Table 346. - | Educational and general expenditures of private (nonprofit) 4-year colleges,\1\ by purpose: 1976-77 to 1995-96 |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Educational and general expenditures |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Year | | | | | | | |Operation and|Scholarships| | Total |Instruction| Admini- | Student | Research |Libraries| Public | maintenance | and |Mandatory | | |stration\2\| services | | | service | of plant |fellowships |transfers ____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________|__________|_____________|____________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 ____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________|__________|_____________|____________|_________ | Expenditures, in thousands of current dollars |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1976-77 ....|$5,139,939 |$1,919,574 |$1,047,932 | $381,428 | $259,530 |$200,844 | $123,717 | $574,910 | $511,907 |$120,097 1977-78 ....| 5,637,836 | 2,114,043 | 1,160,141 | 428,265 | 271,637 | 221,807 | 123,214 | 638,330 | 550,372 | 130,026 1978-79 ....| 6,263,692 | 2,328,418 | 1,299,063 | 483,031 | 328,042 | 240,098 | 136,861 | 704,180 | 598,487 | 145,513 1979-80 ....| 7,063,953 | 2,589,908 | 1,466,556 | 549,639 | 374,520 | 259,969 | 153,056 | 807,943 | 694,791 | 167,570 1980-81 ....| 8,061,774 | 2,907,255 | 1,703,307 | 639,795 | 407,622 | 289,944 | 186,399 | 930,075 | 811,636 | 185,741 | | | | | | | | | | 1981-82 ....| 9,061,667 | 3,271,255 | 1,938,727 | 727,382 | 419,283 | 322,702 | 228,368 | 1,036,118 | 913,999 | 203,834 1982-83 ....| 9,805,459 | 3,552,387 | 2,124,446 | 804,943 | 437,286 | 356,768 | 236,142 | 1,092,836 | 983,887 | 216,764 1983-84 ....|10,845,622 | 3,900,082 | 2,347,962 | 890,707 | 480,459 | 388,153 | 259,932 | 1,184,788 | 1,149,813 | 243,726 1984-85 ....|11,835,351 | 4,213,485 | 2,564,844 | 980,416 | 539,322 | 416,539 | 289,124 | 1,251,490 | 1,312,673 | 267,459 1985-86 ....|12,855,040 | 4,507,505 | 2,790,504 | 1,067,717 | 623,050 | 446,766 | 328,827 | 1,317,062 | 1,481,954 | 291,654 | | | | | | | | | | 1986-87 ....|14,232,003 | 4,886,585 | 3,249,910 | 1,184,395 | 693,450 | 410,013 | 384,594 | 1,386,729 | 1,717,948 | 318,379 1987-88 ....|15,405,503 | 5,248,764 | 3,403,379 | 1,293,302 | 776,022 | 485,517 | 456,111 | 1,462,345 | 1,966,124 | 313,939 1988-89 ....|16,980,645 | 5,738,789 | 3,766,237 | 1,437,829 | 848,094 | 530,032 | 495,683 | 1,596,786 | 2,198,328 | 368,866 1989-90 ....|18,717,398 | 6,276,102 | 4,097,242 | 1,599,951 | 909,822 | 578,520 | 581,730 | 1,712,000 | 2,547,600 | 414,432 1990-91 ....|20,374,743 | 6,809,318 | 4,533,043 | 1,770,071 | 901,357 | 589,052 | 624,663 | 1,809,977 | 2,898,547 | 438,715 | | | | | | | | | | 1991-92 ....|22,121,380 | 7,320,211 | 4,723,853 | 1,919,662 | 942,407 | 659,416 | 714,728 | 1,896,424 | 3,478,153 | 466,528 1992-93 ....|23,609,625 | 7,743,656 | 4,887,700 | 2,044,830 | 1,036,676 | 680,457 | 821,381 | 1,995,164 | 3,900,807 | 498,954 1993-94 ....|25,262,199 | 8,169,221 | 5,199,838 | 2,205,411 | 1,104,561 | 733,711 | 893,500 | 2,112,367 | 4,316,138 | 527,451 1994-95 ....|26,999,085 | 8,714,437 | 5,438,969 | 2,350,717 | 1,157,255 | 764,903 |1,040,959 | 2,195,045 | 4,739,447 | 597,354 1995-96\3\ .|28,875,543 | 9,402,691 | 5,851,682 | 2,541,516 | 1,198,549 | 798,027 |1,100,983 | 2,345,694 | 5,097,295 | 539,106 |===================================================================================================================== | Percentage distribution |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1976-77 ....| 100.0 | 37.3 | 20.4 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 2.3 1979-80 ....| 100.0 | 36.7 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 2.4 1980-81 ....| 100.0 | 36.1 | 21.1 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 2.3 | | | | | | | | | | 1981-82 ....| 100.0 | 36.1 | 21.4 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 2.2 1982-83 ....| 100.0 | 36.2 | 21.7 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 2.2 1983-84 ....