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Digest of Education Statistics: 2018
Digest of Education Statistics: 2018

NCES 2020-009
December 2019


Table 333.40. Total revenue of private nonprofit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by source of funds and level of institution: Selected years, 1999-2000 through 2016-17
Level of institution and year Total Student tuition and fees
   (net of allowances)
Federal appropri- ations, grants, and contracts1 State and local appro- priations, grants, and contracts Private gifts, grants, and contracts Investment return (gain or loss) Educa- tional activities Auxiliary enter- prises
(net of allowances)
Hospitals Other
Total Private grants and contracts Private gifts and contri- butions from affiliated entities
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  In thousands of current dollars
All levels                        
1999-2000 $120,625,806 $29,651,812 $12,191,827 $1,697,979 $16,488,984 $37,763,518 $2,865,606 $8,317,607 $7,208,600 $4,439,874
2004-05 140,150,716 41,394,424 19,699,204 1,957,921 16,738,916 30,431,521 3,595,559 10,823,963 10,377,808 5,131,401
2005-06 152,757,151 44,273,758 19,683,887 2,075,850 18,380,034 35,636,137 3,716,409 11,600,117 11,536,658 5,854,300
2006-07 182,377,987 47,482,331 20,193,722 2,164,167 20,194,264 55,907,577 4,104,373 12,291,765 12,636,904 7,402,884
2007-08 139,261,907 50,741,273 20,204,251 2,386,121 20,991,920 6,261,553 4,848,435 12,930,918 13,298,642 7,598,794
                         
2008-09 69,064,340 53,698,893 21,026,721 2,391,238 17,670,642 -64,204,943 4,787,360 13,579,506 14,790,231 5,324,691
2009-10 168,688,480 56,386,895 22,913,755 2,193,062 18,019,300 $4,189,574 $13,829,726 28,427,192 4,821,683 14,080,329 16,541,461 5,304,802
2010-11 207,132,349 60,069,691 24,319,663 2,165,584 22,096,853 4,379,206 17,717,647 53,574,169 4,979,595 14,797,601 17,521,091 7,608,102
2011-12 161,843,203 63,010,873 24,147,131 1,964,921 21,619,470 4,446,517 17,172,953 4,538,153 5,082,873 15,500,185 18,658,649 7,320,948
2012-13 202,042,331 65,562,231 23,710,290 1,939,417 22,335,345 4,834,258 17,501,087 38,532,782 5,530,428 15,969,232 19,011,711 9,450,894
                         
2013-14 228,806,876 67,681,378 23,640,029 1,971,815 25,842,976 5,152,784 20,690,192 57,147,772 6,280,766 16,407,013 20,667,484 9,167,642
2014-15 200,395,534 70,181,110 24,186,839 2,113,187 26,932,309 5,520,105 21,412,204 21,274,906 6,702,519 16,883,478 23,880,282 8,240,906
2015-16 182,571,838 72,100,188 23,471,268 2,162,083 28,622,642 5,819,574 22,803,069 -2,735,211 7,042,281 17,608,294 24,107,516 10,192,778
2016-17 242,588,422 73,968,461 25,253,779 2,105,109 28,421,979 6,191,574 22,230,405 48,838,751 7,516,294 18,004,563 26,730,794 11,748,691
                         
4-year                        
1999-2000 119,708,625 29,257,523 12,133,829 1,673,707 16,346,616 37,698,219 2,837,784 8,261,507 7,208,600 4,290,841
2004-05 139,528,763 41,045,608 19,622,002 1,931,021 16,671,017 30,408,545 3,581,869 10,784,161 10,377,808 5,106,733
2005-06 152,162,678 43,955,298 19,608,453 2,045,814 18,321,593 35,605,422 3,699,630 11,562,470 11,536,658 5,827,340
2006-07 181,850,660 47,211,942 20,137,197 2,143,146 20,144,883 55,857,135 4,096,086 12,253,089 12,636,904 7,370,278
2007-08 138,760,610 50,436,622 20,143,562 2,361,744 20,938,758 6,273,767 4,837,355 12,892,828 13,298,642 7,577,331
                         
