After
a yearlong search, a new president arrived at Idaho's public
flagship campus, the University of Idaho, in August, filling a
position that opened when the previous president stepped down
following financial-management problems.
Timothy P. White,
who had been the provost at Oregon State University, replaced the
former president, Robert A. Hoover, who resigned in April 2003, in
the wake of a budget shortfall and financial missteps in a building
project.
The new president will have some additional state
dollars at his disposal. Despite calls from Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, a
Republican, for the Legislature to practice budgetary restraint,
state spending on higher education increased 2.5 percent, to
$223-million, for 2004-5. The state expects its revenues to decline
eventually as the result of a state income-tax cut that goes into
effect in 2005.
The budget deal also included a 2-percent pay
raise for faculty and staff members at the state's public colleges,
part of an increase for all state employees. It is the first pay
raise for college employees in three years.
Meanwhile,
appropriations for student aid rose 1.2 percent, to $7.5-million, at
a time when public-college tuition for in-state residents increased
by $275, or 8.2 percent, to an average of $3,624 for
2004-5.
The state also set aside more money for one of its
two merit-based Promise Scholarship programs, increasing the annual
award by $100 per student, to $600 per year. Some public and private
institutions match the scholarship with money from their own
budgets. The scholarship goes to students younger than 22 who
successfully complete 12 credits per semester in college, and
maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA.
One issue that the state's
two- and four-year colleges expect to grapple with in the coming
years is a surge in enrollment. The total student population at the
state's seven public institutions reached 60,311 in 2003-4,
including 34,382 full-time students. At the University of Idaho,
enrollment for the fall of 2003 hit a record high -- 12,894
students, a 3.8-percent increase from the previous year.
In
other developments, the University of Idaho Press, which was founded
in 1972 and had published 8 to 10 titles per year, shut down its
operations in June, falling victim to financial difficulties. A
private contractor is continuing distribution of the existing
inventory.
In addition to the new president at the University
of Idaho, other changes in state higher-education leadership
included the election of Roderic W. Lewis as president of the State
Board of Education and Laird Stone as vice president. Mr. Lewis is
an executive at Micron Technology, in Boise, and Mr. Stone is a
partner in the law firm Stephan, Kvanvig, Stone and Trainor, in Twin
Falls. They were elected by the other members of the
board.
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Population:
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State: 1,366,332 (Rank: 39) |
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Nation: 290,809,777 |
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Age distribution:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Up to 4 |
7.5% |
6.8% |
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5 to 13 |
13.8% |
12.8% |
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14 to 17 |
6.4% |
5.7% |
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18 to 24 |
11.1% |
9.8% |
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25 to 44 |
27.3% |
29.4% |
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45 to 64 |
22.7% |
23.1% |
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65 and older |
11.3% |
12.3% |
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Racial and ethnic
distribution:
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State: |
Nation: |
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American Indian |
1.4% |
1.0% |
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Asian |
1.0% |
4.0% |
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Black |
0.5% |
12.7% |
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Pacific Islander |
0.1% |
0.2% |
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White |
95.4% |
80.7% |
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More than one race |
1.4% |
1.4% |
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Hispanic (may be any race) |
8.5% |
13.4% |
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Educational attainment of
adults
(highest level):
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State: |
Nation: |
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8th grade or less |
5.2% |
7.5% |
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Some high school, no diploma |
10.1% |
12.1% |
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High-school diploma |
28.5% |
28.6% |
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Some college, no degree |
27.3% |
21.0% |
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Associate degree |
7.2% |
6.3% |
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Bachelor's degree |
14.8% |
15.5% |
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Graduate or professional degree |
6.8% |
8.9% |
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Proportion who speak a language other
than English at home:
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State: |
Nation: |
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9.3% |
17.9% |
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Per-capita personal
income:
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State: |
Nation: |
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$25,911 |
$31,632 |
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Poverty rate:
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State: |
Nation: |
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11.4% |
11.9% |
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New high-school graduates
in:
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State: |
Nation: |
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2004-5 (estimate) |
16,348 |
2,983,477 |
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2014-15 (estimate) |
17,850 |
3,046,008 |
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New GED diploma
recipients:
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State: |
Nation: |
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2,099 |
329,515 |
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High-school dropout rate:
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State: |
Nation: |
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11% |
9% |
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Governor: Dirk Kempthorne (R), term
ends 2007 |
Governor's higher-education
aide:Parra Byron, 700 West Jefferson, Boise 83720;
(208) 334-2100; pbyron@gov.state.id.us |
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U.S. senators: Larry E. Craig (R),
term ends 2009; Michael D. Crapo (R), term ends
2005 |
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U.S. representatives:
2
Republicans
C.L. (Butch) Otter (R), Michael K. Simpson (R)
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Legislature : Senate, 7 Democrats, 28
Republicans; House, 16 Democrats, 54
Republicans |
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Higher education:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Public 4-year institutions |
4 |
631 |
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Public 2-year institutions |
3 |
1,081 |
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Private 4-year institutions,
nonprofit |
4 |
1,538 |
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Private 4-year institutions,
for-profit |
2 |
297 |
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Private 2-year institutions,
nonprofit |
0 |
127 |
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Private 2-year institutions,
for-profit |
1 |
494 |
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Total |
14 |
4,168 |
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Statewide higher-education
board:
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Private-college
association:
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None |
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Institutions censured by the
AAUP:
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None |
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Institutions under NCAA
sanctions:
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None |
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Average pay of full-time
professors |
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Public universities:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Professor |
$71,104 |
$89,888 |
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Associate professor |
$56,749 |
$62,886 |
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Assistant professor |
$50,327 |
$53,138 |
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All |
$56,468 |
$68,510 |
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Other public 4-year
institutions:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Professor |
$60,161 |
$75,268 |
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Associate professor |
$53,353 |
$58,059 |
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Assistant professor |
$44,040 |
$47,859 |
