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Table 334.10. Total expenditures of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by purpose and level of institution: 2009-10 through 2015-16
Level of institution and year Total Instruction Research Public service Academic support Student services Institutional support Net grant aid to students1 Auxiliary enterprises2 Hospitals Independent operations Other
Total3 Salaries and wages
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
  In thousands of current dollars
All levels                          
2009-10 $281,390,445 $89,237,995 $51,808,563 $32,270,072 $12,980,154 $22,788,482 $15,661,212 $27,554,886 $15,494,246 $25,981,203 $28,484,978 $1,310,925 $9,626,291
2010-11 296,862,854 93,090,749 53,586,472 33,866,656 13,426,331 23,441,698 16,276,833 29,051,411 17,487,275 27,649,838 29,980,642 1,233,264 11,358,158
2011-12 305,537,590 95,093,836 54,341,187 34,282,999 13,567,337 24,712,457 17,019,195 29,512,479 16,611,881 28,475,340 33,063,066 1,297,507 11,901,492
2012-13 311,421,148 97,716,338 55,555,358 34,634,474 13,495,216 25,725,240 17,679,256 30,850,117 16,227,767 29,002,556 34,208,788 1,320,284 10,561,112
2013-14 323,893,053 101,281,681 57,591,057 34,407,750 13,906,406 27,038,128 18,668,134 32,398,315 15,978,858 30,031,093 36,965,327 1,512,402 11,704,959
2014-15 335,630,086 105,240,912 59,348,073 35,189,410 14,105,428 28,349,420 19,545,937 33,290,396 15,881,788 31,011,138 39,887,678 1,603,180 11,524,799
2015-16 354,696,909 108,162,492 61,756,643 36,090,051 14,739,842 29,588,005 20,252,752 34,431,764 15,512,571 31,372,404 45,053,249 1,688,715 17,805,062
                           
4-year                          
2009-10 230,212,346 67,643,385 39,032,863 32,246,034 12,071,239 18,517,775 10,439,050 19,637,465 9,103,655 23,267,303 28,484,978 1,310,925 7,490,538
2010-11 242,591,219 70,524,278 40,420,752 33,842,288 12,497,023 19,037,101 10,918,171 20,760,495 10,088,873 24,856,936 29,980,642 1,233,264 8,852,149
2011-12 251,518,494 72,456,621 41,334,687 34,259,475 12,635,035 20,246,241 11,548,269 21,042,773 9,737,295 25,720,831 33,063,066 1,297,507 9,511,380
2012-13 257,550,418 74,836,904 42,537,154 34,613,057 12,608,770 21,150,882 12,114,278 22,151,644 9,823,162 26,335,976 34,208,788 1,320,284 8,386,673
2013-14 269,871,401 78,181,765 44,567,486 34,381,434 13,042,105 22,291,975 12,983,254 23,519,705 9,914,507 27,469,515 36,965,327 1,512,402 9,609,411
2014-15 281,198,453 81,857,112 46,260,575 35,166,043 13,257,351 23,504,976 13,595,835 24,290,848 10,057,062 28,543,769 39,887,678 1,603,180 9,434,598
2015-16 301,205,293 85,817,394 48,794,209 36,064,611 13,938,322 24,907,365 14,419,576 25,575,659 10,401,707 29,137,851 45,053,249 1,688,715 14,200,844
                           
2-year                          
2009-10 51,178,098 21,594,609 12,775,700 24,038 908,915 4,270,708 5,222,163 7,917,422 6,390,591 2,713,901 0 0 2,135,752
2010-11 54,271,635 22,566,471 13,165,721 24,368 929,308 4,404,597 5,358,662 8,290,916 7,398,402 2,792,902 0 0 2,506,009
2011-12 54,019,096 22,637,215 13,006,500 23,525 932,302 4,466,216 5,470,926 8,469,706 6,874,585 2,754,509 0 0 2,390,112
2012-13 53,870,729 22,879,434 13,018,204 21,417 886,446 4,574,358 5,564,978 8,698,474 6,404,605 2,666,580 0 0 2,174,439
2013-14 54,021,651 23,099,916 13,023,571 26,316 864,300 4,746,153 5,684,879 8,878,610 6,064,351 2,561,577 0 0 2,095,548
2014-15 54,431,633 23,383,800 13,087,499 23,367 848,077 4,844,444 5,950,102 8,999,548 5,824,726 2,467,368 0 0 2,090,201
2015-16 53,491,616 22,345,098 12,962,434 25,440 801,520 4,680,641 5,833,176 8,856,106 5,110,864 2,234,553 0 0 3,604,219
  Percentage distribution
All levels                          
2009-10 100.00 31.71 18.41 11.47 4.61 8.10 5.57 9.79 5.51 9.23 10.12 0.47 3.42
2010-11 100.00 31.36 18.05 11.41 4.52 7.90 5.48 9.79 5.89 9.31 10.10 0.42 3.83
2011-12 100.00 31.12 17.79 11.22 4.44 8.09 5.57 9.66 5.44 9.32 10.82 0.42 3.90
2012-13 100.00 31.38 17.84 11.12 4.33 8.26 5.68 9.91 5.21 9.31 10.98 0.42 3.39
2013-14 100.00 31.27 17.78 10.62 4.29 8.35 5.76 10.00 4.93 9.27 11.41 0.47 3.61
2014-15 100.00 31.36 17.68 10.48 4.20 8.45 5.82 9.92 4.73 9.24 11.88 0.48 3.43
2015-16 100.00 30.49 17.41 10.17 4.16 8.34 5.71 9.71 4.37 8.84 12.70 0.48 5.02
                           
