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​Public Higher Education Funding Data

This page features historical data on state funding of public community colleges and universities in Oregon.

The primary sources of funding for community colleges are state funding, tuition revenue, and local property tax revenue, and the primary sources of funding for public universities are state funding, tuition revenue, and other funds. For both the public universities and community colleges, state support currently accounts for a minority of total revenue.

• Find information on the HECC responsibilities with respect to community college funding, including budget development and distribution of the Community College Support Fund (CCSF)​
• Find information on the HECC responsibilities with respect to public university funding including budget development, and distribution of the Pubic University Support Fund (PUSF)

State funding for higher education comes from legislative appropriations of education and general funds and from debt service.

State Funding per Student FTE, Oregon Public Universities and Community Colleges

The amount of this funding for public universities and community colleges over time is shown below as an average per FTE student. The data represented here is inflation-adjusted.

Funding data sources:

• Public Community College and University State Funding and Student FTE 1999 to present, Inflation-adjusted
• Public Community College and University State Funding 1999 to present, Not Inflation-adjusted​
• Data tables on legislative outcomes related to state funding of public postsecondary education are also featured in the Appendix to the HECC 2017 Legislative Summary.​
• Additional historical data on funding is availale in the HECC presentations to the Oregon Legislature in 2017, specifically in the presentation to the Ways and Means Education Subcommittee featured here.​
• For details on allocation of state funding to the universities, see the most recent Public University Budget Summary, produced by HECC Office of University Coordination.
• Search Oregon Community College Funding Data in this live searchable database.

 

Key National Reports on Public Funding of Higher Education

• State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) Report, State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO): a report on key metrics related to funding and enrollment in public postsecondary education nationwide.
• Grapevine Report, Center for the Student of Education Policy and State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO): a report on changes in state investment in higher education nationwide.​

Additional Resources

• Links to state and national parters and research organizations​

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