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Table 318.Current-fund revenue of institutions of higher education, by source: 1980-81 to 1992-93

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               Source                |  1980-81   |   1985-86   |  1986-87    |   1987-88   |   1988-89   |   1989-90   |   1990-91   | 1991-92\1\  | 1992-93 \2\
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                  1                  |     2      |      3      |      4      |      5      |      6      |      7      |      8      |      9      |     10
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                                     |                                                    In thousands
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     Total current-fund revenue .....|$65,584,789 |$100,437,616 |$108,809,827 |$117,340,109 |$128,501,638 |$139,635,477 |$149,766,051 |$161,395,896 |$170,880,503
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Tuition and fees ....................| 13,773,259 |  23,116,605 |  25,705,827 |  27,836,781 |  30,806,566 |  33,926,060 |  37,434,462 |  41,559,037 |  45,346,071
Federal government ..................|  9,747,586 |  12,704,750 |  13,904,049 |  14,771,954 |  15,893,978 |  17,254,874 |  18,236,082 |  19,833,317 |  21,014,564
  Appropriations ....................|  1,346,835 |   1,617,510 |   1,656,245 |   1,664,054 |   1,677,430 |   1,890,046 |   1,840,694 |   1,907,403 |   1,872,840
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|  1,126,558 |   1,658,636 |   1,878,202 |   1,980,749 |   2,150,079 |   2,353,119 |   2,504,859 |   2,703,590 |   2,913,256
  Restricted grants and contracts\3\ |  6,005,317 |   7,190,345 |   7,690,232 |   8,225,129 |   9,009,709 |   9,773,266 |  10,443,977 |  11,561,444 |  12,589,727
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\4\ .|  1,268,877 |   2,238,259 |   2,679,369 |   2,902,022 |   3,056,760 |   3,238,442 |   3,446,552 |   3,660,881 |   3,638,741
State governments ...................| 20,106,222 |  29,911,500 |  31,309,303 |  33,517,166 |  36,031,208 |  38,349,239 |  39,480,874 |  40,586,907 |  41,247,955
  Appropriations ....................| 19,266,186 |  28,402,288 |  29,337,120 |  31,298,537 |  33,287,034 |  35,223,174 |  36,255,090 |  36,884,957 |  37,314,176
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     84,848 |     154,109 |     213,461 |     217,208 |     357,221 |     411,757 |     366,206 |     376,176 |     382,204
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    755,188 |   1,355,102 |   1,758,722 |   2,001,421 |   2,386,953 |   2,714,309 |   2,859,577 |   3,325,774 |   3,551,575
Local governments ...................|  1,790,740 |   2,544,506 |   2,799,321 |   3,006,263 |   3,363,676 |   3,639,902 |   3,931,239 |   4,159,876 |   4,444,875
  Appropriations ....................|  1,482,536 |   2,153,160 |   2,294,133 |   2,470,439 |   2,758,086 |   2,919,447 |   3,177,696 |   3,336,012 |   3,599,983
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     29,629 |      56,975 |      92,724 |      76,638 |      98,787 |     122,404 |     116,982 |     140,135 |     139,881
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    278,575 |     334,371 |     412,465 |     459,186 |     506,803 |     598,051 |     636,561 |     683,729 |     705,011
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |  3,176,670 |   5,410,905 |   5,952,682 |   6,359,282 |   7,060,730 |   7,781,422 |   8,361,265 |   8,977,271 |   9,659,977
  Unrestricted ......................|  1,210,903 |   2,111,972 |   2,234,942 |   2,235,096 |   2,429,579 |   2,634,974 |   2,720,233 |   2,921,997 |   3,229,718
  Restricted ........................|  1,965,766 |   3,298,933 |   3,717,741 |   4,124,186 |   4,631,151 |   5,146,448 |   5,641,032 |   6,055,274 |   6,430,259
Endowment income ....................|  1,364,443 |   2,275,898 |   2,377,958 |   2,586,441 |   2,914,396 |   3,143,696 |   3,268,629 |   3,442,009 |   3,627,773
  Unrestricted ......................|    770,358 |   1,285,194 |   1,229,943 |   1,340,788 |   1,498,703 |   1,614,088 |   1,521,940 |   1,549,930 |   1,536,511
  Restricted ........................|    594,085 |     990,704 |   1,148,015 |   1,245,654 |   1,415,694 |   1,529,608 |   1,746,690 |   1,892,079 |   2,091,262
Sales and services ..................| 13,677,366 |  21,274,265 |  23,283,927 |  25,492,435 |  28,162,465 |  30,787,233 |  34,107,502 |  37,519,828 |  39,824,766
  Educational activities ............|  1,409,730 |   2,373,494 |   2,641,906 |   2,918,090 |   3,315,620 |   3,632,100 |   4,054,703 |   4,520,890 |   5,037,901
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|  7,287,290 |  10,674,136 |  11,364,188 |  11,947,778 |  12,855,580 |  13,938,469 |  14,903,127 |  15,758,599 |  16,662,850
  Hospitals .........................|  4,980,346 |   8,226,635 |   9,277,834 |  10,626,566 |  11,991,265 |  13,216,664 |  15,149,672 |  17,240,338 |  18,124,015
