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Digest of Education Statistics: 2008
Digest of Education Statistics: 2008

NCES 2009-020
March 2009


Table 359. Endowment funds of the 120 colleges and universities with the largest endowments, by rank order: 2006 and 2007
Institution 2007 rank order1  Market value of endowment, as of June 30 (in thousands) Percent change, 2006 to 20072  Institution 2007 rank order1  Market value of endowment, as of June 30 (in thousands) Percent change, 2006 to 20072 
2006 2007 2006 2007
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Total †  $266,783,518 $322,194,627 20.8            
Harvard University (MA) 1 28,915,706 34,634,906 19.8   Texas Christian University 61 1,016,353 1,187,057 16.8
Yale University (CT) 2 18,030,600 22,530,200 25.0   University of Cincinnati (OH) 62 1,101,100 1,185,400 7.7
Stanford University (CA) 3 14,084,676 17,164,836 21.9   George Washington University (DC) 63 963,697 1,147,451 19.1
Princeton University (NJ) 4 13,044,900 15,787,200 21.0   Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 64 941,525 1,115,740 18.5
University of Texas System 5 13,234,848 15,613,672 18.0   University of Oklahoma3  65 960,315 1,114,426 16.0
                     
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6 8,368,066 9,980,410 19.3   Princeton Theological Seminary (NJ) 66 945,355 1,108,515 17.3
Columbia University (NY) 7 5,937,814 7,149,803 20.4   Berea College (KY) 67 948,738 1,102,272 16.2
University of Michigan 8 5,652,262 7,089,830 25.4   Boston University (MA) 68 916,017 1,101,386 20.2
University of Pennsylvania 9 5,313,268 6,635,187 24.9   University of Missouri System 69 944,054 1,097,846 16.3
Texas A&M University System3  10 5,642,978 6,590,300 16.8   Syracuse University (NY) 70 908,371 1,086,143 19.6
                     
Northwestern University (IL) 11 5,140,668 6,503,292 26.5   Lehigh University (PA) 71 939,473 1,085,639 15.6
University of California 12 5,541,930 6,439,436 16.2   Georgetown University (DC) 72 834,497 1,059,343 26.9
University of Chicago (IL) 13 4,867,003 6,204,189 27.5   Baylor University (TX) 73 874,364 1,018,012 16.4
University of Notre Dame (IN) 14 4,436,624 5,976,973 34.7   Tulane University (LA) 74 858,323 1,009,129 17.6
Duke University (NC) 15 4,497,718 5,910,280 31.4   University of Alabama System 75 848,848 999,816 17.8
                     
Washington University (MO) 16 4,684,737 5,567,843 18.9   Trinity University (TX) 76 814,672 991,112 21.7
Emory University (GA) 17 4,870,019 5,561,743 14.2   University of Iowa3  77 832,869 982,428 18.0
Cornell University (NY) 18 4,321,199 5,424,733 25.5   University of California, Los Angeles3  78 804,869 975,295 21.2
Rice University (TX) 19 3,986,664 4,669,544 17.1   Saint Louis University (MO) 79 824,851 959,486 16.3
University of Virginia 20 3,618,172 4,370,209 20.8   University of Kentucky 80 785,196 957,608 22.0
                     
Dartmouth College (NH) 21 3,092,100 3,760,234 21.6   University of Tennessee System 81 811,138 954,376 17.7
University of Southern California 22 3,065,935 3,715,272 21.2   Middlebury College (VT) 82 775,753 936,354 20.7
Vanderbilt University (TN) 23 2,946,392 3,487,500 18.4   University of Tulsa (OK) 83 816,980 915,320 12.0
University of Minnesota3  24 2,224,308 2,804,466 26.1   University of Arkansas3  84 763,069 876,839 14.9
Johns Hopkins University (MD) 25 2,350,749 2,800,377 19.1   Vassar College (NY) 85 741,655 869,122 17.2
                     
Brown University (RI) 26 2,290,646 2,780,798 21.4   University of California, Berkeley 86 694,763 837,011 20.5
Ohio State University3  27 1,996,839 2,338,103 17.1   Bowdoin College (ME) 87 673,346 827,714 22.9
University of Pittsburgh (PA) 28 1,802,859 2,254,379 25.0   Oberlin College (OH) 88 697,851 816,135 16.9
University of Washington 29 1,794,370 2,184,374 21.7   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) 89 682,894 812,996 19.1
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill3  30 1,638,601 2,164,444 32.1   University of Maryland System3  90 674,600 810,374 20.1
                     
