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News Release 12-176
Science Board Concerned About Declines in Public Research University Funding
Decade of diminishing funding could impact research and education
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![Cover of the NSB report Trends and Challenges for Public Research Universities.](/news/mmg/media/images/public_research_f.jpg)
State per-student funding for the nation's 101 major public research universities declined by an average of 20 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars between 2002 and 2010, with 10 states experiencing declines ranging from 30 to as high as 48 percent.
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