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Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the United States

Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the expenditure of colleges and universities in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016. In the school year 2016-17, approx. 211 billion USD were spent by private institutions in the U.S.

1970	15	8.38
1971	16.48	9.08
1972	18.2	9.75
1973	20.34	10.38
1974	23.49	11.57
1975	26.18	12.72
1976	28.63	13.96
1977	30.73	15.25
1978	33.73	16.99
1979	37.77	19.15
1980	42.28	21.77
1981	46.22	24.12
1982	49.57	26.36
1983	53.09	28.91
1984	58.31	31.64
1985	63.19	34.34
1986	67.65	38.11
1987	72.64	41.15
1988	78.95	44.92
1989	85.77	48.89
1990	92.96	53.13
1991	98.85	57.34
1992	104.57	60.67
1993	109.31	64.04
1994	115.46	67.5
1995	119.52	70.95
1996	125.98	73.92
1997	132.85	76.01
1998	140.54	78.67
1999	152.32	84.46
2000	170.34	89.86
2001	183.44	97.28
2002	197.03	105.86
2003	205.07	111.68
2004	215.79	119.23
2005	226.55	127.03
2006	238.83	136.71
2007	261.05	147.44
2008	273.02	157.74
2009	281.39	165.09
2010	296.86	175.13
2011	305.54	182.55
2012	311.42	187.45
2013	323.89	193.17
2014	335.63	199.86
2015	355	205
2016	372	211

Expenditure of public and private colleges and universities in the United States

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