Other sources .......................|  1,948,503 |   3,199,186 |   3,476,760 |   3,769,787 |   4,268,618 |   4,753,051 |   4,945,998 |   5,317,651 |   5,714,523
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                                     |                           Percentage distribution
                                     |________________________________________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
     Total current-fund revenue .....|      100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0
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Tuition and fees ....................|       21.0 |        23.0 |        23.6 |        23.7 |        24.0 |        24.3 |        25.0 |        25.7 |        26.5
Federal government ..................|       14.9 |        12.6 |        12.8 |        12.6 |        12.4 |        12.4 |        12.2 |        12.3 |        12.3
  Appropriations ....................|        2.1 |         1.6 |         1.5 |         1.4 |         1.3 |         1.4 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.1
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|        1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7
  Restricted grants and contracts\3\ |        9.2 |         7.2 |         7.1 |         7.0 |         7.0 |         7.0 |         7.0 |         7.2 |         7.4
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\4\ .|        1.9 |         2.2 |         2.5 |         2.5 |         2.4 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.1
State governments ...................|       30.7 |        29.8 |        28.8 |        28.6 |        28.0 |        27.5 |        26.4 |        25.1 |        24.1
  Appropriations ....................|       29.4 |        28.3 |        27.0 |        26.7 |        25.9 |        25.2 |        24.2 |        22.9 |        21.8
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|        0.1 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.3 |         0.3 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|        1.2 |         1.3 |         1.6 |         1.7 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         2.1 |         2.1
Local governments ...................|        2.7 |         2.5 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6
  Appropriations ....................|        2.3 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|      (\5\) |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|        0.4 |         0.3 |         0.4 |         0.4 |         0.4 |         0.4 |         0.4 |         0.4 |         0.4
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |        4.8 |         5.4 |         5.5 |         5.4 |         5.5 |         5.6 |         5.6 |         5.6 |         5.7
  Unrestricted ......................|        1.8 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.8 |         1.8 |         1.9
  Restricted ........................|        3.0 |         3.3 |         3.4 |         3.5 |         3.6 |         3.7 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.8
Endowment income ....................|        2.1 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.2 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.1 |         2.1
  Unrestricted ......................|        1.2 |         1.3 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.0 |         1.0 |         0.9
  Restricted ........................|        0.9 |         1.0 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2
Sales and services ..................|       20.9 |        21.2 |        21.4 |        21.7 |        21.9 |        22.0 |        22.8 |        23.2 |        23.3
  Educational activities ............|        2.1 |         2.4 |         2.4 |         2.5 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.7 |         2.8 |         2.9
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|       11.1 |        10.6 |        10.4 |        10.2 |        10.0 |        10.0 |        10.0 |         9.8 |         9.8
  Hospitals .........................|        7.6 |         8.2 |         8.5 |         9.1 |         9.3 |         9.5 |        10.1 |        10.7 |        10.6
Other sources .......................|        3.0 |         3.2 |         3.2 |         3.2 |         3.3 |         3.4 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.3
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\1\Revised from previously published data.
\2\Preliminary data.
\3\Excludes Pell Grants. Federally supported student aid that is received through students is included under tuition and auxiliary enterprises.
\4\Generally includes only those revenues associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).
\5\Less than 0.05 percent.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared April 1995.)


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