Current-fund expenditures and educational and general expenditures of institutions of higher education, by purpose and per student: 1929-30 to 1992-93

Table 333.

[Columns 2 through 17 in thousands]

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            |  Current-  |                                                   Educational and general expenditures                                                      |           |             |           |              |  Educational and
    Year    |    fund    |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|           |             |           |    Other     |general expenditures
            |expenditures|   Total    |Administra-| Instruction |    Organized |Libraries |   Plant   |    Organized |             |  Extension | Scholar-  |  Other   | Auxiliary | Independent | Hospitals |   current    | per student in
            |            |            | tion and  |     and     |    research  |          | operation |   activities |     Other   |     and    | ships and | general  |enterprises|operations\2\|           |   expendi-   |fall enrollment\3\
            |            |            |  general  |departmental |              |          |    and    |     related  |   sponsored |    public  |  fellow-  | expendi- |           |             |           |    tures     |____________________
            |            |            |  expense  |  research   |              |          |  mainte-  |   to instruc-|programs\1\  |   service  |   ships   |  tures   |           |             |           |              | Current | Constant
            |            |            |           |             |              |          |   nance   |     tional   |             |            |           |          |           |             |           |              | dollars | 1992-93
            |            |            |           |             |              |          |           |   departments|             |            |           |          |           |             |           |              |         |dollars\4\
____________|____________|____________|___________|_____________|______________|__________|___________|______________|_____________|____________|___________|__________|___________|_____________|___________|______________|_________|__________
     1      |     2      |     3      |     4     |       5     |        6     |    7     |     8     |        9     |       10    |      11    |    12     |    13    |    14     |     15      |    16     |       17     |   18    |    19
____________|____________|____________|___________|_____________|______________|__________|___________|______________|_____________|____________|___________|__________|___________|_____________|___________|______________|_________|__________
1929-30 ... |   $507,142 |   $377,903 |   $42,633 |    $221,598 |\5\   $18,007 |   $9,622 |   $61,061 |        (\6\) |         --- |    $24,982 |     (\6\) |      --- |    $3,127 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |     $126,112 |    $343 |   $2,859
1931-32 ... |    536,523 |    420,633 |    47,232 |     232,645 |\5\    21,978 |   11,379 |    56,797 |\7\   $21,297 |         --- |     24,066 |     (\6\) |   $5,239 |    90,897 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       24,993 |     364 |    3,603
1933-34 ....|    469,329 |    369,661 |    43,155 |     203,332 |\5\    17,064 |   13,387 |    51,046 |\7\    14,155 |         --- |     20,020 |     (\6\) |    7,502 |    78,730 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       20,938 |     350 |    3,770
1935-36 ... |    541,391 |    419,883 |    48,069 |     225,143 |\5\    22,091 |   15,531 |    56,802 |\7\    20,241 |         --- |     29,426 |     (\6\) |    2,580 |    95,332 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       26,176 |     348 |    3,604
1937-38 ... |    614,385 |    475,191 |    56,406 |     253,006 |\5\    25,213 |   17,588 |    62,738 |\7\    24,031 |         --- |     34,189 |     (\6\) |    2,020 |   115,620 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       23,574 |     352 |    3,500
            |            |            |           |             |              |          |           |              |             |            |           |          |           |             |           |              |         |
