In spite of the fact that the vast majority of U.S. students attend public institutions, much less is known about their behavior and how the states that support them interact with them and with the private institutions within the states boundaries. This paper summarizes some of the things that are known and outlines some issues that still need…

Investigated why private research universities differ in the sources and uses of their annual giving using data from 74 private universities and a subset of 29 private universities. Findings identify some factors that determine giving, but models could explain only part of the differences in funding from different sources. (SLD)