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List of colleges and universities in the United States by endowment

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Harvard University, with a $51.977 billion endowment as of FY2024[update], is the wealthiest university in the world.

Many colleges and universities in the United States maintain a financial endowment consisting of assets that are invested in financial securities, real estate, and other instruments. The investment yields a return that funds a portion of an institution's operational expenses while the principal exists in perpetuity. U.S. colleges and universities maintain some of the largest endowments in the world and make up the vast majority of higher education institutions with endowments greater than $1 billion.

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) maintains information on endowments at U.S. higher education institutions by fiscal year (FY).[1] As of FY2024[update], the total endowment market value of U.S. institutions stood at $837.720 billion, with an average across all institutions of $1.322 billion and a median of $244.426 million.[2][3]

Enhancements and levies[edit]

The tabulated data below are from NACUBO. Some universities benefit from endowments that are not under their direct control but which are nonetheless dedicated to the welfare of one or several institutions. Examples of these foundations include The Duke Endowment, the Robert A. Welch Foundation, and the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.

In 2017, a federal endowment tax was enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 in the form of an excise tax of 1.4% on institutions that have at least 500 tuition-paying students and net assets of at least $500,000 per student. The $500,000 is not adjusted for inflation, so the threshold is effectively lowered over time. $244M in taxes was raised from 58 institutions in 2022.[4][5]

The endowment tax provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has been criticized as funding tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy at the expense of education. Critics note that the tax could threaten financial aid for low-income students, stifle social mobility, and obstruct life-saving research.[6][7][8] Lobbyists representing wealthy private universities continue to advocate for its repeal.[9][10] The Don't Tax Higher Education Act, which would repeal the endowment tax, was introduced in the 115th United States Congress,[11] 116th United States Congress,[12] and 117th United States Congress[13] but failed in the Ways and Means Committee each time.

Endowments greater than $1 billion[edit] The University of Texas System has the largest system-wide endowment of any American public higher education institution.

For public universities, larger endowments are often associated with flagship state universities, especially those associated with a medical school. Sixteen states do not have institutions included in this list: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Many of these states have small populations. The New England states, however, are known for well-endowed private institutions. New York is one of the few populous states without a public university with a large endowment.

Endowments per student greater than $1 million[edit] Princeton Theological Seminary has the largest endowment per student in the United States.

Counterbalancing the effect of the large endowments per student for private institutions, average tuition and fees at private four-year institutions were approximately two to four times the average tuition and fees of four-year public institutions in academic year 2021–22.[16] It is these high dollar per student endowments that are particularly affected by the endowment tax.

Rank Institution Enrollment[3]
(FTE – fall 2023) Endowment per student[3]
(USD – FY2024) Change[3][17]
(1‑year) 1 Princeton Theological Seminary 282 $5,154,575 +12.2% 2 Princeton University 9,079 $3,750,669 −2.1% 3 Yale University 15,269 $2,714,107 −2.4% 4 Stanford University 17,623 $2,135,335 +1.5% 5 Harvard University 24,357 $2,133,974 +5.0% 6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11,777 $2,086,500 +4.1% 7 RAND School of Public Policy 158 $1,981,314 −11.4% 8 Amherst College 1,910 $1,858,417 +5.6% 9 Pomona College 1,652 $1,810,914 +11.4% 10 Williams College 2,140 $1,708,205 +4.3% 11 California Institute of Technology 2,463 $1,682,826 +10.2% 12 Columbia Theological Seminary 167 $1,676,212 +11.1% 13 Swarthmore College 1,712 $1,593,734 −0.5% 14 Grinnell College 1,750 $1,526,198 +5.0% 15 Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary 110 $1,445,756 +7.4% 16 University of Notre Dame 12,785 $1,399,873 +8.7% 17 Bowdoin College 1,847 $1,397,968 +10.2% 18 Wellesley College 2,362 $1,272,249 +16.3% 19 Dartmouth College 6,700 $1,234,823 +5.0% 20 Principia College 838 $1,141,078 +10.3% 21 Berea College 1,487 $1,108,849 +4.2% 22 Medical College of Wisconsin 1,656 $1,085,649 +9.7% 23 Smith College 2,495 $1,027,705 +18.5%
  1. ^ NACUBO classifies the University of Delaware as a private institution. It is chartered as a state-assisted, privately governed university.[18]
  2. ^ a b c d Endowment value includes related foundation(s).
  3. ^ System-wide endowment pool managed by the Regents of the University of California.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Endowment value includes foundation(s).
  5. ^ Endowment value includes affiliated entities.
  1. ^ "Historic Endowment Study Data". National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 17, 2023. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  2. ^ "Number of Respondents to the 2024 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments, and Total Endowment Market Values, by Endowment Size and Institution Type" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 12, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 12, 2025. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "What is the tax treatment of college and university endowments?". The Tax Policy Briefing Book. Tax Policy Center. January 2024. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025.
  5. ^ Seltzer, Rick (February 17, 2020). "How Much Are Most Colleges Paying in Endowment Tax?". Inside Higher Ed. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ^ The Crimson Editorial Board, ed. (February 20, 2018). "End the Endowment Tax". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Wilson, John (January 15, 2018). "Why the Endowment Tax Is Unconstitutional". Inside Higher Ed. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Powell, Alvin (December 21, 2017). "Tax on university endowments passes". The Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Kreighbaum, Andrew (April 23, 2018). "Endowment Tax Fight Not Over Yet". Inside Higher Ed. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Fang, Lee (July 25, 2022). "Ivy League Universities Push for Special Tax Cut". The Intercept. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "H.R.5220 – Don't Tax Higher Education Act". Congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "H.R.4438 – Don't Tax Higher Education Act". Congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "H.R.4438 – Don't Tax Higher Education Act". Congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 10, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY2013 to FY2014 (Revised February 2015)" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 27, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  16. ^ "Tuition costs of colleges and universities". National Center for Education Statistics. United States Department of Education. August 4, 2023. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  17. ^ "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  18. ^ Alamdari, Natalia (March 3, 2020). "Is UD public or private? 'We're special,' lawyer says, and have to agree to charter changes". The News Journal. Gannett. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved July 5, 2023.

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