4-year                          
2009-10 100.00 29.38 16.96 14.01 5.24 8.04 4.53 8.53 3.95 10.11 12.37 0.57 3.25
2010-11 100.00 29.07 16.66 13.95 5.15 7.85 4.50 8.56 4.16 10.25 12.36 0.51 3.65
2011-12 100.00 28.81 16.43 13.62 5.02 8.05 4.59 8.37 3.87 10.23 13.15 0.52 3.78
2012-13 100.00 29.06 16.52 13.44 4.90 8.21 4.70 8.60 3.81 10.23 13.28 0.51 3.26
2013-14 100.00 28.97 16.51 12.74 4.83 8.26 4.81 8.72 3.67 10.18 13.70 0.56 3.56
2014-15 100.00 29.11 16.45 12.51 4.71 8.36 4.83 8.64 3.58 10.15 14.18 0.57 3.36
2015-16 100.00 28.49 16.20 11.97 4.63 8.27 4.79 8.49 3.45 9.67 14.96 0.56 4.71
                           
2-year                          
2009-10 100.00 42.20 24.96 0.05 1.78 8.34 10.20 15.47 12.49 5.30 0.00 0.00 4.17
2010-11 100.00 41.58 24.26 0.04 1.71 8.12 9.87 15.28 13.63 5.15 0.00 0.00 4.62
2011-12 100.00 41.91 24.08 0.04 1.73 8.27 10.13 15.68 12.73 5.10 0.00 0.00 4.42
2012-13 100.00 42.47 24.17 0.04 1.65 8.49 10.33 16.15 11.89 4.95 0.00 0.00 4.04
2013-14 100.00 42.76 24.11 0.05 1.60 8.79 10.52 16.44 11.23 4.74 0.00 0.00 3.88
2014-15 100.00 42.96 24.04 0.04 1.56 8.90 10.93 16.53 10.70 4.53 0.00 0.00 3.84
2015-16 100.00 41.77 24.23 0.05 1.50 8.75 10.90 16.56 9.55 4.18 0.00 0.00 6.74
  Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in constant 2016-17 dollars4
All levels                          
2009-10 $29,316 $9,297 $5,397 $3,362 $1,352 $2,374 $1,632 $2,871 $1,614 $2,707 $2,968 $137 $1,003
2010-11 29,570 9,273 5,338 3,373 1,337 2,335 1,621 2,894 1,742 2,754 2,986 123 1,131
2011-12 29,740 9,256 5,289 3,337 1,321 2,405 1,657 2,873 1,617 2,772 3,218 126 1,158
2012-13 30,295 9,506 5,404 3,369 1,313 2,503 1,720 3,001 1,579 2,821 3,328 128 1,027
2013-14 31,267 9,777 5,560 3,322 1,342 2,610 1,802 3,128 1,543 2,899 3,568 146 1,130
2014-15 32,389 10,156 5,727 3,396 1,361 2,736 1,886 3,213 1,533 2,993 3,849 155 1,112
2015-16 34,176 10,422 5,950 3,477 1,420 2,851 1,951 3,318 1,495 3,023 4,341 163 1,716
                           
4-year                          
2009-10 39,946 11,737 6,773 5,595 2,095 3,213 1,811 3,407 1,580 4,037 4,943 227 1,300
2010-11 40,125 11,665 6,686 5,598 2,067 3,149 1,806 3,434 1,669 4,111 4,959 204 1,464
2011-12 39,827 11,473 6,545 5,425 2,001 3,206 1,829 3,332 1,542 4,073 5,235 205 1,506
2012-13 39,936 11,604 6,596 5,367 1,955 3,280 1,878 3,435 1,523 4,084 5,304 205 1,300
2013-14 41,041 11,889 6,778 5,229 1,983 3,390 1,974 3,577 1,508 4,177 5,621 230 1,461
2014-15 41,832 12,177 6,882 5,231 1,972 3,497 2,023 3,614 1,496 4,246 5,934 238 1,404
2015-16 44,009 12,539 7,129 5,269 2,037 3,639 2,107 3,737 1,520 4,257 6,583 247 2,075
                           
2-year                          
2009-10 13,343 5,630 3,331 6 237 1,113 1,362 2,064 1,666 708 0 0 557
2010-11 13,590 5,651 3,297 6 233 1,103 1,342 2,076 1,853 699 0 0 628
2011-12 13,648 5,719 3,286 6 236 1,128 1,382 2,140 1,737 696 0 0 604
2012-13 14,064 5,973 3,399 6 231 1,194 1,453 2,271 1,672 696 0 0 568
2013-14 14,279 6,106 3,442 7 228 1,255 1,503 2,347 1,603 677 0 0 554
2014-15 14,953 6,424 3,595 6 233 1,331 1,635 2,472 1,600 678 0 0 574
2015-16 15,134 6,322 3,667 7 227 1,324 1,650 2,506 1,446 632 0 0 1,020
1 Scholarship and fellowship expenses, net of discounts and allowances. Excludes the amount of discounts and allowances that were recorded as a reduction to revenues from tuition, fees, and auxiliary enterprises, such as room, board, and books.
2 Essentially self-supporting operations of institutions that furnish a service to students, faculty, or staff, such as residence halls and food services.
3 Includes other categories not separately shown.
4 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. Data in this table pertain to institutions' fiscal years that end in the academic year noted. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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 2010 through Spring 2016, Fall Enrollment component; and Spring 2011 through Spring 2017, Finance component. (This table was prepared January 2018.)

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