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Table 331  Current-fund revenue of institutions of higher education, by source: 1980-81 to 1995-96

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               Source                |  1980-81   |   1985-86   |   1989-90   |   1990-91   |   1991-92   |   1992-93   |  1993-94    |   1994-95   | 1995-96 \1\
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                  1                  |     2      |      3      |      4      |      5      |      6      |      7      |      8      |      9      |     10
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                                     |                                                    In thousands
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     Total current-fund revenue .....|$65,584,789 |$100,437,616 |$139,635,477 |$149,766,051 |$161,395,896 |$170,880,503 |$179,226,601 |$189,120,570 |$197,973,236
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Tuition and fees ....................| 13,773,259 |  23,116,605 |  33,926,060 |  37,434,462 |  41,559,037 |  45,346,071 |  48,646,538 |  51,506,876 |  55,260,293
Federal government ..................|  9,747,586 |  12,704,750 |  17,254,874 |  18,236,082 |  19,833,317 |  21,014,564 |  22,076,385 |  23,243,172 |  23,939,075
  Appropriations ....................|  1,346,835 |   1,617,510 |   1,890,046 |   1,840,694 |   1,907,403 |   1,872,840 |   1,994,279 |   1,984,450 |   2,036,948
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|  1,126,558 |   1,658,636 |   2,353,119 |   2,504,859 |   2,703,590 |   2,913,256 |   3,129,307 |   3,297,173 |   3,652,186
  Restricted grants and contracts\2\ |  6,005,317 |   7,190,345 |   9,773,266 |  10,443,977 |  11,561,444 |  12,589,727 |  13,554,435 |  14,421,419 |  14,713,289
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ .|  1,268,877 |   2,238,259 |   3,238,442 |   3,446,552 |   3,660,881 |   3,638,741 |   3,398,364 |   3,540,129 |   3,536,653
State governments ...................| 20,106,222 |  29,911,500 |  38,349,239 |  39,480,874 |  40,586,907 |  41,247,955 |  41,910,288 |  44,343,012 |  45,692,673
  Appropriations ....................| 19,266,186 |  28,402,288 |  35,223,174 |  36,255,090 |  36,884,957 |  37,314,176 |  37,824,061 |  39,638,444 |  40,323,301
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     84,848 |     154,109 |     411,757 |     366,206 |     376,176 |     382,204 |     360,852 |     524,586 |   1,090,932
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    755,188 |   1,355,102 |   2,714,309 |   2,859,577 |   3,325,774 |   3,551,575 |   3,725,375 |   4,179,982 |   4,278,440
Local governments ...................|  1,790,740 |   2,544,506 |   3,639,902 |   3,931,239 |   4,159,876 |   4,444,875 |   4,998,306 |   5,165,961 |   5,607,909
  Appropriations ....................|  1,482,536 |   2,153,160 |   2,919,447 |   3,177,696 |   3,336,012 |   3,599,983 |   4,023,620 |   4,247,748 |   4,400,741
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|     29,629 |      56,975 |     122,404 |     116,982 |     140,135 |     139,881 |     134,491 |     134,611 |     377,754
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|    278,575 |     334,371 |     598,051 |     636,561 |     683,729 |     705,011 |     840,195 |     783,602 |     829,414
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |  3,176,670 |   5,410,905 |   7,781,422 |   8,361,265 |   8,977,271 |   9,659,977 |  10,203,062 |  10,866,749 |  11,903,126
  Unrestricted ......................|  1,210,903 |   2,111,972 |   2,634,974 |   2,720,233 |   2,921,997 |   3,229,718 |   3,400,457 |   3,556,608 |   4,072,454
  Restricted ........................|  1,965,766 |   3,298,933 |   5,146,448 |   5,641,032 |   6,055,274 |   6,430,259 |   6,802,605 |   7,310,141 |   7,830,672
Endowment income ....................|  1,364,443 |   2,275,898 |   3,143,696 |   3,268,629 |   3,442,009 |   3,627,773 |   3,669,536 |   3,988,217 |   4,562,171
  Unrestricted ......................|    770,358 |   1,285,194 |   1,614,088 |   1,521,940 |   1,549,930 |   1,536,511 |   1,557,733 |   1,649,296 |   2,064,490
  Restricted ........................|    594,085 |     990,704 |   1,529,608 |   1,746,690 |   1,892,079 |   2,091,262 |   2,111,803 |   2,338,921 |   2,497,681
Sales and services ..................| 13,677,366 |  21,274,265 |  30,787,233 |  34,107,502 |  37,519,828 |  39,824,766 |  41,791,319 |  43,039,561 |  43,009,873
  Educational activities ............|  1,409,730 |   2,373,494 |   3,632,100 |   4,054,703 |   4,520,890 |   5,037,901 |   5,294,030 |   5,603,251 |   5,530,763
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|  7,287,290 |  10,674,136 |  13,938,469 |  14,903,127 |  15,758,599 |  16,662,850 |  17,537,514 |  18,336,094 |  18,867,540
  Hospitals .........................|  4,980,346 |   8,226,635 |  13,216,664 |  15,149,672 |  17,240,338 |  18,124,015 |  18,959,776 |  19,100,217 |  18,611,570
