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Table 321.Current-fund revenue of institutions of higher education, by source: 1980-81 to 1993-94

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               Source                |  1980-81   |   1985-86   |   1987-88   |   1988-89   |   1989-90   |   1990-91   |   1991-92   |   1992-93   | 1993-94 \1\
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     Total current-fund revenue .....|$65,584,789 |$100,437,616 |$117,340,109 |$128,501,638 |$139,635,477 |$149,766,051 |$161,395,896 |$170,880,503 |$179,226,601
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Tuition and fees ....................| 13,773,259 |  23,116,605 |  27,836,781 |  30,806,566 |  33,926,060 |  37,434,462 |  41,559,037 |  45,346,071 |  48,646,538
Federal government ..................|  9,747,586 |  12,704,750 |  14,771,954 |  15,893,978 |  17,254,874 |  18,236,082 |  19,833,317 |  21,014,564 |  22,076,385
  Appropriations ....................|  1,346,835 |   1,617,510 |   1,664,054 |   1,677,430 |   1,890,046 |   1,840,694 |   1,907,403 |   1,872,840 |   1,994,279
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|  1,126,558 |   1,658,636 |   1,980,749 |   2,150,079 |   2,353,119 |   2,504,859 |   2,703,590 |   2,913,256 |   3,129,307
  Restricted grants and contracts\2\ |  6,005,317 |   7,190,345 |   8,225,129 |   9,009,709 |   9,773,266 |  10,443,977 |  11,561,444 |  12,589,727 |  13,554,435
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ .|  1,268,877 |   2,238,259 |   2,902,022 |   3,056,760 |   3,238,442 |   3,446,552 |   3,660,881 |   3,638,741 |   3,398,364
State governments ...................| 20,106,222 |  29,911,500 |  33,517,166 |  36,031,208 |  38,349,239 |  39,480,874 |  40,586,907 |  41,247,955 |  41,910,288
  Appropriations ....................| 19,266,186 |  28,402,288 |  31,298,537 |  33,287,034 |  35,223,174 |  36,255,090 |  36,884,957 |  37,314,176 |  37,824,061
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     84,848 |     154,109 |     217,208 |     357,221 |     411,757 |     366,206 |     376,176 |     382,204 |     360,852
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    755,188 |   1,355,102 |   2,001,421 |   2,386,953 |   2,714,309 |   2,859,577 |   3,325,774 |   3,551,575 |   3,725,375
Local governments ...................|  1,790,740 |   2,544,506 |   3,006,263 |   3,363,676 |   3,639,902 |   3,931,239 |   4,159,876 |   4,444,875 |   4,998,306
  Appropriations ....................|  1,482,536 |   2,153,160 |   2,470,439 |   2,758,086 |   2,919,447 |   3,177,696 |   3,336,012 |   3,599,983 |   4,023,620
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     29,629 |      56,975 |      76,638 |      98,787 |     122,404 |     116,982 |     140,135 |     139,881 |     134,491
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    278,575 |     334,371 |     459,186 |     506,803 |     598,051 |     636,561 |     683,729 |     705,011 |     840,195
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |  3,176,670 |   5,410,905 |   6,359,282 |   7,060,730 |   7,781,422 |   8,361,265 |   8,977,271 |   9,659,977 |  10,203,062
  Unrestricted ......................|  1,210,903 |   2,111,972 |   2,235,096 |   2,429,579 |   2,634,974 |   2,720,233 |   2,921,997 |   3,229,718 |   3,400,457
  Restricted ........................|  1,965,766 |   3,298,933 |   4,124,186 |   4,631,151 |   5,146,448 |   5,641,032 |   6,055,274 |   6,430,259 |   6,802,605
Endowment income ....................|  1,364,443 |   2,275,898 |   2,586,441 |   2,914,396 |   3,143,696 |   3,268,629 |   3,442,009 |   3,627,773 |   3,669,536
  Unrestricted ......................|    770,358 |   1,285,194 |   1,340,788 |   1,498,703 |   1,614,088 |   1,521,940 |   1,549,930 |   1,536,511 |   1,557,733
  Restricted ........................|    594,085 |     990,704 |   1,245,654 |   1,415,694 |   1,529,608 |   1,746,690 |   1,892,079 |   2,091,262 |   2,111,803
Sales and services ..................| 13,677,366 |  21,274,265 |  25,492,435 |  28,162,465 |  30,787,233 |  34,107,502 |  37,519,828 |  39,824,766 |  41,791,319
  Educational activities ............|  1,409,730 |   2,373,494 |   2,918,090 |   3,315,620 |   3,632,100 |   4,054,703 |   4,520,890 |   5,037,901 |   5,294,030
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|  7,287,290 |  10,674,136 |  11,947,778 |  12,855,580 |  13,938,469 |  14,903,127 |  15,758,599 |  16,662,850 |  17,537,514
