Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 334.10. Total expenditures of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by purpose and level of institution: 2009-10 through 2019-20
Level of institution and year Total Instruction1 Research2 Public service3 Academic support4 Student services5 Institu-
tional support6
Auxiliary enter-
prises7
Net grant aid to students8 Hospital services9 Indepen-
dent oper-
ations10
Other11
Total12 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 $25,981,203 $15,494,246 $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 27,649,838 17,487,275 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 28,475,340 16,611,881 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 29,002,556 16,227,767 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 30,031,093 15,978,858 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 31,011,138 15,881,788 39,887,678 1,603,180 11,524,799
2015-16 354,775,570 108,299,168 61,715,250 36,125,887 14,756,434 29,627,129 20,278,907 34,475,739 31,449,402 15,518,286 45,053,249 1,688,715 17,502,653
2016-17 371,705,042 111,838,548 63,829,915 37,352,788 15,588,815 31,088,231 21,200,127 35,967,658 33,203,335 15,370,320 49,002,994 1,712,683 19,379,543
2017-18 386,707,398 112,142,051 64,923,778 38,478,262 15,823,454 31,825,499 21,681,646 35,504,806 33,815,502 16,154,506 50,541,920 1,751,610 28,988,144
2018-19 401,140,313 114,060,004 66,791,518 40,121,030 15,914,358 32,557,038 22,342,618 36,235,566 34,285,584 16,336,983 54,920,796 1,701,943 32,664,393
2019-20 420,190,050 115,509,229 68,774,837 41,404,426 16,694,879 33,483,530 22,643,685 37,847,126 32,883,337 19,770,960 59,437,957 1,781,456 38,733,466

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 23,267,303 9,103,655 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 24,856,936 10,088,873 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 25,720,831 9,737,295 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 26,335,976 9,823,162 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 27,469,515 9,914,507 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 28,543,769 10,057,062 39,887,678 1,603,180 9,434,598
2015-16 301,270,243 85,962,887 48,769,505 36,100,447 13,954,900 24,946,937 14,449,291 25,621,839 29,213,644 10,403,387 45,053,249 1,688,715 13,874,946
2016-17 317,579,534 89,338,819 50,967,703 37,324,213 14,748,258 26,371,904 15,226,010 26,688,763 31,028,018 10,631,345 49,002,994 1,712,683 15,506,527
2017-18 332,906,823 89,961,909 52,235,219 38,449,578 14,954,404 27,144,639 15,634,665 26,830,685 31,707,585 11,281,084 50,541,920 1,751,610 24,648,743
2018-19 347,865,754 92,581,445 54,268,127 40,091,835 15,107,212 27,906,883 16,401,247 27,612,177 32,306,091 11,632,035 54,920,796 1,701,943 27,604,089
2019-20 366,592,994 94,658,460 56,465,240 41,373,945 15,942,574 28,973,222 16,751,632 29,419,312 31,088,428 14,471,436 59,437,957 1,781,456 32,694,573

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 2,713,901 6,390,591 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 2,792,902 7,398,402 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 2,754,509 6,874,585 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 2,666,580 6,404,605 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 2,561,577 6,064,351 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 2,467,368 5,824,726 0 0 2,090,201
2015-16 53,505,327 22,336,281 12,945,745 25,440 801,533 4,680,192 5,829,616 8,853,900 2,235,758 5,114,899 0 0 3,627,707
2016-17 54,125,509 22,499,729 12,862,211 28,574 840,557 4,716,327 5,974,117 9,278,896 2,175,317 4,738,975 0 0 3,873,016
2017-18 53,800,576 22,180,141 12,688,559 28,684 869,050 4,680,859 6,046,981 8,674,121 2,107,917 4,873,422 0 0 4,339,400
2018-19 53,274,559 21,478,559 12,523,391 29,195 807,145 4,650,156 5,941,370 8,623,389 1,979,493 4,704,948 0 0 5,060,304
2019-20 53,597,056 20,850,769 12,309,598 30,481 752,306 4,510,308 5,892,053 8,427,814 1,794,909 5,299,525 0 0 6,038,893
  Percentage distribution
All levels                          
2009-10 100.00 31.71 18.41 11.47 4.61 8.10 5.57 9.79 9.23 5.51 10.12 0.47 3.42
2010-11 100.00 31.36 18.05 11.41 4.52 7.90 5.48 9.79 9.31 5.89 10.10 0.42 3.83
2011-12 100.00 31.12 17.79 11.22 4.44 8.09 5.57 9.66 9.32 5.44 10.82 0.42 3.90
2012-13 100.00 31.38 17.84 11.12 4.33 8.26 5.68 9.91 9.31 5.21 10.98 0.42 3.39
2013-14 100.00 31.27 17.78 10.62 4.29 8.35 5.76 10.00 9.27 4.93 11.41 0.47 3.61