Other sources .......................|  1,948,503 |   3,199,186 |   4,753,051 |   4,945,998 |   5,317,651 |   5,714,523 |   5,931,167 |   6,967,023 |   7,998,116
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                                     |                                 Percentage distribution
                                     |__________________________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
     Total current-fund revenue .....|      100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0 |       100.0
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Tuition and fees ....................|       21.0 |        23.0 |        24.3 |        25.0 |        25.7 |        26.5 |        27.1 |        27.2 |        27.9
Federal government ..................|       14.9 |        12.6 |        12.4 |        12.2 |        12.3 |        12.3 |        12.3 |        12.3 |        12.1
  Appropriations ....................|        2.1 |         1.6 |         1.4 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.1 |         1.1 |         1.0 |         1.0
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|        1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.7 |         1.8
  Restricted grants and contracts\2\ |        9.2 |         7.2 |         7.0 |         7.0 |         7.2 |         7.4 |         7.6 |         7.6 |         7.4
  Independent operations (FFRDC)\3\ .|        1.9 |         2.2 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.1 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.8
State governments ...................|       30.7 |        29.8 |        27.5 |        26.4 |        25.1 |        24.1 |        23.4 |        23.4 |        23.1
  Appropriations ....................|       29.4 |        28.3 |        25.2 |        24.2 |        22.9 |        21.8 |        21.1 |        21.0 |        20.4
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|        0.1 |         0.2 |         0.3 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.2 |         0.3 |         0.6
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|        1.2 |         1.3 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.2 |         2.2
Local governments ...................|        2.7 |         2.5 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.6 |         2.8 |         2.7 |         2.8
  Appropriations ....................|        2.3 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.2 |         2.2 |         2.2
  Unrestricted grants and contracts .|      (\4\) |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.1 |         0.2
  Restricted grants and contracts ...|        0.4 |         0.3 |         0.4 |         0.4 |         0.4 |         0.4 |         0.5 |         0.4 |         0.4
Private gifts, grants, and contracts |        4.8 |         5.4 |         5.6 |         5.6 |         5.6 |         5.7 |         5.7 |         5.7 |         6.0
  Unrestricted ......................|        1.8 |         2.1 |         1.9 |         1.8 |         1.8 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         1.9 |         2.1
  Restricted ........................|        3.0 |         3.3 |         3.7 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.8 |         3.9 |         4.0
Endowment income ....................|        2.1 |         2.3 |         2.3 |         2.2 |         2.1 |         2.1 |         2.0 |         2.1 |         2.3
  Unrestricted ......................|        1.2 |         1.3 |         1.2 |         1.0 |         1.0 |         0.9 |         0.9 |         0.9 |         1.0
  Restricted ........................|        0.9 |         1.0 |         1.1 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.2 |         1.3
Sales and services ..................|       20.9 |        21.2 |        22.0 |        22.8 |        23.2 |        23.3 |        23.3 |        22.8 |        21.7
  Educational activities ............|        2.1 |         2.4 |         2.6 |         2.7 |         2.8 |         2.9 |         3.0 |         3.0 |         2.8
  Auxiliary enterprises .............|       11.1 |        10.6 |        10.0 |        10.0 |         9.8 |         9.8 |         9.8 |         9.7 |         9.5
  Hospitals .........................|        7.6 |         8.2 |         9.5 |        10.1 |        10.7 |        10.6 |        10.6 |        10.1 |         9.4
Other sources .......................|        3.0 |         3.2 |         3.4 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.3 |         3.7 |         4.0
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\1\Preliminary data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
\2\Excludes Pell Grants. Federally supported student aid that is received through students is included under tuition and auxiliary enterprises.
\3\Generally includes only those revenues associated with major federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC).
\4\Less than 0.05 percent. NOTE.
--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared October 1998.)


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