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Digest of Education Statistics: 2008
Digest of Education Statistics: 2008

NCES 2009-020
March 2009


Table 364. Total expenditures of private not-for-profit degree-granting institutions, by purpose and type of institution: 1996–97 through 
2005–06
Type of institution and year Total expenditures, by purpose
Total Instruction Research Public service Academic support Student services Institutional support Auxiliary enterprises1  Net grant aid to students2  Hospitals Independent operations Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  In thousands of current dollars
All institutions                        
1996–97 $67,399,563 $21,126,357 $6,702,520 $1,621,583 $4,942,411 $4,430,241 $8,226,648 $7,079,116 $1,529,456 $11,741,232
1997–98 69,300,699 23,404,428 7,267,877 1,672,991 5,738,254 4,903,988 9,138,895 7,698,614 1,297,749 $6,395,808 $1,782,095
1998–99 75,516,696 25,181,848 7,779,001 1,521,440 6,349,076 5,295,059 9,901,658 8,027,492 1,222,565 7,258,939 2,979,619
1999–2000 80,613,037 26,012,599 8,381,926 1,446,958 6,510,951 5,688,499 10,585,850 8,300,021 1,180,882 7,355,110 2,753,679 2,396,563
2000–01 85,625,016 27,607,324 9,025,739 1,473,292 7,368,263 6,117,195 11,434,074 9,010,853 1,176,160 7,255,376 3,134,609 2,022,132
2001–02 92,192,297 29,689,041 10,035,480 1,665,884 7,802,637 6,573,185 12,068,120 9,515,829 1,188,690 7,633,043 3,397,979 2,622,409
2002–03 99,748,076 32,062,218 11,079,532 1,878,380 8,156,688 7,096,223 13,157,744 9,936,478 1,173,845 7,586,208 3,879,736 3,741,024
2003–04 104,317,870 33,909,179 12,039,531 1,972,351 8,759,743 7,544,021 13,951,408 10,508,719 1,101,738 8,374,128 4,222,980 1,934,070
2004–05 110,394,127 36,258,473 12,812,857 2,000,437 9,342,064 8,191,737 14,690,328 10,944,342 1,069,591 9,180,775 4,223,779 1,679,741
2005–06 116,817,913 38,465,058 13,242,343 1,941,519 10,217,274 8,965,704 15,667,101 11,741,258 708,158 9,645,428 4,203,523 2,020,548
                         
4-year                        
1996–97 66,668,808 20,922,069 6,701,053 1,616,019 4,902,188 4,294,812 8,095,791 7,011,791 1,502,866 11,622,219
1997–98 68,677,274 23,164,693 7,267,228 1,669,650 5,704,216 4,817,585 8,988,203 7,621,887 1,276,848 6,395,610 1,771,355
1998–99 74,805,484 24,823,398 7,778,900 1,513,641 6,308,251 5,224,455 9,766,020 7,957,265 1,198,516 7,257,021 2,978,017
1999–2000 79,699,659 25,744,199 8,376,568 1,438,544 6,476,338 5,590,978 10,398,914 8,228,409 1,162,570 7,355,110 2,752,019 2,176,011
2000–01 85,048,123 27,413,897 9,019,966 1,467,325 7,333,851 6,036,478 11,292,310 8,957,973 1,160,660 7,253,479 3,133,099 1,979,086
2001–02 91,612,337 29,492,583 10,035,394 1,658,781 7,768,870 6,497,127 11,914,149 9,470,557 1,173,725 7,632,942 3,396,831 2,571,376
2002–03 99,137,236 31,866,310 11,079,332 1,871,274 8,122,181 7,014,149 12,996,836 9,876,937 1,161,441 7,586,208 3,854,471 3,708,098
2003–04 103,733,257 33,712,542 12,039,080 1,964,898 8,726,505 7,466,472 13,774,084 10,464,984 1,084,880 8,374,128 4,221,611 1,904,075
2004–05 109,789,731 36,051,084 12,812,326 1,993,767 9,307,600 8,101,214 14,516,197 10,899,456 1,051,216 9,180,775 4,223,779 1,652,317
2005–06 116,247,359 38,249,125 13,241,769 1,931,804 10,177,381 8,894,330 15,524,004 11,696,510 699,462 9,645,428 4,203,523 1,984,024
                         