2014-15
100.00 31.36 17.68 10.48 4.20 8.45 5.82 9.92 9.24 4.73 11.88 0.48 3.43
2015-16 100.00 30.53 17.40 10.18 4.16 8.35 5.72 9.72 8.86 4.37 12.70 0.48 4.93
2016-17 100.00 30.09 17.17 10.05 4.19 8.36 5.70 9.68 8.93 4.14 13.18 0.46 5.21
2017-18 100.00 29.00 16.79 9.95 4.09 8.23 5.61 9.18 8.74 4.18 13.07 0.45 7.50
2018-19 100.00 28.43 16.65 10.00 3.97 8.12 5.57 9.03 8.55 4.07 13.69 0.42 8.14
2019-20 100.00 27.49 16.37 9.85 3.97 7.97 5.39 9.01 7.83 4.71 14.15 0.42 9.22

4-year
                         
2009-10 100.00 29.38 16.96 14.01 5.24 8.04 4.53 8.53 10.11 3.95 12.37 0.57 3.25
2010-11 100.00 29.07 16.66 13.95 5.15 7.85 4.50 8.56 10.25 4.16 12.36 0.51 3.65
2011-12 100.00 28.81 16.43 13.62 5.02 8.05 4.59 8.37 10.23 3.87 13.15 0.52 3.78
2012-13 100.00 29.06 16.52 13.44 4.90 8.21 4.70 8.60 10.23 3.81 13.28 0.51 3.26
2013-14 100.00 28.97 16.51 12.74 4.83 8.26 4.81 8.72 10.18 3.67 13.70 0.56 3.56

2014-15
100.00 29.11 16.45 12.51 4.71 8.36 4.83 8.64 10.15 3.58 14.18 0.57 3.36
2015-16 100.00 28.53 16.19 11.98 4.63 8.28 4.80 8.50 9.70 3.45 14.95 0.56 4.61
2016-17 100.00 28.13 16.05 11.75 4.64 8.30 4.79 8.40 9.77 3.35 15.43 0.54 4.88
2017-18 100.00 27.02 15.69 11.55 4.49 8.15 4.70 8.06 9.52 3.39 15.18 0.53 7.40
2018-19 100.00 26.61 15.60 11.53 4.34 8.02 4.71 7.94 9.29 3.34 15.79 0.49 7.94
2019-20 100.00 25.82 15.40 11.29 4.35 7.90 4.57 8.03 8.48 3.95 16.21 0.49 8.92

2-year
                         
2009-10 100.00 42.20 24.96 0.05 1.78 8.34 10.20 15.47 5.30 12.49 0.00 0.00 4.17
2010-11 100.00 41.58 24.26 0.04 1.71 8.12 9.87 15.28 5.15 13.63 0.00 0.00 4.62
2011-12 100.00 41.91 24.08 0.04 1.73 8.27 10.13 15.68 5.10 12.73 0.00 0.00 4.42
2012-13 100.00 42.47 24.17 0.04 1.65 8.49 10.33 16.15 4.95 11.89 0.00 0.00 4.04
2013-14 100.00 42.76 24.11 0.05 1.60 8.79 10.52 16.44 4.74 11.23 0.00 0.00 3.88

2014-15
100.00 42.96 24.04 0.04 1.56 8.90 10.93 16.53 4.53 10.70 0.00 0.00 3.84
2015-16 100.00 41.75 24.20 0.05 1.50 8.75 10.90 16.55 4.18 9.56 0.00 0.00 6.78
2016-17 100.00 41.57 23.76 0.05 1.55 8.71 11.04 17.14 4.02 8.76 0.00 0.00 7.16
2017-18 100.00 41.23 23.58 0.05 1.62 8.70 11.24 16.12 3.92 9.06 0.00 0.00 8.07
2018-19 100.00 40.32 23.51 0.05 1.52 8.73 11.15 16.19 3.72 8.83 0.00 0.00 9.50
2019-20 100.00 38.90 22.97 0.06 1.40 8.42 10.99 15.72 3.35 9.89 0.00 0.00 11.27
  Expenditure per full-time-equivalent student in constant 2020-21 dollars13
All levels                          
2009-10 $31,792 $10,082 $5,853 $3,646 $1,467 $2,575 $1,769 $3,113 $2,935 $1,751 $3,218 $148 $1,088
2010-11 32,068 10,056 5,788 3,658 1,450 2,532 1,758 3,138 2,987 1,889 3,239 133 1,227
2011-12 32,252 10,038 5,736 3,619 1,432 2,609 1,797 3,115 3,006 1,754 3,490 137 1,256
2012-13 32,854 10,309 5,861 3,654 1,424 2,714 1,865 3,255 3,060 1,712 3,609 139 1,114
2013-14 33,908 10,603 6,029 3,602 1,456 2,831 1,954 3,392 3,144 1,673 3,870 158 1,225

2014-15
35,125 11,014 6,211 3,683 1,476 2,967 2,046 3,484 3,245 1,662 4,174 168 1,206
2015-16 37,070 11,316 6,449 3,775 1,542 3,096 2,119 3,602 3,286 1,621 4,708 176 1,829
2016-17 38,129 11,472 6,548 3,832 1,599 3,189 2,175 3,690 3,406 1,577 5,027 176 1,988
2017-18 38,806 11,253 6,515 3,861 1,588 3,194 2,176 3,563 3,393 1,621 5,072 176 2,909
2018-19 39,601 11,260 6,594 3,961 1,571 3,214 2,206 3,577 3,385 1,613 5,422 168 3,225
2019-20 40,989 11,268 6,709 4,039 1,629 3,266 2,209 3,692 3,208 1,929 5,798 174 3,778

