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Table 361. 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  
United States (all institutions) $336,908,009 $409,710,539 21.6            
120 institutions with the largest amounts 252,447,159 309,946,346 22.8            
Harvard University (MA) 1 29,219,430 34,912,068 19.5 Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 61 936,797 1,110,555 18.5  
Yale University (CT) 2 17,949,088 22,364,717 24.6 University of California, Los Angeles 62 786,532 1,107,810 40.8  
Stanford University (CA) 3 14,084,676 17,164,836 21.9 Berea College (KY) 63 948,738 1,102,272 16.2  
Princeton University (NJ) 4 13,458,440 16,379,771 21.7 Georgetown University (DC) 64 898,217 1,086,645 21.0  
University of Texas System 5 12,118,550 14,186,815 17.1 Lehigh University (PA) 65 939,473 1,085,639 15.6  
                   
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 6 8,368,066 9,980,409 19.3 Syracuse University (NY) 66 870,906 1,045,952 20.1  
Columbia University in the City of New York (NY) 7 5,937,814 7,149,803 20.4 Tulane University of Louisiana 67 887,839 1,041,112 17.3  
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 8 5,566,433 6,986,769 25.5 Weill Cornell Medical College (NY) 68 832,748 1,037,137 24.5  
University of Pennsylvania 9 5,300,000 6,635,000 25.2 Baylor University (TX) 69 870,168 1,014,044 16.5  
University of California System 10 5,541,931 6,439,437 16.2 U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 70 812,393 1,005,859 23.8  
                   
University of Notre Dame (IN) 11 4,487,838 6,066,310 35.2 Trinity University (TX) 71 814,672 991,112 21.7  
University of Chicago (IL) 12 4,662,286 5,832,226 25.1 Saint Louis University, Main Campus 72 824,851 959,486 16.3  
Emory University (GA) 13 5,024,779 5,782,439 15.1 University of Kentucky 73 767,693 948,306 23.5  
Washington U. in Saint Louis (MO) 14 4,746,021 5,658,008 19.2 Middlebury College (VT) 74 782,115 936,354 19.7  
Duke University (NC) 15 3,915,925 5,255,938 34.2 University of Florida 75 820,809 919,574 12.0  
                   
Rice University (TX) 16 3,977,226 4,669,544 17.4 University of Tulsa (OK) 76 817,517 917,967 12.3  
Cornell University (NY) 17 3,549,583 4,384,680 23.5 Oberlin College (OH) 77 765,952 893,017 16.6  
University of Virginia, Main Campus 18 2,466,810 4,370,209 77.2 School of the Art Institute of Chicago 78 810,626 889,063 9.7  
Dartmouth College (NH) 19 3,355,775 4,200,212 25.2 University of Arkansas, Main Campus 79 763,069 876,839 14.9  
University of Southern California 20 3,065,935 3,715,272 21.2 Vassar College (NY). 80 741,655 869,122 17.2  
                   
Vanderbilt University (TN) 21 2,915,620 3,488,258 19.6 U. of Texas Southwestern Med. Center at Dallas 81 759,370 862,860 13.6  
Northwestern University (IL) 22 2,388,257 2,871,512 20.2 University of California, Berkeley 82 700,375 856,666 22.3  
The University of Texas at Austin 23 2,473,963 2,836,489 14.7 Bowdoin College (ME) 83 673,440 827,716 22.9  
Johns Hopkins University (MD) 24 2,218,144 2,655,382 19.7 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY). 84 682,894 812,290 18.9  
Brown University (RI) 25 2,166,633 2,633,924 21.6 Indiana University, Bloomington 85 144,506 810,417 460.8  
                   
Ohio State University, Main Campus 26 1,986,570 2,301,869 15.9 University of Louisville (KY) 86 622,013 796,812 28.1  
U. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus (PA) 27 1,791,058 2,248,122 25.5 Hamilton College (NY) 87 660,808 783,925 18.6  
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 28 1,687,838 2,178,925 29.1 University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus 88 688,223 783,268 13.8  
University of Washington, Seattle Campus 29 1,786,595 2,155,752 20.7 The Juilliard School (NY) 89 654,132 781,386 19.5  
New York University 30 1,823,975 2,139,643 17.3 Brigham Young University (UT) 90 666,853 780,444 17.0  
                   
