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Budget Allocation Model
Budget Allocation Model
Explore how university funding moves through mandatory costs, net revenue allocation, strategic cross-subsidizations, and administrative/support allocations. Select a category to view more information.
1. Funding Sources
The model begins with four primary funding sources.
2. Mandatory University Costs
Mandatory University Costs
Mandatory university costs are accounted for before net revenue is allocated to colleges and schools.
3. Net Revenue Allocated to Colleges/School
Net revenue is allocated through the following funding categories.
Designated Tuition Distribution
COI
80%
COM
20%
4. Strategic Cross-Subsidizations Among Colleges/School
The model illustrates strategic cross-subsidizations among the colleges and schools listed below. Each also connects to the administrative/support units allocation.
5. Administrative/Support Units
Administrative/Support Units Allocation
45.7%
Budget Allocation Model Summary
The UTA Budget Allocation Model distributes revenue from Education and General (E&G) Appropriations, Research Appropriations, Designated Tuition, and AP Program Fees. Mandatory University Costs are deducted before allocating these revenue sources.
Net Revenue is allocated to colleges/school. E&G Appropriations are allocated by weighted student credit hours (W-SCH), as weighted by UT System. Research Appropriations are allocated proportionally by using the average of the previous two years of external research expenditures. Designated Tuition is allocated with 80% distributed to the college/school of instruction (COI) and 20% distributed to the college/school of the students’ major (COM). AP Program Fees are allocated to the college of instruction.
Strategic Cross-Subsidization occurs among the colleges/school after these allocations have been made. The amount of subsidy, either given or received, is based on strategic target contribution margins set by the Provost.
After Strategic Cross-Subsidization, the colleges/school provide 45.7% of their allocations to Administrative/Support Units to cover the many services that students, faculty, and staff need.
Other Revenue Sources are then allocated, including Differential Tuition, International Programs, Other Appropriated Funds, Grants and Contracts, Indirect Cost Recovery, Gifts and Endowments, Mandatory Fees, Non-Mandatory Fees, Non-Degree Programs, and Auxiliaries.
The academic colleges/school identified in the model are CAPPA, COB, COE, COED, COLA, CONHI, COS, and SSW.