{"id":12081,"date":"2025-03-21T17:05:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T22:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shef.sheeo.org\/?page_id=12081"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:43:37","slug":"home-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shef.sheeo.org\/","title":{"rendered":"State Higher Education Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-header-cnt-bold\">\n<p>Per-student state funding to public colleges decreased for the first time after twelve years of consecutive growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intro-header-sub-cnt\">\n<p>In 2025, education appropriations decreased 1.0% from 2024, following twelve straight years of increases<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span> This year also marked the second-largest one-year decrease in tuition revenue (3.5%). However, public FTE enrollment continued its momentum from last year, increasing 3.6% over 2024. State public financial aid per FTE also continued to increase, reaching an all-time high of $1,271 per FTE (a 5.1% increase over 2024). The SHEF report provides a comprehensive look at trends in higher education revenues in fiscal year 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intro-header-sub-cnt\">\n<div class=\"into-link\"><a class=\"arrow-link\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; outline-width: 0px; outline-color: #ffffff; outline-offset: 0px;\" href=\"\/report\/\" target=\"_self\"><br \/>\nEXPLORE THE 2025 REPORT<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shef.sheeo.org\/wp-content\/themes\/shef-theme\/dist\/images\/green-arrow-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"into-link\"><a class=\"arrow-link\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; outline-width: 0px; outline-color: #ffffff; outline-offset: 0px;\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SHEF_FY25_Press_Release.pdf\" target=\"_self\"><br \/>\nFY25 PRESS RELEASE<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shef.sheeo.org\/wp-content\/themes\/shef-theme\/dist\/images\/green-arrow-down.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"6\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"into-link\"><a class=\"arrow-link\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; outline-width: 0px; outline-color: #ffffff; outline-offset: 0px;\" href=\"\/insights-and-briefs\/\" target=\"_self\"><br \/>\nADDITIONAL DATA AND REPORTS<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shef.sheeo.org\/wp-content\/themes\/shef-theme\/dist\/images\/green-arrow-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"into-link\"><a class=\"arrow-link\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; outline-width: 0px; outline-color: #ffffff; outline-offset: 0px;\" href=\"\/data-downloads\/\" target=\"_self\"><br \/>\nDOWNLOAD DATA<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shef.sheeo.org\/wp-content\/themes\/shef-theme\/dist\/images\/green-arrow-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"into-link\"><a class=\"arrow-link\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; outline-width: 0px; outline-color: #ffffff; outline-offset: 0px;\" href=\"\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\"><br \/>\nCONTACT<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shef.sheeo.org\/wp-content\/themes\/shef-theme\/dist\/images\/green-arrow-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Per-student state funding to public colleges decreased for the first time after twelve years of consecutive growth. 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