Compendium of Budget Information for the 2011 General Session

Higher Education
Appropriations Subcommittee

Function

Utah State University (USU) serves as the State's land grant university. Its mission is to provide undergraduate, graduate, professional, and research curriculums in numerous fields of study, including agriculture, applied sciences, education, and natural resources. In addition, USU has a statewide role to provide education to underserved areas throughout the state via on-site delivery and distance education at its comprehensive regional college (formerly College of Eastern Utah), three regional campuses, multiple distance education centers, and county extension offices.

Statutory Authority

The following laws govern Utah State University in addition to the laws previously mentioned:

UCA 53B-18-501 allows USU to form nonprofit corporations or foundations to assist the university in receiving charitable, scientific, literary, research and educational objectives.
UCA 53B-18-701 provides for teaching, research and extension of outdoor recreation and tourism.
UCA 53B-18-801 establishes the Center for the School of the Future at USU to promote the best practices in public education.
UCA 53B-18-901 establishes a distance education doctorate program.
UCA 53B-18-1001 establishes a Mormon Pioneer Heritage Center.
UCA 53B-19 establishes the State Arboreta for USU.

Funding Detail

The funding sources for Utah State University are General Funds, Education Funds, Dedicated Credits (tuition and fees), Mineral Lease and Land Grant Trust funds.

Sources of Finance	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Approp
General Fund	$108,993,300	$109,102,600	$103,439,600	$101,508,100	$111,527,400
General Fund, One-time	$0	($99,000,000)	$9,261,000	$2,392,000	($4,401,800)
Education Fund	$31,959,500	$46,344,800	$41,387,000	$33,676,400	$47,185,900
Education Fund, One-time	$1,170,800	$100,721,600	($9,765,100)	($3,000,000)	$0
Federal Funds	$4,227,292	$5,371,000	$4,603,700	$4,696,600	$3,902,300
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$0	$0	$5,889,000	$14,099,800	$4,408,800
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$58,459,889	$67,454,800	$71,833,700	$80,935,800	$81,877,400
Dedicated Credits - Land Grant	$965,000	$0	$345,200	$428,500	$150,600
Federal Mineral Lease	$2,742,853	$2,687,200	$3,933,700	$2,739,700	$1,745,800
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account	$0	$389,300	$0	$289,200	$298,800
Trust and Agency Funds	$0	$209,100	$33,000	$175,100	$0
Land Grant Mgt Fund	$0	$478,200	$0	$0	$0
Transfers	$1,725,511	$3,599,900	$8,533,800	$1,289,300	$329,300
Other Financing Sources	$204,156	$0	$112,300	$0	$0
Beginning Nonlapsing	$22,748,369	$22,652,100	$20,523,400	$8,962,900	$0
Closing Nonlapsing	($22,249,674)	($20,523,400)	($8,962,900)	($12,069,700)	$780,100
Total	$210,946,996	$239,487,200	$251,167,400	$236,123,700	$247,804,600

Line Items	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Approp
Education and General	$153,107,906	$177,334,500	$178,835,600	$172,721,000	$170,961,100
CEU - Education and General	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,787,800
Educationally Disadvantaged	$261,539	$273,600	$277,600	$235,900	$249,800
CEU - Educationally Disadvantaged	$0	$0	$0	$0	$105,000
CEU - Career and Technical Education	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,395,900
Uintah Basin Regional Campus	$5,098,487	$5,792,500	$7,152,400	$6,073,700	$5,401,100
Southeastern Continuing Education Center	$2,023,996	$1,454,600	$1,764,600	$1,441,100	$1,341,500
Brigham City Regional Campus	$9,475,155	$10,274,200	$12,280,900	$16,293,400	$10,169,400
Tooele Regional Campus	$8,283,122	$8,791,100	$9,563,200	$7,421,600	$8,138,000
Water Research Laboratory	$3,665,353	$3,800,500	$6,083,100	$4,883,100	$3,734,800
Agriculture Experiment Station	$14,366,012	$16,236,400	$18,645,000	$13,405,100	$14,235,300
Cooperative Extension	$14,665,426	$15,529,800	$16,565,000	$13,648,800	$13,997,400
Prehistoric Museum	$0	$0	$0	$0	$256,700
San Juan Center	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,030,800
Total	$210,946,996	$239,487,200	$251,167,400	$236,123,700	$247,804,600

Categories of Expenditure	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Approp
Personnel Services	$169,639,184	$184,847,000	$189,685,000	$185,543,600	$207,692,000
In-state Travel	$2,180,012	$2,473,200	$2,727,100	$2,572,500	$237,300
Current Expense	$37,821,449	$50,607,500	$36,572,200	$36,562,100	$39,819,600
Capital Outlay	$1,306,351	$1,559,500	$2,667,500	$1,493,900	$55,700
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$0	$0	$19,515,600	$9,951,600	$0
Total	$210,946,996	$239,487,200	$251,167,400	$236,123,700	$247,804,600

Other Indicators	2007 Actual	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Approp
Budgeted FTE	2,418.3	2,416.5	2,402.4	2,758.8	2,977.6
Vehicles	665	667	665	719	665

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