The pie charts illustrate how a university distributed its income across six categories in 2005 and 2015.
Overall, teaching and research accounted for the largest proportion of expenditure in both years, although its share declined slightly over time. In contrast, spending on administration and management and financial support for students increased, while other areas either decreased or remained stable.
In 2005, just over half of the university’s budget (53%) was allocated to teaching and research, making it by far the largest expense. Accommodation was the second-largest category at 16%. Meanwhile, maintaining campuses and libraries each accounted for 10% of total spending. The smallest proportions were assigned to administration and management (6%) and financial support for students (5%).
By 2015, the proportion spent on teaching and research had fallen modestly to 48%, though it remained the dominant category. Expenditure on accommodation decreased significantly to 8%, while spending on libraries also dropped to 5%. In contrast, administration and management saw a substantial increase, rising to 16%, and financial support for students grew to 8%. Notably, spending on maintaining campuses remained unchanged at 10%.