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Table 377. Expenditures of public degree-granting institutions, by purpose of expenditure and level of institution: 2003-04 through 2009-10
Level of institution and year Total expenditures Instruction Research Public service Academic support Student services Insti- tutional support Operation and maintenance of plant Deprecia- tion Scholar- ships and fellow- ships1 Auxiliary enterprises Hospitals Indepen- dent opera- tions Interest Other
Total Salaries and wages
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  In thousands of current dollars
All insti-
   tutions
                               
2003-04 $205,068,500 $56,767,947 $39,431,881 $21,408,497 $8,981,907 $13,613,774 $9,426,787 $16,849,813 $12,611,040 $8,999,651 $8,172,682 $15,705,951 $18,471,970 $736,799 $2,679,502 $10,642,180
2004-05 215,794,343 59,656,806 41,026,819 22,550,836 9,481,391 14,258,857 10,042,243 17,454,934 13,578,182 9,592,800 8,402,515 16,664,085 20,104,812 658,166 2,989,771 10,358,944
2005-06 226,549,889 62,988,407 43,202,237 23,056,406 9,746,753 15,299,823 10,634,906 18,528,338 15,117,844 10,071,291 8,616,689 17,314,237 20,689,224 744,028 3,404,166 10,337,778
2006-07 238,828,801 67,188,249 45,998,524 23,893,564 10,148,312 16,306,542 11,377,541 19,962,037 15,806,925 10,772,442 8,956,265 18,501,797 22,111,404 784,684 3,819,104 9,199,935
2007-082 261,045,829 71,807,253 48,691,508 25,331,167 10,800,588 17,871,280 12,205,110 22,145,030 17,032,966 12,814,049 9,664,173 19,533,181 23,974,721 931,838 4,301,708 12,632,765
2008-092 273,030,301 75,078,714 51,151,501 26,651,018 11,244,501 18,805,325 12,939,434 23,078,908 17,839,601 13,719,465 11,104,773 20,588,239 25,944,900 1,177,848 2,972,642 11,884,935
2009-102 281,368,314 76,292,102 51,812,151 28,077,991 11,506,354 18,878,483 13,137,932 22,685,634 18,052,279 14,306,697 15,435,492 20,457,106 26,674,882 1,236,092 5,061,939 9,565,330
                                 
4-year                                
2003-04 167,654,408 42,287,792 29,290,396 21,394,125 8,293,533 10,904,235 6,062,776 11,691,429 9,469,470 7,586,394 5,123,190 13,680,554 18,471,970 711,188 2,240,096 9,737,657
2004-05 177,191,847 44,699,891 30,555,416 22,528,940 8,819,093 11,417,218 6,475,649 12,151,581 10,287,442 8,136,660 5,453,252 14,593,314 20,104,812 658,166 2,526,222 9,339,604
2005-06 186,074,213 47,286,043 32,206,726 23,031,885 9,054,397 12,290,114 6,906,675 12,915,660 11,508,008 8,517,539 5,697,202 15,158,273 20,689,224 744,028 2,856,931 9,418,234
2006-07 196,121,062 50,755,304 34,541,885 23,875,451 9,455,605 13,151,359 7,430,739 14,046,030 12,031,682 9,140,557 6,031,919 16,308,351 22,111,404 784,684 3,129,141 7,868,836
2007-082 215,474,080 54,371,328 36,618,879 25,312,279 10,055,606 14,471,795 8,051,799 15,812,151 13,047,228 10,959,500 6,467,362 17,296,774 23,974,721 931,838 3,523,683 11,198,015
2008-092 225,363,128 57,265,615 38,666,432 26,629,400 10,499,031 15,300,115 8,612,795 16,505,969 13,805,143 11,719,734 7,156,258 18,293,456 25,944,900 1,177,848 2,354,694 10,098,170
2009-102 230,216,045 58,268,076 39,035,682 28,057,280 10,752,578 15,355,204 8,755,313 16,348,654 13,675,766 12,311,891 9,092,603 18,120,806 26,674,882 1,236,092 4,091,219 7,475,682
                                 
