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Table 335.Expenditures of institutions of higher education, by purpose and by control and type of institution: 1994-95\1\

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                               |             |                                                   Educational and general expenditures                                                     |            |            |
          Control and          |             |____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |            |   Inde-
            type of            |             |             |            |            |           |   Academic support     |            |            |   Plant    |  Scholar-  |           | Auxiliary  | Hospitals  |  pendent
          institution          |Current-fund |    Total    |Instruction |  Research  |  Public   |________________________|  Student   |  Institu-  | operation  | ships and  |Mandatory  |enterprises |            |  opera-
                               |expenditures |             |            |            |  service  |   Total    | Libraries |  services  |   tional   |and mainte- |  fellow-   | transfers |            |            | tions\2\
                               |             |             |            |            |           |            |   only    |            |  support   |   nance    |   ships    |           |            |            |
_______________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|____________|___________
               1               |      2      |      3      |     4      |     5      |     6     |     7      |     8     |     9      |     10     |     11     |     12     |    13     |     14     |     15     |    16
_______________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|____________|___________
                               |                                                                      In thousands
                               |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Total  ........................|$182,968,610 |$144,158,002 |$55,719,707 |$17,109,541 |$6,691,485 |$12,278,691 |$4,165,761 | $9,059,994 |$16,844,827 |$11,745,905 |$12,285,328 |$2,422,524 |$17,204,917 |$18,071,359 |$3,534,332
                               |_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|____________|___________
Public  .......................| 115,464,975 |  92,173,768 | 37,599,194 | 11,829,665 | 5,034,445 |  8,463,236 | 2,614,609 |  5,614,011 |  9,929,007 |  7,668,919 |  4,662,023 | 1,373,267 | 11,235,143 | 11,801,589 |   254,474
  Research I universities\3\ ..|  43,353,284 |  31,701,282 | 10,785,597 |  7,917,074 | 2,372,673 |  3,036,017 |   871,473 |  1,077,467 |  2,070,270 |  2,090,136 |  1,747,950 |   604,098 |  4,389,211 |  7,172,428 |    90,363
  Research II universities\3\ .|   7,068,658 |   6,070,400 |  2,294,812 |  1,078,045 |   496,227 |    604,172 |   230,418 |    279,787 |    478,804 |    438,634 |    320,847 |    79,071 |    996,750 |          0 |     1,508
  Doctoral universities  ......|  12,141,645 |  10,301,903 |  4,027,454 |  1,161,855 |   618,691 |  1,079,098 |   348,526 |    567,702 |  1,292,376 |    781,425 |    602,392 |   170,910 |  1,505,659 |    329,784 |     4,300
  Master's  ...................|  18,661,964 |  16,017,997 |  7,278,634 |    518,288 |   629,671 |  1,503,208 |   569,887 |  1,268,507 |  2,048,939 |  1,511,260 |    981,515 |   277,977 |  2,418,978 |    207,804 |    17,185
  Baccalaureate  ..............|   2,439,001 |   2,095,331 |    874,474 |     25,079 |    71,030 |    202,905 |    70,995 |    198,568 |    312,080 |    215,542 |    156,544 |    39,110 |    301,488 |          0 |    42,182
  Associate of arts ...........|  20,519,749 |  19,210,525 |  9,424,668 |     29,173 |   442,401 |  1,540,092 |   431,890 |  2,024,542 |  2,932,077 |  1,961,857 |    715,049 |   140,666 |  1,292,224 |          0 |    17,000
  Specialized institutions\4\  |             |             |            |            |           |            |           |            |            |            |            |           |            |            |
    Health and medicine .......|   9,448,711 |   5,123,904 |  2,366,971 |  1,016,258 |   386,699 |    325,512 |    61,425 |     47,473 |    515,242 |    357,590 |     61,225 |    46,935 |    211,518 |  4,034,544 |    78,745
    Engineering  ..............|     211,703 |     192,636 |     76,454 |     21,109 |     3,159 |     15,825 |     5,697 |     11,970 |     26,868 |     19,088 |     10,680 |     7,484 |     15,881 |          0 |     3,186
