Postsecondary Education Funding
Funding Model: Which method(s) — a base model, a base plus, a formula or another method — is/are used for funding postsecondary education?
July 2020
View the full 50-State Comparison: Postsecondary Education Funding here.
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STATE
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Policy Applies To:
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Funding Model
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| Alabama | 2-year and/or technical colleges | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| 4-year institutions | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| Alaska | University of Alaska System (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions) | Other |
| Arizona | 2-year and/or technical colleges | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| 4-year institutions | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| Arkansas | 2-year and/or technical colleges | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| 4-year institutions | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| California | California Community College System | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| California State University System | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| University of California System | Other | |
| Colorado | All state/public postsecondary institutions | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Connecticut | Charter Oak State College | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| Connecticut State University | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| Regional Community/Technical Colleges | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| University of Connecticut | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| Delaware | Delaware State University | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| Delaware Technical and Community College | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| University of Delaware | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| District of Columbia | Community College of the District of Columbia | Other |
| University of the District of Columbia | Other | |
| Florida | Florida College System | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| University of Florida and Florida State University | Other | |
| Georgia | Technical College System of Georgia | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| University System of Georgia | Other | |
| Hawaii | University of Hawaii System (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions) | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| Idaho | All public 2-year and 4-year institutions | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Illinois | 2-year and/or technical colleges | Base plus |
| 4-year institutions | Base plus | |
| Indiana | Institutions under the Commission for Higher Education (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions) | Other |
| Iowa | 4-year institutions | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| Community Colleges | Base funding, other | |
| Kansas | Public Colleges and Universities (governed by the Board of Regents) | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| Technical Colleges (coordinated by the Board of Regents) | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Public Universities | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Louisiana | 4-year institutions | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Louisiana Community and Technical College System | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Maine | Community Colleges | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| University of Maine System | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| Maryland | Community colleges | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models), Base plus |
| Universities and 4-year institutions | Base plus | |
| Massachusetts | 2-year and/or technical colleges | Other |
| 4-year institutions | Other | |
| Michigan | Community Colleges | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Universities | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Minnesota | University of Minnesota System and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System | Other |
| Mississippi | Community and Junior Colleges | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning System | Base plus | |
| Missouri | Community and technical colleges | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Four-year institutions | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Montana | Community College System | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Montana University System | Other | |
| Nebraska | Community Colleges | Other |
| Nebraska State College System | Other | |
| University of Nebraska | Other | |
| Nevada | Nevada System of Higher Education (2-year institutions) | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Nevada System of Higher Education (4-year institutions) | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| New Hampshire | Community College System of New Hampshire | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| University System of New Hampshire | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| New Jersey | 2-year and/or technical colleges | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy |
| 4-year institutions | No policy adopted or none specified in adopted policy | |
| New Mexico | Community Colleges | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Comprehensive University Sector and Research Institutions | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| New York | Community Colleges | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| State University of New York | Base funding | |
| The City University of New York | Base plus | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Community College System | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| University of North Carolina System | Other | |
| North Dakota | North Dakota University System (2-year and 4-year institutions) | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Ohio | Community and Technical Colleges | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Universities and Regional Campuses | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions) | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Oregon | Community colleges | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Public Universities and the Oregon Health Sciences University | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Pennsylvania | Community colleges | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Rhode Island | Community College of Rhode Island | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Rhode Island College | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| University of Rhode Island | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions | Other |
| South Carolina Technical College System | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models), Other | |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Board of Regents, 4-year institutions | Base funding, other |
| South Dakota Technical Institute System | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models), Other | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Board of Regents System, 2-year institutions | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| University of Tennessee System and other 4-year institutions | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Texas | Community Colleges | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| General Academic Institutions | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Health-Related Institutions | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Lamar State | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Technical Colleges | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Utah | Technical Colleges | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models), Other |
| Utah System of Higher Education (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions) | Formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models), Other | |
| Vermont | University of Vermont | Base funding |
| Vermont State College System | Base funding, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Virginia | 4-year institutions | Base plus, other |
| Virginia Community College System | Base plus, other | |
| Washington | 4-year institutions | Base plus, other |
| Washington Community and Technical College System | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Community and Technical College System | Base plus, other |
| West Virginina Higher Education Policy Commission, 4-year institutions | Base plus, other | |
| Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin System (Oversees budget requests for 2- and 4-year institutions) | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |
| Wisconsin Technical College System | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) | |
| Wyoming | University of Wyoming | Base plus, other |
| Wyoming Community College System | Base plus, formula (any kind, including performance or outcomes models) |