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Table 344  Expenditures of degree-granting institutions, by purpose and by control and type of institution: 1995-96\1\

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                               |             |                                                   Educational and general expenditures                                                     |            |            |
          Control and          |             |____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|            |            |   Inde-
            type of            |             |             |            |            |           |   Academic support     |            |            | Operation  |  Scholar-  |           | Auxiliary  | Hospitals  |  pendent
          institution          |Current-fund |    Total    |Instruction |  Research  |  Public   |________________________|  Student   |  Institu-  |and mainte- | ships and  |Mandatory  |enterprises |            |  opera-
                               |expenditures |             |            |            |  service  |   Total    | Libraries |  services  |   tional   | nance of   |  fellow-   | transfers |            |            | tions\2\
                               |             |             |            |            |           |            |   only    |            |  support   |   plant    |   ships    |           |            |            |
_______________________________|_____________|_____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|___________|____________|____________|____________|____________|___________|____________|____________|___________
               1               |      2      |      3      |     4      |     5      |     6     |     7      |     8     |     9      |     10     |     11     |     12     |    13     |     14     |     15     |    16
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                               |                                                                      In thousands
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Total  ........................|$190,476,163 |$151,445,605 |$57,810,033 |$17,517,887 |$7,007,413 |$13,297,063 |$4,293,363 | $9,630,576 |$18,255,769 |$12,330,885 |$13,195,102 |$2,400,876 |$17,599,061 |$17,940,986 |$3,490,511
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Public  .......................| 119,524,500 |  96,085,623 | 38,653,245 | 12,076,357 | 5,321,014 |  9,004,113 | 2,690,547 |  5,810,403 | 10,710,279 |  8,005,101 |  5,084,653 | 1,420,459 | 11,309,031 | 11,878,939 |   250,906
  Research I universities\3\ ..|  44,391,472 |  32,554,192 | 10,940,654 |  7,985,405 | 2,551,389 |  3,164,464 |   904,547 |  1,096,586 |  2,198,520 |  2,146,919 |  1,858,537 |   611,717 |  4,271,937 |  7,472,224 |    93,118
  Research II universities\3\ .|   7,321,555 |   6,295,468 |  2,334,613 |  1,107,188 |   500,296 |    653,614 |   212,284 |    293,437 |    514,892 |    453,506 |    355,504 |    82,417 |  1,024,624 |          0 |     1,463
  Doctoral universities  ......|  12,654,818 |  11,100,406 |  4,224,600 |  1,282,938 |   647,497 |  1,146,700 |   370,321 |    612,280 |  1,522,084 |    823,667 |    659,211 |   181,428 |  1,529,439 |     20,596 |     4,377
  Master's  ...................|  19,294,804 |  16,567,809 |  7,493,334 |    532,501 |   584,189 |  1,579,379 |   574,428 |  1,222,814 |  2,156,871 |  1,604,038 |  1,113,893 |   280,791 |  2,504,384 |    208,917 |    13,693
  Baccalaureate  ..............|   2,569,266 |   2,219,738 |    893,402 |     33,202 |    75,663 |    223,347 |    76,867 |    209,354 |    330,278 |    235,586 |    175,432 |    43,473 |    308,605 |          0 |    40,922
  Associate of arts ...........|  21,546,546 |  20,202,436 |  9,737,645 |     23,168 |   475,198 |  1,691,120 |   448,225 |  2,167,115 |  3,110,851 |  2,071,045 |    773,332 |   152,962 |  1,330,303 |          0 |    13,807
  Specialized institutions\4\ .|  11,649,588 |   7,052,919 |  2,998,217 |  1,111,474 |   485,310 |    536,963 |   101,722 |    196,586 |    857,882 |    659,023 |    141,058 |    66,407 |    336,997 |  4,177,202 |    82,471
    Health and medicine .......|   9,791,333 |   5,387,219 |  2,453,843 |  1,015,905 |   465,127 |    347,353 |    70,352 |     49,555 |    580,654 |    352,687 |     66,446 |    55,648 |    217,319 |  4,107,770 |    79,026