2008-09 68,617,705 53,399,912 20,967,794 2,370,169 17,624,319 -64,172,755 4,781,845 13,542,690 14,790,231 5,313,500
2009-10 168,169,216 56,087,965 22,843,520 2,179,050 17,968,453 4,185,607 13,782,846 28,406,397 4,814,283 14,044,652 16,541,461 5,283,434
2010-11 206,473,105 59,603,541 24,260,568 2,150,124 22,057,300 4,376,381 17,680,919 53,557,782 4,975,158 14,762,888 17,521,091 7,584,652
2011-12 161,246,877 62,571,879 24,098,863 1,953,307 21,580,612 4,444,004 17,136,608 4,532,992 5,079,866 15,471,860 18,658,649 7,298,849
2012-13 201,526,648 65,213,804 23,664,427 1,925,893 22,293,530 4,831,951 17,461,579 38,519,232 5,527,564 15,939,735 19,011,711 9,430,753
                         
2013-14 228,233,305 67,325,986 23,578,760 1,959,405 25,792,211 5,149,819 20,642,392 57,105,397 6,278,456 16,376,022 20,667,484 9,149,584
2014-15 199,546,338 69,519,464 24,127,099 2,102,335 26,895,138 5,518,411 21,376,727 21,267,202 6,696,900 16,840,357 23,880,282 8,217,562
2015-16 181,729,580 71,425,134 23,427,914 2,155,610 28,581,387 5,816,843 22,764,544 -2,736,188 7,037,367 17,562,236 24,107,516 10,168,604
2016-17 241,758,472 73,309,539 25,215,712 2,099,522 28,381,726 6,189,167 22,192,559 48,824,143 7,511,283 17,964,307 26,730,794 11,721,446
                         
2-year                        
1999-2000 917,181 394,289 57,998 24,272 142,368 65,299 27,822 56,100 0 149,033
2004-05 621,953 348,815 77,202 26,900 67,899 22,976 13,690 39,802 0 24,668
2005-06 594,473 318,460 75,433 30,036 58,441 30,716 16,778 37,648 0 26,960
2006-07 527,327 270,389 56,525 21,021 49,381 50,442 8,288 38,675 0 32,606
2007-08 501,297 304,651 60,689 24,377 53,162 -12,214 11,080 38,091 0 21,462
                         
2008-09 446,635 298,981 58,927 21,069 46,323 -32,187 5,515 36,816 0 11,191
2009-10 519,264 298,930 70,235 14,012 50,847 3,967 46,880 20,795 7,400 35,677 0 21,368
2010-11 659,244 466,149 59,095 15,460 39,553 2,825 36,727 16,388 4,437 34,712 0 23,450
2011-12 596,326 438,994 48,269 11,614 38,858 2,513 36,345 5,161 3,007 28,325 0 22,099
2012-13 515,683 348,427 45,863 13,524 41,815 2,307 39,508 13,550 2,865 29,498 0 20,140
                         
2013-14 573,571 355,392 61,269 12,409 50,766 2,965 47,800 42,376 2,311 30,991 0 18,058
2014-15 849,197 661,646 59,740 10,852 37,171 1,694 35,477 7,704 5,619 43,121 0 23,344
2015-16 842,258 675,053 43,354 6,473 41,256 2,731 38,525 976 4,913 46,058 0 24,174
2016-17 829,950 658,922 38,068 5,587 40,253 2,407 37,846 14,608 5,012 40,256 0 27,245
  Percentage distribution
All levels                        
1999-2000 100.00 24.58 10.11 1.41 13.67 31.31 2.38 6.90 5.98 3.68
2004-05 100.00 29.54 14.06 1.40 11.94 21.71 2.57 7.72 7.40 3.66
2005-06 100.00 28.98 12.89 1.36 12.03 23.33 2.43 7.59 7.55 3.83
2006-07 100.00 26.04 11.07 1.19 11.07 30.65 2.25 6.74 6.93 4.06
2007-08 100.00 36.44 14.51 1.71 15.07 4.50 3.48 9.29 9.55 5.46
                         
2008-09 100.00 77.75 30.45 3.46 25.59 -92.96 6.93 19.66 21.42 7.71
2009-10 100.00 33.43 13.58 1.30 10.68 2.48 8.20 16.85 2.86 8.35 9.81 3.14
2010-11 100.00 29.00 11.74 1.05 10.67 2.11 8.55 25.86 2.40 7.14 8.46 3.67
2011-12 100.00 38.93 14.92 1.21 13.36 2.75 10.61 2.80 3.14 9.58 11.53 4.52
2012-13 100.00 32.45 11.74 0.96 11.05 2.39 8.66 19.07 2.74 7.90 9.41 4.68
                         
