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Table 355. | Endowment funds of the 120 colleges and universities with the largest endowments, by rank order: 2005 and 2006 |
Institution | 2006 rank order1 | Market value of endowment, as of June 30 (in thousands) | Percent change, 2005 to 20062 | Institution | 2006 rank order1 | Market value of endowment, as of June 30 (in thousands) | Percent change, 2005 to 20062 | |||
2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Total | † | $234,940,282 | $268,899,430 | 14.5 | ||||||
Harvard University (MA) | 1 | 25,473,721 | 28,915,706 | 13.5 | Texas Christian University | 61 | 941,798 | 1,016,353 | 7.9 | |
Yale University (CT) | 2 | 15,224,900 | 18,030,600 | 18.4 | University of Florida3 | 62 | 835,698 | 996,245 | 19.2 | |
Stanford University (CA) | 3 | 12,205,000 | 14,084,676 | 15.4 | George Washington University (DC) | 63 | 823,129 | 963,697 | 17.1 | |
University of Texas System | 4 | 11,610,997 | 13,234,848 | 14.0 | University of Oklahoma3 | 64 | 777,514 | 960,315 | 23.5 | |
Princeton University (NJ) | 5 | 11,206,500 | 13,044,900 | 16.4 | Berea College (KY) | 65 | 861,679 | 948,738 | 10.1 | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6 | 6,712,436 | 8,368,066 | 24.7 | Princeton Theological Seminary (NJ) | 66 | 863,653 | 945,355 | 9.5 | |
Columbia University (NY) | 7 | 5,190,564 | 5,937,814 | 14.4 | University of Missouri System | 67 | 832,363 | 944,054 | 13.4 | |
University of California | 8 | 5,221,916 | 5,733,621 | 9.8 | Carnegie Mellon University (PA) | 68 | 837,459 | 939,581 | 12.2 | |
University of Michigan | 9 | 4,931,338 | 5,652,262 | 14.6 | Lehigh University (PA) | 69 | 844,672 | 939,473 | 11.2 | |
Texas A&M University System3 | 10 | 4,963,879 | 5,642,978 | 13.7 | Boston University (MA) | 70 | 776,900 | 916,017 | 17.9 | |
University of Pennsylvania | 11 | 4,369,782 | 5,313,268 | 21.6 | Syracuse University (NY) | 71 | 818,258 | 908,371 | 11.0 | |
Northwestern University (IL) | 12 | 4,215,275 | 5,140,668 | 22.0 | Baylor University (TX) | 72 | 746,137 | 870,364 | 16.6 | |
Emory University (GA) | 13 | 4,376,272 | 4,870,019 | 11.3 | Tulane University (LA) | 73 | 780,200 | 858,323 | 10.0 | |
University of Chicago (IL) | 14 | 4,137,494 | 4,867,003 | 17.6 | University of Alabama System | 74 | 764,882 | 848,848 | 11.0 | |
Washington University (MO) | 15 | 4,268,415 | 4,684,737 | 9.8 | Georgetown University (DC) | 75 | 741,063 | 834,497 | 12.6 | |
Duke University (NC) | 16 | 3,826,153 | 4,497,718 | 17.6 | University of Iowa3 | 76 | 786,100 | 832,869 | 5.9 | |
University of Notre Dame (IN) | 17 | 3,650,224 | 4,436,624 | 21.5 | Saint Louis University (MO) | 77 | 750,736 | 824,851 | 9.9 | |
Cornell University (NY) | 18 | 3,777,092 | 4,321,199 | 14.4 | University of Tulsa (OK) | 78 | 769,551 | 816,980 | 6.2 | |
Rice University (TX) | 19 | 3,611,127 | 3,986,664 | 10.4 | Trinity University (TX) | 79 | 733,261 | 814,672 | 11.1 | |
University of Virginia | 20 | 3,219,098 | 3,618,172 | 12.4 | University of Tennessee System | 80 | 714,968 | 811,138 | 13.5 | |
Dartmouth College (NH) | 21 | 2,714,300 | 3,092,100 | 13.9 | University of California, Los Angeles3 | 81 | 668,338 | 804,869 | 20.4 | |
University of Southern California | 22 | 2,746,051 | 3,065,935 | 11.6 | University of Kentucky | 82 | 576,721 | 785,196 | 36.1 | |
Vanderbilt University (TN) | 23 | 2,628,437 | 2,946,392 | 12.1 | Middlebury College (VT) | 83 | 721,839 | 782,115 | 8.4 | |
Johns Hopkins University (MD) | 24 | 2,176,909 | 2,350,749 | 8.0 | University of Arkansas3 | 84 | 691,524 | 763,069 | 10.3 | |
University of Minnesota3 | 25 | 1,968,930 | 2,224,308 | 13.0 | Vassar College (NY) | 85 | 672,010 | 741,655 | 10.4 | |
Brown University (RI) | 26 | 1,843,904 | 2,166,633 | 17.5 | Oberlin College (OH) | 86 | 637,404 | 694,565 | 9.0 | |
Ohio State University3 | 27 | 1,726,007 | 1,996,839 | 15.7 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) | 87 | 624,279 | 682,894 | 9.4 | |
University of Pittsburgh (PA) | 28 | 1,529,884 | 1,802,859 | 17.8 | University of Louisville (KY)3 | 88 | 607,636 | 680,251 | 12.0 | |
