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Higher Education

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov$1,995,508,222$1,995,508,222
FY24$1,942,781,940$1,959,956,752
FY23$1,779,690,425$1,689,809,906
FY22$1,532,403,174$1,396,700,568
FY21$1,597,636,982$1,358,817,051
FY20$1,573,781,202$1,308,574,151
FY19$1,496,966,347$1,225,337,637
FY18$1,461,998,325$1,172,408,867
FY17$1,493,323,422$1,171,272,971
FY16$1,521,667,045$1,171,705,452
FY15$1,453,224,426$1,111,617,774
FY14$1,386,793,107$1,053,265,978
FY13$1,260,011,179$942,313,456
FY12$1,212,683,732$891,887,177
FY11$1,321,670,650$944,310,489
FY10$1,449,030,475$1,015,168,456
FY09$1,370,237,662$950,610,942
FY08$1,491,746,732$1,020,615,071
FY07$1,681,061,896$1,108,998,838
FY06$1,416,461,080$910,771,263
FY05$1,350,908,118$837,002,534
FY04$1,242,299,010$747,258,269
FY03$1,454,412,683$855,966,271
FY02$1,566,070,423$901,813,375
FY01$1,712,368,954$968,901,747

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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Funding for Higher Education
30.2%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov$1,995,508,222$1,995,508,222
FY24$1,942,781,940$1,959,956,752
FY24 Leg$1,738,604,349$1,753,974,166
FY24 Sen$1,919,753,989$1,936,725,227
FY24 SWM$1,917,947,055$1,934,902,319
FY24 Hou$1,790,686,302$1,806,516,540
FY24 HWM$1,788,312,289$1,804,121,540
FY24 Gov$1,972,613,166$1,990,051,696
FY23 GAA$1,705,027,750$1,618,917,954
FY23 SWM$1,642,317,672$1,559,374,952
FY23 Hou$1,642,523,287$1,559,570,182
FY23 HWM$1,640,838,183$1,557,970,182
FY23 Gov$1,532,170,364$1,454,790,463
FY22 GAA$1,529,276,426$1,393,850,710

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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  • All Line Items
FY22FY23FY24FY25 Gov
STEM Pipeline Fund$1,645,739$1,579,785$2,012,211$1,000,000
Financial Aid Expansion$0$0$83,263,920$80,000,000
Higher Education Capital Funding$0$0$49,561,857$125,000,000
MassReconnect$0$0$19,824,743$24,000,000
Targeted In-Demand Scholarships$0$0$24,780,929$0
DHE Endowment Match$0$0$9,912,371$0
UMass Endowment Match$0$0$9,912,371$0
Free Community College Implementation Supports$0$0$11,894,846$0
Nursing Programs Free Community College$0$0$17,842,269$0
E.J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management$274,290$263,297$247,809$250,000
Scholarship Program$0$52,659,486$49,561,857$0
Star Store$2,962,330$2,843,612$128,437$0
Nano/Bio-Manufacturing Facility - UMass Lowell$1,645,739$1,579,785$1,486,856$1,500,000
UMass Center at Springfield$0$263,297$297,371$0
Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development$384,006$1,053,190$1,486,856$900,000
Nursing Pipeline Grants$0$2,632,974$2,392,866$0
Department of Higher Education$6,041,713$12,957,543$7,366,996$2,974,759
New England Board of Higher Education$404,029$387,837$375,208$378,525
Workforce Development Grants to Community Colleges$1,590,881$1,527,125$1,526,505$725,000
Foster Care Financial Aid$1,629,282$1,563,987$1,471,987$1,485,000
Dual Enrollment Grant and Subsidies$6,582,956$11,102,122$16,437,576$12,616,733
Foster Care and Adopted Fee Waiver$8,003,680$7,682,925$7,230,987$7,294,911
Performance Management Set Aside$2,800,123$3,526,719$2,941,720$2,552,156
STEM Starter Academy$5,211,507$5,792,898$7,588,307$3,605,158
Adult College Transition Services$603,438$578,024$792,611$0
Public Matching Grants for Private Funds$391,243$21,063,794$2,643,082$0
Becker College’s nursing program$3,099,475$0$0$0
State University & Community College Mental Health Supports$0$4,452,886$5,160,876$4,228,000
State University Incentive Grants$6,401,124$9,480,124$9,734,401$3,655,242
Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment$2,197,586$5,062,958$7,161,253$4,539,960
Massachusetts State Scholarship Program$143,179,303$189,380,376$187,682,489$175,188,311
High Demand Scholarship Program$2,194,319$2,106,379$0$0
Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine Program$6,034,377$6,319,138$6,443,041$5,500,000
University of Massachusetts$626,691,882$699,445,411$681,080,957$760,555,874
Office of Dispute Resolution$2,828,836$3,140,126$3,333,668$3,013,465
Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture $0$398,769$430,107$250,000
Institute of Asian American Studies$329,148$315,957$297,371$300,000
Innovation Commercialization Seed Fund$438,864$421,276$0$0