New York University 31 1,774,700 2,161,800 21.8   University of Louisville (KY)3  91 680,251 796,812 17.1
Rockefeller University (NY) 32 1,771,954 2,145,203 21.1   University of Miami (FL) 92 620,435 741,382 19.5
Williams College (MA) 33 1,462,131 1,892,055 29.4   Pepperdine University (CA) 93 538,233 734,924 36.5
California Institute of Technology 34 1,580,922 1,860,052 17.7   Lafayette College (PA) 94 648,292 734,421 13.3
Case Western Reserve University (OH) 35 1,598,566 1,841,234 15.2   University of Colorado3  95 590,306 716,656 21.4
                     
Purdue University (IN) 36 1,493,554 1,786,592 19.6   Wesleyan University (CT) 96 619,761 710,800 14.7
Pomona College (CA) 37 1,457,213 1,760,902 20.8   Colgate University (NY) 97 557,121 709,047 27.3
University of Rochester (NY) 38 1,491,275 1,726,318 15.8   Hamilton College (NY) 98 587,582 701,670 19.4
Grinnell College (IA) 39 1,471,804 1,718,313 16.7   Santa Clara University (CA) 99 598,657 697,881 16.6
Boston College (MA) 40 1,447,887 1,670,092 15.3   Washington and Lee University (VA) 100 586,968 692,797 18.0
                     
Amherst College (MA) 41 1,337,158 1,662,377 24.3   Brandeis University (MA) 101 579,654 691,370 19.3
Wellesley College (MA) 42 1,412,410 1,656,565 17.3   Berry College (GA) 102 589,279 683,253 15.9
University of Richmond (VA) 43 1,380,439 1,654,988 19.9   Northeastern University (MA) 103 595,859 679,926 14.1
University of Wisconsin3  44 1,425,750 1,645,250 15.4   Macalester College (MN) 104 577,060 675,987 17.1
Pennsylvania State University 45 1,326,390 1,590,000 19.9   Bryn Mawr College (PA) 105 579,747 663,626 14.5
                     
Indiana University3  46 1,276,160 1,556,853 22.0   Carleton College (MN) 106 571,955 663,500 16.0
University of Illinois3  47 1,252,290 1,515,387 21.0   College of the Holy Cross (MA) 107 544,347 658,855 21.0
Tufts University (MA) 48 1,148,868 1,452,058 26.4   Louisiana State University System 108 593,203 656,710 10.7
Swarthmore College (PA) 49 1,245,281 1,441,232 15.7   Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) 109 568,945 656,218 15.3
Yeshiva University (NY) 50 1,273,327 1,409,576 10.7   Rutgers University (NJ) 110 549,858 654,184 19.0
                     
University of Delaware 51 1,223,203 1,397,492 14.2   Washington State University 111 579,861 650,903 12.3
Smith College (MA) 52 1,156,350 1,360,966 17.7   Denison University (OH) 112 528,121 642,791 21.7
Southern Methodist University (TX) 53 1,122,477 1,327,816 18.3   Texas Tech University 113 540,251 641,640 18.8
Georgia Institute of Technology3  54 1,047,724 1,281,162 22.3   Drexel University (PA) 114 526,792 628,467 19.3
Baylor College of Medicine (TX) 55 1,059,393 1,278,011 20.6   University of Georgia3  115 518,823 618,838 19.3
                     
University of Nebraska3  56 1,153,559 1,277,169 10.7   Mount Holyoke College (MA) 116 510,032 615,376 20.7
Wake Forest University (NC) 57 1,042,558 1,248,695 19.8   Thomas Jefferson University (PA) 117 468,635 614,338 31.1
Michigan State University 58 1,047,792 1,247,713 19.1   University of Utah 118 509,095 610,469 19.9
Kansas University Endowment Association 59 1,049,367 1,238,695 18.0   Bucknell University (PA) 119 522,059 599,399 14.8
University of Florida3  60 996,245 1,219,026 22.4   Colby College (ME) 120 482,019 598,729 24.2
† Not applicable.
1 Institutions ranked by size of endowment in 2007.
2 Change in market value of endowment. Includes growth from gifts and returns on investments, as well as reductions from expenditures and withdrawals.
3 Includes foundations.
NOTE: Includes U.S. institutions participating in the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Endowment Study (excludes Canadian institutions participating in the study). Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: National Association of College and University Business Officers, NACUBO Endowment Study, 2007. (This table was prepared June 2008.)