    Business  .................|      25,404 |      23,732 |     11,275 |          0 |     1,164 |      2,768 |       685 |      1,315 |      3,402 |      2,344 |      1,463 |         0 |      1,673 |          0 |         0
    Fine arts  ................|     120,962 |     109,453 |     47,716 |          0 |     1,095 |      8,316 |     3,787 |      6,818 |     26,832 |     12,907 |      5,720 |        49 |     11,509 |          0 |         0
    Other specialized .........|   1,400,256 |   1,255,385 |    388,511 |     62,579 |    10,414 |    138,118 |    18,072 |    119,822 |    207,958 |    269,624 |     52,069 |     6,292 |     87,836 |     57,031 |         4
  Tribal colleges\5\ ..........|      73,636 |      71,220 |     22,630 |        206 |     1,221 |      7,206 |     1,755 |     10,041 |     14,160 |      8,511 |      6,570 |       676 |      2,417 |          0 |         0
    4-year ....................|      23,272 |      22,872 |      6,525 |         66 |       316 |      2,068 |       546 |      5,314 |      4,707 |      2,883 |        994 |         0 |        400 |          0 |         0
    2-year ....................|      50,364 |      48,347 |     16,105 |        140 |       905 |      5,138 |     1,208 |      4,726 |      9,453 |      5,628 |      5,576 |       676 |      2,017 |          0 |         0
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Private  ......................|  67,503,635 |  51,984,234 | 18,120,513 |  5,279,876 | 1,657,040 |  3,815,455 | 1,551,152 |  3,445,983 |  6,915,821 |  4,076,986 |  7,623,304 | 1,049,256 |  5,969,773 |  6,269,769 | 3,279,859
  Research I universities\3\ ..|  26,154,592 |  17,562,997 |  6,528,294 |  3,858,552 |   539,110 |  1,191,276 |   527,363 |    519,071 |  1,555,806 |  1,261,235 |  1,793,173 |   316,481 |  1,659,071 |  4,027,772 | 2,904,752
  Research II universities\3\ .|   3,868,995 |   2,744,436 |  1,130,894 |    315,228 |    19,322 |    220,248 |    90,394 |    118,423 |    280,197 |    193,365 |    419,109 |    47,650 |    494,870 |    618,189 |    11,501
  Doctoral universities  ......|   6,381,985 |   5,374,037 |  2,015,375 |    336,660 |   242,505 |    455,008 |   183,681 |    330,572 |    722,225 |    395,119 |    752,594 |   123,979 |    580,680 |    382,326 |    44,942
  Master's  ...................|   9,654,630 |   8,546,886 |  2,989,009 |    166,030 |   117,783 |    641,897 |   257,602 |    823,441 |  1,317,772 |    650,462 |  1,607,481 |   233,012 |  1,077,155 |      8,864 |    21,724
  Baccalaureate  ..............|  12,218,292 |  10,541,968 |  3,261,104 |     97,318 |    70,667 |    758,436 |   323,975 |  1,113,715 |  1,725,900 |    921,781 |  2,390,415 |   202,634 |  1,642,386 |          0 |    33,938
  Associate of arts ...........|   1,497,157 |   1,347,130 |    386,193 |        985 |     3,313 |    124,749 |    28,363 |    188,290 |    291,692 |    168,402 |    176,893 |     6,612 |     93,893 |     55,871 |       263
  Specialized institutions\4\  |             |             |            |            |           |            |           |            |            |            |            |           |            |            |
    Religion and theology  ....|   1,056,969 |     931,683 |    267,196 |      2,911 |    52,386 |     89,736 |    49,182 |     66,061 |    223,046 |    102,727 |    114,923 |    12,698 |    118,951 |          0 |     6,335
    Health and medicine .......|   4,167,296 |   2,612,981 |    773,975 |    467,017 |   580,773 |    119,956 |    32,390 |     69,280 |    325,060 |    150,087 |     70,327 |    56,505 |    121,904 |  1,176,748 |   255,663
    Engineering  ..............|     372,810 |     350,963 |    118,182 |     30,270 |     1,319 |     22,294 |     5,092 |     28,956 |     66,129 |     37,887 |     37,492 |     8,434 |     21,848 |          0 |         0
    Business  .................|     916,463 |     830,265 |    236,162 |        186 |     3,089 |     88,576 |    15,150 |     99,379 |    181,161 |     78,595 |    123,958 |    19,159 |     86,197 |          0 |         0
    Fine arts  ................|     702,640 |     646,097 |    228,941 |        301 |    11,772 |     45,659 |    11,531 |     50,943 |    129,188 |     69,455 |     97,998 |    11,840 |     56,099 |          0 |       444
    Other specialized  ........|     490,730 |     474,144 |    180,050 |      4,385 |    11,735 |     55,724 |    26,158 |     35,198 |     93,612 |     46,018 |     37,232 |    10,190 |     16,289 |          0 |       296
  Tribal colleges\5\ ..........|      21,076 |      20,647 |      5,137 |         32 |     3,268 |      1,897 |       269 |      2,654 |      4,031 |      1,853 |      1,710 |        64 |        429 |          0 |         0
