Moderator:Hans L’Orange Presenter:David Wright Discussants:James Palmer William Bowes Deborah Greene Professional Development Conference Philadelphia, PA August 12, 2004 S tate H igher E ducation F inance FY 2003

Making Sense of Interstate Higher Education Finance Data SHEF can help educators and policy makers: Understand the extent to which state resources for colleges and universities have kept pace with enrollment and cost increases; Examine and compare how state higher education spending is allocated for different purposes; Assess trends in how much students are paying for higher education; Gain a perspective on the funding of their state’s higher education system in the context of other states; and Assess the capacity of their state economy to generate revenues to support public priorities.

Diverse Perspectives on State Higher Education Finance Data Value added by SHEF: Captures state tax and non-tax support (lottery revenue, lease income, endowment earnings); Adds revenue from local government and student sources; Sets aside special purpose appropriations for research, agriculture, and medicine; Accounts for inflation and enrollment growth; and Adjusts interstate comparisons for differences in state cost of living and public system enrollment mix.

Funding Sources and Uses Distribution of State, Local, and Net Tuition Revenue, U.S. Fiscal 2003 Net Tuition Revenue Local Taxes State Support (Tax and Non-Tax) 29.0% 6.6% 64.4% Source: SHEEO SHEF State and local governments provided $67.9 billion to public and independent higher education in An additional $27.7 billion in net tuition revenue brought the amount available from state, local, and student sources for general operating expenses to $95.5 billion.

National Trends since 1970 State Tax Appropriations per FTE, U.S., Fiscal , Constant 2003 Dollars Adjusted by CPI-U Public FTE Enrollment Sources: Enrollment data from NCES “Digest of Education Statistics.” Funding data from “Grapevine” database of state tax support for higher education, Center for the Study of Education Policy, Illinois State University. Enrollment in public institutions has virtually doubled since Growth since 2001 has already outstripped that of each of the previous two decades. +9.1% +6.2% +8.5%

State Tax Appropriations per FTE, U.S., Fiscal , Constant 2003 Dollars Adjusted by CPI-U Public FTE EnrollmentState Tax Appropriations per FTE Sources: Enrollment data from NCES “Digest of Education Statistics.” Funding data from “Grapevine” database of state tax support for higher education, Center for the Study of Education Policy, Illinois State University. Over the long term, state funding kept pace with enrollment and inflation as measured by the CPI. The level of support has varied from year to year, at times dramatically. National Trends since 1970

State Tax Appropriations per FTE, U.S., Fiscal , Constant 2003 Dollars Adjusted by CPI-U Public FTE EnrollmentState Tax Appropriations per FTE Sources: Enrollment data from NCES “Digest of Education Statistics.” Funding data from “Grapevine” database of state tax support for higher education, Center for the Study of Education Policy, Illinois State University. Economic downturns tend to depress state funding per student because budgets are constrained while enrollment grows rapidly. In the past, state support per FTE has rebounded following a downturn. National Trends since 1970

Total Educational Funding per FTE, by Component, U.S., Fiscal Source: SHEEO SHEF In constant 2003 dollars adjusted by the HECA, educational appropriations per FTE in public institutions dipped during the early 1990s recession and recovered by However, recent constant dollar decreases in educational appropriations per student result in a net decrease of 7.3%, from $6,283 in 1991 to $5,823 in National Trends from

Net Tuition Revenue as a Percentage of Total Educational Funding, U.S., Fiscal Source: SHEEO SHEF In public institutions, net tuition tends to grow as a percentage of funding when the state appropriation per student decreases in economic downturns. Nationally, net tuition accounted for 26% of total educational funding in 1991; remained level at about 31% from 1993 to 2002, then increased again to 33% in National Trends from

Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment, Percent Change by State, Fiscal Source: SHEEO SHEF Enrollments in public institutions increased 18.7% from 1991 to Half of this increase occurred since 2001, the beginning of the current downturn. Changes in enrollment ranged from a 76.5% increase in Nevada to a decline of 3.5% in Rhode Island. Interstate Comparisons from

Educational Appropriations per FTE, Percent Change by State, Fiscal Source: SHEEO SHEF In constant dollars, educational appropriations per FTE in public institutions declined by an average of 7.3% from 1991 to The change in educational appropriations ranged from 22.3% growth in Georgia to a decrease of 42.6% in South Carolina. Interstate Comparisons from

Net Tuition Revenue per FTE, Percent Change by State, Fiscal Source: SHEEO SHEF In constant dollars, net tuition per FTE increased by an average of 28.6% from 1991 to 2003, and all but five states experienced increases. Interstate Comparisons from

State Reliance on Net Tuition as a Source of Public Higher Education Revenue, by State, Fiscal 2003 Source: SHEEO SHEF The average share of educational funding represented by net tuition in 2003 was 32%, ranging from a high of 73% in Vermont to a low of 14% in Georgia. New England and Midwestern states tended to exceed the national average on this measure, and Western states were beneath it. Interstate Comparisons from