1939-40 ....|    674,688 |    521,990 |    62,827 |     280,248 |\5\    27,266 |   19,487 |    69,612 |\7\    27,225 |         --- |     35,325 |     (\6\) |      --- |   124,184 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       28,514 |     349 |    3,563
1941-42 ... |    738,169 |    572,465 |    66,968 |     298,558 |\5\    34,287 |   19,763 |    72,594 |\7\    37,771 |         --- |     42,525 |     (\6\) |      --- |   137,328 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       28,375 |     408 |    3,727
1943-44 ....|    974,118 |    753,846 |    69,668 |     334,189 |\5\    58,456 |   20,452 |    81,201 |\7\    48,415 |\8\  $97,044 |     44,421 |     (\6\) |      --- |   199,344 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       20,928 |     653 |    5,337
1945-46 ....|  1,088,422 |    820,326 |   104,808 |     375,122 |\5\    86,812 |   26,560 |   110,947 |\7\    60,604 |         --- |     55,473 |     (\6\) |      --- |   242,028 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       26,068 |     489 |    3,822
1947-48 ....|  1,883,269 |  1,391,594 |   171,829 |     657,945 |\5\   159,090 |   44,208 |   201,996 |\7\    85,346 |         --- |     71,180 |     (\6\) |      --- |   438,988 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       52,687 |     595 |    3,641
            |            |            |           |             |              |          |           |              |             |            |           |          |           |             |           |              |         |
1949-50 ....|  2,245,661 |  1,706,444 |   213,070 |     780,994 |\5\   225,341 |   56,147 |   225,110 |\7\   119,108 |         --- |     86,674 |     (\6\) |      --- |   476,401 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       62,816 |     698 |    4,200
1951-52 ....|  2,471,008 |  1,960,481 |   233,844 |     823,117 |\5\   317,928 |   60,612 |   240,446 |\7\   147,854 |         --- |     97,408 |   $39,272 |      --- |   477,672 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |       32,855 |     933 |    5,058
1953-54 ....|  2,882,864 |  2,345,331 |   288,147 |     960,556 |\5\   372,643 |   72,944 |   277,874 |\7\   186,905 |         --- |    112,227 |    74,035 |      --- |   537,533 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |          --- |   1,051 |    5,571
1955-56 ....|  3,499,463 |  2,861,858 |   355,207 |   1,140,655 |\5\   500,793 |   85,563 |   324,229 |\7\   222,007 |         --- |    137,914 |    95,490 |      --- |   637,605 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |          --- |   1,079 |    5,719
1957-58 ....|  4,509,666 |  3,734,350 |   473,945 |   1,465,603 |\5\   727,776 |  109,715 |   406,226 |\7\   238,455 |         --- |    175,256 |   129,935 |    7,439 |   775,316 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |          --- |   1,124 |    5,607
            |            |            |           |             |              |          |           |              |             |            |           |          |           |             |           |              |         |
1959-60 ....|  5,601,376 |  4,685,258 |   583,224 |   1,793,320 |\5\ 1,022,353 |  135,384 |   469,943 |\7\   294,255 |         --- |    205,595 |   172,050 |    9,134 |   916,117 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |          --- |   1,287 |    6,244
1961-62 ....|  7,154,526 |  5,997,007 |   730,429 |   2,202,443 |\5\ 1,474,406 |  177,362 |   564,225 |\7\   375,040 |         --- |    244,337 |   228,765 |      --- | 1,157,517 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |          --- |   1,447 |    6,860
1963-64 ....|  9,177,677 |  7,725,433 |   957,512 |   2,801,707 |\5\ 1,973,383 |  236,718 |   686,054 |\7\   458,507 |         --- |    297,350 |   300,370 |   13,832 | 1,452,244 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |          --- |   1,616 |    7,469
1965-66 ....| 12,509,489 | 10,376,630 | 1,251,107 |   3,756,175 |\5\ 2,448,300 |  346,248 |   844,506 |\7\   558,170 |     155,202 |    438,385 |   425,524 |  153,013 | 1,887,744 |       (\5\) |     (\7\) |\9\   245,115 |   1,753 |    7,828
1966-67 ....| 14,230,341 | 10,724,974 | 1,445,074 |   4,356,413 |    1,565,102 |  415,903 |   969,275 |      591,848 |     350,950 |    226,566 |   583,390 |  220,453 | 2,060,130 |    $951,668 |  $253,790 |\9\   239,780 |   1,678 |    7,267
