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Lesson 3 The Economics of Higher Education Institutions

Institutional Revenues: A Self-Check

Now that you have a basic understanding of how revenue patterns vary across institutional types, let’s see if you can successfully match schools with their revenue profiles. Below, you will find a list of schools of very different types and a number of revenue profiles.

 

Self-Check Activity

Match the University with its Revenue Profile. Type the letter associated with the university in the white box next to its Revenue Profile. Note: The source of all of the Revenue Profiles is IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics.)
  • A. Devry University: Private For-Profit
  • B. East Stroudsburg University: Public Master’s University
  • C. McLennan Community College: Public Community College
  • D. Swarthmore College: Private Liberal Arts Colleges
  • E. University of Rochester: Private Research University
  • F. University of South Carolina: Public Research University

 

Solution
Devry University: Private For-Profit
Profile 1
East Stroudsburg University: Public Master’s University
Profile 6
McLennan Community College: Public Community College
Profile 2
Swarthmore College: Private Liberal Arts Colleges
Profile 4
University of Rochester: Private Research University
Profile 3
University of South Carolina: Public Research University
Profile 5

 

 

 

 

 


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