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NATURE 



[November 19, 1914 



Universities and Uxivekshy Colleges. 



(i) England. 



(a) Income. 



Donations and subscrip- 

 tions ... ... ... 2,330 



Annual grants from local 



authorities ... ... 3.441 



Parliamentary grants ... 34,217 



Other income .. ... 1,132 



63,024 



(b) Expenditure. 



Administration ... ... 8,020 



Maintenance of premises 4>597 



Educational expenses ... 48,232 



Superannuation ... .. i»733 



Other expenditure in re- 

 spect of maintenance ... 497 

 Expenditure not in re- 

 spect of maintenance ... 45891 



3-7 



5-5 



54-3 



1-7 



1 1-8 

 6-8 



710 

 2-5 



07 

 7-2 



Total ;^67,97o 



On comparing the statistics with those of the pre- 

 vious year, it is noticed that in England the total 

 income of the institutions has risen by 38,000^., which 

 is made up as follows : the fee income has risen by 

 3000Z., the income from endowment by more than 

 goool., that from local authority grants by nearly 

 8000Z., while Parliamentary grants supplied nearly 

 i8,oooZ. additional assistance, though part of the in- 

 come from this last-mentioned source, is derived from 

 grants which are referable to previous years. 



Certain individual figures are interesting. Man- 

 chester University has an income from endowment of 

 rather more than 22,500^., and Liverpool University 

 one of nearly 15,000/. Reading University College has 

 an endowment income of practically 9000Z., which re- 

 presents more than 31 per cent, of its total revenue. 

 The largest proportions of income derived from grants 

 from local authorities are found at the University Col- 

 leges of Southampton and Nottingham, in both of 



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which cases nearly 40 per cent, of the income is pro- 

 vided from this source. Similarly, 29 per cent, of 

 the income of .Sheffield University is obtained from 

 grants from local authorities. 



The total expenditure in England has risen by nearly 

 60,000/. Nearly 4000/. of this increase is accounted 

 for by administration, nearly 5000/. by cost of main- 

 tenance of premises, rates, etc., and more than 30,ck)o/. 

 by expenditure on teaching salaries and equipment. 

 More than 9000/. additional expenditure was incurred 

 on superannuation provision, for which increased 

 grants have recently been made. Seven per cent, of 

 the total expenditure at all institutions was made in 

 respect of charges of a non-maintenance character. 

 The highest percentages for these charges are at 

 Sheffield, 185 per cent. ; Birmingham, 14 per cent. ; 

 King's College for Women, 123 per cent. ; and Bed- 

 ford College, IO-2 per cent. 



A new table indicates the amount of grant aid given 

 to university institutions under the provisions of the 

 "Statements of grants available from the Board of 

 Education in aid of technological and professional 

 work in universities in England and Wales " in the 

 financial years 1912-13 and 1913-14. The total amount 

 of grant aid under these provisions rose from 41,647/. in 

 the financial year 1912-13 to 44,623/. in 1913-14 The 

 total amount of Exchequer grants in England in aid 

 for universities and university colleges in the year 

 19 12-13 ^^'^^^ 170,000/., and, in addition, 31,000/. was 

 paid to university colleges in Wales. 



In addition to the financial statistics, the reports 

 contain much useful information concerning the num- 

 ber of students in the various colleges, their ages, the 

 subjects they are studying, and so on ; and the follow- 

 ing tabular statements will serve to summarise them. 

 It is necessary to point out that the numbers concern 

 only the following institutions : — The Universitfes of 

 Birmingham, Bristol, Durham (Armstrong College), 

 Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, London (in- 

 cluding University College, King's College, Bedford 

 College, .School of Economics, and East London Col- 

 lege), and also the LTniversity Colleges of Nottingham, 

 Reading, and -Southampton. The University of Wales 

 includes the University Colleges of Aberystwyth, 

 Bangor, and Cardiff. 



Number of Full-time Students. 

 Degree Students : — England 



Training college ... ... 1397 



Others ... 3402 



Total 



4799 



1757 



Non-graduate (diploma) students :- 

 Training college ... ... 64-: 



Others m: 



Total 



Post-graduate students : — 

 Training college ... 

 Others 



Total 



Other courses 



Total 7666 



Number of Part-time Students. 

 Day. 



Degree 



Non-graduate (diploma) 

 Other courses 

 Post-graduate 



Carried forward 



1068 



8 



98 



106 



76 

 39 



Wales 



4 



29 



297 



19 



349 



