U.S. - forecast for higher education outlays 2025-2035

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Mar 31, 2025

In the United States in 2024, mandatory outlays for higher education amounted to about 125 billion U.S. dollars. Mandatory outlays for higher education are projected to be around 29 billion U.S. dollars in 2035.

Forecast for higher education outlays in the United States from 2025 to 2035 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Release date

January 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

2024

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