University of Washington | 29 | 1,489,924 | 1,794,370 | 20.4 | University of Maryland System3 | 89 | 595,000 | 674,600 | 13.4 | |
New York University | 30 | 1,548,000 | 1,774,700 | 14.6 | Bowdoin College (ME) | 90 | 578,206 | 673,346 | 16.5 | |
Rockefeller University (NY) | 31 | 1,556,945 | 1,771,954 | 13.8 | The Julliard School (NY) | 91 | 578,289 | 663,886 | 14.8 | |
Case Western Reserve University (OH) | 32 | 1,516,481 | 1,598,566 | 5.4 | Lafayette College (PA) | 92 | 587,418 | 648,292 | 10.4 | |
California Institute of Technology | 33 | 1,417,931 | 1,580,922 | 11.5 | University of Miami (FL) | 93 | 523,706 | 620,435 | 18.5 | |
Purdue University (IN) | 34 | 1,340,536 | 1,493,554 | 11.4 | Wesleyan University (CT) | 94 | 564,879 | 619,761 | 9.7 | |
University of Rochester (NY) | 35 | 1,369,969 | 1,491,275 | 8.9 | Santa Clara University (CA) | 95 | 509,149 | 598,657 | 17.6 | |
Grinnell College (IA) | 36 | 1,390,545 | 1,471,804 | 5.8 | Northeastern University (MA) | 96 | 543,174 | 595,859 | 9.7 | |
Williams College (MA) | 37 | 1,348,374 | 1,462,131 | 8.4 | Louisiana State University System | 97 | 504,841 | 593,203 | 17.5 | |
Pomona College (CA) | 38 | 1,298,629 | 1,457,213 | 12.2 | University of Colorado3 | 98 | 512,371 | 590,306 | 15.2 | |
Boston College (MA) | 39 | 1,270,303 | 1,447,887 | 14.0 | Hamilton College (NY) | 99 | 529,708 | 587,582 | 10.9 | |
University of Wisconsin3 | 40 | 1,124,855 | 1,425,750 | 26.7 | Washington and Lee University (VA) | 100 | 531,992 | 586,968 | 10.3 | |
Wellesley College (MA) | 41 | 1,275,529 | 1,412,410 | 10.7 | Washington State University | 101 | 553,287 | 579,861 | 4.8 | |
University of Richmond (VA) | 42 | 1,207,573 | 1,387,834 | 14.9 | Bryn Mawr College (PA) | 102 | 505,861 | 579,747 | 14.6 | |
Amherst College (MA) | 43 | 1,154,570 | 1,337,158 | 15.8 | Brandeis University (MA) | 103 | 519,538 | 579,654 | 11.6 | |
Pennsylvania State University | 44 | 1,174,828 | 1,326,390 | 12.9 | Macalester College (MN) | 104 | 524,067 | 577,060 | 10.1 | |
Indiana University3 | 45 | 1,107,498 | 1,276,160 | 15.2 | Carleton College (MN) | 105 | 540,039 | 571,955 | 5.9 | |
Yeshiva University (NY) | 46 | 1,148,687 | 1,273,327 | 10.9 | Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) | 106 | 498,990 | 568,945 | 14.0 | |
University of Illinois3 | 47 | 1,147,517 | 1,252,290 | 9.1 | Colgate University (NY) | 107 | 508,665 | 557,121 | 9.5 | |
Swarthmore College (PA) | 48 | 1,164,069 | 1,245,281 | 7.0 | Rutgers University (NJ) | 108 | 496,292 | 549,858 | 10.8 | |
University of Delaware | 49 | 1,077,102 | 1,223,203 | 13.6 | College of the Holy Cross (MA) | 109 | 465,304 | 544,347 | 17.0 | |
Tufts University (MA) | 50 | 845,389 | 1,215,413 | 43.8 | Berry College (GA) | 110 | 525,357 | 542,465 | 3.3 | |
Smith College (MA) | 51 | 1,035,542 | 1,156,350 | 11.7 | Texas Tech University | 111 | 461,903 | 540,251 | 17.0 | |
University of Nebraska3 | 52 | 1,042,290 | 1,153,559 | 10.7 | Pepperdine University (CA) | 112 | 475,841 | 538,233 | 13.1 | |
University of NC, Chapel Hill3 | 53 | 973,920 | 1,149,222 | 18.0 | Denison University (OH) | 113 | 475,466 | 528,121 | 11.1 | |
Southern Methodist University (TX) | 54 | 1,013,703 | 1,122,477 | 10.7 | Drexel University (PA) | 114 | 497,918 | 526,792 | 5.8 | |
University of Cincinnati (OH) | 55 | 1,032,124 | 1,101,100 | 6.7 | Bucknell University (PA) | 115 | 472,070 | 522,059 | 10.6 | |
Baylor College of Medicine (TX) | 56 | 1,008,261 | 1,059,393 | 5.1 | University of Georgia3 | 116 | 517,170 | 518,823 | 0.3 | |
Kansas University Endowment Association | 57 | 954,943 | 1,049,367 | 9.9 | Mount Holyoke College (MA) | 117 | 449,108 | 510,032 | 13.6 | |
Michigan State University | 58 | 906,342 | 1,047,792 | 15.6 | University of Utah | 118 | 458,531 | 509,095 | 11.0 | |
Georgia Institute of Technology3 | 59 | 937,410 | 1,047,724 | 11.8 | Florida State University3 | 119 | 459,959 | 500,637 | 8.8 | |
Wake Forest University (NC) | 60 | 906,803 | 1,042,558 | 15.0 | State University of New York, Buffalo3 | 120 | 463,214 | 499,632 | 7.9 |
† Not applicable. 1 Institutions ranked by size of endowment in 2006. 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, 2006. (This table was prepared March 2007.) |