    4-year ....................|      10,603 |      10,383 |      2,780 |         18 |     3,268 |        749 |       133 |        656 |      1,458 |        322 |      1,132 |         0 |        220 |          0 |         0
    2-year ....................|      10,473 |      10,264 |      2,358 |         13 |         0 |      1,148 |       136 |      1,998 |      2,574 |      1,531 |        578 |        64 |        209 |          0 |         0
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                               |                                  Percentage distribution of current-fund expenditures
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Total  ........................|      100.00 |       78.79 |      30.45 |       9.35 |      3.66 |       6.71 |      2.28 |       4.95 |       9.21 |       6.42 |       6.71 |      1.32 |       9.40 |       9.88 |      1.93
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Public  .......................|      100.00 |       79.83 |      32.56 |      10.25 |      4.36 |       7.33 |      2.26 |       4.86 |       8.60 |       6.64 |       4.04 |      1.19 |       9.73 |      10.22 |      0.22
  Research I universities\3\ ..|      100.00 |       73.12 |      24.88 |      18.26 |      5.47 |       7.00 |      2.01 |       2.49 |       4.78 |       4.82 |       4.03 |      1.39 |      10.12 |      16.54 |      0.21
  Research II universities\3\ .|      100.00 |       85.88 |      32.46 |      15.25 |      7.02 |       8.55 |      3.26 |       3.96 |       6.77 |       6.21 |       4.54 |      1.12 |      14.10 |       0.00 |      0.02
  Doctoral universities  ......|      100.00 |       84.85 |      33.17 |       9.57 |      5.10 |       8.89 |      2.87 |       4.68 |      10.64 |       6.44 |       4.96 |      1.41 |      12.40 |       2.72 |      0.04
  Master's  ...................|      100.00 |       85.83 |      39.00 |       2.78 |      3.37 |       8.05 |      3.05 |       6.80 |      10.98 |       8.10 |       5.26 |      1.49 |      12.96 |       1.11 |      0.09
  Baccalaureate  ..............|      100.00 |       85.91 |      35.85 |       1.03 |      2.91 |       8.32 |      2.91 |       8.14 |      12.80 |       8.84 |       6.42 |      1.60 |      12.36 |       0.00 |      1.73
  Associate of arts ...........|      100.00 |       93.62 |      45.93 |       0.14 |      2.16 |       7.51 |      2.10 |       9.87 |      14.29 |       9.56 |       3.48 |      0.69 |       6.30 |       0.00 |      0.08
  Specialized institutions\4\  |             |             |            |            |           |            |           |            |            |            |            |           |            |            |
    Health and medicine .......|      100.00 |       54.23 |      25.05 |      10.76 |      4.09 |       3.45 |      0.65 |       0.50 |       5.45 |       3.78 |       0.65 |      0.50 |       2.24 |      42.70 |      0.83
    Engineering  ..............|      100.00 |       90.99 |      36.11 |       9.97 |      1.49 |       7.47 |      2.69 |       5.65 |      12.69 |       9.02 |       5.04 |      3.53 |       7.50 |       0.00 |      1.50
    Business  .................|      100.00 |       93.42 |      44.38 |       0.00 |      4.58 |      10.90 |      2.70 |       5.18 |      13.39 |       9.23 |       5.76 |      0.00 |       6.58 |       0.00 |      0.00
    Fine arts  ................|      100.00 |       90.49 |      39.45 |       0.00 |      0.91 |       6.87 |      3.13 |       5.64 |      22.18 |      10.67 |       4.73 |      0.04 |       9.51 |       0.00 |      0.00
    Other specialized .........|      100.00 |       89.65 |      27.75 |       4.47 |      0.74 |       9.86 |      1.29 |       8.56 |      14.85 |      19.26 |       3.72 |      0.45 |       6.27 |       4.07 |      0.00
  Tribal colleges\5\ ..........|      100.00 |       96.72 |      30.73 |       0.28 |      1.66 |       9.79 |      2.38 |      13.64 |      19.23 |      11.56 |       8.92 |      0.92 |       3.28 |       0.00 |      0.00
    4-year ....................|      100.00 |       98.28 |      28.04 |       0.28 |      1.36 |       8.88 |      2.35 |      22.84 |      20.23 |      12.39 |       4.27 |      0.00 |       1.72 |       0.00 |      0.00
    2-year ....................|      100.00 |       96.00 |      31.98 |       0.28 |      1.80 |      10.20 |      2.40 |       9.38 |      18.77 |      11.17 |      11.07 |      1.34 |       4.00 |       0.00 |      0.00