California Institute of Technology 31 1,624,377 1,977,210 21.7 Lafayette College (PA) 91 689,850 780,196 13.1  
University of Wisconsin, Madison 32 1,698,735 1,957,555 15.2 Carleton College (MN) 92 649,832 761,230 17.1  
Case Western Reserve University (OH) 33 1,598,566 1,841,234 15.2 University of Miami (FL) 93 620,435 741,382 19.5  
Williams College (MA) 34 1,462,131 1,832,269 25.3 University of Tennessee 94 578,449 727,581 25.8  
Pomona College (CA) 35 1,459,036 1,762,680 20.8 Pepperdine University (CA) 95 521,791 711,617 36.4  
                   
Boston College (MA) 36 1,520,296 1,752,760 15.3 Wesleyan University (CT) 96 619,761 710,774 14.7  
Purdue University, Main Campus (IN) 37 1,460,065 1,745,156 19.5 Colgate University (NY) 97 558,378 706,657 26.6  
University of Rochester (NY) 38 1,494,605 1,732,437 15.9 Northeastern University (MA) 98 612,184 699,559 14.3  
Grinnell College (IA) 39 1,471,804 1,718,313 16.7 Santa Clara University (CA) 99 598,657 697,881 16.6  
Wellesley College (MA) 40 1,412,604 1,672,473 18.4 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) 101 579,654 691,371 19.3  
University of Richmond (VA) 42 1,387,833 1,654,988 19.2 Berry College (GA) 102 542,465 683,253 26.0  
Pennsylvania State U., Main Campus 43 1,303,476 1,587,197 21.8 Macalester College (MN) 103 578,020 672,356 16.3  
Polytechnic University (NY) 44 132,495 1,456,263 999.1 Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) 104 572,779 661,501 15.5  
Tufts University (MA) 45 1,148,868 1,452,058 26.4 College of the Holy Cross (MA) 105 544,347 660,609 21.4  
                   
Swarthmore College (PA) 46 1,245,282 1,441,232 15.7 Bryn Mawr College (PA) 106 567,458 659,571 16.2  
George Washington University (DC) 47 1,156,256 1,398,151 20.9 Washington State University 107 351,162 650,236 85.2  
Smith College (MA) 48 1,156,350 1,360,966 17.7 Denison University (OH) 108 535,327 647,876 21.0  
Southern Methodist University (TX) 49 1,127,671 1,329,274 17.9 Drexel University (PA) 109 515,108 628,467 22.0  
Texas Christian University 50 1,197,453 1,316,402 9.9 Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis 110 25,646 623,617 2,331.6  
                   
University of Delaware 51 1,118,393 1,279,711 14.4 Mount Holyoke College (MA). 111 516,148 615,376 19.2  
Yeshiva University (NY) 52 1,142,730 1,255,445 9.9 Cooper Union for the Advan. of Science and Art (NY) 112 435,247 601,075 38.1  
University of Kansas 53 66,598 1,253,802 1,782.6 Bucknell University (PA) 113 522,059 599,399 14.8  
Baylor College of Medicine (TX) 54 1,059,392 1,253,405 18.3 Colby College (ME) 114 482,019 598,729 24.2  
Wake Forest University (NC) 55 1,042,558 1,248,466 19.8 Rutgers University, New Brunswick (NJ) 115 497,914 593,396 19.2  
                   
Michigan State University 56 1,060,977 1,247,236 17.6 Soka University of America (CA) 116 487,678 567,295 16.3  
U. of Cincinnati, Main Campus (OH) 57 1,099,721 1,185,615 7.8 DePauw University (IN) 117 490,548 558,115 13.8  
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 58 836,316 1,150,625 37.6 Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NY) 118 479,489 556,889 16.1  
Boston University (MA) 59 946,377 1,137,977 20.2 University of Missouri, Columbia 119 511,429 547,400 7.0  
Princeton Theological Seminary (NJ) 60 948,758 1,114,268 17.4 Furman University (SC) 120 478,834 544,610 13.7  
†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.  
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.  
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2005-06 and 2006-07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2007 and Spring 2008. (This table was prepared July 2009.)  

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