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Lesson 3 The Economics of Higher Education Institutions

 

Institutional Expenditures: A Self-Check

 

Let’s now see if you can match expenditures to specific institutions like you did for revenues. This task will be more difficult because expenditures do not systematically vary across institutional types as revenues do. So, do not worry that you are missing important points if you are unable to distinguish between several schools.Leading experts might also have difficulty scoring 100% on the self-check. The challenging nature of this self-check is one of the lessons we want you to retain from our discussion of institutional expenditures. You should always scrutinize cost analyses that make comparisons across institutions (or departments within an institution) to make sure the differences reflect real differences in operations rather than differences in measurement or other factors.

 

Self-Check Activity

Match the University with its Expenditure Profile. Type the letter associated with the university in the white box next to its Expenditure Profile. Note: the source for all of the Expenditure 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 4
Swarthmore College: Private Liberal Arts Colleges
Profile 5
University of Rochester: Private Research University
Profile 2
University of South Carolina: Public Research University
Profile 3

 

 

 

 


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