  Hospitals .........................|  4,980,346 |   8,226,635 |  10,626,566 |  11,991,265 |  13,216,664 |  15,149,672 |  17,240,338 |  18,124,015 |  18,959,776
Other sources .......................|  1,948,503 |   3,199,186 |   3,769,787 |   4,268,618 |   4,753,051 |   4,945,998 |   5,317,651 |   5,714,523 |   5,931,167
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     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 |        23.7 |        24.0 |        24.3 |        25.0 |        25.7 |        26.5 |        27.1
Federal government ..................|       14.9 |        12.6 |        12.6 |        12.4 |        12.4 |        12.2 |        12.3 |        12.3 |        12.3
  Appropriations ....................|        2.1 |         1.6 |         1.4 |         1.3 |         1.4 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.1 |         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\2\ |        9.2 |         7.2 |         7.0 |         7.0 |         7.0 |         7.0 |         7.2 |         7.4 |         7.6
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ .|        1.9 |         2.2 |         2.5 |         2.4 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.1 |         1.9
State governments ...................|       30.7 |        29.8 |        28.6 |        28.0 |        27.5 |        26.4 |        25.1 |        24.1 |        23.4
  Appropriations ....................|       29.4 |        28.3 |        26.7 |        25.9 |        25.2 |        24.2 |        22.9 |        21.8 |        21.1
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|        0.1 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.3 |         0.3 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|        1.2 |         1.3 |         1.7 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1
Local governments ...................|        2.7 |         2.5 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.8
  Appropriations ....................|        2.3 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.2
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|      (\4\) |         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 |         0.5
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |        4.8 |         5.4 |         5.4 |         5.5 |         5.6 |         5.6 |         5.6 |         5.7 |         5.7
  Unrestricted ......................|        1.8 |         2.1 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.8 |         1.8 |         1.9 |         1.9
  Restricted ........................|        3.0 |         3.3 |         3.5 |         3.6 |         3.7 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.8
Endowment income ....................|        2.1 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.0
  Unrestricted ......................|        1.2 |         1.3 |         1.1 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.0 |         1.0 |         0.9 |         0.9
  Restricted ........................|        0.9 |         1.0 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2
Sales and services ..................|       20.9 |        21.2 |        21.7 |        21.9 |        22.0 |        22.8 |        23.2 |        23.3 |        23.3
  Educational activities ............|        2.1 |         2.4 |         2.5 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.7 |         2.8 |         2.9 |         3.0
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|       11.1 |        10.6 |        10.2 |        10.0 |        10.0 |        10.0 |         9.8 |         9.8 |         9.8
  Hospitals .........................|        7.6 |         8.2 |         9.1 |         9.3 |         9.5 |        10.1 |        10.7 |        10.6 |        10.6
Other sources .......................|        3.0 |         3.2 |         3.2 |         3.3 |         3.4 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.3
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1 Preliminary data.

2 Excludes Pell Grants. Federally supported student aid that is received through students is included under tuition and auxiliary enterprises.

3 Generally includes only those revenues associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).

4 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 1996.)


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