4-year
                         
2009-10 43,319 12,729 7,345 6,068 2,271 3,485 1,964 3,695 4,378 1,713 5,360 247 1,410
2010-11 43,513 12,650 7,250 6,070 2,242 3,415 1,958 3,724 4,459 1,810 5,378 221 1,588
2011-12 43,191 12,442 7,098 5,883 2,170 3,477 1,983 3,613 4,417 1,672 5,678 223 1,633
2012-13 43,309 12,584 7,153 5,820 2,120 3,557 2,037 3,725 4,429 1,652 5,752 222 1,410
2013-14 44,507 12,894 7,350 5,670 2,151 3,676 2,141 3,879 4,530 1,635 6,096 249 1,585

2014-15
45,365 13,206 7,463 5,673 2,139 3,792 2,193 3,919 4,605 1,622 6,435 259 1,522
2015-16 47,736 13,621 7,727 5,720 2,211 3,953 2,289 4,060 4,629 1,648 7,139 268 2,198
2016-17 47,694 13,417 7,654 5,605 2,215 3,961 2,287 4,008 4,660 1,597 7,359 257 2,329
2017-18 48,303 13,053 7,579 5,579 2,170 3,939 2,269 3,893 4,601 1,637 7,333 254 3,576
2018-19 48,999 13,041 7,644 5,647 2,128 3,931 2,310 3,889 4,550 1,638 7,736 240 3,888
2019-20 50,457 13,028 7,772 5,695 2,194 3,988 2,306 4,049 4,279 1,992 8,181 245 4,500

2-year
                         
2009-10 14,470 6,106 3,612 7 257 1,208 1,477 2,239 767 1,807 0 0 604
2010-11 14,738 6,128 3,575 7 252 1,196 1,455 2,252 758 2,009 0 0 681
2011-12 14,800 6,202 3,564 6 255 1,224 1,499 2,321 755 1,884 0 0 655
2012-13 15,252 6,478 3,686 6 251 1,295 1,576 2,463 755 1,813 0 0 616
2013-14 15,485 6,622 3,733 8 248 1,360 1,630 2,545 734 1,738 0 0 601

2014-15
16,216 6,966 3,899 7 253 1,443 1,773 2,681 735 1,735 0 0 623
2015-16 16,417 6,853 3,972 8 246 1,436 1,789 2,717 686 1,569 0 0 1,113
2016-17 17,517 7,282 4,163 9 272 1,526 1,933 3,003 704 1,534 0 0 1,253
2017-18 17,506 7,217 4,129 9 283 1,523 1,968 2,822 686 1,586 0 0 1,412
2018-19 17,582 7,089 4,133 10 266 1,535 1,961 2,846 653 1,553 0 0 1,670
2019-20 17,950 6,983 4,123 10 252 1,511 1,973 2,823 601 1,775 0 0 2,022
1 Expenses related to colleges, schools, departments, and other instructional divisions of the institution and expenses for departmental research and public service that are not separately budgeted. Includes expenses for both credit and non-credit activities. Excludes expenses for academic administration where the primary function is administration.
2 Activities specifically organized to produce research outcomes and commissioned by an agency either external to the institution or separately budgeted by an organizational unit within the institution.
3 Activities established primarily to provide noninstructional services beneficial to individuals and groups external to the institution. Includes expenses for community services, cooperative extension services, and public broadcasting services.
4 Activities and services that support the institution's primary mission of instruction, research, and public service.
5 Expenses related to admissions, registrar activities, and activities whose primary purpose is to contribute to students' emotional and physical well-being and to their intellectual, cultural, and social development outside the context of the formal instructional program. Intercollegiate athletics and student health services may also be included except when operated as self-supporting auxiliary enterprises.
6 Expenses for the day-to-day operational support of the institution.
7 Essentially self-supporting operations of institutions that furnish a service to students, faculty, or staff, such as residence halls and food services.
8 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 and fees and from auxiliary enterprises, such as room, board, and books.
9 Expenses associated with a hospital operated by the postsecondary institution and reported as a part of the institution. Includes nursing expenses, other professional services, general services, administrative services, and fiscal services.
10 Expenses associated with operations that are independent of or unrelated to the primary mission of the institution, although they may contribute indirectly to the enhancement of these programs. This category is generally limited to expenses of a major federally funded research and development center. Expenses related to operations owned and managed as investments of the institution's endowment funds are excluded.
11 The sum of operating and nonoperating expenses not classified as salaries and wages, benefits, operation and maintenance of plant, interest, or depreciation. Prior to fiscal year 2016, this value included operation and maintenance of plant expenses.
12 Includes other categories not separately shown.
13 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 in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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) guidance. 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 2020, Fall Enrollment component; and Spring 2011 through Spring 2021, Finance component. (This table was prepared November 2021.)

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