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Digest of Education Statistics: 2006
Digest of Education Statistics: 2006

NCES 2007-017
July 2007


Table 345. Current-fund expenditures and current-fund expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution: Selected years, 1970–71 through 2000–01 
Control of institution and year All institutions 4-year institutions 2-year institutions
Current-fund expenditures (in millions) Current-fund expenditures per student, in constant 2005–06 dollars1  Current-fund expenditures (in millions) Current-fund expenditures per student, in constant 2005–06 dollars1  Current-fund expenditures (in millions) Current-fund expenditures per student, in constant 2005–06 dollars1 
Unadjusted dollars Constant 2005–06 dollars1  Unadjusted dollars Constant 2005–06 dollars1  Unadjusted dollars Constant 2005–06 dollars1 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All institutions                  
1970–71 $23,375 $117,092 $17,378 $21,049 $105,437 $20,491 $2,327 $11,655 $7,319
1975–76 38,903 139,591 16,462 33,811 121,320 20,561 5,092 18,271 7,084
1977–78 45,971 146,054 17,356 39,899 126,762 21,358 6,072 19,292 7,778
1978–79 50,721 147,344 17,649 44,163 128,293 21,626 6,558 19,051 7,885
1979–80 56,914 145,883 17,188 49,661 127,292 21,159 7,253 18,591 7,523
                   
1980–81 64,053 147,140 16,684 55,840 128,275 20,819 8,212 18,865 7,099
1981–82 70,339 148,733 16,499 61,333 129,690 20,751 9,006 19,043 6,888
1982–83 75,936 153,954 16,934 66,238 134,293 21,491 9,697 19,661 6,916
1983–84 81,993 160,302 17,488 71,680 140,138 22,155 10,314 20,164 7,097
1984–85 89,951 169,236 18,905 78,744 148,150 23,543 11,207 21,086 7,930
                   
1985–86 97,536 178,362 19,943 85,560 156,463 24,858 11,976 21,900 8,267
1986–87 105,764 189,207 20,874 92,985 166,346 26,154 12,779 22,861 8,455
1987–88 113,786 195,461 21,177 100,143 172,024 26,520 13,644 23,437 8,544
1988–89 123,867 203,385 21,490 109,141 179,205 26,891 14,726 24,180 8,635
1989–90 134,656 211,029 21,576 118,578 185,833 27,274 16,077 25,196 8,491
                   
1990–91 146,088 217,077 21,744 128,594 191,083 27,423 17,494 25,995 8,621
1991–92 156,189 224,881 21,705 137,375 197,793 27,931 18,814 27,088 8,261
1992–93 165,241 230,708 22,105 145,300 202,866 28,455 19,941 27,842 8,418
1993–94 173,351 235,919 22,791 152,164 207,085 29,081 21,187 28,834 8,926
1994–95 182,969 242,070 23,393 160,891 212,861 29,824 22,078 29,209 9,097
                   
1995–96 190,476 245,328 23,738 166,954 215,032 29,979 23,522 30,296 9,581
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
                   
Public institutions                  
1970–71 14,996 75,119 15,166 12,899 64,614 18,628 2,097 10,505 7,076
1975–76 26,184 93,952 14,405 21,392 76,757 18,922 4,792 17,195 6,973
1977–78 30,725 97,617 15,261 25,013 79,469 19,675 5,712 18,148 7,698
1978–79 33,733 97,994 15,606 27,600 80,179 20,064 6,132 17,815 7,803
1979–80 37,768 96,808 15,144 30,979 79,406 19,562 6,789 17,402 7,458
                   
1980–81 42,280 97,124 14,622 34,677 79,660 19,157 7,602 17,464 7,030
1981–82 46,219 97,731 14,412 37,890 80,118 19,037 8,330 17,613 6,846
1982–83 49,573 100,505 14,671 40,616 82,345 19,510 8,957 18,160 6,905
1983–84 53,087 103,788 15,082 43,588 85,217 19,977 9,499 18,570 7,100
1984–85 58,315 109,714 16,413 48,017 90,340 21,317 10,298 19,374 7,918
                   