| 100.0 | 36.0 | 21.6 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 2.2 1984-85 ....| 100.0 | 35.6 | 21.7 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 2.3 1985-86 ....| 100.0 | 35.1 | 21.7 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 2.3 | | | | | | | | | | 1986-87 ....| 100.0 | 34.3 | 22.8 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 2.2 1987-88 ....| 100.0 | 34.1 | 22.1 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 2.0 1988-89 ....| 100.0 | 33.8 | 22.2 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 2.2 1989-90 ....| 100.0 | 33.5 | 21.9 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 2.2 1990-91 ....| 100.0 | 33.4 | 22.2 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 8.9 | 14.2 | 2.2 | | | | | | | | | | 1991-92 ....| 100.0 | 33.1 | 21.4 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 15.7 | 2.1 1992-93 ....| 100.0 | 32.8 | 20.7 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 16.5 | 2.1 1993-94 ....| 100.0 | 32.3 | 20.6 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 17.1 | 2.1 1994-95 ....| 100.0 | 32.3 | 20.1 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 17.6 | 2.2 1995-96\3\ .| 100.0 | 32.6 | 20.3 | 8.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 17.7 | 1.9 |===================================================================================================================== | Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in constant 1995-96 dollars |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1976-77 ....| $11,533 | $4,307 | $2,351 | $856 | $582 | $451 | $278 | $1,290 | $1,149 | $269 1977-78 ....| 11,481 | 4,305 | 2,363 | 872 | 553 | 452 | 251 | 1,300 | 1,121 | 265 1978-79 ....| 11,623 | 4,321 | 2,411 | 896 | 609 | 446 | 254 | 1,307 | 1,111 | 270 1979-80 ....| 11,821 | 4,334 | 2,454 | 920 | 627 | 435 | 256 | 1,352 | 1,163 | 280 1980-81 ....| 11,876 | 4,283 | 2,509 | 943 | 600 | 427 | 275 | 1,370 | 1,196 | 274 | | | | | | | | | | 1981-82 ....| 12,028 | 4,342 | 2,573 | 965 | 557 | 428 | 303 | 1,375 | 1,213 | 271 1982-83 ....| 12,279 | 4,449 | 2,660 | 1,008 | 548 | 447 | 296 | 1,369 | 1,232 | 271 1983-84 ....| 12,693 | 4,564 | 2,748 | 1,042 | 562 | 454 | 304 | 1,387 | 1,346 | 285 1984-85 ....| 13,152 | 4,682 | 2,850 | 1,090 | 599 | 463 | 321 | 1,391 | 1,459 | 297 1985-86 ....| 13,605 | 4,770 | 2,953 | 1,130 | 659 | 473 | 348 | 1,394 | 1,568 | 309 | | | | | | | | | | 1986-87 ....| 14,409 | 4,947 | 3,290 | 1,199 | 702 | 415 | 389 | 1,404 | 1,739 | 322 1987-88 ....| 14,768 | 5,032 | 3,263 | 1,240 | 744 | 465 | 437 | 1,402 | 1,885 | 301 1988-89 ....| 14,916 | 5,041 | 3,308 | 1,263 | 745 | 466 | 435 | 1,403 | 1,931 | 324 1989-90 ....| 15,167 | 5,085 | 3,320 | 1,296 | 737 | 469 | 471 | 1,387 | 2,064 | 336 1990-91 ....| 15,417 | 5,153 | 3,430 | 1,339 | 682 | 446 | 473 | 1,370 | 2,193 | 332 | | | | | | | | | | 1991-92 ....| 15,802 | 5,229 | 3,374 | 1,371 | 673 | 471 | 511 | 1,355 | 2,485 | 333 1992-93 ....| 15,954 | 5,233 | 3,303 | 1,382 | 701 | 460 | 555 | 1,348 | 2,636 | 337 1993-94 ....| 16,340 | 5,284 | 3,363 | 1,427 | 714 | 475 | 578 | 1,366 | 2,792 | 341 1994-95 ....| 16,789 | 5,419 | 3,382 | 1,462 | 720 | 476 | 647 | 1,365 | 2,947 | 371 1995-96\3\ .| 17,177 | 5,593 | 3,481 | 1,512 | 713 | 475 | 655 | 1,395 | 3,032 | 321 ____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________|__________|_____________|____________|_________ |
\1\Excludes universities. See preceding table.
\2\Includes institutional and academic support less libraries. \3\Preliminary data. NOTE.--Data in this table may differ slightly from data appearing in other tables. Data for 1976-77 through 1985-86 include only institutions which provided both enrollment and finance data. The Higher Education Price Index was used to convert the per student figures to constant dollars. 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; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys; and Research Associates of Washington, unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 1998.) |