2013-14 100.00 29.58 10.33 0.86 11.29 2.25 9.04 24.98 2.75 7.17 9.03 4.01
2014-15 100.00 35.02 12.07 1.05 13.44 2.75 10.68 10.62 3.34 8.43 11.92 4.11
2015-16 100.00 39.49 12.86 1.18 15.68 3.19 12.49 -1.50 3.86 9.64 13.20 5.58
2016-17 100.00 30.49 10.41 0.87 11.72 2.55 9.16 20.13 3.10 7.42 11.02 4.84
                         
4-year                        
1999-2000 100.00 24.44 10.14 1.40 13.66 31.49 2.37 6.90 6.02 3.58
2004-05 100.00 29.42 14.06 1.38 11.95 21.79 2.57 7.73 7.44 3.66
2005-06 100.00 28.89 12.89 1.34 12.04 23.40 2.43 7.60 7.58 3.83
2006-07 100.00 25.96 11.07 1.18 11.08 30.72 2.25 6.74 6.95 4.05
2007-08 100.00 36.35 14.52 1.70 15.09 4.52 3.49 9.29 9.58 5.46
                         
2008-09 100.00 77.82 30.56 3.45 25.68 -93.52 6.97 19.74 21.55 7.74
2009-10 100.00 33.35 13.58 1.30 10.68 2.49 8.20 16.89 2.86 8.35 9.84 3.14
2010-11 100.00 28.87 11.75 1.04 10.68 2.12 8.56 25.94 2.41 7.15 8.49 3.67
2011-12 100.00 38.81 14.95 1.21 13.38 2.76 10.63 2.81 3.15 9.60 11.57 4.53
2012-13 100.00 32.36 11.74 0.96 11.06 2.40 8.66 19.11 2.74 7.91 9.43 4.68
                         
2013-14 100.00 29.50 10.33 0.86 11.30 2.26 9.04 25.02 2.75 7.18 9.06 4.01
2014-15 100.00 34.84 12.09 1.05 13.48 2.77 10.71 10.66 3.36 8.44 11.97 4.12
2015-16 100.00 39.30 12.89 1.19 15.73 3.20 12.53 -1.51 3.87 9.66 13.27 5.60
2016-17 100.00 30.32 10.43 0.87 11.74 2.56 9.18 20.20 3.11 7.43 11.06 4.85
                         
2-year                        
1999-2000 100.00 42.99 6.32 2.65 15.52 7.12 3.03 6.12 0.00 16.25
2004-05 100.00 56.08 12.41 4.33 10.92 3.69 2.20 6.40 0.00 3.97
2005-06 100.00 53.57 12.69 5.05 9.83 5.17 2.82 6.33 0.00 4.54
2006-07 100.00 51.28 10.72 3.99 9.36 9.57 1.57 7.33 0.00 6.18
2007-08 100.00 60.77 12.11 4.86 10.60 -2.44 2.21 7.60 0.00 4.28
                         
2008-09 100.00 66.94 13.19 4.72 10.37 -7.21 1.23 8.24 0.00 2.51
2009-10 100.00 57.57 13.53 2.70 9.79 0.76 9.03 4.00 1.43 6.87 0.00 4.12
2010-11 100.00 70.71 8.96 2.35 6.00 0.43 5.57 2.49 0.67 5.27 0.00 3.56
2011-12 100.00 73.62 8.09 1.95 6.52 0.42 6.09 0.87 0.50 4.75 0.00 3.71
2012-13 100.00 67.57 8.89 2.62 8.11 0.45 7.66 2.63 0.56 5.72 0.00 3.91
                         
2013-14 100.00 61.96 10.68 2.16 8.85 0.52 8.33 7.39 0.40 5.40 0.00 3.15
2014-15 100.00 77.91 7.03 1.28 4.38 0.20 4.18 0.91 0.66 5.08 0.00 2.75
2015-16 100.00 80.15 5.15 0.77 4.90 0.32 4.57 0.12 0.58 5.47 0.00 2.87
2016-17 100.00 79.39 4.59 0.67 4.85 0.29 4.56 1.76 0.60 4.85 0.00 3.28
  Revenue per full-time-equivalent student in constant 2017-18 dollars2
All levels                        
1999-2000 $69,635 $17,117 $7,038 $980 $9,519 $21,800 $1,654 $4,802 $4,161 $2,563
2004-05 63,221 18,673 8,886 883 7,551 13,727 1,622 4,883 4,681 2,315
2005-06 65,475 18,977 8,437 890 7,878 15,275 1,593 4,972 4,945 2,509
2006-07 74,853 19,488 8,288 888 8,288 22,946 1,685 5,045 5,187 3,038
2007-08 53,764 19,589 7,800 921 8,104 2,417 1,872 4,992 5,134 2,934
                         
