FY25 Budget Data

Revenue Budget

Total FY25 Revenue Budget: $423.9M

Revenue Type Amount in $ Percent
Tuition & Student Fees $164,557,000 38.8%
Gifts, Grants, & Contracts $42,571,000 10.0%
Other Fees and Fines $6,762,000 1.6%
Sales $48,661,000 11.5%
Rental & Room Income $38,322,000 9.0%
Gate Receipts & Commissions $5,155,000 1.2%
Miscellaneous & Investment Income $17,218,000 4.1%
State of Illinois $100,621,000 23.7%
Total $423,870,000 100.0%

Expense Budget

Total FY25 Expense Budget: $438.4M

Notes: Gifts, Grants and Contracts excludes sponsored research revenue.

Expense Type Amount in $ Percent
Personnel Services $242,048,000 55.2%
Goods, Equipment, Capital Repairs $23,254,000 5.8%
Contractual Services $81,462,000 18.6%
Scholarships $61,476,000 14.0%
Debt Service $21,827,000 5.0%
Other $6,314,000 1.4%
Total $438,380,000 100%

Itemized Expenses Amount in $ Percent
Personnel Services $242,048,000 55.2%
Contractual Services $81,462,000 18.6%
Scholarships $61,476,000 14.0%
Debt Service $21,827,000 5.0%
Cost of Sales $6,790,000 1.5%
Commodities $7,794,000 1.8%
Travel $5,177,000 1.2%
Automotive $654,000 0.1%
Telecommunications $469,000 0.1%
Equipment & Library Books $8,631,000 2.0%
Capital Repairs $2,039,000 0.5%
Miscellaneous Expenses $14,000 0.00%
Total $438,380,000 100.00%

Deficit

Total FY25 Deficit: -$15M


Expenses By Division

Total FY25 Expenses By Division

2025 Expenses by Division
Division Expenses in $ Percent
Academic Affairs $164,380,000 37.5%
Administration and Finance $27,186,000 6.2%
Central Services $20,798,000 4.7%
Information Technology $11,038,000 2.5%
Intercollegiate Athletics $24,953,000 5.7%
Human Resource Services $3,132,000 0.7%
Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications $40,063,000 9.1%
Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion $2,402,000 0.5%
Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development $26,780,000 6.1%
Research and Innovation Partnerships $7,800,000 1.8%
Student Affairs $52,220,000 11.9%
University Administrative Services $12,907,000 2.9%
University Advancement $5,356,000 1.2%
Utilities $10,660,000 2.4%
Non-Divisional $28,706,000 6.5%
Grand Total $438,380,000 100%

Departments and costs by division


Expenses By Fund by Division

See descriptions of fund types

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