1967-68 ....| 16,480,786 | 12,847,350 | 1,738,946 |   5,139,179 |    1,933,473 |  493,266 | 1,127,290 |      350,711 |     514,294 |    597,544 |   712,425 |  240,222 | 2,302,419 |     765,495 |   290,000 |\9\   275,523 |   1,859 |    7,790
            |            |            |           |             |              |          |           |              |             |            |           |          |           |             |           |              |         |
1968-69 ....| 18,481,583 | 14,718,140 | 2,277,585 |   5,941,972 |    2,034,074 |  571,572 | 1,337,903 |      535,269 |     668,483 |    536,527 |   814,755 |      --- | 2,539,183 |     697,317 |   526,943 |          --- |   1,959 |    7,828
1969-70 ....| 21,043,110 | 16,845,210 | 2,627,993 |   6,883,844 |    2,144,076 |  652,596 | 1,541,698 |      648,089 |     769,253 |    593,067 |   984,594 |      --- | 2,769,276 |     757,388 |   671,236 |          --- |   2,104 |    7,940
1970-71 ... | 23,375,197 | 18,714,642 | 2,983,911 |   7,804,410 |    2,209,338 |  716,212 | 1,730,664 |      693,011 |     890,507 |    588,390 | 1,098,198 |      --- | 2,988,407 |     829,596 |   842,552 |          --- |   2,181 |    7,825
1971-72 ... | 25,559,560 | 20,441,878 | 3,344,215 |   8,443,261 |    2,265,282 |  764,481 | 1,927,553 |      779,728 |   1,059,989 |    615,997 | 1,241,372 |      --- | 3,178,272 |     940,825 |   998,585 |          --- |   2,284 |    7,912
1972-73 ....| 27,955,624 | 22,400,379 | 3,713,068 |   9,243,641 |    2,394,261 |  840,727 | 2,141,162 |      791,290 |   1,284,085 |    669,735 | 1,322,411 |      --- | 3,337,789 |   1,033,746 | 1,183,709 |          --- |   2,431 |    8,093
            |            |            |           |             |              |          |           |              |             |            |           |          |           |             |           |              |         |
1973-74 ....| 30,713,581 | 24,653,849 | 4,200,955 |  10,219,118 |    2,480,450 |  939,023 | 2,494,057 |      838,170 |   1,355,027 |    730,560 | 1,396,488 |      --- | 3,613,256 |   1,014,872 | 1,431,604 |          --- |   2,568 |    7,849
1974-75 ....| 35,057,563 | 27,547,620 | 4,495,391 |  11,797,823 |    3,132,132 |1,001,868 | 2,786,768 |    1,253,824 |         --- |  1,097,788 | 1,449,542 |  532,485 | 4,073,590 |   1,085,590 | 2,350,763 |          --- |   2,694 |    7,415
1975-76 ....| 38,903,177 | 30,598,685 | 5,240,066 |  13,094,943 |    3,287,364 |1,223,723 | 3,082,959 |    1,248,670 |         --- |  1,238,603 | 1,635,859 |  546,498 | 4,476,841 |   1,132,016 | 2,695,635 |          --- |   2,736 |    7,031
1976-77 ....| 42,599,816 | 33,151,681 | 5,590,669 |  14,031,145 |    3,600,067 |1,250,314 | 3,436,705 |    1,544,646 |         --- |  1,343,404 | 1,770,214 |  584,515 | 4,858,328 |   1,434,738 | 3,155,069 |          --- |   3,010 |    7,310
1977-78 ....| 45,970,790 | 36,256,604 | 6,177,029 |  15,336,229 |    3,919,830 |1,348,747 | 3,795,043 |    1,781,160 |         --- |  1,425,294 | 1,839,298 |  633,973 | 5,261,477 |     855,054 | 3,597,655 |          --- |   3,213 |    7,310
            |            |            |           |             |              |          |           |              |             |            |           |          |           |             |           |              |         |
1978-79 ....| 50,720,984 | 39,833,116 | 6,832,004 |  16,662,820 |    4,447,760 |1,426,614 | 4,178,574 |    2,044,386 |         --- |  1,593,097 | 1,944,599 |  703,262 | 5,749,974 |   1,007,119 | 4,130,775 |          --- |   3,538 |    7,360
1979-80 ....| 56,913,588 | 44,542,843 | 7,621,143 |  18,496,717 |    5,099,151 |1,623,811 | 4,700,070 |    2,252,577 |         --- |  1,816,521 | 2,200,468 |  732,385 | 6,485,608 |   1,127,728 | 4,757,409 |          --- |   3,850 |    7,068
1980-81 ... | 64,052,938 | 50,073,805 | 8,681,513 |  20,733,166 |    5,657,719 |1,759,784 | 5,350,310 |    2,513,502 |         --- |  2,057,770 | 2,504,525 |  815,516 | 7,288,089 |   1,257,934 | 5,433,111 |          --- |   4,139 |    6,811
1981-82 ....| 70,339,448 | 54,848,752 | 9,648,069 |  22,962,527 |    5,929,894 |1,922,416 | 5,979,281 |    2,734,038 |         --- |  2,203,726 | 2,684,945 |  783,854 | 7,997,632 |   1,258,777 | 6,234,287 |          --- |   4,433 |    6,714
1982-83 ... | 75,935,749 | 58,929,218 |10,412,233 |  24,673,293 |    6,265,280 |2,039,671 | 6,391,596 |    3,047,220 |         --- |  2,320,478 | 2,922,897 |  856,548 | 8,614,316 |   1,406,126 | 6,986,089 |          --- |   4,742 |    6,887
