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The Delta Project has organized data on operating spending and revenues into aggregate measures of costs per student and costs per degree/certificate produced, organized into Carnegie classifications separating public and private nonprofit institutions.

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South Atlantic Region - Public
Source: Delta Cost Project IPEDS database, 9-year matched set

South Atlantic Region

(Public Institutions: DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)

Regional Context:

  • 3,012,490 total students enrolled at degree-granting public and private postsecondary institutions
  • 76% of students are enrolled in public institutions
  • Distribution of enrollments at public institutions:
    • 30% at Research
    • 18% at Master’s
    • 46% at Associates
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Survey (IPEDS), 2005

Average Measures of Costs per Student, Student Shares, and Production

South Atlantic Region
(DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)

National
Public Research Public Master's Public Associates Public Research Public Master's Public Associates
Full Educational Costs per FTE student
2005 $14,406 $10,996 $9,015 $13,570 $10,208 $8,788
Change from 1998-2005 3% 7% -6% 1% 4% -1%
Student Share of Costs (Discounted)
2005 48% 43% 28% 51% 47% 32%
Percentage Point Change 1998-2005 13% 7% 7% 13% 10% 8%
Aggregate Educational Spending/Student Completions    
2005 $53,920 $55,486 $37,833 $54,819 $46,591 $41,112
Change from 1998-2005 3% 17% -4% -2% 3% -5%
Percent of Completions per 100 FTE students  
2005 26% 22% 28% 25% 23% 25%
Percentage Point Change 1998-2005 0% -1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Source: Delta Cost Project IPEDS database, 9-year matched set.