    Engineering  ..............|     213,755 |     194,784 |     75,269 |     21,607 |     4,533 |     16,144 |     5,921 |     11,571 |     26,182 |     19,936 |     11,782 |     7,760 |     15,532 |          0 |     3,440
    Business  .................|      29,076 |      26,938 |     12,068 |          0 |     1,322 |      2,970 |       744 |      1,816 |      4,156 |      2,493 |      2,113 |         0 |      2,139 |          0 |         0
    Fine arts  ................|     120,995 |     110,530 |     48,024 |          0 |     1,112 |     13,832 |     3,755 |      8,705 |     19,996 |     12,675 |      6,137 |        49 |     10,466 |          0 |         0
    Other specialized .........|   1,494,427 |   1,333,449 |    409,013 |     73,962 |    13,216 |    156,663 |    20,950 |    124,939 |    226,893 |    271,232 |     54,581 |     2,950 |     91,542 |     69,432 |         5
  Tribal colleges\5\ ..........|      96,452 |      92,655 |     30,780 |        481 |     1,472 |      8,524 |     2,154 |     12,230 |     18,901 |     11,317 |      7,686 |     1,265 |      2,742 |          0 |     1,055
    4-year ....................|      23,036 |      22,705 |      6,270 |         69 |       329 |      2,129 |       652 |      5,375 |      4,852 |      2,846 |        834 |         0 |        331 |          0 |         0
    2-year ....................|      73,416 |      69,951 |     24,510 |        412 |     1,143 |      6,395 |     1,501 |      6,855 |     14,049 |      8,471 |      6,852 |     1,265 |      2,411 |          0 |     1,055
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Private  ......................|  70,951,662 |  55,359,982 | 19,156,788 |  5,441,530 | 1,686,399 |  4,292,950 | 1,602,816 |  3,820,174 |  7,545,490 |  4,325,784 |  8,110,450 |   980,417 |  6,290,030 |  6,062,047 | 3,239,604
  Research I universities\3\ ..|  27,593,269 |  18,402,482 |  6,688,949 |  3,974,170 |   537,817 |  1,458,295 |   552,107 |    591,377 |  1,732,531 |  1,258,193 |  1,845,798 |   315,352 |  1,750,388 |  4,565,567 | 2,874,832
  Research II universities\3\ .|   4,021,082 |   2,795,688 |  1,074,243 |    324,401 |    22,069 |    236,600 |    93,065 |    124,817 |    322,619 |    205,766 |    441,343 |    43,830 |    513,310 |    697,841 |    14,242
  Doctoral universities  ......|   6,433,667 |   5,669,088 |  2,095,623 |    354,658 |   264,491 |    500,356 |   185,027 |    346,964 |    776,419 |    428,873 |    781,422 |   120,281 |    612,033 |    101,280 |    51,266
  Master's  ...................|  10,174,350 |   9,023,040 |  3,161,786 |    161,815 |   122,211 |    699,872 |   259,468 |    887,939 |  1,391,852 |    679,744 |  1,718,153 |   199,668 |  1,122,730 |      9,311 |    19,269
  Baccalaureate  ..............|  13,203,120 |  11,408,175 |  3,518,386 |    101,988 |    77,543 |    799,360 |   339,054 |  1,212,265 |  1,907,387 |    991,314 |  2,598,646 |   201,286 |  1,748,771 |          0 |    46,174
  Associate of arts ...........|   1,883,084 |   1,761,461 |    544,889 |      1,315 |     3,748 |    117,272 |    22,527 |    269,259 |    387,789 |    218,743 |    213,558 |     4,889 |    120,791 |          0 |       832
  Specialized institutions\4\  |   7,611,939 |   6,269,565 |  2,064,888 |    523,176 |   653,280 |    478,615 |   151,142 |    383,426 |  1,021,622 |    541,084 |    508,792 |    94,682 |    421,337 |    688,047 |   232,991
    Religion and theology  ....|     987,438 |     869,961 |    256,000 |      4,687 |    11,446 |     88,651 |    48,877 |     65,162 |    220,057 |    106,645 |    110,020 |     7,293 |    111,346 |        424 |     5,706
    Health and medicine .......|   3,965,671 |   2,942,170 |    989,420 |    482,838 |   614,131 |    167,825 |    36,170 |     84,605 |    298,123 |    195,532 |     71,184 |    38,512 |    113,931 |    686,826 |   222,745
    Engineering  ..............|     378,215 |     352,606 |    115,548 |     29,216 |     1,283 |     23,905 |     5,257 |     33,502 |     67,490 |     29,185 |     42,065 |    10,412 |     25,609 |          0 |         0
    Business  .................|     969,156 |     875,588 |    256,884 |        106 |     4,413 |     91,476 |    16,656 |    105,547 |    189,554 |     72,504 |    136,079 |    19,027 |     93,568 |          0 |         0
    Fine arts  ................|     809,089 |     744,844 |    257,914 |        203 |    10,426 |     52,091 |    12,608 |     59,516 |    149,877 |     90,413 |    111,100 |    13,304 |     60,038 |          0 |     4,206