Innovation Voucher Program Fund$0$2,106,379$0$0
Massachusetts Community Colleges$6,881,234$10,037,752$9,989,787$3,766,551
Community College SUCCESS Fund$11,520,174$19,379,879$22,445,994$14,000,000
Bridgewater State University$57,719,368$61,194,945$60,187,907$67,636,289
Fitchburg State University$36,342,144$37,900,534$36,715,448$41,443,969
Framingham State University$36,250,791$37,845,978$36,610,791$41,122,295
MA College of Liberal Arts$20,357,283$21,210,460$20,581,538$22,761,133
Gallery 51 at the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center$54,858$52,659$0$50,000
Salem State University$54,934,943$57,169,942$55,221,199$62,151,026
Frederick E. Berry Institute for Politics and Civic Engagement at Salem State University$219,432$210,638$198,247$200,000
Westfield State University$34,556,655$36,031,515$34,990,082$39,096,094
Worcester State University$33,739,186$35,162,228$34,107,617$38,449,136
Massachusetts College of Art$22,803,222$23,677,900$22,960,236$25,851,608
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$21,235,787$22,552,401$21,848,758$24,311,925
Berkshire Community College$13,419,804$13,317,871$12,937,445$14,687,570
Bristol Community College$26,609,914$27,084,661$26,705,782$29,942,660
Cape Cod Community College$14,961,080$14,900,698$14,578,717$16,357,318
Greenfield Community College$12,973,556$12,962,129$12,672,123$14,392,538
Holyoke Community College$25,037,393$24,712,639$23,753,252$26,703,638
Massachusetts Bay Community College$19,551,504$19,409,953$18,936,256$21,309,616
Massasoit Community College$26,200,913$26,117,117$25,224,017$28,386,844
Mount Wachusett Community College$17,997,879$17,867,537$17,375,661$19,994,867
Brewer Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement$164,574$157,978$148,686$150,000
Northern Essex Community College$24,312,951$24,250,761$23,335,787$26,419,658
North Shore Community College$26,990,326$26,874,593$26,012,940$29,306,678
Quinsigamond Community College$26,567,768$26,529,770$25,868,489$29,490,323
Springfield Technical Community College$30,782,011$30,406,411$29,323,513$32,891,659
Roxbury Community College$13,346,674$13,264,542$12,876,241$14,517,293
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center$1,014,872$1,188,729$1,118,803$1,128,694
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Retained Revenue$581,322$558,025$526,238$2,500,000
Middlesex Community College$29,189,997$28,985,190$27,982,408$31,719,817
Bunker Hill Community College$33,582,981$33,558,785$32,760,515$36,810,151
PACE Initiative$329,148$315,957$446,057$300,000
Health and Welfare Reserve for Higher Education Personnel$7,163,372$6,876,294$6,471,804$6,529,017
National Guard Tuition and Fee Waivers$11,444,190$16,235,771$13,562,890$9,616,761
FY22FY23FY24FY25 Gov
Mass. Science, Tech., Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Grant Fund$0$0$0$0
Haverhill Satellite Center Trust Fund$0$0$0$0
Commonwealth Covenant Fund Transfer$0$0$0$0
STEM Pipeline Fund$1,645,739$1,579,785$2,012,211$1,000,000
Commonwealth Covenant Fund$0$0$0$0
Financial Aid Expansion$0$0$83,263,920$80,000,000
Student Support Services$0$0$0$0
Higher Education Capital Funding$0$0$49,561,857$125,000,000
MassReconnect$0$0$19,824,743$24,000,000
Community College, State University, and$0$0$0$0
State Universities Student Services & Eq$0$0$0$0
UMass Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion I$0$0$0$0
Targeted In-Demand Scholarships$0$0$24,780,929$0
DHE Endowment Match$0$0$9,912,371$0
UMass Endowment Match$0$0$9,912,371$0
Free Community College Implementation Supports$0$0$11,894,846$0
Nursing Programs Free Community College$0$0$17,842,269$0
Community College Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
State University Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
State and Community College Capital Projects$0$0$0$0
UMass Campus Facility Capital Projects$0$0$0$0
Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center$0$0$0$0
KERR MILL PROJECT IN FALL RIVER$0$0$0$0
Nanotech at UMass Amherst$0$0$0$0
UMass IBPO 432 A&B FY 1998-2000$0$0$0$0
UMass GEO FY 2000$0$0$0$0
UMS/Local 2322/UAW Article 24 FY 2000-2001$0$0$0$0
UMass GEO FY 2001$0$0$0$0
UMass SEIU Local 285B FY 1999-2001$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell GEO FY 2000-2001$0$0$0$0