2-year                                
2003-04 37,414,092 14,480,155 10,141,485 14,371 688,374 2,709,539 3,364,011 5,158,384 3,141,570 1,413,258 3,049,492 2,025,397 0 25,612 439,406 904,523
2004-05 38,602,497 14,956,915 10,471,403 21,896 662,298 2,841,639 3,566,594 5,303,353 3,290,740 1,456,140 2,949,262 2,070,771 0 0 463,549 1,019,339
2005-06 40,475,676 15,702,364 10,995,511 24,520 692,356 3,009,709 3,728,231 5,612,677 3,609,836 1,553,752 2,919,487 2,155,964 0 0 547,234 919,544
2006-07 42,707,739 16,432,945 11,456,639 18,113 692,707 3,155,183 3,946,803 5,916,007 3,775,243 1,631,885 2,924,346 2,193,446 0 0 689,963 1,331,099
2007-082 45,571,749 17,435,926 12,072,630 18,887 744,982 3,399,485 4,153,311 6,332,879 3,985,738 1,854,549 3,196,811 2,236,407 0 0 778,025 1,434,749
2008-092 47,667,173 17,813,099 12,485,070 21,617 745,470 3,505,209 4,326,639 6,572,940 4,034,457 1,999,732 3,948,515 2,294,783 0 0 617,948 1,786,764
2009-102 51,152,269 18,024,027 12,776,469 20,711 753,776 3,523,280 4,382,619 6,336,980 4,376,513 1,994,806 6,342,889 2,336,300 0 0 970,721 2,089,648
  Percentage distribution
All insti-
   tutions
                               
2003-04 100.00 27.68 19.23 10.44 4.38 6.64 4.60 8.22 6.15 4.39 3.99 7.66 9.01 0.36 1.31 5.19
2004-05 100.00 27.65 19.01 10.45 4.39 6.61 4.65 8.09 6.29 4.45 3.89 7.72 9.32 0.30 1.39 4.80
2005-06 100.00 27.80 19.07 10.18 4.30 6.75 4.69 8.18 6.67 4.45 3.80 7.64 9.13 0.33 1.50 4.56
2006-07 100.00 28.13 19.26 10.00 4.25 6.83 4.76 8.36 6.62 4.51 3.75 7.75 9.26 0.33 1.60 3.85
2007-082 100.00 27.51 18.65 9.70 4.14 6.85 4.68 8.48 6.52 4.91 3.70 7.48 9.18 0.36 1.65 4.84
2008-092 100.00 27.50 18.73 9.76 4.12 6.89 4.74 8.45 6.53 5.02 4.07 7.54 9.50 0.43 1.09 4.35
2009-102 100.00 27.11 18.41 9.98 4.09 6.71 4.67 8.06 6.42 5.08 5.49 7.27 9.48 0.44 1.80 3.40
                                 
4-year                                
2003-04 100.00 25.22 17.47 12.76 4.95 6.50 3.62 6.97 5.65 4.53 3.06 8.16 11.02 0.42 1.34 5.81
2004-05 100.00 25.23 17.24 12.71 4.98 6.44 3.65 6.86 5.81 4.59 3.08 8.24 11.35 0.37 1.43 5.27
2005-06 100.00 25.41 17.31 12.38 4.87 6.60 3.71 6.94 6.18 4.58 3.06 8.15 11.12 0.40 1.54 5.06
2006-07 100.00 25.88 17.61 12.17 4.82 6.71 3.79 7.16 6.13 4.66 3.08 8.32 11.27 0.40 1.60 4.01
2007-082 100.00 25.23 16.99 11.75 4.67 6.72 3.74 7.34 6.06 5.09 3.00 8.03 11.13 0.43 1.64 5.20
2008-092 100.00 25.41 17.16 11.82 4.66 6.79 3.82 7.32 6.13 5.20 3.18 8.12 11.51 0.52 1.04 4.48
2009-102 100.00 25.31 16.96 12.19 4.67 6.67 3.80 7.10 5.94 5.35 3.95 7.87 11.59 0.54 1.78 3.25
                                 
