School

Enrollment

City

State

Population

University Contribution

Fire Department Budget

Calls from University

Notes

University of Maine

11,912

Orono

ME

9,712

660,000

1 million

40 - 50%

16 full time, others volunteer, student marshals get free dorm

App. State

15,117

Boone

NC

13,328

165,000

 

 

Funds allocated from state of NC

Troy University

5,000

Troy

AL

15,000

see notes

1.2 million

 

Collect and remit sales tax to city and county

South Dakota State

10,884

Brookings

SD

18,802

volunteer FD

483,176

6 calls/ yr, PD verifies

Charge university for agricultural areas $100/ section

University of Mississippi

14,000

Oxford

MS

20,000

268,000

2.6 million

40%, approx. 375 calls/yr

 

Ohio University

20,225

Athens

OH

20,896

occupational tax

2.1 million

 

Fire Chief said they had half the staff they needed b/c of lack of funding from the school, collect 1.6% occupational tax

Mississippi State

16,000

Starkville

MS

22,638

181,131

3.5 million

265 calls/ year

Rating: class 5

Montana State

12,170

Bozeman

MT

22,830

123,570

 

 

School pays half of designated station's budget

Wash. State

18,432

Pullman

WA

25,357

500,000

3.4 million

40%

5 yr. contract, fee evaluated annually, escalation clause included

Auburn

19,367

Auburn

AL

29,633

200000 + occupational tax

3.8 million

 

Annual contract state pays to city's general fund,univ. collects and remits 3% sales tax, city collects 1% occupational tax

West Virg. U

28,113

Morgantown

WV

30,000

350,000

3.3 million

 

 
 

University of Delaware

19,000

Newark

DE

30,014

annual donation

3 million (includes EMS)

 

Volunteer fire dept., donation accepted from university but "we wouldn't miss it"
 

Amherst College

1,640

Amherst

MA

34,094

85,000

 

 

Pays % of budget used, verbal agreement, city gets payment from state based on land value of state property, $140,000

U Mass

25,593

Amherst

MA

34,094

400,000

6 million

 

Pays % of budget used, contract, city gets payment from state based on land value of state property

Virginia Tech

25,000

Blacksburg

VA

39,284

100,000

275,000

 

5 yr. contract, evaluated annually, $ goes to city's general fund, FD is volunteer w/ 2 paid positions funded by town, county and donations

Mich. State

44,836

East Lansing

MI

46,009

200,000

5.2 million

40%

Get $200,000/yr from state, EMS charges students for ambulance

Utah State

16,130

Logan

UT

47,660

no

 

 

Univ. bought fire station lots and lease it for $1 from city's general account

U of Southern Miss.

13,000

Hattieburg

MS

48,012

95,000

6.5 million

30 calls/ year

Rating: class 4, city collects 18.5 % of the 7% sales tax collected by the university

Oregon State

19,753

Covalis

OR

49,807

see notes

8.5 million

 

University pays $9000/ yr for permits, $12,000/yr for inspection, no sales tax in state, bills for large fires

UNC

28,200

Chapel Hill

NC

49,919

1,063,000

6.3 million

40%

Amount paid is appx. 15% of FD budget, university pays fees for recyling, stormwater

Iowa State

25,000

Ames

IA

53,000

1,225,000

4.9 million

33%

 

West. Kentucky U.

19,215

Bowling Green

KY

53,176

occupational tax

 

 

No property tax, city collects 1.85 % occupational tax

University of Georgia

33,660

Athens-Clarke County

GA

68,340

no

13 million

8.20%

Consolidated government, 1 fire department w/ class 2 rating, collect 2% sales tax from university

University of Arkansas

18,000

Fayetteville

AR

72,000

see notes

8.1 million

less than 5%

City gets sales tax from any on-campus sales from university

UAL

20,929

Tuscaloosa

AL

83,052

state appropriation + occuaptional tax

 

 

1995 university provided property for fire station,collect 2.25% occupational tax

University of Kansas

27,994

Lawrence

KS

89,110

see notes

13 million

about 20%

On-campus traffic signals maintained for a minimal annual fee

Univ. of Colorado

32,362

Boulder

CO

91,481

no

12 million

2%

Dorms and existing buildings retrofitting sprinklers, new building will have new systems, city gets sales tax from any on-campus sales from university

UK

28,000

Lexington

KY

275,000

see notes

50 million

less than 40%

City gets 1% of the 7.5% city wide sales tax, university donated land for fire station