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Table 324.Current-fund revenue of institutions of higher education, by source: 1980-81 to 1994-95

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               Source                |  1980-81   |   1985-86   |   1988-89   |   1989-90   |   1990-91   |   1991-92   |   1992-93   |  1993-94    | 1994-95 \1\
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     Total current-fund revenue .....|$65,584,789 |$100,437,616 |$128,501,638 |$139,635,477 |$149,766,051 |$161,395,896 |$170,880,503 |$179,226,601 |$189,120,570
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Tuition and fees ....................| 13,773,259 |  23,116,605 |  30,806,566 |  33,926,060 |  37,434,462 |  41,559,037 |  45,346,071 |  48,646,538 |  51,506,876
Federal government ..................|  9,747,586 |  12,704,750 |  15,893,978 |  17,254,874 |  18,236,082 |  19,833,317 |  21,014,564 |  22,076,385 |  23,243,172
  Appropriations ....................|  1,346,835 |   1,617,510 |   1,677,430 |   1,890,046 |   1,840,694 |   1,907,403 |   1,872,840 |   1,994,279 |   1,984,450
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|  1,126,558 |   1,658,636 |   2,150,079 |   2,353,119 |   2,504,859 |   2,703,590 |   2,913,256 |   3,129,307 |   3,297,173
  Restricted grants and contracts\2\ |  6,005,317 |   7,190,345 |   9,009,709 |   9,773,266 |  10,443,977 |  11,561,444 |  12,589,727 |  13,554,435 |  14,421,419
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ .|  1,268,877 |   2,238,259 |   3,056,760 |   3,238,442 |   3,446,552 |   3,660,881 |   3,638,741 |   3,398,364 |   3,540,129
State governments ...................| 20,106,222 |  29,911,500 |  36,031,208 |  38,349,239 |  39,480,874 |  40,586,907 |  41,247,955 |  41,910,288 |  44,343,012
  Appropriations ....................| 19,266,186 |  28,402,288 |  33,287,034 |  35,223,174 |  36,255,090 |  36,884,957 |  37,314,176 |  37,824,061 |  39,638,444
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     84,848 |     154,109 |     357,221 |     411,757 |     366,206 |     376,176 |     382,204 |     360,852 |     524,586
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    755,188 |   1,355,102 |   2,386,953 |   2,714,309 |   2,859,577 |   3,325,774 |   3,551,575 |   3,725,375 |   4,179,982
Local governments ...................|  1,790,740 |   2,544,506 |   3,363,676 |   3,639,902 |   3,931,239 |   4,159,876 |   4,444,875 |   4,998,306 |   5,165,961
  Appropriations ....................|  1,482,536 |   2,153,160 |   2,758,086 |   2,919,447 |   3,177,696 |   3,336,012 |   3,599,983 |   4,023,620 |   4,247,748
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     29,629 |      56,975 |      98,787 |     122,404 |     116,982 |     140,135 |     139,881 |     134,491 |     134,611
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    278,575 |     334,371 |     506,803 |     598,051 |     636,561 |     683,729 |     705,011 |     840,195 |     783,602
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |  3,176,670 |   5,410,905 |   7,060,730 |   7,781,422 |   8,361,265 |   8,977,271 |   9,659,977 |  10,203,062 |  10,866,749
  Unrestricted ......................|  1,210,903 |   2,111,972 |   2,429,579 |   2,634,974 |   2,720,233 |   2,921,997 |   3,229,718 |   3,400,457 |   3,556,608
  Restricted ........................|  1,965,766 |   3,298,933 |   4,631,151 |   5,146,448 |   5,641,032 |   6,055,274 |   6,430,259 |   6,802,605 |   7,310,141
Endowment income ....................|  1,364,443 |   2,275,898 |   2,914,396 |   3,143,696 |   3,268,629 |   3,442,009 |   3,627,773 |   3,669,536 |   3,988,217
  Unrestricted ......................|    770,358 |   1,285,194 |   1,498,703 |   1,614,088 |   1,521,940 |   1,549,930 |   1,536,511 |   1,557,733 |   1,649,296
  Restricted ........................|    594,085 |     990,704 |   1,415,694 |   1,529,608 |   1,746,690 |   1,892,079 |   2,091,262 |   2,111,803 |   2,338,921
Sales and services ..................| 13,677,366 |  21,274,265 |  28,162,465 |  30,787,233 |  34,107,502 |  37,519,828 |  39,824,766 |  41,791,319 |  43,039,561
  Educational activities ............|  1,409,730 |   2,373,494 |   3,315,620 |   3,632,100 |   4,054,703 |   4,520,890 |   5,037,901 |   5,294,030 |   5,603,251
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|  7,287,290 |  10,674,136 |  12,855,580 |  13,938,469 |  14,903,127 |  15,758,599 |  16,662,850 |  17,537,514 |  18,336,094
  Hospitals .........................|  4,980,346 |   8,226,635 |  11,991,265 |  13,216,664 |  15,149,672 |  17,240,338 |  18,124,015 |  18,959,776 |  19,100,217
Other sources .......................|  1,948,503 |   3,199,186 |   4,268,618 |   4,753,051 |   4,945,998 |   5,317,651 |   5,714,523 |   5,931,167 |   6,967,023
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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 |        24.0 |        24.3 |        25.0 |        25.7 |        26.5 |        27.1 |        27.2
Federal government ..................|       14.9 |        12.6 |        12.4 |        12.4 |        12.2 |        12.3 |        12.3 |        12.3 |        12.3
  Appropriations ....................|        2.1 |         1.6 |         1.3 |         1.4 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.0
  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 |         7.2 |         7.4 |         7.6 |         7.6
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ .|        1.9 |         2.2 |         2.4 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.1 |         1.9 |         1.9
State governments ...................|       30.7 |        29.8 |        28.0 |        27.5 |        26.4 |        25.1 |        24.1 |        23.4 |        23.4
  Appropriations ....................|       29.4 |        28.3 |        25.9 |        25.2 |        24.2 |        22.9 |        21.8 |        21.1 |        21.0
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|        0.1 |         0.2 |         0.3 |         0.3 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.3
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|        1.2 |         1.3 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.2
Local governments ...................|        2.7 |         2.5 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.8 |         2.7
  Appropriations ....................|        2.3 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.2 |         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 |         0.5 |         0.4
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |        4.8 |         5.4 |         5.5 |         5.6 |         5.6 |         5.6 |         5.7 |         5.7 |         5.7
  Unrestricted ......................|        1.8 |         2.1 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.8 |         1.8 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.9
  Restricted ........................|        3.0 |         3.3 |         3.6 |         3.7 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.9
Endowment income ....................|        2.1 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.0 |         2.1
  Unrestricted ......................|        1.2 |         1.3 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.0 |         1.0 |         0.9 |         0.9 |         0.9
  Restricted ........................|        0.9 |         1.0 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2
Sales and services ..................|       20.9 |        21.2 |        21.9 |        22.0 |        22.8 |        23.2 |        23.3 |        23.3 |        22.8
  Educational activities ............|        2.1 |         2.4 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.7 |         2.8 |         2.9 |         3.0 |         3.0
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|       11.1 |        10.6 |        10.0 |        10.0 |        10.0 |         9.8 |         9.8 |         9.8 |         9.7
  Hospitals .........................|        7.6 |         8.2 |         9.3 |         9.5 |        10.1 |        10.7 |        10.6 |        10.6 |        10.1
Other sources .......................|        3.0 |         3.2 |         3.3 |         3.4 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.7
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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, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared July 1997.)



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