Section 7. Expenditures of Public Degree-Granting Institutions: Public 4-Year Institutions
Figure M. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for current-fund expenditures in public 4-year 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
Education Data System (IPEDS), “Finance Survey,” various
years; and Expenditures in Degree-Granting Institutions
Model. (See reference table 36.)
Between 2000–01 and 2013–14, increases are expected in the current-fund expenditures and the educational and general expenditures of public 4-year degree-granting institutions (figure M; reference figure 36 and tables 36 and 37). Both overall increases and increases per student in full-time-equivalent (FTE) enrollment are expected.
Current-fund expenditures
Current-fund expenditures in constant 2002–03 dollars increased 49 percent from 1988–89 to 2000–01.
From 2000–01 to 2013–14, public 4-year institutions’ current-fund expenditures in constant 2002–03 dollars are projected to increase
- 53 percent, to $223 billion, in the middle alternative projections;
- 42 percent, to $207 billion, in the low alternative projections;
and
- 66 percent, to $242 billion, in the high alternative projections.
Current-fund expenditures per student
Current-fund expenditures in constant 2002–03 dollars per student in FTE enrollment increased 33 percent from 1988–89 to 2000–01.
From 2000–01 to 2013–14, current-fund expenditures in constant 2002–03 dollars per student in FTE enrollment are projected to increase
- 18 percent, to $34,400, in the middle alternative projections;
- 12 percent, to $32,600, in the low alternative projections; and
- 25 percent, to $36,400, in the high alternative projections.
A subset of current-fund expenditures
Educational and general expenditures consist of those current-fund expenditures that are for activities directly related to the education of students. Expenditures for such activities as auxiliary enterprises (e.g., student dormitories, cafeterias, and bookstores) and university hospitals are excluded from educational and general expenditures, but are included in total current-fund expenditures.
Educational and general expenditures
In the middle alternative projections, from 2000–01 to 2013–14, educational and general expenditures in constant 2002–03 dollars are projected to increase
- 50 percent overall, from $113 billion to $169 billion; and
- 16 percent per student in FTE enrollment, from $22,500 to $26,100.
