In the school year 2019-20, approximately 241 billion U.S. dollars were spent by private higher education institutions in the United States. In that same year, 410 billion U.S. dollars were spent by public higher education institutions.
Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the United States from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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NCES. (April 30, 2021). Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the United States from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184231/expenditure-of-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities/
NCES. "Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the United States from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184231/expenditure-of-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities/
NCES. (2021). Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the United States from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184231/expenditure-of-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities/
NCES. "Expenditure of Public and Private Colleges and Universities in The United States from 1970 to 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184231/expenditure-of-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities/
NCES, Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the United States from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184231/expenditure-of-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities/ (last visited May 25, 2022)