Table 357. | Endowment funds of the 120 colleges and universities with the largest amounts, by rank order: 2004 and 2005 |
Institution | Rank order1 | Market value of endowment, as of June 30 (in thousands of dollars) |
1-year percent change2 | |
2004 | 2005 | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
120 institutions with the largest amounts in 2005 | $208,425,902 | $235,109,739 | 128 | |
Harvard University (MA) | 1 | 22,143,649 | 25,473,721 | 150 |
Yale University (CT) | 2 | 12,747,150 | 15,224,900 | 194 |
Stanford University (CA) | 3 | 9,922,000 | 12,205,000 | 230 |
University of Texas System | 4 | 10,336,687 | 11,610,997 | 123 |
Princeton University (NJ) | 5 | 9,928,200 | 11,206,500 | 129 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6 | 5,865,212 | 6,712,436 | 144 |
University of California | 7 | 4,767,466 | 5,221,916 | 95 |
Columbia University (NY) | 8 | 4,493,085 | 5,190,564 | 155 |
Texas A&M University System3 | 9 | 4,373,047 | 4,963,879 | 135 |
University of Michigan | 10 | 4,163,382 | 4,931,338 | 184 |
Emory University (GA) | 11 | 4,535,587 | 4,376,272 | -35 |
University of Pennsylvania | 12 | 4,018,660 | 4,369,782 | 87 |
Washington University (MO) | 13 | 4,000,823 | 4,268,415 | 67 |
Northwestern University (IL) | 14 | 3,668,405 | 4,215,275 | 149 |
University of Chicago (IL) | 15 | 3,620,728 | 4,137,494 | 143 |
Duke University (NC) | 16 | 3,313,859 | 3,826,153 | 155 |
Cornell University (NY) | 17 | 3,238,350 | 3,777,092 | 166 |
University of Notre Dame (IN) | 18 | 3,095,703 | 3,650,224 | 179 |
Rice University (TX) | 19 | 3,302,455 | 3,611,127 | 93 |
University of Virginia | 20 | 2,793,225 | 3,219,098 | 152 |
University of Southern California | 21 | 2,399,960 | 2,746,051 | 144 |
Dartmouth College (NH) | 22 | 2,454,293 | 2,714,300 | 106 |
Vanderbilt University (TN) | 23 | 2,296,262 | 2,628,437 | 145 |
Johns Hopkins University (MD) | 24 | 2,055,542 | 2,176,909 | 59 |
University of Minnesota3 | 25 | 1,730,063 | 1,968,930 | 138 |
Brown University (RI) | 26 | 1,647,295 | 1,843,904 | 119 |
Ohio State University3 | 27 | 1,541,175 | 1,726,007 | 120 |
Rockefeller University (NY) | 28 | 1,394,782 | 1,556,945 | 116 |
New York University | 29 | 1,449,500 | 1,548,000 | 68 |
University of Pittsburgh (PA) | 30 | 1,364,882 | 1,529,884 | 121 |
Case Western Reserve University (OH) | 31 | 1,441,819 | 1,516,481 | 52 |
University of Washington | 32 | 1,315,894 | 1,489,924 | 132 |
University of NC, Chapel Hill3 | 33 | 1,317,211 | 1,486,147 | 128 |
California Institute of Technology | 34 | 1,261,122 | 1,417,931 | 124 |
Grinnell College (IA) | 35 | 1,291,781 | 1,390,545 | 76 |
University of Rochester (NY) | 36 | 1,261,562 | 1,369,969 | 86 |
Williams College (MA) | 37 | 1,229,516 | 1,348,374 | 97 |
Purdue University (IN) | 38 | 1,207,131 | 1,340,536 | 111 |
Pomona College (CA) | 39 | 1,149,720 | 1,298,629 | 130 |
Wellesley College (MA) | 40 | 1,179,988 | 1,275,529 | 81 |
Boston College (MA) | 41 | 1,150,148 | 1,270,303 | 104 |
University of Richmond (VA) | 42 | 1,103,465 | 1,207,573 | 94 |
Pennsylvania State University | 43 | 1,056,078 | 1,174,828 | 112 |
Swarthmore College (PA) | 44 | 1,080,026 | 1,164,069 | 78 |
Amherst College (MA) | 45 | 993,417 | 1,154,570 | 162 |
Yeshiva University (NY) | 46 | 1,003,024 | 1,148,687 | 145 |
University of Illinois3 | 47 | 1,058,167 | 1,147,517 | 84 |
University of Wisconsin3 | 48 | 994,172 | 1,124,855 | 131 |
Indiana University3 | 49 | 1,012,707 | 1,107,498 | 94 |
University of Delaware | 50 | 995,889 | 1,077,102 | 82 |
University of Nebraska3 | 51 | 959,861 | 1,042,290 | 86 |
Smith College (MA) | 52 | 924,464 | 1,035,542 | 120 |
University of Cincinnati (OH) | 53 | 987,785 | 1,032,124 | 45 |
Southern Methodist University (TX) | 54 | 914,527 | 1,013,703 | 108 |
Baylor College of Medicine (TX) | 55 | 972,351 | 1,008,261 | 37 |
Kansas University Endowment Association | 56 | 849,255 | 954,943 | 124 |
Texas Christian University | 57 | 868,907 | 941,798 | 84 |
Georgia Institute of Technology3 | 58 | 814,963 | 937,410 | 150 |