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All |
$49,463 |
$57,724 |
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Private universities:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Professor |
n/a |
$109,721 |
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Associate professor |
n/a |
$70,639 |
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Assistant professor |
n/a |
$60,874 |
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All |
n/a |
$82,487 |
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Other private 4-year
institutions:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Professor |
$56,648 |
$70,811 |
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Associate professor |
$47,718 |
$54,159 |
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Assistant professor |
$39,554 |
$44,435 |
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All |
$43,904 |
$54,331 |
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2-year colleges:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Public |
$42,817 |
$50,837 |
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Private |
n/a |
$33,139 |
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Enrollment:
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State: |
Nation: |
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At public 4-year institutions |
45,783 |
6,236,455 |
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At public 2-year institutions |
10,890 |
5,996,701 |
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At private 4-year institutions |
12,568 |
3,440,953 |
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At private 2-year institutions |
433 |
253,878 |
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Undergraduate |
62,292 |
13,715,610 |
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Graduate |
6,830 |
1,903,730 |
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Professional |
552 |
308,647 |
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American Indian |
978 |
158,151 |
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Asian |
1,149 |
1,019,048 |
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Black |
529 |
1,850,420 |
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Hispanic |
2,595 |
1,560,587 |
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White |
62,741 |
10,774,519 |
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Foreign |
1,682 |
565,262 |
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Total |
69,674 |
15,927,987 |
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Enrollment highlights:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Women |
55.0% |
56.3% |
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Full-time |
67.4% |
59.3% |
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Minority |
7.5% |
28.8% |
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Foreign |
2.4% |
3.5% |
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Proportion of enrollment made up of
minority students:
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State: |
Nation: |
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At public 4-year institutions |
8.0% |
24.9% |
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At public 2-year institutions |
7.0% |
34.9% |
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At private 4-year institutions |
6.3% |
24.5% |
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At private 2-year institutions |
8.1% |
39.4% |
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Degrees awarded:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Associate |
4,583 |
595,133 |
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Bachelor's |
4,913 |
1,291,900 |
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Master's |
1,241 |
482,118 |
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Doctorate |
91 |
44,160 |
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Professional |
132 |
80,698 |
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Residence of new
students:
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State: State residents made up 73% of
all freshmen enrolled in Idaho in fall 2000 who had graduated
from high school in the previous year; 72% of all Idaho
residents who were freshmen attended college in their home
state. |
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Nation: 81% of all freshmen in fall
2000 who had graduated from high school in the previous year
attended colleges in their home states. |
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Test scores:
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State: Students averaged 21.3 on the
ACT, which was taken by an estimated 59% of Idaho's
high-school seniors. |
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Nation: Students averaged 20.9 on the
ACT and 1026 on the SAT. |
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Graduation rate at NCAA Division I
institutions:
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Boise State University |
26% |
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Idaho State University |
21% |
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University of Idaho |
51% |
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National average |
57% |
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Average tuition and
fees:
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State: |
Nation: |
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At public 4-year institutions |
$3,033 |
$4,059 |
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At public 2-year institutions |
$1,542 |
$1,479 |
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At private 4-year institutions |
$5,542 |
$16,948 |
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Expenditures:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Public 4-year institutions |
$602,932,000 |
$140,578,401,000 |
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Public 2-year institutions |
$82,826,000 |
$29,766,440,000 |
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Private non-profit 4-year
institutions |
$130,256,000 |
$85,048,123,000 |
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State funds for higher-education
operating expenses:
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State: |
Nation: |
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$315,145,000 |
$60,293,002,000 |
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One-year change: |
Up 2.0% |
Down 2.1% |
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State spending on student
aid:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Need-based: |
$959,000 |
$4,229,972,000 |
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Non-need-based: |
$4,181,000 |
$1,553,787,000 |
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Non-grant aid: |
$1,281,000 |
$1,115,279,000 |
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Total: |
$6,421,000 |
$6,899,038,000 |
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Total spending on research and
development by colleges and universities:
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State: |
Nation: |
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$93,323,000 |
$36,332,641,000 |
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Sources:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Federal government |
45.4% |
60.1% |
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State and local governments |
22.9% |
6.9% |
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Industry |
8.0% |
6.0% |
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The institution itself |
22.6% |
19.6% |
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Other |
1.1% |
7.4% |
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Total federal spending on college-and
university-based research and development:
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$35,758,000 |
$21,117,662,000 |
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Selected programs:
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State: |
Nation: |
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Department of Health and Human
Services |
$9,556,000 |
$13,353,923,000 |
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National Science Foundation |
$7,048,000 |
$2,758,391,000 |
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Department of Defense |
$939,000 |
$2,056,860,000 |
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Department of Agriculture |
$7,418,000 |
$601,971,000 |
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Department of Energy |
$812,000 |
$728,245,000 |
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National Aeronautics and Space
Administration |
$6,326,000 |
$1,081,770,000 |
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Largest endowment:
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University of Idaho |
$130,253,000 |
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Top fund raisers:
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University of Idaho |
$15,837,000 |
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Brigham Young University Idaho |
$6,235,800 |
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Boise State University |
$5,140,700 |
http://chronicle.com
Section: The 2004-5 Almanac
Volume 51,
Issue 1, Page 52
Copyright © 2004 by
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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