Changes in State Appropriations for Higher Education, FY 2011-12

Financing for higher education dropped in most states last year. Arizona, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin were especially hard hit.

Note: Figures include state tax appropriations, other state money, and federal stimulus money. They do not include appropriations for capital outlays and debt service, nor do they include appropriations from local governments. Figures for New York include only state support for the City University of New York. North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming enact state appropriations every two years. Different budgeting practices among the states make it impossible to ensure that all figures are perfectly comparable. The data were collected from September 2011 to mid-January 2012 and may be subject to change.

Sources: “Grapevine” survey of the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State U.; State Higher Educaiton Executive Officers