Wake Forest University (NC) | 59 | 812,192 | 906,803 | 116 |
Michigan State University | 60 | 749,365 | 906,342 | 209 |
Princeton Theological Seminary (NJ) | 61 | 801,193 | 863,653 | 78 |
Berea College (KY) | 62 | 794,963 | 861,679 | 84 |
University of Missouri System | 63 | 762,248 | 848,612 | 113 |
Tufts University (MA) | 64 | 752,428 | 845,389 | 124 |
Lehigh University (PA) | 65 | 796,946 | 844,672 | 60 |
Carnegie Mellon University (PA) | 66 | 768,990 | 837,459 | 89 |
University of Florida (FL) | 67 | 738,299 | 835,698 | 132 |
George Washington University (DC) | 68 | 733,801 | 823,129 | 122 |
Syracuse University (NY) | 69 | 770,167 | 818,258 | 62 |
University of Iowa3 | 70 | 737,704 | 786,100 | 66 |
Tulane University (LA) | 71 | 692,665 | 780,200 | 126 |
University of Oklahoma3 | 72 | 631,376 | 777,514 2 | 31 |
Boston University (MA) | 73 | 694,051 | 776,900 | 119 |
University of Tulsa (OK) | 74 | 701,948 | 769,551 | 96 |
University of Alabama System | 75 | 699,200 | 764,882 | 94 |
Baylor University (TX) | 76 | 672,341 | 750,237 | 116 |
Georgetown University (DC) | 77 | 680,611 | 741,063 | 89 |
Trinity University (TX) | 78 | 673,572 | 733,261 | 89 |
Middlebury College (VT) | 79 | 664,781 | 721,839 | 86 |
University of Tennessee System | 80 | 666,085 | 714,968 | 73 |
Oberlin College (OH) | 81 | 593,742 | 704,329 | 186 |
University of Arkansas3 | 82 | 626,446 | 691,524 | 104 |
Vassar College (NY) | 83 | 608,261 | 672,010 | 105 |
University of California, Los Angeles3 | 84 | 586,839 | 668,338 | 139 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) | 85 | 570,175 | 624,279 | 95 |
University of Louisville (KY)3 | 86 | 554,840 | 607,636 | 95 |
University of Maryland System3 | 87 | 533,059 | 595,000 | 116 |
Lafayette College (PA) | 88 | 544,317 | 587,418 | 79 |
Bowdoin College (ME) | 89 | 514,243 | 578,206 | 124 |
University of Kentucky | 90 | 526,589 | 576,721 | 95 |
Wesleyan University (CT) | 91 | 517,631 | 564,879 | 91 |
Washington State University | 92 | 515,571 | 553,287 | 73 |
Northeastern University (MA) | 93 | 498,481 | 543,174 | 90 |
Carleton College (MN) | 94 | 511,200 | 540,039 | 56 |
Washington and Lee University (VA) | 95 | 477,504 | 531,992 | 114 |
Hamilton College (NY) | 96 | 486,477 | 529,708 | 89 |
Macalester College (MN) | 97 | 487,010 | 524,067 | 76 |
University of Miami (FL) | 98 | 472,262 | 523,706 | 109 |
Brandeis University (MA) | 99 | 467,821 | 519,538 | 111 |
University of Georgia3 | 100 | 474,596 | 517,170 | 90 |
Berry College (GA) | 101 | 581,725 | 516,135 | -113 |
University of Colorado3 | 102 | 468,744 | 512,371 | 93 |
Santa Clara University (CA) | 103 | 449,543 | 509,149 | 133 |
Colgate University (NY) | 104 | 463,436 | 508,665 | 98 |
Bryn Mawr College (PA) | 105 | 477,444 | 505,861 | 60 |
Louisiana State University System | 106 | 460,365 | 504,841 | 97 |
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) | 107 | 472,363 | 498,990 | 56 |
Drexel University (PA) | 108 | 424,346 | 497,918 | 173 |
Rutgers University (NJ) | 109 | 449,889 | 496,292 | 103 |
Pepperdine University (CA) | 110 | 434,457 | 475,841 | 95 |
Denison University (OH) | 111 | 441,365 | 475,466 | 77 |
Bucknell University (PA) | 112 | 429,402 | 472,070 | 99 |
College of the Holy Cross (MA) | 113 | 419,222 | 465,304 | 110 |
State University of New York, Buffalo3 | 114 | 428,072 | 463,214 | 82 |
Texas Tech University (TX) | 115 | 392,595 | 461,903 | 177 |
Florida State University3 | 116 | 412,020 | 459,959 | 116 |
University of Utah (UT) | 117 | 394,461 | 458,531 | 162 |
Iowa State University (IA)3 | 118 | 400,621 | 456,627 | 140 |
DePauw University (IN) | 119 | 410,001 | 451,576 | 101 |
Mount Holyoke College (MA) | 120 | 397,464 | 449,108 | 130 |
1 Institutions ranked by size of endowment in 2005. 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: Data include institutions participating in the comparative-performance study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: National Association of College and University Business Officers, NACUBO Endowment Study, 2005. (This table was prepared April 2006.) |