Data Downloads - SHEF

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Data from the 2024 SHEF Report may be freely used with appropriate attribution and citation:

State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. (2025). State Higher Education Finance: FY 2024.

The SHEF Data Definitions (.pdf) includes a list of all data elements, availability, and definitions. Please contact us for access to additional data elements not posted online.

Note: For Capital Appropriations, Federal Stimulus Funding, Performance-Based Funding, and Residency datasets, see the “Additional Datasets” section.

2024 Report Data
All unadjusted SHEF metrics, 1980-2024
2024 Sector Data
All sector-level SHEF metrics, 2019-2024
State Effort and Capacity
Data on state revenue, taxes, and effort to fund higher education, 1980-2022
Data Adjustments
Adjustments for inflation and state comparisons
Sources of State and Local Higher Education Funding in the U.S., FY 2009-2024 (Unadjusted Dollars, In Millions)
Distribution of State and Local Higher Education Funding Sources by Fiscal Year
Sources of State and Local Higher Education Funding by State, FY 2024 (Unadjusted Dollars)
Percentage of State and Local Higher Education Funding from Source by State
Uses of State and Local Higher Education Funding in the U.S., FY 2009-2024 (Unadjusted Dollars, In Millions)
Distribution of State and Local Higher Education Funding Uses by Fiscal Year
Percentage of State and Local Higher Education Funding for Use by State
Uses of State and Local Higher Education Funding by State, FY 2024 (Unadjusted Dollars)
Impact of Inflation and Enrollment on SHEF Metrics, U.S., FY 1980-2024
Impact of Inflation and Enrollment on SHEF Metrics by Sector, U.S., FY 2019-2024
Public FTE Enrollment, Education Appropriations per FTE, and Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by Fiscal Year
Cumulative Annual Percent Change in Public Education Appropriations per FTE Following Economic Recessions
Education Appropriations and Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by State
Public FTE Enrollment, Education Appropriations per FTE, and Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by State, FY 2024 (Adjusted)
Public Education Appropriations and Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by Sector and State
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid per FTE and as a Percentage of Education Appropriations by Fiscal Year
Net Tuition as a Percentage of Total Education Revenue by Fiscal Year
Map of Net Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment
Public Higher Education Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by State
Public Higher Education Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by State, FY 1980-2024
Public Higher Education Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by Sector and State, FY 2019-2024
Public Higher Education Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment by Sector and State, FY 2019-2024
Map of Education Appropriations per FTE
Public Higher Education Appropriations per FTE by State
Public Higher Education Appropriations per FTE by State, FY 1980-2024 (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Percent Difference in Two-Year and Four-Year Public Higher Education Appropriations per FTE by State, FY 2024
Public Higher Education Appropriations per FTE by Sector and State, FY 2019-2024 (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Components of Public Higher Education Appropriations per FTE by Sector and State, FY 2024 (Adjusted)
Map of State Public Financial Aid per FTE
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid per FTE by State
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid per FTE by State, FY 2001-2024 (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Percent Difference in Two-Year and Four-Year Public Higher Education State Financial Aid per FTE by State, FY 2024
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid per FTE by Sector and State, FY 2019-2024 (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid as a Percentage of Education Appropriations by State
Public Higher Education State Financial Aid as a Percentage of Education Appropriations by State, FY 2001-2024
Difference in Two-Year and Four-Year State Financial Aid as a Percentage of Education Appropriations by State, FY 2024
State Public Financial Aid as a Percentage of Education Appropriations by Sector and State, FY 2019-2024
Map of Net Tuition Revenue per FTE
Public Higher Education Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by State
Public Higher Education Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by State, FY 1980-2024 (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Percent Difference in Two-Year and Four-Year Public Higher Education Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by State, FY 2024
Public Higher Education Net Tuition Revenue per FTE by Sector and State, FY 2019-2024 (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Map of Total Education Revenue per FTE
Public Higher Education Total Education Revenue per FTE by State, FY 1980-2024 (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Public Higher Education Total Education Revenue per FTE by State, FY 1980-2024
Percent Difference in Two-Year and Four-Year Public Higher Education Total Education Revenue per FTE by State, FY 2024
Public Higher Education Total Education Revenue per FTE by Sector and State, FY 2019-2024 (Constant Adjusted Dollars)
Map of Student Share
Net Tuition as a Percentage of Total Education Revenue by State, FY 1980-2024
Net Tuition as a Percentage of Total Education Revenue by State, FY 2024
Difference in Two-Year and Four-Year Net Tuition as a Percentage of Total Education Revenue by State, FY 2024
Net Tuition as a Percentage of Total Education Revenue by Sector and State, FY 2019-2024
Effective Tax Rates by State, FY 2022
Tax Capacity, Tax Revenues, and Effective Tax Rates by State, FY 2022
Allocation to Higher Education in FY 2022
Percentage of Tax and Lottery Revenues Allocated to Higher Education by State, FY 2022
Percentage of Tax and Lottery Revenues Allocated to Higher Education by State, FY 1980-2022
Higher Education Support per Capita in FY 2023
Higher Education Support per Capita by State, FY 2023
Higher Education Support per Capita by State, FY 1980-2023 (Constant Dollars)
Higher Education Support per $1,000 of Personal Income in FY 2023
Higher Education Support per $1,000 of Personal Income by State, FY 2023
Higher Education Support per $1,000 of Personal Income by State, FY 1980-2023
2024 Capital Appropriations Data
Capital appropriations data, 2020-2024
2024 Federal Stimulus Funding Data
Federal stimulus funding data, 2009-2024
2024 Performance-Based Funding Data
Performance-based funding data, 2020-2024
2024 Student Residency Data
Student residency data, 2020-2024

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