This statistic shows the different sources and amounts of revenue earned by public degree-granting institutions in the United States in the 2017/18 academic year. In that year, public universities and colleges in the United States received a total of approximately 81.3 billion U.S. dollars of revenue through tuition and fees charged to students.
Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2017/18, by source
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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NCES. (December 31, 2019). Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2017/18, by source (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240889/revenue-sources-of-us-higher-education-insitutions/
NCES. "Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2017/18, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240889/revenue-sources-of-us-higher-education-insitutions/
NCES. (2019). Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2017/18, by source (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240889/revenue-sources-of-us-higher-education-insitutions/
NCES. "Revenue of Public Degree-granting Postsecondary Institutions in The United States in 2017/18, by Source (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240889/revenue-sources-of-us-higher-education-insitutions/
NCES, Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2017/18, by source (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240889/revenue-sources-of-us-higher-education-insitutions/ (last visited June 04, 2020)
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