Increase in Tuition Revenue Needed to Replace a 1% Decrease in State Appropriations, by State, Fiscal 2003 Source: SHEEO SHEF Notes: State dollars include Research-Ag-Med. Net tuition revenues are from all levels (undergraduate, graduate, first professional) except medical schools. A state’s vulnerability to state appropriation decreases is largely determined by its reliance on tuition as a revenue stream. Based on 2003 SHEF data, net tuition revenues would have had to increase 2.1% to offset a 1% decrease in state appropriations. Interstate Comparisons from

Total Educational Funding per FTE, Percent Change by State, Fiscal Source: SHEEO SHEF When aggregated nationally, increases in net tuition revenue offset decreases in state appropriations to yield an average 2.1% increase in total educational funding per FTE. Individual state circumstances, however, varied around that mean substantially. Interstate Comparisons from

Total Educational Funding per FTE by State: Percent Change and Current Standing Relative to U.S. Average Percent Change, Total Ed Funding per FTE, (Constant 2003 HECA Dollars) Total Ed Funding per FTE, Percent Over/Under the U.S. Average in Fiscal 2003 % CHANGE: above average CURRENT: below average % CHANGE: above average CURRENT: above average % CHANGE: below average CURRENT: below average % CHANGE: below average CURRENT: above average Source: SHEEO SHEF Plotting the SHEF data along two dimensions can bring recent state fiscal policy findings and trends into sharper relief. The first such analysis allows states to assess total educational funding per FTE relative to the national average, currently (on the horizontal axis) and over time (on the vertical). Putting the Pieces Together

Percent Change by State in Educational Appropriations and Net Tuition Revenues per FTE, Fiscal Percent Change in Net Tuition per FTE (Constant 2003 HECA Dollars) Percent Change in Educational Appropriations per FTE (Constant 2003 HECA Dollars) APPROPS % CHANGE: below avg. NET TUIT % CHANGE: above avg. APPROPS % CHANGE: above avg. NET TUIT % CHANGE: above avg. APPROPS % CHANGE: below avg. NET TUIT % CHANGE: below avg. APPROPS % CHANGE: above avg. NET TUIT % CHANGE: below avg. Source: SHEEO SHEF Putting the Pieces Together This figure shows each state’s rate of change in the two components of total educational funding per student – educational appropriations and net tuition – relative to the national average. States in the upper right quadrant have exceeded the national average on both dimensions.

Net Tuition Revenue per FTE and Total State Student Grant Aid per FTE, Fiscal 2003 NET TUITION REVENUE: below avg. STATE GRANT AID: above avg. NET TUITION REVENUE: above avg. STATE GRANT AID: above avg. NET TUITION REVENUE: below avg. STATE GRANT AID: below avg. NET TUITION REVENUE: above avg. STATE GRANT AID: below avg. Total State Student Grant Aid per FTE Net Tuition Revenue per FTE Sources: SHEEO SHEF (horizontal axis) and NASSGAP (vertical). States that rely heavily on net tuition revenues might also try to fund a balanced state financial aid program. In this figure, the horizontal axis shows FY03 net tuition revenues per FTE for each state. The vertical axis shows FY03 state-funded grant aid per FTE. States in the upper right quadrant exceed the U.S. average on both. Putting the Pieces Together

Perspectives on Taxes and State Support of Higher Education Taxable Resources and Effective Tax Rate Indexed to the U.S. Average, by State, Fiscal 2000 Effective Tax Rate Index (U.S. Average = 100) Total Taxable Resources (TTR) Index (U.S. Average = 100) STATE WEALTH: below avg. EFFECTIVE TAX RATE: above avg. STATE WEALTH: above avg. EFFECTIVE TAX RATE: above avg. STATE WEALTH: below avg. EFFECTIVE TAX RATE: below avg. STATE WEALTH: above avg. EFFECTIVE TAX RATE: below avg. Source: SHEEO SHEF States whose effective tax rate exceeds the national average are plotted above the horizontal axis, and states with above average wealth (total taxable resources per capita) are plotted to the right of the vertical line. Shaded states have tax revenues per capita within +/- 10% of the national average. NHWI

In making funding decisions, a state must answer the following key questions: What kind of higher education system do we want? What will it take, given our circumstances, to obtain and sustain such a system? Are we making effective use of our current investments? What can we afford to invest in order to meet our goals? What is the Point?

Proposed Timeline Looking Ahead: SHEF FY04 Collect dataSep 1 – Oct 17 Follow up with non-respondentsOct 20 – Nov 1 Impute non-respondent dataNov 2 – Nov 5 Conduct analysis & write reportNov 6 – Dec 10 Send proof copy to SHEEO agencies Dec 13 – Dec 31 (no changes after Dec 31) Report production (professional editing, formatting, printing) Jan 3 – Jan 28 Issue report & press release; publish new data to web for interactive analysis Jan 31

S tate H igher E ducation F inance FY 2003 STUDY CONTACT: David L. Wright, Senior Research Analyst (303)