2-year                                
2003-04 100.00 38.70 27.11 0.04 1.84 7.24 8.99 13.79 8.40 3.78 8.15 5.41 0.00 0.07 1.17 2.42
2004-05 100.00 38.75 27.13 0.06 1.72 7.36 9.24 13.74 8.52 3.77 7.64 5.36 0.00 0.00 1.20 2.64
2005-06 100.00 38.79 27.17 0.06 1.71 7.44 9.21 13.87 8.92 3.84 7.21 5.33 0.00 0.00 1.35 2.27
2006-07 100.00 38.48 26.83 0.04 1.62 7.39 9.24 13.85 8.84 3.82 6.85 5.14 0.00 0.00 1.62 3.12
2007-082 100.00 38.26 26.49 0.04 1.63 7.46 9.11 13.90 8.75 4.07 7.01 4.91 0.00 0.00 1.71 3.15
2008-092 100.00 37.37 26.19 0.05 1.56 7.35 9.08 13.79 8.46 4.20 8.28 4.81 0.00 0.00 1.30 3.75
2009-102 100.00 35.24 24.98 0.04 1.47 6.89 8.57 12.39 8.56 3.90 12.40 4.57 0.00 0.00 1.90 4.09
  Expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in current dollars
All insti-
   tutions
                               
2003-04 $22,192 $6,143 $4,267 $2,317 $972 $1,473 $1,020 $1,823 $1,365 $974 $884 $1,700 $1,999 $80 $290 $1,152
2004-05 23,084 6,382 4,389 2,412 1,014 1,525 1,074 1,867 1,453 1,026 899 1,783 2,151 70 320 1,108
2005-06 24,126 6,708 4,601 2,455 1,038 1,629 1,133 1,973 1,610 1,073 918 1,844 2,203 79 363 1,101
2006-07 25,130 7,070 4,840 2,514 1,068 1,716 1,197 2,100 1,663 1,134 942 1,947 2,327 83 402 968
2007-082 26,802 7,373 4,999 2,601 1,109 1,835 1,253 2,274 1,749 1,316 992 2,006 2,462 96 442 1,297
2008-092 27,135 7,462 5,084 2,649 1,118 1,869 1,286 2,294 1,773 1,364 1,104 2,046 2,579 117 295 1,181
2009-102 26,173 7,097 4,820 2,612 1,070 1,756 1,222 2,110 1,679 1,331 1,436 1,903 2,481 115 471 890
                                 
4-year                                
2003-04 30,166 7,609 5,270 3,849 1,492 1,962 1,091 2,104 1,704 1,365 922 2,462 3,324 128 403 1,752
2004-05 31,413 7,925 5,417 3,994 1,563 2,024 1,148 2,154 1,824 1,443 967 2,587 3,564 117 448 1,656
2005-06 32,483 8,255 5,622 4,021 1,581 2,145 1,206 2,255 2,009 1,487 995 2,646 3,612 130 499 1,644
2006-07 33,670 8,714 5,930 4,099 1,623 2,258 1,276 2,411 2,066 1,569 1,036 2,800 3,796 135 537 1,351
2007-082 35,947 9,071 6,109 4,223 1,678 2,414 1,343 2,638 2,177 1,828 1,079 2,886 4,000 155 588 1,868
2008-092 36,707 9,327 6,298 4,337 1,710 2,492 1,403 2,688 2,249 1,909 1,166 2,980 4,226 192 384 1,645
2009-102 35,679 9,030 6,050 4,348 1,666 2,380 1,357 2,534 2,119 1,908 1,409 2,808 4,134 192 634 1,159
                                 
2-year                                
2003-04 10,158 3,932 2,754 4 187 736 913 1,401 853 384 828 550 0 7 119 246
2004-05 10,412 4,034 2,824 6 179 766 962 1,430 888 393 796 559 0 0 125 275
2005-06 11,053 4,288 3,003 7 189 822 1,018 1,533 986 424 797 589 0 0 149 251
2006-07 11,609 4,467 3,114 5 188 858 1,073 1,608 1,026 444 795 596 0 0 188 362
2007-082 12,167 4,655 3,223 5 199 908 1,109 1,691 1,064 495 854 597 0 0 208 383
2008-092 12,153 4,542 3,183 6 190 894 1,103 1,676 1,029 510 1,007 585 0 0 158 456
2009-102 11,902 4,194 2,973 5 175 820 1,020 1,474 1,018 464 1,476 544 0 0 226 486
  Expenditures per full-time-equivalent student in constant 2009-10 dollars3 
All insti-
   tutions
                               
