How much do top universities spend per student on academics?

[collegehelp]

<p>How much do top national universities spend per student on academics?</p>

<p>university, instructional expenses per full time equivalent student, academic support expenses per FTE</p>

<p>sorted by instructional expenses per student</p>

<p>Big differences...do they reflect differences in the quality of education?
Are there "economies of scale"?
What is "academic support"?</p>

<p>IPEDS 2004</p>

<p>CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 77794 17786
YALE UNIVERSITY 69603 13391
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS 66017 8653
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 57424 1677
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 46475 0
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 44322 8801
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 44202 14219
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 42686 4218
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 42675 18293
DUKE UNIVERSITY 41618 2547
HARVARD UNIVERSITY 40563 21405
EMORY UNIVERSITY 36395 7105
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 34228 11949
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 29407 9281
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 29346 51346
RICE UNIVERSITY 29063 4655
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 28209 4138
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 27291 23474
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 25253 8046
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 24065 2164
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 23304 1292
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES 20829 6737
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 20627 5702
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 20453 4746
BOSTON UNIVERSITY 20142 4039
BROWN UNIVERSITY 20132 5505
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 19912 3469
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES 18927 7113
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 18180 878
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY 16768 3575
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY 16078 3348
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY 15895 2325
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 15783 5564
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR 15602 3714
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 15510 1621
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 15373 4087
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS 15093 4642
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 15015 4162
BOSTON COLLEGE 14744 3196
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS 14179 4190
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE 13723 2632
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 13533 3523
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO 13392 5646
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE 13114 3537
TUFTS UNIVERSITY 13056 11244
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS 12855 4216
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 12724 2247
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 12588 4327
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY 12429 2378
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 11640 3706
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 11139 1616
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES 10886 5152
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON 10617 4106
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 10566 3679
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 10467 2788
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 10279 1803
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 10230 1665
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY 10185 3870
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 10154 5265
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 10041 4289
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 9806 1382
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK 9752 3301
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS 9311 4073
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 9230 2004
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 9224 985
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 9119 2065
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS 8988 1641
CLARK UNIVERSITY 8969 3046
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY 8962 2344
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 8494 2000
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY 7979 1697
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA 7616 2182
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER 7525 1584
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 7375 1722
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA 7265 1428
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON 7075 1401
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV 7014 1701
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ 6984 1594
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS 6966 1661
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 6860 2744
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 6570 2615
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE 6526 1555
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 6057 2769
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 6042 3813
SUNY AT BINGHAMTON 5762 1691</p>

[posterX]

<p>These are important numbers, though not in and of themselves. But they honestly do have a lot to do with why Caltech and Yale are, at least by people who research these kinds of things, almost considered the world's top undergraduate educational programs (in terms of quality). </p>

<p>The schools towards the top of your list offer opportunities that are simply not matched by the ones lower down the list. For example, Yale will pay students to travel around the world in the summer if they have any kind of independent project they want to pursue. Classes are smaller at Caltech or Yale than they are anywhere else. Student organizations have virtually unlimited funding (relatively speaking), so groups like the symphony orchestra go on a world tour. This could go on and on.</p>

<p>Also, your list is limited to so-called "Research Universities" as classified by the ranking system. You will want to note that there are also some LAC's that usually top these kinds of lists as well -- namely Wellesley, Swarthmore, Amherst, Williams and Wesleyan -- and are considered to be close to the level of places like Yale and Caltech.</p>

[jazzymom]

<p>Collegehelp:</p>

<p>I'm interested in this data but not sure what it's telling me. (How can the second set of numbers for Chicago be "0"?) Is there a link to a source where I can get more information?</p>

[Aurelius]

<p>The list does seem to be a better measure than "Endowment/student" (which I think is a silly measure). However, it'd be interesting to see a breakdown of the actual expenditures.</p>

[lurknlearn]

<p>Collegehelp:</p>

<p>Are those figures for all spending, graduate and undergraduate? A more detailed breakdown of how the money is being spent would be very helpful.</p>

[collegehelp]

<p>lurknlearn-I am not sure if it is a combination of grad and undergrad or just undergrad...it is whatever is on the IPEDS website. Edit: I believe it is grad plus undergrad.</p>

<p>01 – Instruction — Expenses of the colleges, schools, departments, and other instructional divisions of the institution and expenses for departmental research and public service that are not separately budgeted should be included in this classification. Include expenses for both credit and noncredit activities. Exclude expenses for academic administration where the primary function is administration (e.g., academic deans); such expenses should be reported on line 05. The instruction category includes academic instruction, occupational and vocational instruction, community education, preparatory and adult basic education, and remedial and tutorial instruction conducted by the teaching faculty for the institution’s students.</p>

<p>05 – Academic support — This category includes expenses for the support services that are an integral part of the institution’s primary missions of instruction, research, and public service. Include expenses for museums, libraries, galleries, audio/visual services, ancillary support, academic administration, personnel development, and course and curriculum development. Include expenses for veterinary and dental clinics if their primary purpose is to support the institutional program.</p>

[flopsy]

<p>It's interesting where UCLA, the most overcrowded UC, is ranked here. :rolleyes:</p>