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Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the U.S. in 2015/16
Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the U.S. in 2015/16
Revenue of public degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2015/16, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)
This statistic shows the different sources and amounts of revenue earned by public degree-granting institutions in the United States in the 2015/16 academic year. In that year, public universities and colleges in the United States received a total of approximately 76.6 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 2015/16, by source (in billion U.S. dollars)
| Revenue in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | 76.59 |
| Federal Grants and contracts | 27.68 |
| State Grants and contracts | 7.79 |
| Local and private Grants and contracts | 12.98 |
| Sales and services of auxiliary enter- prises | 27.58 |
| Sales and services of hospitals | 45.96 |
| Independent operations | 1.54 |
| Other operating revenues | 20.86 |
| Federal Appropriations | 1.67 |
| State Appropriations | 67.2 |
| Local Appropriations | 12.21 |
| Federal Nonoperating grants | 20.49 |
| State Nonoperating grants | 4.86 |
| Local Nonoperating grants | 0.38 |
| Gifts | 8.49 |
| Investment return (gain or loss) | 3.94 |
| Other nonoperating revenues | 5.47 |
| Capital appropriations | 6.46 |
| Capital grants and gifts | 3.76 |
| Additions to permanent endowments | 1.12 |
| Other revenues and additions | 7.36 |
| Revenue in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees | 76.59 |
| Federal Grants and contracts | 27.68 |
| State Grants and contracts | 7.79 |
| Local and private Grants and contracts | 12.98 |
| Sales and services of auxiliary enter- prises | 27.58 |
| Sales and services of hospitals | 45.96 |
| Independent operations | 1.54 |
| Other operating revenues | 20.86 |
| Federal Appropriations | 1.67 |
| State Appropriations | 67.2 |
| Local Appropriations | 12.21 |
| Federal Nonoperating grants | 20.49 |
| State Nonoperating grants | 4.86 |
| Local Nonoperating grants | 0.38 |
| Gifts | 8.49 |
| Investment return (gain or loss) | 3.94 |
| Other nonoperating revenues | 5.47 |
| Capital appropriations | 6.46 |
| Capital grants and gifts | 3.76 |
| Additions to permanent endowments | 1.12 |
| Other revenues and additions | 7.36 |
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This statistic shows the different sources and amounts of revenue earned by public degree-granting institutions in the United States in the 2015/16 academic year. In that year, public universities and colleges in the United States received a total of approximately 76.6 billion U.S. dollars of revenue through tuition and fees charged to students.
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