This graph shows the expenditure of colleges and universities in the United States from 1970 to 2014. In 2014, approximately 197 billion U.S. dollars were spent by private institutions in the United States.
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Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the U.S. from 1970 to 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars)
| Year | Public | Private |
|---|---|---|
| 2014* | 335 | 197 |
| 2013 ** | 323.89 | 193.21 |
| 2012 | 311.42 | 187.51 |
| 2011 | 305.54 | 182.55 |
| 2010 | 296.86 | 175.13 |
| 2009 | 281.39 | 165.09 |
| 2008 | 273.02 | 157.74 |
| 2007 | 261.05 | 147.44 |
| 2006 | 238.83 | 136.71 |
| 2005 | 226.55 | 127.03 |
| 2004 | 215.79 | 119.23 |
| 2003 | 205.07 | 111.68 |
| 2002 | 197.03 | 105.86 |
| 2001 | 183.44 | 97.28 |
| 2000 | 170.34 | 89.86 |
| 1999 | 152.32 | 84.46 |
| 1998 | 140.54 | 78.67 |
| 1997 | 132.85 | 76.01 |
| 1996 | 125.98 | 73.92 |
| 1995 | 119.52 | 70.95 |
| 1994 | 115.46 | 67.5 |
| 1993 | 109.31 | 64.04 |
| 1992 | 104.57 | 60.67 |
| 1991 | 98.85 | 57.34 |
| 1990 | 92.96 | 53.13 |
| 1989 | 85.77 | 48.89 |
| 1988 | 78.95 | 44.92 |
| 1987 | 72.64 | 41.15 |
| 1986 | 67.65 | 38.11 |
| 1985 | 63.19 | 34.34 |
| 1984 | 58.31 | 31.64 |
| 1983 | 53.09 | 28.91 |
| 1982 | 49.57 | 26.36 |
| 1981 | 46.22 | 24.12 |
| 1980 | 42.28 | 21.77 |
| 1979 | 37.77 | 19.15 |
| 1978 | 33.73 | 16.99 |
| 1977 | 30.73 | 15.25 |
| 1976 | 28.63 | 13.96 |
| 1975 | 26.18 | 12.72 |
| 1974 | 23.49 | 11.57 |
| 1973 | 20.34 | 10.38 |
| 1972 | 18.2 | 9.75 |
| 1971 | 16.48 | 9.08 |
| 1970 | 15 | 8.38 |
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