    Other specialized  ........|     502,370 |     484,396 |    189,122 |      6,127 |    11,580 |     54,667 |    31,573 |     35,095 |     96,521 |     46,806 |     38,344 |     6,134 |     16,844 |        797 |       333
  Tribal colleges\5\ ..........|      31,152 |      30,483 |      8,025 |          6 |     5,239 |      2,581 |       427 |      4,128 |      5,271 |      2,066 |      2,737 |       429 |        670 |          0 |         0
    4-year ....................|      12,079 |      11,814 |      3,229 |          6 |     4,030 |        695 |       174 |        615 |      1,469 |        385 |      1,385 |         0 |        265 |          0 |         0
    2-year ....................|      19,074 |      18,669 |      4,796 |          0 |     1,209 |      1,886 |       253 |      3,512 |      3,803 |      1,681 |      1,352 |       429 |        405 |          0 |         0
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                               |                                  Percentage distribution of current-fund expenditures
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Total  ........................|      100.00 |       79.51 |      30.35 |       9.20 |      3.68 |       6.98 |      2.25 |       5.06 |       9.58 |       6.47 |       6.93 |      1.26 |       9.24 |       9.42 |      1.83
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Public  .......................|      100.00 |       80.39 |      32.34 |      10.10 |      4.45 |       7.53 |      2.25 |       4.86 |       8.96 |       6.70 |       4.25 |      1.19 |       9.46 |       9.94 |      0.21
  Research I universities\3\ ..|      100.00 |       73.33 |      24.65 |      17.99 |      5.75 |       7.13 |      2.04 |       2.47 |       4.95 |       4.84 |       4.19 |      1.38 |       9.62 |      16.83 |      0.21
  Research II universities\3\ .|      100.00 |       85.99 |      31.89 |      15.12 |      6.83 |       8.93 |      2.90 |       4.01 |       7.03 |       6.19 |       4.86 |      1.13 |      13.99 |       0.00 |      0.02
  Doctoral universities  ......|      100.00 |       87.72 |      33.38 |      10.14 |      5.12 |       9.06 |      2.93 |       4.84 |      12.03 |       6.51 |       5.21 |      1.43 |      12.09 |       0.16 |      0.03
  Master's  ...................|      100.00 |       85.87 |      38.84 |       2.76 |      3.03 |       8.19 |      2.98 |       6.34 |      11.18 |       8.31 |       5.77 |      1.46 |      12.98 |       1.08 |      0.07
  Baccalaureate  ..............|      100.00 |       86.40 |      34.77 |       1.29 |      2.94 |       8.69 |      2.99 |       8.15 |      12.85 |       9.17 |       6.83 |      1.69 |      12.01 |       0.00 |      1.59
  Associate of arts ...........|      100.00 |       93.76 |      45.19 |       0.11 |      2.21 |       7.85 |      2.08 |      10.06 |      14.44 |       9.61 |       3.59 |      0.71 |       6.17 |       0.00 |      0.06
  Specialized institutions\4\ .|      100.00 |       60.54 |      25.74 |       9.54 |      4.17 |       4.61 |      0.87 |       1.69 |       7.36 |       5.66 |       1.21 |      0.57 |       2.89 |      35.86 |      0.71
    Health and medicine .......|      100.00 |       55.02 |      25.06 |      10.38 |      4.75 |       3.55 |      0.72 |       0.51 |       5.93 |       3.60 |       0.68 |      0.57 |       2.22 |      41.95 |      0.81
    Engineering  ..............|      100.00 |       91.12 |      35.21 |      10.11 |      2.12 |       7.55 |      2.77 |       5.41 |      12.25 |       9.33 |       5.51 |      3.63 |       7.27 |       0.00 |      1.61
    Business  .................|      100.00 |       92.64 |      41.50 |       0.00 |      4.55 |      10.22 |      2.56 |       6.25 |      14.29 |       8.57 |       7.27 |      0.00 |       7.36 |       0.00 |      0.00
    Fine arts  ................|      100.00 |       91.35 |      39.69 |       0.00 |      0.92 |      11.43 |      3.10 |       7.19 |      16.53 |      10.48 |       5.07 |      0.04 |       8.65 |       0.00 |      0.00
    Other specialized .........|      100.00 |       89.23 |      27.37 |       4.95 |      0.88 |      10.48 |      1.40 |       8.36 |      15.18 |      18.15 |       3.65 |      0.20 |       6.13 |       4.65 |      0.00
  Tribal colleges\5\ ..........|      100.00 |       96.06 |      31.91 |       0.50 |      1.53 |       8.84 |      2.23 |      12.68 |      19.60 |      11.73 |       7.97 |      1.31 |       2.84 |       0.00 |      1.09