Community College Faculty FY 2001$0$0$0$0
BHE MCC FY 2001$0$0$0$0
Community Colleges$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell Police Officers$0$0$0$0
UMass Police Econ Ben 1998-2001$0$0$0$0
MTA/Mass State Col Assoc 2000-2001$0$0$0$0
Teamsters, Local 25, UMass Lowell Campus$0$0$0$0
Teamsters, Local 25, UMass Boston Campus$0$0$0$0
IBPO, Local 399, UMass Dartmouth Campus$0$0$0$0
Mass. State College Association$0$0$0$0
MTA/MCCC$0$0$0$0
Amherst/Boston MSP Faculty$0$0$0$0
Amherst USA/MTA$0$0$0$0
AFT Faculty Dartmouth$0$0$0$0
Mass. Society of Professors$0$0$0$0
BHE/MTA/NEA FY 2001 Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
MTA/NEA FY 2002 Costs$0$0$0$0
UMass Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
BHE FY 2004 Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
UMS Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
Higher Ed. Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
UMass FY02 Retro Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
Higher Ed. FY02 Retro Collective Bargaining$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell Clerical/Technical$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell Maintenance/Trade$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst/Boston MTA/NEA Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst MTA/NEA Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth AFSCME Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth MFT Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth ESU Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst AFSCME Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell SEIU Local 888 Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
Higher Ed. AFSCME Local 1067 Reserve - FY06$0$0$0$0
Higher Ed. AFSCME Local 1067 Reserve - FY07$0$0$0$0
MCCC Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
BHE APA Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
Higher Ed MSCA$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst - AFSCME 1776$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst - IBPO A&B$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst - MTA/NEA USA/MT$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst - MTA/NEA Class$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst - MTA/NEA MSP$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst - MTA/NEA Prof$0$0$0$0
UMass Boston - MTA/NEA Class$0$0$0$0
UMass Boston - IBT Local 25$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth AFT$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth AFSCME 507$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth MFT Maintenance$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth - IBPO 399$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth - ESU 1895$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell - MTA/NEA MSP$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell - MTA/NEA Class$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell - MTA/NEA Maintenance$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell - IBT 25$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell - SEIU 888 Prof$0$0$0$0
UMass Collective Bargaining Reserve$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 432$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst, University Staff Association/MTA/NEA$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst, Non-Exempt Supervisors Unit, Unit B, MTA/NEA$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst/Boston, Massachusetts Society of Professors/Faculty Staff Union$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst/Boston, Professional Staff Union/MTA/NEA$0$0$0$0
UMass Boston, Classified Staff Union/MTA/NEA$0$0$0$0
UMass Boston, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 25$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth, AFSCME$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 399$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth, AFT, Educational Services Unit$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell, Massachusetts Society of Professors$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell, MTA/NEA Clerical/Technical Unit$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell, MTA/NEA Maintenance/Trades Unit$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 25$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell, Service Employees International Union, Local 888$0$0$0$0