2003-04 $25,846 $7,155 $4,970 $2,698 $1,132 $1,716 $1,188 $2,124 $1,589 $1,134 $1,030 $1,980 $2,328 $93 $338 $1,341
2004-05 26,100 7,215 4,962 2,728 1,147 1,725 1,215 2,111 1,642 1,160 1,016 2,016 2,432 80 362 1,253
2005-06 26,277 7,306 5,011 2,674 1,131 1,775 1,234 2,149 1,754 1,168 999 2,008 2,400 86 395 1,199
2006-07 26,681 7,506 5,139 2,669 1,134 1,822 1,271 2,230 1,766 1,203 1,001 2,067 2,470 88 427 1,028
2007-082 27,439 7,548 5,118 2,663 1,135 1,879 1,283 2,328 1,790 1,347 1,016 2,053 2,520 98 452 1,328
2008-092 27,398 7,534 5,133 2,674 1,128 1,887 1,298 2,316 1,790 1,377 1,114 2,066 2,604 118 298 1,193
2009-102 26,173 7,097 4,820 2,612 1,070 1,756 1,222 2,110 1,679 1,331 1,436 1,903 2,481 115 471 890
                                 
4-year                                
2003-04 35,134 8,862 6,138 4,483 1,738 2,285 1,271 2,450 1,984 1,590 1,074 2,867 3,871 149 469 2,041
2004-05 35,517 8,960 6,125 4,516 1,768 2,289 1,298 2,436 2,062 1,631 1,093 2,925 4,030 132 506 1,872
2005-06 35,380 8,991 6,124 4,379 1,722 2,337 1,313 2,456 2,188 1,619 1,083 2,882 3,934 141 543 1,791
2006-07 35,748 9,251 6,296 4,352 1,724 2,397 1,354 2,560 2,193 1,666 1,099 2,973 4,030 143 570 1,434
2007-082 36,802 9,286 6,254 4,323 1,717 2,472 1,375 2,701 2,228 1,872 1,105 2,954 4,095 159 602 1,913
2008-092 37,062 9,418 6,359 4,379 1,727 2,516 1,416 2,714 2,270 1,927 1,177 3,008 4,267 194 387 1,661
2009-102 35,679 9,030 6,050 4,348 1,666 2,380 1,357 2,534 2,119 1,908 1,409 2,808 4,134 192 634 1,159
                                 
2-year                                
2003-04 11,831 4,579 3,207 5 218 857 1,064 1,631 993 447 964 640 0 8 139 286
2004-05 11,772 4,561 3,193 7 202 867 1,088 1,617 1,004 444 899 632 0 0 141 311
2005-06 12,039 4,670 3,270 7 206 895 1,109 1,669 1,074 462 868 641 0 0 163 274
2006-07 12,326 4,743 3,306 5 200 911 1,139 1,707 1,090 471 844 633 0 0 199 384
2007-082 12,456 4,766 3,300 5 204 929 1,135 1,731 1,089 507 874 611 0 0 213 392
2008-092 12,270 4,585 3,214 6 192 902 1,114 1,692 1,039 515 1,016 591 0 0 159 460
2009-102 11,902 4,194 2,973 5 175 820 1,020 1,474 1,018 464 1,476 544 0 0 226 486
1 Excludes discounts and allowances.
2 All expenditures reported by institutions for operation and maintenance of plant have been aggregated in the operation and maintenance of plant category, even in cases where they originally were reported by purpose. Similarly, all expenditures reported by institutions for depreciation have been aggregated in the depreciation category, even in cases where they originally were reported by purpose. In addition, all expenditures reported by institutions for interest have been aggregated in the interest category, even in cases where they originally were reported by purpose.
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: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes data for public institutions reporting data according to either the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) or the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) questionnaire. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2004 through Spring 2011, Finance and Enrollment components. (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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