2-year                        
1996–97 730,755 204,288 1,467 5,564 40,223 135,429 130,857 67,324 26,590 119,013
1997–98 623,424 239,735 649 3,341 34,038 86,403 150,692 76,726 20,901 198 10,740
1998–99 711,212 358,450 101 7,799 40,826 70,603 135,638 70,226 24,049 1,917 1,602
1999–2000 913,378 268,400 5,358 8,415 34,612 97,521 186,936 71,612 18,311 0 1,660 220,553
2000–01 576,893 193,428 5,772 5,967 34,412 80,717 141,764 52,880 15,500 1,896 1,510 43,046
2001–02 579,960 196,459 86 7,102 33,767 76,058 153,971 45,271 14,965 100 1,147 51,033
2002–03 610,840 195,909 200 7,106 34,506 82,074 160,908 59,541 12,404 0 25,265 32,926
2003–04 584,612 196,637 451 7,453 33,238 77,549 177,324 43,735 16,859 0 1,369 29,995
2004–05 604,395 207,389 532 6,670 34,464 90,523 174,131 44,886 18,375 0 0 27,425
2005–06 570,554 215,934 574 9,715 39,893 71,374 143,096 44,748 8,696 0 0 36,524
  Percentage distribution
All institutions                        
1996–97 100.00 31.34 9.94 2.41 7.33 6.57 12.21 10.50 2.27 17.42
1997–98 100.00 33.77 10.49 2.41 8.28 7.08 13.19 11.11 1.87 9.23 2.57
1998–99 100.00 33.35 10.30 2.01 8.41 7.01 13.11 10.63 1.62 9.61 3.95
1999–2000 100.00 32.27 10.40 1.79 8.08 7.06 13.13 10.30 1.46 9.12 3.42 2.97
2000–01 100.00 32.24 10.54 1.72 8.61 7.14 13.35 10.52 1.37 8.47 3.66 2.36
2001–02 100.00 32.20 10.89 1.81 8.46 7.13 13.09 10.32 1.29 8.28 3.69 2.84
2002–03 100.00 32.14 11.11 1.88 8.18 7.11 13.19 9.96 1.18 7.61 3.89 3.75
2003–04 100.00 32.51 11.54 1.89 8.40 7.23 13.37 10.07 1.06 8.03 4.05 1.85
2004–05 100.00 32.84 11.61 1.81 8.46 7.42 13.31 9.91 0.97 8.32 3.83 1.52
2005–06 100.00 32.93 11.34 1.66 8.75 7.67 13.41 10.05 0.61 8.26 3.60 1.73
                         
4-year                        
1996–97 100.00 31.38 10.05 2.42 7.35 6.44 12.14 10.52 2.25 17.43
1997–98 100.00 33.73 10.58 2.43 8.31 7.01 13.09 11.10 1.86 9.31 2.58
1998–99 100.00 33.18 10.40 2.02 8.43 6.98 13.06 10.64 1.60 9.70 3.98
1999–2000 100.00 32.30 10.51 1.80 8.13 7.02 13.05 10.32 1.46 9.23 3.45 2.73
2000–01 100.00 32.23 10.61 1.73 8.62 7.10 13.28 10.53 1.36 8.53 3.68 2.33
2001–02 100.00 32.19 10.95 1.81 8.48 7.09 13.00 10.34 1.28 8.33 3.71 2.81
2002–03 100.00 32.14 11.18 1.89 8.19 7.08 13.11 9.96 1.17 7.65 3.89 3.74
2003–04 100.00 32.50 11.61 1.89 8.41 7.20 13.28 10.09 1.05 8.07 4.07 1.84
2004–05 100.00 32.84 11.67 1.82 8.48 7.38 13.22 9.93 0.96 8.36 3.85 1.50
2005–06 100.00 32.90 11.39 1.66 8.75 7.65 13.35 10.06 0.60 8.30 3.62 1.71
                         
