Public and Private Institution Spending

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2012 to 2013, and public four-year institutions had their largest increase in five years. E&R spending per FTE student increased an average of 2 to 3 percent at public four-year institutions in 2013, the largest such increase since 2008 and a sharp uptick from just one year earlier, when spending was unchanged or declining (see Figure 3 and Appendix Figure A3). In 2013, public research institutions spent about $17,300 per student, and public bachelor’s institutions spent $14,000 per student and public master’s institutions spent $13,300 per student. On average, E&R spending accounted for roughly 70 percent of total spending per student at public non-research universities in 2013, in comparison with 43 percent at public research universities (a result of their expanded research function). Community colleges spent $10,800 per student on E&R activities in 2013—growing by 5 percent and rising for the second consecutive year since the 2008 recession. On average, E&R spending ...

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