This data shows the annual expenditure surplus of British universities in the UK from 1993/94 to 2017/18. Since the beginning of the 2008 academic year there has been a significant increase in the amount of money that universities have remaining.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom. (June 12, 2019). United Kingdom (UK) annual expenditure surplus of higher education institutions in the UK from 1993/94 to 2017/18 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/529839/annual-expenditure-surplus-of-universities-united-kingdom/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "United Kingdom (UK) annual expenditure surplus of higher education institutions in the UK from 1993/94 to 2017/18 (in billion GBP) ." Chart. June 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529839/annual-expenditure-surplus-of-universities-united-kingdom/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. (2019). United Kingdom (UK) annual expenditure surplus of higher education institutions in the UK from 1993/94 to 2017/18 (in billion GBP) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/529839/annual-expenditure-surplus-of-universities-united-kingdom/
Parliament of the United Kingdom. "United Kingdom (Uk) Annual Expenditure Surplus of Higher Education Institutions in The Uk from 1993/94 to 2017/18 (in Billion Gbp) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529839/annual-expenditure-surplus-of-universities-united-kingdom/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom (UK) annual expenditure surplus of higher education institutions in the UK from 1993/94 to 2017/18 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/529839/annual-expenditure-surplus-of-universities-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
United Kingdom (UK) annual expenditure surplus of higher education institutions in the UK from 1993/94 to 2017/18 (in billion GBP) [Graph], Parliament of the United Kingdom, June 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/529839/annual-expenditure-surplus-of-universities-united-kingdom/