Using Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) figures on the 96 Research Extensive Institution in academic year 2007-2008, we employ panel data from academic year 1984-1985 to 2007-2008 to identify revenue-expenditure relationships. Although we consider a wide range of functional expenditure categories, we focus our analysis on…

Two higher education finance systems with a common cultural heritage are compared. The characteristics of each from the last 20 years are described and suggestions for the future are offered. (Author/MLW)

Most public institutions of higher education structure enrollment policy around the belief that higher education enrollments mean greater state appropriations. A study that found that added enrollments commonly reflected a net financial loss in appropriations per student for public institutions is discussed. (Author/MLW)

It is contended that future prospects for higher education are brighter than many anticipate. Political inertia acts to keep public spending near previous levels, and even during "down periods" educational resources seldom decline. (Author/PHR)

There is growing evidence and informed opinion that the conventional wisdom about the decline in higher education quality is incorrect, and that higher education is neither as bad as many perceive nor likely to degenerate as far as many fear. (MSE)

The more that is known about what appeals to alumni, nonalumni, businesses, and other types of organizations, the more institutions will know which traits to stress in fund-raising appeals. Year-to-year variations in the amounts of money given to education by different groups were studied. (MLW)

How state governments should finance public college and university facilities is discussed. A framework for analyzing the capital financing alternatives available to state governments is described. Several alternatives in Arizona--including state appropriations, leasing, and revenue bonding--are considered as an illustration. (Author/MLW)

A new set of dynamics in the financing of higher education is reviewed, beginning in the 1970s with development of federal policy supporting high tuition and increased student financial aid. Implications of this policy for the future are examined from the perspective of the resource dependency theory. (MSE)

Market forces have been powerful in United States higher education throughout history. Public university revenue shares from state governments have declined, destabilizing institutions. Universities have compensated by increasing shares from grant and contracting organizations, resulting in a de-emphasis on instruction and increased emphasis on…