2008-09 25,909 20,145 7,888 897 6,629 -24,086 1,796 5,094 5,548 1,997
2009-10 61,017 20,396 8,288 793 6,518 $1,515 $5,002 10,282 1,744 5,093 5,983 1,919
2010-11 70,769 20,523 8,309 740 7,550 1,496 6,053 18,304 1,701 5,056 5,986 2,599
2011-12 53,257 20,735 7,946 647 7,114 1,463 5,651 1,493 1,673 5,101 6,140 2,409
2012-13 64,654 20,980 7,587 621 7,147 1,547 5,600 12,331 1,770 5,110 6,084 3,024
                         
2013-14 71,991 21,295 7,438 620 8,131 1,621 6,510 17,981 1,976 5,162 6,503 2,884
2014-15 61,680 21,601 7,445 650 8,290 1,699 6,590 6,548 2,063 5,197 7,350 2,536
2015-16 55,384 21,872 7,120 656 8,683 1,765 6,917 -830 2,136 5,342 7,313 3,092
2016-17 71,760 21,881 7,470 623 8,407 1,832 6,576 14,447 2,223 5,326 7,907 3,475
                         
4-year                        
1999-2000 70,586 17,252 7,155 987 9,639 22,229 1,673 4,871 4,251 2,530
2004-05 63,705 18,740 8,959 882 7,612 13,884 1,635 4,924 4,738 2,332
2005-06 65,930 19,045 8,496 886 7,938 15,427 1,603 5,010 4,999 2,525
2006-07 75,283 19,545 8,336 887 8,340 23,124 1,696 5,073 5,231 3,051
2007-08 54,051 19,647 7,846 920 8,156 2,444 1,884 5,022 5,180 2,952
                         
2008-09 25,960 20,203 7,933 897 6,668 -24,278 1,809 5,124 5,596 2,010
2009-10 61,329 20,454 8,331 795 6,553 1,526 5,026 10,359 1,756 5,122 6,032 1,927
2010-11 71,300 20,583 8,378 742 7,617 1,511 6,106 18,495 1,718 5,098 6,050 2,619
2011-12 53,587 20,794 8,009 649 7,172 1,477 5,695 1,506 1,688 5,142 6,201 2,426
2012-13 65,033 21,045 7,637 621 7,194 1,559 5,635 12,430 1,784 5,144 6,135 3,043
                         
2013-14 72,391 21,354 7,479 621 8,181 1,633 6,547 18,113 1,991 5,194 6,555 2,902
2014-15 62,241 21,684 7,526 656 8,389 1,721 6,668 6,633 2,089 5,253 7,449 2,563
2015-16 55,797 21,930 7,193 662 8,775 1,786 6,989 -840 2,161 5,392 7,402 3,122
2016-17 72,386 21,950 7,550 629 8,498 1,853 6,645 14,619 2,249 5,379 8,004 3,510
                         
2-year                        
1999-2000 25,239 10,850 1,596 668 3,918 1,797 766 1,544 0 4,101
2004-05 23,380 13,112 2,902 1,011 2,552 864 515 1,496 0 927
2005-06 23,697 12,694 3,007 1,197 2,330 1,224 669 1,501 0 1,075
2006-07 25,184 12,913 2,699 1,004 2,358 2,409 396 1,847 0 1,557
2007-08 21,765 13,227 2,635 1,058 2,308 -530 481 1,654 0 932
                         
2008-09 19,880 13,308 2,623 938 2,062 -1,433 245 1,639 0 498
2009-10 23,053 13,271 3,118 622 2,257 176 2,081 923 329 1,584 0 949
2010-11 21,212 14,999 1,901 497 1,273 91 1,182 527 143 1,117 0 755
2011-12 19,977 14,706 1,617 389 1,302 84 1,218 173 101 949 0 740
2012-13 19,731 13,332 1,755 517 1,600 88 1,512 518 110 1,129 0 771
                         
2013-14 22,504 13,944 2,404 487 1,992 116 1,875 1,663 91 1,216 0 709
2014-15 19,788 15,418 1,392 253 866 39 827 180 131 1,005 0 544
2015-16 21,325 17,091 1,098 164 1,045 69 975 25 124 1,166 0 612
2016-17 20,383 16,183 935 137 989 59 929 359 123 989 0 669
—Not available.
1 Includes independent operations.
2 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. 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), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:99); Spring 2001 through Spring 2007, Enrollment component; Spring 2008 through Spring 2017, Fall Enrollment component; and Spring 2001 through Spring 2018, Finance component. (This table was prepared January 2019.)