E.J. Collins Jr. Center for Public Management$274,290$263,297$247,809$250,000
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1067$0$0$0$0
Board of Higher Education MTA/NEA$0$0$0$0
Board of Higher Education MTA/NEA MCCC$0$0$0$0
Board of Higher Education MTA/NEA MSCA$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth AFT/MFT$0$0$0$0
UMass Dartmouth MFT Maintenance$0$0$0$0
UMass Amherst Council 93 Local 1776$0$0$0$0
State Universities Collective Bargaining Agreement Reserve$0$0$0$0
Community College Collective Bargaining Agreement Reserve$0$0$0$0
Scholarship Program$0$52,659,486$49,561,857$0
UMass Star Store$0$0$0$0
UMass Science Facility$0$0$0$0
Star Store$2,962,330$2,843,612$128,437$0
Nano/Bio-Manufacturing Facility - UMass Lowell$1,645,739$1,579,785$1,486,856$1,500,000
UMass Center at Springfield$0$263,297$297,371$0
Medical School Educational Track on Integrated Health$0$0$0$0
North Shore Community College Lease Costs$0$0$0$0
Nursing and Allied Health Workforce Development$384,006$1,053,190$1,486,856$900,000
Nursing Pipeline Grants$0$2,632,974$2,392,866$0
Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment$0$0$0$0
Concurrent Enrollment for Disabled Students$0$0$0$0
Department of Higher Education$6,041,713$12,957,543$7,366,996$2,974,759
Office of Coordination$0$0$0$0
Compact for Education$0$0$0$0
New England Board of Higher Education$404,029$387,837$375,208$378,525
Community College Development Education Program$0$0$0$0
Workforce Development Grants to Community Colleges$1,590,881$1,527,125$1,526,505$725,000
Foster Care Financial Aid$1,629,282$1,563,987$1,471,987$1,485,000
Dual Enrollment Grant and Subsidies$6,582,956$11,102,122$16,437,576$12,616,733
Nursing and Allied Health Education Workforce Development$0$0$0$0
Foster Care and Adopted Fee Waiver$8,003,680$7,682,925$7,230,987$7,294,911
Graduation Task Force Initiative$0$0$0$0
Performance Management Set Aside$2,800,123$3,526,719$2,941,720$2,552,156
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Pipeline Fund$0$0$0$0
STEM Starter Academy$5,211,507$5,792,898$7,588,307$3,605,158
Youth Venture$0$0$0$0
Adult College Transition Services$603,438$578,024$792,611$0
Rapid Response Grants$0$0$0$0
Civic Engagement Program$0$0$0$0
National Guard Fee Waivers$0$0$0$0
Higher Education Consultant$0$0$0$0
Public Matching Grants for Private Funds$391,243$21,063,794$2,643,082$0
Higher Education Public Safety Grants$0$0$0$0
Mass. Space Grant Consortium$0$0$0$0
Private Fundraising by Public Higher Education$0$0$0$0
Endowment Incentive Fund$0$0$0$0
Becker College’s nursing program$3,099,475$0$0$0
State University & Community College Mental Health Supports$0$4,452,886$5,160,876$4,228,000
SARA Implementation$0$0$0$0
Community College Workforce Grants$0$0$0$0
Completion Incentive Grants$0$0$0$0
State University Incentive Grants$6,401,124$9,480,124$9,734,401$3,655,242
Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment$2,197,586$5,062,958$7,161,253$4,539,960
McNair Financial Assistance Program$0$0$0$0
State College Access Grants$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts State Scholarship Program$143,179,303$189,380,376$187,682,489$175,188,311
High Demand Scholarship Program$2,194,319$2,106,379$0$0
Library Materials$0$0$0$0
Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine Program$6,034,377$6,319,138$6,443,041$5,500,000
Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine Workforce Training$0$0$0$0
Tomorrows Teachers Program$0$0$0$0
BSC Deferred Maintenance Reserve$0$0$0$0
University of Massachusetts$626,691,882$699,445,411$681,080,957$760,555,874
Presidential Debate Security$0$0$0$0
Winter Moth Worm Study at UMass$0$0$0$0
Endowment Incentive Program$0$0$0$0
UMass Endowment Program$0$0$0$0
Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management, UMass Boston$0$0$0$0
Commonwealth College Honors Program$0$0$0$0
UMass Biomedical Institute$0$0$0$0
UMass Lowell Tuition Reimbursement$0$0$0$0
Office of Dispute Resolution$2,828,836$3,140,126$3,333,668$3,013,465
Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture $0$398,769$430,107$250,000
Institute of Asian American Studies$329,148$315,957$297,371$300,000
Innovation Commercialization Seed Fund$438,864$421,276$0$0
