Table 46.-Current-fund expenditures of public and private institutions of higher education, with alternative projections: 1984-85 to 2009-10
Year Ending
Constant 1998-1999 dollars (in billions)1
Current dollars (in billions)
Total
Public
Private
Total
Public
Private
1985
$140.0
$90.8
$49.2
$90.0
$58.3
$31.6
1986
147.5
95.6
51.9
97.5
63.2
34.3
1987
156.5
100.1
56.4
105.8
67.7
38.1
1988
161.6
103.2
58.4
113.8
72.6
41.1
1989
168.3
107.2
61.0
123.9
78.9
44.9
1990
174.6
111.2
63.4
134.7
85.8
48.9
1991
179.5
114.2
65.3
146.1
93.0
53.1
1992
186.0
117.7
68.3
156.2
98.8
57.3
1993
190.8
120.8
70.1
165.2
104.6
60.7
1994
195.1
123.0
72.1
173.4
109.3
64.0
1995
200.2
126.3
73.9
183.0
115.5
67.5
1996
202.3
127.2
75.2
190.0
119.4
70.6
Middle alternative projections
1997
207.0
130.3
76.7
199.9
125.8
74.1
1998
213.1
133.8
79.3
209.4
131.5
77.9
1999
221.0
138.8
82.1
221.0
138.8
82.1
2000
227.7
144.0
83.8
233.3
147.5
85.8
2001
235.4
149.1
86.3
246.5
156.1
90.4
2002
242.2
153.6
88.6
259.5
164.6
94.9
2003
248.0
157.3
90.7
272.7
173.0
99.7
2004
254.5
161.5
93.0
287.3
182.3
104.9
2005
261.9
166.3
95.6
(2)
(2)
(2)
2006
269.8
171.4
98.4
(2)
(2)
(2)
2007
278.2
177.0
101.2
(2)
(2)
(2)
2008
286.3
182.6
103.7
(2)
(2)
(2)
2009
294.5
188.3
106.2
(2)
(2)
(2)
2010
302.6
193.8
108.8
(2)
(2)
(2)
Low alternative projections
1997
207.0
130.3
76.7
199.9
125.8
74.1
1998
213.1
133.8
79.3
209.4
131.5
77.9
1999
221.0
138.8
82.1
221.0
138.8
82.1
2000
227.7
144.0
83.7
233.3
147.5
85.8
2001
235.3
149.1
86.2
246.6
156.3
90.3
2002
241.0
153.1
88.0
259.0
164.5
94.5
2003
245.5
155.7
89.7
270.7
171.8
99.0
2004
251.1
159.2
91.9
283.8
179.9
103.9
2005
257.7
163.3
94.4
(2)
(2)
(2)
2006
264.6
167.5
97.0
(2)
(2)
(2)
2007
272.0
172.4
99.6
(2)
(2)
(2)
2008
279.2
177.2
101.9
(2)
(2)
(2)
2009
286.4
182.1
104.3
(2)
(2)
(2)
2010
293.7
187.0
106.7
(2)
(2)
(2)
High alternative projections
1997
207.0
130.3
76.7
199.9
125.8
74.1
1998
213.1
133.8
79.3
209.4
131.5
77.9
1999
221.0
138.8
82.1
221.0
138.8
82.1
2000
227.7
144.0
83.8
233.4
147.5
85.8
2001
235.7
149.2
86.6
246.5
156.0
90.5
2002
243.4
154.0
89.4
259.4
164.1
95.3
2003
250.6
158.3
92.3
271.8
171.7
100.1
2004
258.8
163.3
95.5
284.9
179.7
105.2
2005
268.1
169.0
99.1
(2)
(2)
(2)
2006
278.1
175.2
103.0
(2)
(2)
(2)
2007
288.6
181.9
106.7
(2)
(2)
(2)
2008
298.7
188.6
110.0
(2)
(2)
(2)
2009
308.5
195.4
113.1
(2)
(2)
(2)
2010
317.8
201.8
116.0
(2)
(2)
(2)
1Based on the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. 2Projections in current dollars are not shown after 2004 due to the uncertain behavior of inflation over the long term. NOTE: Calculations were made using unrounded numbers. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE : U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education,'' and "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities'' surveys; Higher Education Enrollment Model; and Higher Education Expenditure Models. (This table was prepared March 2000.)