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Private  ......................|      100.00 |       77.01 |      26.84 |       7.82 |      2.45 |       5.65 |      2.30 |       5.10 |      10.25 |       6.04 |      11.29 |      1.55 |       8.84 |       9.29 |      4.86
  Research I universities\3\ ..|      100.00 |       67.15 |      24.96 |      14.75 |      2.06 |       4.55 |      2.02 |       1.98 |       5.95 |       4.82 |       6.86 |      1.21 |       6.34 |      15.40 |     11.11
  Research II universities\3\ .|      100.00 |       70.93 |      29.23 |       8.15 |      0.50 |       5.69 |      2.34 |       3.06 |       7.24 |       5.00 |      10.83 |      1.23 |      12.79 |      15.98 |      0.30
  Doctoral universities  ......|      100.00 |       84.21 |      31.58 |       5.28 |      3.80 |       7.13 |      2.88 |       5.18 |      11.32 |       6.19 |      11.79 |      1.94 |       9.10 |       5.99 |      0.70
  Master's  ...................|      100.00 |       88.53 |      30.96 |       1.72 |      1.22 |       6.65 |      2.67 |       8.53 |      13.65 |       6.74 |      16.65 |      2.41 |      11.16 |       0.09 |      0.23
  Baccalaureate  ..............|      100.00 |       86.28 |      26.69 |       0.80 |      0.58 |       6.21 |      2.65 |       9.12 |      14.13 |       7.54 |      19.56 |      1.66 |      13.44 |       0.00 |      0.28
  Associate of arts ...........|      100.00 |       89.98 |      25.80 |       0.07 |      0.22 |       8.33 |      1.89 |      12.58 |      19.48 |      11.25 |      11.82 |      0.44 |       6.27 |       3.73 |      0.02
  Specialized institutions\4\  |             |             |            |            |           |            |           |            |            |            |            |           |            |            |
    Religion and theology  ....|      100.00 |       88.15 |      25.28 |       0.28 |      4.96 |       8.49 |      4.65 |       6.25 |      21.10 |       9.72 |      10.87 |      1.20 |      11.25 |       0.00 |      0.60
    Health and medicine .......|      100.00 |       62.70 |      18.57 |      11.21 |     13.94 |       2.88 |      0.78 |       1.66 |       7.80 |       3.60 |       1.69 |      1.36 |       2.93 |      28.24 |      6.13
    Engineering  ..............|      100.00 |       94.14 |      31.70 |       8.12 |      0.35 |       5.98 |      1.37 |       7.77 |      17.74 |      10.16 |      10.06 |      2.26 |       5.86 |       0.00 |      0.00
    Business  .................|      100.00 |       90.59 |      25.77 |       0.02 |      0.34 |       9.66 |      1.65 |      10.84 |      19.77 |       8.58 |      13.53 |      2.09 |       9.41 |       0.00 |      0.00
    Fine arts  ................|      100.00 |       91.95 |      32.58 |       0.04 |      1.68 |       6.50 |      1.64 |       7.25 |      18.39 |       9.88 |      13.95 |      1.69 |       7.98 |       0.00 |      0.06
    Other specialized  ........|      100.00 |       96.62 |      36.69 |       0.89 |      2.39 |      11.36 |      5.33 |       7.17 |      19.08 |       9.38 |       7.59 |      2.08 |       3.32 |       0.00 |      0.06
  Tribal colleges\5\ ..........|      100.00 |       97.96 |      24.37 |       0.15 |     15.50 |       9.00 |      1.28 |      12.59 |      19.13 |       8.79 |       8.11 |      0.31 |       2.04 |       0.00 |      0.00
    4-year ....................|      100.00 |       97.93 |      26.22 |       0.17 |     30.82 |       7.07 |      1.25 |       6.19 |      13.75 |       3.03 |      10.68 |      0.00 |       2.07 |       0.00 |      0.00
    2-year ....................|      100.00 |       98.00 |      22.51 |       0.13 |      0.00 |      10.96 |      1.30 |      19.08 |      24.57 |      14.62 |       5.52 |      0.61 |       2.00 |       0.00 |      0.00
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\1\Preliminary data.

\2\Generally includes only those expenditures associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).

\3\Research institutions are committed to graduate education through the doctorate, and give high priority to research. Research I institutions receive $40 million or more annually in federal support. Research II institutions receive between $15.5 million and $40 million annually.

\4\Specialized institutions award baccalaureate or higher level degrees in specific fields of study.

\5\Tribally controlled colleges are located on reservations. They are members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance, 1994-95" survey. (This table was prepared July 1997.)



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