Education expenditure per student at U.S. public doctoral institutions 2011-2022

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Mar 31, 2025

In the 2021/22 academic year, public doctoral higher education institutions in the United States spent an average of 21,390 U.S. dollars per full-time equivalent (FTE) student on education and related expenses. This compares to 19,550 U.S. dollars for the 2011/12 academic year, when adjusted to 2021 dollars.

Average education expenditure per FTE student at public doctoral institutions in the United States from 2011/12 to 2021/22 (in 2021 U.S. dollars)

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October 2024

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United States

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academic years 2011/12 to 2021/22

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FTE - Full time Equivalent.
Expenditures include spending on instruction, student services, and the education share of spending on central academic and administrative support, as well as operations and maintenance. These estimates include expenditures for both undergraduate and graduate students.

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