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Data from the 2021 SHEF Report may be freely used with appropriate attribution and citation:
State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. (2022). State Higher Education Finance: FY 2021.
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State Effort and Capacity
Data on state revenue, taxes, and effort to fund higher education, 1980-2020
Sources of State and Local Higher Education Funding in the U.S., FY 2006-2021 (Unadjusted Dollars, In Millions)
Distribution of State and Local Higher Education Funding Sources by Fiscal Year
Percentage of State and Local Higher Education Funding from Source by State
Sources of State and Local Higher Education Funding by State, FY 2021 (Unadjusted Dollars)
Uses of State and Local Higher Education Funding in the U.S., FY 2006-2021 (Unadjusted Dollars, In Millions)
Distribution of State and Local Higher Education Funding Uses by Fiscal Year
Percentage of State and Local Higher Education Funding by Use and State
Impact of Inflation and Enrollment on SHEF Metrics by Sector, U.S., FY 2019-2021
Public FTE Enrollment, Education Appropriations Per FTE, and Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by Fiscal Year
Cumulative Annual Percent Change in Public Education Appropriations Per FTE Following Economic Recessions
Public FTE Enrollment, Education Appropriations Per FTE, and Net Tuition Revenue Per FTE by State, FY 2021 (Adjusted)
Public Education Appropriations and Net Tuition Revenue Per FTE by Sector and State
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid Per FTE and as a Percent of Education Appropriations by Fiscal Year
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