Section 7. Expenditures of Public Degree-Granting Institutions: Public Institutions

Figure L. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for current-fund expenditures in public degree-granting institutions: Selected years, 1988–89 to 2013–14

NOTE: Data were placed in constant 2002–03 dollars using the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (BLS, U.S. Dept. of Labor).
SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES: Integrated Postsecondary Edu-cation Data System (IPEDS), “Finance Survey,” various years; and Expend-itures in Degree-Granting Institutions Model. (See reference tables 36 and 38.)

Between 2000–01 and 2013–14, increases are expected in the current-fund expenditures of public degree-granting institutions (figure L; reference figure 36 and tables 36 and 38).

Current-fund expenditures in constant 2002–03 dollars of 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions combined increased 49 percent from 1988–89 to 2000–01.

From 2000–01 to 2013–14, current-fund expenditures in constant 2002–03 dollars are projected to increase

• 54 percent, to $273 billion, in the middle alternative projections;
• 44 percent, to $255 billion, in the low alternative projections; and
• 67 percent, to $296 billion, in the high alternative projections.