2-year                        
1996–97 100.00 27.96 0.20 0.76 5.50 18.53 17.91 9.21 3.64 16.29
1997–98 100.00 38.45 0.10 0.54 5.46 13.86 24.17 12.31 3.35 0.03 1.72
1998–99 100.00 50.40 0.01 1.10 5.74 9.93 19.07 9.87 3.38 0.27 0.23
1999–2000 100.00 29.39 0.59 0.92 3.79 10.68 20.47 7.84 2.00 0.00 0.18 24.15
2000–01 100.00 33.53 1.00 1.03 5.96 13.99 24.57 9.17 2.69 0.33 0.26 7.46
2001–02 100.00 33.87 0.01 1.22 5.82 13.11 26.55 7.81 2.58 0.02 0.20 8.80
2002–03 100.00 32.07 0.03 1.16 5.65 13.44 26.34 9.75 2.03 0.00 4.14 5.39
2003–04 100.00 33.64 0.08 1.27 5.69 13.27 30.33 7.48 2.88 0.00 0.23 5.13
2004–05 100.00 34.31 0.09 1.10 5.70 14.98 28.81 7.43 3.04 0.00 0.00 4.54
2005–06 100.00 37.85 0.10 1.70 6.99 12.51 25.08 7.84 1.52 0.00 0.00 6.40
  Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars
All institutions                        
1996–97 $27,880 $8,739 $2,772 $671 $2,044 $1,833 $3,403 $2,928 $633 $4,857
1997–98 28,270 9,547 2,965 682 2,341 2,000 3,728 3,141 529 $2,609 $727
1998–99 30,291 10,101 3,120 610 2,547 2,124 3,972 3,220 490 2,912 1,195
1999–2000 31,751 10,246 3,301 570 2,564 2,241 4,169 3,269 465 2,897 1,085 944
2000–01 33,069 10,662 3,486 569 2,846 2,363 4,416 3,480 454 2,802 1,211 781
2001–02 34,841 11,220 3,793 630 2,949 2,484 4,561 3,596 449 2,885 1,284 991
2002–03 36,479 11,725 4,052 687 2,983 2,595 4,812 3,634 429 2,774 1,419 1,368
2003–04 37,240 12,105 4,298 704 3,127 2,693 4,980 3,751 393 2,989 1,508 690
2004–05 38,472 12,636 4,465 697 3,256 2,855 5,120 3,814 373 3,199 1,472 585
2005–06 40,156 13,222 4,552 667 3,512 3,082 5,386 4,036 243 3,316 1,445 695
                         
4-year                        
1996–97 28,327 8,890 2,847 687 2,083 1,825 3,440 2,979 639 4,938
1997–98 28,740 9,694 3,041 699 2,387 2,016 3,761 3,190 534 2,676 741
1998–99 30,706 10,189 3,193 621 2,589 2,145 4,009 3,266 492 2,979 1,222
1999–2000 32,064 10,357 3,370 579 2,605 2,249 4,184 3,310 468 2,959 1,107 875
2000–01 33,359 10,753 3,538 576 2,877 2,368 4,429 3,514 455 2,845 1,229 776
2001–02 35,139 11,312 3,849 636 2,980 2,492 4,570 3,633 450 2,928 1,303 986
2002–03 36,742 11,810 4,106 694 3,010 2,600 4,817 3,661 430 2,812 1,429 1,374
2003–04 37,504 12,188 4,353 710 3,155 2,699 4,980 3,784 392 3,028 1,526 688
2004–05 38,726 12,716 4,519 703 3,283 2,858 5,120 3,845 371 3,238 1,490 583
2005–06 40,394 13,291 4,601 671 3,536 3,091 5,394 4,064 243 3,352 1,461 689
                         
