PrincetonUniversity
A Princeton Profile 1997-98Finances
Operating Budget
1996-97 $544,124,000
1997-98 $564,683,000 (projected)The total operating budget for 1996-97 includes funding for sponsored research at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, which totals $56.6 million. PPPL operates on a federal fiscal year that ends September 30, 1997. The amount is significantly lower in recent years because of reductions in Federal Government support for the national fusion energy sciences program.
Income and Expenditures, 1996-97
(Excluding Plasma Physics Laboratory)Income (in thousands)
Investment income ............ 30% ... $152,398 Student fees ................. 28% ... $138,306 Sponsored research ........... 17% .... $84,192 Auxiliary activities and service income ............. 13% .... $63,312 Gifts ........................ 12% .... $60,936Expenditures (in thousands)
Academic departments ......... 40% ... $197,122 Physical facilities .......... 23% ... $113,010 Administration, services, and other .................. 13% .... $66,007 Student Aid .................. 12% .... $61,902 Library and Computing Services 10% .... $51,337 Athletics ..................... 2% ..... $9,606