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1983-84 ... | 81,993,360 | 63,741,276 |11,561,260 |  26,436,308 |    6,723,534 |2,231,149 | 6,729,825 |    3,300,003 |         --- |  2,499,203 | 3,301,673 |  958,321 | 9,250,196 |   1,622,233 | 7,379,654 |          --- |   5,114 |    7,161
1984-85 ....| 89,951,263 | 70,061,324 |12,765,452 |  28,777,183 |    7,551,892 |2,361,793 | 7,345,482 |    3,712,460 |         --- |  2,861,095 | 3,670,355 |1,015,613 |10,012,248 |   1,867,550 | 8,010,141 |          --- |   5,723 |    7,712
1985-86 ....| 97,535,742 | 76,127,965 |13,913,724 |  31,032,099 |    8,437,367 |2,551,331 | 7,605,226 |    4,116,061 |         --- |  3,119,533 | 4,160,174 |1,192,449 |10,528,303 |   2,187,361 | 8,692,113 |          --- |   6,216 |    8,142
1986-87 ....|105,763,557 | 82,955,555 |15,060,576 |  33,711,146 |    9,352,309 |2,441,184 | 7,819,032 |    5,134,267 |         --- |  3,448,453 | 4,776,100 |1,212,488 |11,037,333 |   2,597,655 | 9,173,014 |          --- |   6,635 |    8,501
1987-88 ....|113,786,476 | 89,157,430 |16,171,015 |  35,833,563 |   10,350,931 |2,836,498 | 8,230,986 |    5,305,083 |         --- |  3,786,362 | 5,325,358 |1,317,633 |11,399,953 |   2,822,632 |10,406,461 |          --- |   6,984 |    8,592
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1988-89 ....|123,867,184 | 96,803,377 |17,309,956 |  38,812,690 |   11,432,170 |3,009,870 | 8,739,895 |    5,894,409 |         --- |  4,227,323 | 5,918,666 |1,458,397 |12,280,063 |   2,958,962 |11,824,782 |          --- |   7,415 |    8,720
1989-90 ....|134,655,571 |105,585,076 |19,062,179 |  42,145,987 |   12,505,961 |3,254,239 | 9,458,262 |    6,183,405 |         --- |  4,689,758 | 6,655,544 |1,629,742 |13,203,984 |   3,187,224 |12,679,286 |          --- |   7,799 |    8,754
1990-91 ....|146,087,836 |114,139,901 |20,751,966 |  45,496,117 |   13,444,040 |3,343,892 |10,062,581 |    6,706,881 |         --- |  5,076,177 | 7,551,184 |1,707,063 |14,272,247 |   3,349,824 |14,325,865 |          --- |   8,259 |    8,790
1991-92 \10\|156,189,161 |121,567,156 |21,984,118 |  47,997,196 |   14,261,554 |3,595,834 |10,346,580 |    6,981,184 |         --- |  5,489,298 | 9,060,000 |1,851,393 |14,966,100 |   3,551,592 |16,104,313 |          --- |   8,466 |    8,731
1992-93 \11\|165,241,040 |128,977,968 |23,414,977 |  50,340,914 |   15,291,309 |3,684,852 |10,783,727 |    7,388,118 |         --- |  5,935,095 |10,148,373 |1,990,603 |15,561,508 |   3,651,891 |17,049,672 |          --- |   8,903 |    8,903
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\1\Includes all separately budgeted programs, other than research, which are supported by sponsors outside the institution. Examples are training programs, workshops, and training and instructional institutes. For years not shown, most expenditures for these programs are included under "Extension and public service."
\2\Generally includes only those expenditures associated with federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs).
\3\Data for 1929-30 to 1945-46 are based on school year enrollment.
\4\Data adjusted by the consumer price index computed on a school year basis.
\5\Expenditures for federally funded research and development centers are included under "Organized research."
\6\Included under "Other current expenditures."
\7\Expenditures for hospitals included under "Organized activities related to instructional departments."
\8\Expenditures were for federal contract courses.
\9\Includes current expenditures for physical plant assets. In later years, the educational and general expenditures for physical plant assets are included under "Other general expenditures."
\10\Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
\11\Preliminary data.

---Data not available.

NOTE.--The data in this table reflect limitations of data availability and comparability. Major changes in data collection forms in 1965-66 and 1974-75 cause significant data comparability problems among the three mostly consistent time periods, 1929-30 to 1963-64, 1965-66 to 1973-74, and 1974-75 to 1992-93. The largest problems affect Hospitals, Independent operations, Organized research, Other sponsored programs, Extension and public service, and Scholarships and fellowships.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States; Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared April 1995.)

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