2-year                        
1996–97 11,426 3,194 23 87 629 2,118 2,046 1,053 416 1,861
1997–98 10,094 3,882 11 54 551 1,399 2,440 1,242 338 3 174
1998–99 12,514 6,307 2 137 718 1,242 2,387 1,236 423 34 28
1999–2000 17,148 5,039 101 158 650 1,831 3,510 1,345 344 0 31 4,141
2000–01 14,494 4,860 145 150 865 2,028 3,562 1,329 389 48 38 1,081
2001–02 14,890 5,044 2 182 867 1,953 3,953 1,162 384 3 29 1,310
2002–03 16,846 5,403 6 196 952 2,263 4,438 1,642 342 0 697 908
2003–04 16,561 5,570 13 211 942 2,197 5,023 1,239 478 0 39 850
2004–05 17,552 6,023 15 194 1,001 2,629 5,057 1,304 534 0 0 796
2005–06 18,240 6,903 18 311 1,275 2,282 4,575 1,431 278 0 0 1,168
  Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in constant 2006–07 dollars3 
All institutions                        
1996–97 $35,815 $11,226 $3,562 $862 $2,626 $2,354 $4,372 $3,762 $813 $6,239
1997–98 35,680 12,050 3,742 861 2,954 2,525 4,705 3,964 668 $3,293 $918
1998–99 37,581 12,532 3,871 757 3,160 2,635 4,928 3,995 608 3,612 1,483
1999–2000 38,286 12,354 3,981 687 3,092 2,702 5,028 3,942 561 3,493 1,308 1,138
2000–01 38,555 12,431 4,064 663 3,318 2,754 5,149 4,057 530 3,267 1,411 911
2001–02 39,914 12,854 4,345 721 3,378 2,846 5,225 4,120 515 3,305 1,471 1,135
2002–03 40,892 13,144 4,542 770 3,344 2,909 5,394 4,073 481 3,110 1,590 1,534
2003–04 40,851 13,279 4,715 772 3,430 2,954 5,463 4,115 431 3,279 1,654 757
2004–05 40,970 13,456 4,755 742 3,467 3,040 5,452 4,062 397 3,407 1,568 623
2005–06 41,194 13,564 4,670 685 3,603 3,162 5,525 4,140 250 3,401 1,482 713
                         
4-year                        
1996–97 36,389 11,420 3,658 882 2,676 2,344 4,419 3,827 820 6,344
1997–98 36,273 12,235 3,838 882 3,013 2,544 4,747 4,026 674 3,378 936
1998–99 38,095 12,641 3,961 771 3,213 2,661 4,973 4,052 610 3,696 1,517
1999–2000 38,664 12,489 4,064 698 3,142 2,712 5,045 3,992 564 3,568 1,335 1,056
2000–01 38,893 12,537 4,125 671 3,354 2,761 5,164 4,097 531 3,317 1,433 905
2001–02 40,256 12,959 4,410 729 3,414 2,855 5,235 4,161 516 3,354 1,493 1,130
2002–03 41,187 13,239 4,603 777 3,374 2,914 5,400 4,103 483 3,152 1,601 1,541
2003–04 41,141 13,370 4,775 779 3,461 2,961 5,463 4,150 430 3,321 1,674 755
2004–05 41,240 13,542 4,813 749 3,496 3,043 5,453 4,094 395 3,449 1,587 621
2005–06 41,439 13,635 4,720 689 3,628 3,171 5,534 4,169 249 3,438 1,498 707
                         
2-year                        
1996–97 14,679 4,103 29 112 808 2,720 2,628 1,352 534 2,391
1997–98 12,740 4,899 13 68 696 1,766 3,079 1,568 427 4 219
1998–99 15,525 7,825 2 170 891 1,541 2,961 1,533 525 42 35
1999–2000 20,678 6,076 121 190 784 2,208 4,232 1,621 415 0 38 4,993
2000–01 16,898 5,666 169 175 1,008 2,364 4,152 1,549 454 56 44 1,261
2001–02 17,058 5,778 3 209 993 2,237 4,529 1,332 440 3 34 1,501
2002–03 18,883 6,056 6 220 1,067 2,537 4,974 1,841 383 0 781 1,018
2003–04 18,167 6,110 14 232 1,033 2,410 5,510 1,359 524 0 43 932
2004–05 18,692 6,414 16 206 1,066 2,800 5,385 1,388 568 0 0 848
2005–06 18,711 7,082 19 319 1,308 2,341 4,693 1,468 285 0 0 1,198
— Not available.
1 Essentially self-supporting operations of institutions that furnish a service to students, fac­ulty, or staff, such as residence halls and food services.
2 Excludes tuition and fee allowances and agency transactions, such as student awards made from contributed funds or grant funds.
3 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: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1996–97 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enroll­ment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:96–99) and "Finance Survey" (IPEDS-F:FY97–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2007. (This table was prepared May 2008.)