THE EFFECT OF INFLATION ON
STATE APPROPRIATIONS & TUITION REVENUES FOR THE GENERAL FUND
PER FISCAL YEAR EQUATED STUDENT (FYES)
From the 1979/1980 AFS of Michigan Technological University
GENERAL FUND REVENUES (in thousands)
Appropriations Tuition
Fiscal Current 1971 Current 1971
Year   FYES       Dollars   Dollars   Dollars   Dollars
1971 5313 Totals $7,903 $7,903 $3,220 $3,220
Per FYES   $1.49   $1.49   $0.61   $0.61
1972 5426 Totals $8,629 $8,329 $3,271 $3,157
Per FYES   $1.59   $1.54   $0.60   $0.58
1973 5491 Totals $9,864 $9,159 $3,422 $3,177
Per FYES   $1.79   $1.67   $0.62   $0.58
1974 5373 Totals $11,343 $9,670 $3,518 $2,999
Per FYES   $2.11   $1.80   $0.65   $0.56
1975 5943 Totals $12,099 $9,278 $4,019 $3,082
Per FYES   $2.04   $1.56   $0.68   $0.52
1976 6416 Totals $12,887 $9,231 $4,747 $3,400
Per FYES   $2.01   $1.44   $0.74   $0.53
1977 6804 Totals $13,337 $9,030 $5,436 $3,680
Per FYES   $1.96   $1.33   $0.80   $0.54
1978 7297 Totals $15,215 $9,648 $6,259 $3,969
Per FYES   $2.09   $1.32   $0.86   $0.54
1979 7638 Totals $17,295 $10,032 $7,052 $4,090
Per FYES   $2.26   $1.31   $0.92   $0.54
1980 8287 Totals $19,077 $9,763 $8,208 $4,201
Per FYES $2.30 $1.18 $0.99 $0.51