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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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West South Central Region - Private
Source: Delta Cost Project IPEDS database, 9-year matched set

West South Central Region

(Private Nonprofit Institutions: AR, LA, OK, TX)

Regional Context:

  • 1,795,531 total students enrolled at degree-granting public and private postsecondary institutions
  • 10% of students are enrolled in private nonprofit institutions
  • Distribution of enrollments at private nonprofit institutions:
    • 25% at Research
    • 42% at Master’s
    • 20% at Bachelor’s
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Survey (IPEDS), 2005

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

West South Central Region
(AR, LA, OK, TX)

National

Private Research Private Master's Private Bachelor's Private Research Private Master's Private Bachelor's
Full Educational Costs per FTE student
2005 $27,122 $16,496 $16,128 $34,774 $16,369 $20,235
Change from 1998-2005 14% 11% 0% 17% 8% 8%
Student Share of Costs (Discounted)
2005 61% 71% 55% 65% 78% 62%
Percentage Point Change 1998-2005 12% 7% 9% 3% 5% 5%
Aggregate Educational Spending/Student Completions    
2005 $96,115 $62,465 $80,718 $113,587 $56,574 $90,283
Change from 1998-2005 10% 11% -13% 18% 5% 2%
Percent of Completions per 100 FTE students  
2005 28% 29% 21% 31% 31% 23%
Percentage Point Change 1998-2005 1% -1% 2% -1% 1% 1%
Source: Delta Cost Project IPEDS database, 9-year matched set.