    4-year ....................|      100.00 |       98.56 |      27.22 |       0.30 |      1.43 |       9.24 |      2.83 |      23.33 |      21.06 |      12.36 |       3.62 |      0.00 |       1.44 |       0.00 |      0.00
    2-year ....................|      100.00 |       95.28 |      33.38 |       0.56 |      1.56 |       8.71 |      2.04 |       9.34 |      19.14 |      11.54 |       9.33 |      1.72 |       3.28 |       0.00 |      1.44
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Private  ......................|      100.00 |       78.02 |      27.00 |       7.67 |      2.38 |       6.05 |      2.26 |       5.38 |      10.63 |       6.10 |      11.43 |      1.38 |       8.87 |       8.54 |      4.57
  Research I universities\3\ ..|      100.00 |       66.69 |      24.24 |      14.40 |      1.95 |       5.28 |      2.00 |       2.14 |       6.28 |       4.56 |       6.69 |      1.14 |       6.34 |      16.55 |     10.42
  Research II universities\3\ .|      100.00 |       69.53 |      26.72 |       8.07 |      0.55 |       5.88 |      2.31 |       3.10 |       8.02 |       5.12 |      10.98 |      1.09 |      12.77 |      17.35 |      0.35
  Doctoral universities  ......|      100.00 |       88.12 |      32.57 |       5.51 |      4.11 |       7.78 |      2.88 |       5.39 |      12.07 |       6.67 |      12.15 |      1.87 |       9.51 |       1.57 |      0.80
  Master's  ...................|      100.00 |       88.68 |      31.08 |       1.59 |      1.20 |       6.88 |      2.55 |       8.73 |      13.68 |       6.68 |      16.89 |      1.96 |      11.03 |       0.09 |      0.19
  Baccalaureate  ..............|      100.00 |       86.41 |      26.65 |       0.77 |      0.59 |       6.05 |      2.57 |       9.18 |      14.45 |       7.51 |      19.68 |      1.52 |      13.25 |       0.00 |      0.35
  Associate of arts ...........|      100.00 |       93.54 |      28.94 |       0.07 |      0.20 |       6.23 |      1.20 |      14.30 |      20.59 |      11.62 |      11.34 |      0.26 |       6.41 |       0.00 |      0.04
  Specialized institutions\4\ .|      100.00 |       82.36 |      27.13 |       6.87 |      8.58 |       6.29 |      1.99 |       5.04 |      13.42 |       7.11 |       6.68 |      1.24 |       5.54 |       9.04 |      3.06
    Religion and theology  ....|      100.00 |       88.10 |      25.93 |       0.47 |      1.16 |       8.98 |      4.95 |       6.60 |      22.29 |      10.80 |      11.14 |      0.74 |      11.28 |       0.04 |      0.58
    Health and medicine .......|      100.00 |       74.19 |      24.95 |      12.18 |     15.49 |       4.23 |      0.91 |       2.13 |       7.52 |       4.93 |       1.80 |      0.97 |       2.87 |      17.32 |      5.62
    Engineering  ..............|      100.00 |       93.23 |      30.55 |       7.72 |      0.34 |       6.32 |      1.39 |       8.86 |      17.84 |       7.72 |      11.12 |      2.75 |       6.77 |       0.00 |      0.00
    Business  .................|      100.00 |       90.35 |      26.51 |       0.01 |      0.46 |       9.44 |      1.72 |      10.89 |      19.56 |       7.48 |      14.04 |      1.96 |       9.65 |       0.00 |      0.00
    Fine arts  ................|      100.00 |       92.06 |      31.88 |       0.03 |      1.29 |       6.44 |      1.56 |       7.36 |      18.52 |      11.17 |      13.73 |      1.64 |       7.42 |       0.00 |      0.52
    Other specialized  ........|      100.00 |       96.42 |      37.65 |       1.22 |      2.30 |      10.88 |      6.28 |       6.99 |      19.21 |       9.32 |       7.63 |      1.22 |       3.35 |       0.16 |      0.07
  Tribal colleges\5\ ..........|      100.00 |       97.85 |      25.76 |       0.02 |     16.82 |       8.28 |      1.37 |      13.25 |      16.92 |       6.63 |       8.79 |      1.38 |       2.15 |       0.00 |      0.00
    4-year ....................|      100.00 |       97.81 |      26.73 |       0.05 |     33.36 |       5.75 |      1.44 |       5.10 |      12.16 |       3.19 |      11.46 |      0.00 |       2.19 |       0.00 |      0.00
    2-year ....................|      100.00 |       97.88 |      25.14 |       0.00 |      6.34 |       9.89 |      1.32 |      18.42 |      19.94 |       8.81 |       7.09 |      2.25 |       2.12 |       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, 1995-96" survey. (This table was prepared November 1998.)


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