Enrollment In 1970, 85 percent of all postsecondary students were enrolled in public institutions. These public students were predominantly (90 percent) graduates of Kansas high schools, whereas 50 percent of the students enrolled in private colleges were from out of state. Approximately 60 percent of entering public and private students attended four-year institutions. A detailed enrollment report by class is presented in Table 1 for (a) public institutions and (b) public and private groupings by institutional type. First-year enrollments, which provide an indication of overall enrollment trends in the near future, are presented in Figure 2 for the years 1965 through 1970 for each of the institutional types as percentages of total first-year enrollments. The fastest growing. sectors of post secondary education during this period were the community junior college and the area vocational-technical school. Although overall enrollments of private colleges as a whole exhibited stability, the number of students entering at the first-year level began to markedly decline. A similar decline, but to a lesser extent, was experienced at the freshman level of the public four-year college group. Finance In 1970, the total operating cost of Kansas postsecondary education was 180 million dollars. Of this amount 86 percent was spent for public education. Unit institutional operating costs ranged from $868 to $3972 per FTE student an indication of wide differences in such factors as objectives, programs and enrollments. The average cost per full-time equivalent student was $1918. Sources of revenue also differed markedly from institution to institution and from type to type. In 1970, state and federal taxes constituted the following percentages of operating revenue: A detailed expenditure and revenue report is presented in Table 2 for (a) public institutions and (b) public and private groupings by institutional type. |