State Higher Ed Funding is Still Rising

State Higher Ed Funding is Still Rising—for Now

Even as federal stimulus waned, lawmakers boosted support for public colleges in 2023, with an emphasis on financial aid.

3 reasons state funding to public colleges is rising

"It's encouraging to see that even as federal stimulus funds dwindle, states are investing in higher education and see the value it brings," ...

State and local funding for higher education rose 3.7% in FY 2023

The per-FTE increase is attributed in large part to rising state funding for higher education and federal coronavirus relief given to states.

SHEF: State Higher Education Finance - SHEF

Instead of the typical decrease in state funding following a recession, education appropriations increased for the 11th straight year, rising $1,247 per FTE ...

State Support for Colleges Continues to Rise as Federal Aid and ...

The annual State Higher Education Finance analysis says the squeeze could be explained by enrollment declines, tuition freezes, ...

New State Finance Report: Higher Ed Spending Up, Student Share ...

While the national average of state and local spending has exceeded pre-Great Recession levels, 25 states still fund higher education at lower ...

State Higher Ed Funding Rises Again. Can It Last?

State funding for higher education is up for the second year in a row, the biggest boost since 2008, thanks largely to budget surpluses and federal stimulus ...

State Funding for Higher Education Still Lagging | NEA

A majority of state legislatures spent far less on public colleges and universities in 2020 than they did in 2008, an NEA analysis shows.

Useful Stats: Roller coaster ride of state support for higher education ...

From FY 1980 to 2024, Nevada had the largest relative increase in funding per FTE, jumping over 327%. Utah and Florida also had 200%+ increases ...

Why did state governments in the US dramatically scale back their ...

... funded largely through individual state governments and not the federal budget ... funded public higher education was an example to other states.

State Higher Ed Funding Surpasses Pre-2008 Levels

Public higher education appropriations saw a 4.9% increase above inflation, rising above pre-recession per-student funding levels for the first time since 2008.

State Support for Higher Ed Continues to Rise. Yet Public Colleges ...

State and local support for higher ed increased nearly 5 percent in the 2022 fiscal year, according to the latest State Higher Education Finance report.

Navigating Higher Ed's Rising Costs: Strategies for Affordability

Many attribute the escalation in college tuition to rising institutional costs. A 2022 report from the State Higher Executive Officers ...

For the first time, state funding to public colleges exceeds per ...

The latest State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report finds that in 2022, public higher education appropriations increased 4.9% beyond inflation.

State Support For Higher Education Tops $112 Billion, Up ... - Forbes

From 2022 to 2023, 14 states reported higher ed funding increases of 10% or more, including: Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, ...

Connecting Disinvestment in Public Higher Education, Rising ...

To offset these budget cuts, institutions have raised the cost of tuition, with average tuition increasing 164 percent at public four-year universities since ...

'We can't cut anymore': Can colleges recover from the gut-punch of ...

Cost growth in higher ed is easing after big spikes in recent years. But institutions remain under steep financial pressure.

State Higher Education Funding Cuts Have Pushed Costs to ...

Deep state cuts in funding for higher education over the last decade have contributed to rapid, significant tuition increases and pushed more of the costs of ...

Higher Ed State Funding Report | NEA

Although 32 states' funding had not yet recovered to pre-recessionary levels, overall higher education funding was on an upswing for the few ...

Higher Ed's Public Opinion Struggles Are Tied To The Cost Of College

Per U.S. News' calculations, these costs at private universities have risen 40% when adjusted for inflation. In-state tuition and fees at public ...