Data Downloads
Data from the 2019 SHEF Report may be freely used with appropriate attribution and citation:
State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. (2020). State Higher Education Finance: FY 2019. Boulder, CO.
The SHEF Data Elements (.pdf) includes a list of all data elements, availability, and definitions. Please contact us for access to additional data elements not posted online.
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State Effort and Capacity
Data on state revenue, taxes, and effort to fund higher education, 1990-2018
Sources of State and Local Higher Education Funding in the U.S., FY 2004-2019 (Unadjusted Dollars, In Millions)
Distribution of State and Local Higher Education Funding Sources by Fiscal Year
Percentage of State and Local Higher Education Funding by Source and State (Web Only)
Sources of State and Local Higher Education Funding by State, FY 2019 (Unadjusted Dollars)
Uses of State and Local Higher Education Funding in the U.S., FY 2004-2019 (Unadjusted Dollars, In Millions)
Distribution of State and Local Higher Education Funding Uses by Fiscal Year
Percentage of State and Local Higher Education Funding by Use and State (Web Only)
Public FTE Enrollment, Education Appropriations Per FTE, and Net Tuition Revenue Per FTE by Fiscal Year
Public FTE Enrollment, Education Appropriations Per FTE, and Net Tuition Revenue Per FTE by State, FY 2019 (Adjusted, Web Only)
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid Per FTE and as a Percent of Education Appropriations by Fiscal Year
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid as a Percent of Education Appropriations by State
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid as a Percent of Education Appropriations by State (Web Only)
Public Higher Education Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by State
Public Higher Education Appropriations Per FTE by State (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid Per FTE by State (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Public Higher Education Net Tuition Revenue Per FTE by State (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Percent of Tax and Lottery Revenues Allocated to Higher Education by State
Public Higher Education Support Per $1,000 of Personal Income by State
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