1985–86 63,194 115,562 17,331 52,184 95,429 22,509 11,010 20,133 8,292
1986–87 67,654 121,030 17,856 56,003 100,187 23,324 11,651 20,844 8,396
1987–88 72,641 124,782 17,986 60,137 103,302 23,501 12,505 21,480 8,450
1988–89 78,946 129,625 18,265 65,349 107,300 23,814 13,597 22,325 8,616
1989–90 85,771 134,417 18,235 70,865 111,058 24,039 14,906 23,360 8,489
                   
1990–91 92,961 138,134 18,277 76,722 114,004 24,051 16,239 24,130 8,563
1991–92 98,847 142,320 18,100 81,334 117,105 24,419 17,513 25,215 8,221
1992–93 104,570 146,000 18,454 86,065 120,163 25,045 18,505 25,837 8,298
1993–94 109,310 148,763 19,042 89,697 122,072 25,613 19,612 26,691 8,761
1994–95 115,465 152,762 19,624 94,895 125,547 26,434 20,570 27,215 8,967
                   
1995–96 119,525 153,944 19,859 97,905 126,099 26,507 21,620 27,846 9,299
1996–97 125,429 157,068 20,150 103,069 129,068 27,075 22,360 28,000 9,248
1997–98 132,846 163,441 20,768 109,190 134,337 27,906 23,656 29,104 9,524
1998–99 140,539 169,963 21,569 115,158 139,268 28,604 25,381 30,695 10,193
1999–2000 152,325 179,048 22,325 124,878 146,786 29,686 27,447 32,263 10,490
2000–01 170,345 193,597 23,418 140,578 159,767 31,791 29,766 33,830 10,437
                   
Private institutions                  
1970–71 8,379 41,973 23,519 8,150 40,823 24,345 230 1,150 10,664
1975–76 12,719 45,639 23,316 12,419 44,563 24,168 300 1,076 9,482
1979–80 19,146 49,075 23,428 18,682 47,886 24,472 464 1,189 8,619
                   
1980–81 21,773 50,016 22,978 21,163 48,615 24,270 610 1,401 8,072
1981–82 24,120 51,003 22,838 23,444 49,572 24,284 676 1,430 7,453
1982–83 26,363 53,449 23,850 25,623 51,948 25,612 740 1,501 7,053
1983–84 28,907 56,514 24,734 28,092 54,921 26,668 815 1,593 7,065
1984–85 31,637 59,522 26,255 30,727 57,810 28,134 910 1,712 8,065
                   
1985–86 34,342 62,800 27,597 33,376 61,034 29,704 966 1,766 7,995
1986–87 38,110 68,177 29,822 36,982 66,159 32,041 1,128 2,018 9,117
1987–88 41,145 70,679 30,837 40,006 68,722 32,869 1,139 1,957 9,723
1988–89 44,922 73,759 31,157 43,792 71,905 33,314 1,130 1,855 8,874
1989–90 48,885 76,611 31,798 47,713 74,775 34,085 1,172 1,836 8,519
                   
1990–91 53,127 78,943 32,548 51,872 77,079 34,596 1,255 1,864 9,439
1991–92 57,342 82,561 33,054 56,041 80,688 35,300 1,301 1,873 8,835
1992–93 60,671 84,708 33,547 59,235 82,703 35,472 1,436 2,005 10,356
1993–94 64,041 87,156 34,327 62,466 85,013 36,100 1,575 2,143 11,641
1994–95 67,504 89,308 34,836 65,996 87,314 36,566 1,508 1,995 11,342
                   
1995–96 70,952 91,384 35,377 69,050 88,934 36,816 1,902 2,450 14,625
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
–Not available.
1 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.
NOTE: Data through 1995–96 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Private college data not collected on a basis consistent with public institutions after 1995–96. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education," 1970–71 through 1985–86, "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education," 1970 through 1985; 1986–87 through 2000–01 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Finance Survey" (IPEDS-F:FY86–99), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-F:FY86–99), and Spring 2001 and Spring 2002. (This table was prepared October 2006.)