UMass Medical School Medical Research$0$0$0$0
Innovation Voucher Program Fund$0$2,106,379$0$0
Massachusetts Community Colleges$6,881,234$10,037,752$9,989,787$3,766,551
Community College SUCCESS Fund$11,520,174$19,379,879$22,445,994$14,000,000
UMS Food Science Department$0$0$0$0
Bridgewater State University$57,719,368$61,194,945$60,187,907$67,636,289
Fitchburg State University$36,342,144$37,900,534$36,715,448$41,443,969
Framingham State University$36,250,791$37,845,978$36,610,791$41,122,295
MetroWest College Planning Center$0$0$0$0
MA College of Liberal Arts$20,357,283$21,210,460$20,581,538$22,761,133
Gallery 51 at the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center$54,858$52,659$0$50,000
Mass. College of Liberal Arts Capacity Building$0$0$0$0
Salem State University$54,934,943$57,169,942$55,221,199$62,151,026
Salem State College - GTE/Sylvania Property Reserve$0$0$0$0
Salem State College Aquaculture Program$0$0$0$0
Salem State Second-Degree Nursing Program$0$0$0$0
Frederick E. Berry Institute for Politics and Civic Engagement at Salem State University$219,432$210,638$198,247$200,000
Westfield State University$34,556,655$36,031,515$34,990,082$39,096,094
Worcester State University$33,739,186$35,162,228$34,107,617$38,449,136
Worcester State College Latino Education Institute$0$0$0$0
Rockwood Field Improvements$0$0$0$0
Worcester State Matching Grant$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts College of Art$22,803,222$23,677,900$22,960,236$25,851,608
Mass. Maritime Academy Storer Engineering$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$21,235,787$22,552,401$21,848,758$24,311,925
Berkshire Community College$13,419,804$13,317,871$12,937,445$14,687,570
Bristol Community College$26,609,914$27,084,661$26,705,782$29,942,660
Veterans Education Service Center at Bristol Community College$0$0$0$0
Cape Cod Community College$14,961,080$14,900,698$14,578,717$16,357,318
Environmental Technology, Education and Job Training Partnership$0$0$0$0
FAA-Certified Airframe and Power Plant Program$0$0$0$0
Greenfield Community College$12,973,556$12,962,129$12,672,123$14,392,538
Holyoke Community College$25,037,393$24,712,639$23,753,252$26,703,638
Holyoke Community College Home Information Center$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts Bay Community College$19,551,504$19,409,953$18,936,256$21,309,616
Massasoit Community College$26,200,913$26,117,117$25,224,017$28,386,844
Mount Wachusett Community College$17,997,879$17,867,537$17,375,661$19,994,867
Brewer Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement$164,574$157,978$148,686$150,000
Field Maintenance$0$0$0$0
Youth Venture$0$0$0$0
Civic Engagement Program$0$0$0$0
Mount Wachusett Community College Renewable Energy Program$0$0$0$0
Northern Essex Community College$24,312,951$24,250,761$23,335,787$26,419,658
Northern Essex Community College Expansion Programs$0$0$0$0
North Shore Community College$26,990,326$26,874,593$26,012,940$29,306,678
North Shore Community College Public Policy Institute$0$0$0$0
North Shore Community College Essex Agricultural Institute$0$0$0$0
Quinsigamond Community College$26,567,768$26,529,770$25,868,489$29,490,323
Springfield Technical Community College$30,782,011$30,406,411$29,323,513$32,891,659
Center for Telecommunications and Information Technology$0$0$0$0
Roxbury Community College$13,346,674$13,264,542$12,876,241$14,517,293
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center$1,014,872$1,188,729$1,118,803$1,128,694
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Retained Revenue$581,322$558,025$526,238$2,500,000
Roxbury Community College Technology Upgrades$0$0$0$0
Roxbury Community College Information Technology Equipment$0$0$0$0
Middlesex Community College$29,189,997$28,985,190$27,982,408$31,719,817
Bunker Hill Community College$33,582,981$33,558,785$32,760,515$36,810,151
PACE Initiative$329,148$315,957$446,057$300,000
Health and Welfare Reserve for Higher Education Personnel$7,163,372$6,876,294$6,471,804$6,529,017
Lyme Disease PrEP$0$0$0$0
Brewer Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement$0$0$0$0
National Guard Tuition and Fee Waivers$11,444,190$16,235,771$13,562,890$9,616,761
College Affordability and Success Trust Fund$0$0$0$0
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