580 0 0 241 519
2010-113 12,974 4,479 3,142 5 183 863 1,063 1,568 1,095 532 1,790 571 0 0 269 556
2011-123 13,030 4,500 3,138 5 183 880 1,091 1,619 1,079 570 1,660 572 0 0 328 543
1 Includes other categories not separately shown.
2 Excludes discounts and allowances.
3 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. In addition, all expenditures reported by institutions for interest have been aggregated in the interest category, even in cases where they originally were reported by purpose.
4 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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2006 through Spring 2013, Finance and Enrollment components. (This table was prepared January 2014.)

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