Top Fund-Raising Institutions, 2008-9
The alumni participation rate of 10 percent was the lowest ever recorded by this annual survey.
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| The alumni participation rate of 10 percent was the lowest ever recorded by this annual survey. | ||||
| Type of institution | Number of institutions surveyed | Alumni participation | Average gift | One-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: Council for Aid to Education | ||||
| Research | 218 | 11.1% | $1,274 | -13.4% |
| Private | 74 | 15.3% | $1,918 | -15.0% |
| Public | 144 | 9.6% | $924 | -11.4% |
| Master’s | 329 | 7.1% | $544 | -18.1% |
| Private | 169 | 10.3% | $754 | -9.3% |
| Public | 160 | 5.4% | $336 | -31.1% |
| Baccalaureate | 265 | 19.3% | $1,011 | -14.4% |
| Private | 228 | 22.2% | $1,030 | -14.3% |
| Public | 37 | 6.1% | $699 | -14.1% |
| Specialized | 54 | 8.1% | $671 | -19.5% |
| Private | 37 | 10.3% | $769 | -18.3% |
| Public | 17 | 6.0% | $512 | -20.3% |
| 2-year | 161 | 1.0% | $286 | -2.2% |
| Private | 2 | 2.6% | $203 | -79.4% |
| Public | 159 | 1.0% | $287 | 21.2% |
| All | 1,027 | 10.0% | $1,085 | -13.8% |
| Type of institution | Number of institutions surveyed | Total amount (in thousands) | Average per institution | One-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: Council for Aid to Education | ||||
| Research | 218 | $17,787,241 | $81,593 | -12.0% |
| Private | 74 | $8,407,644 | $113,617 | -9.7% |
| Public | 144 | $9,379,597 | $65,136 | -13.2% |
| Master’s | 329 | $2,157,936 | $6,559 | -10.3% |
| Private | 169 | $1,333,384 | $7,890 | -6.7% |
| Public | 160 | $824,553 | $5,153 | -13.6% |
| Baccalaureate | 265 | $2,322,880 | $8,766 | -18.3% |
| Private | 228 | $2,171,389 | $9,524 | -18.8% |
| Public | 37 | $151,492 | $4,094 | -3.5% |
| Specialized | 54 | $1,224,200 | $22,670 | -13.6% |
| Private | 37 | $438,458 | $11,850 | 2.7% |
| Public | 17 | $785,742 | $46,220 | -22.9% |
| 2-year | 161 | $200,513 | $1,245 | -19.9% |
| Private | 2 | $4,517 | $2,258 | -14.9% |
| Public | 159 | $195,996 | $1,233 | -19.3% |
| All | 1,027 | $23,692,771 | $23,070 | -11.2% |
| Amount raised | 1-year change | 5-year change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stanford U. | $640,107,311 | -18.5% | 22.0% |
| 2. | Harvard U. | $601,636,000 | -7.5% | 11.3% |
| 3. | Cornell U. | $446,749,543 | 9.1% | 15.8% |
| 4. | U. of Pennsylvania | $439,768,922 | -7.6% | 32.1% |
| 5. | Johns Hopkins U. | $433,387,640 | -3.5% | 39.1% |
| 6. | Columbia U. | $413,358,859 | -16.5% | 42.2% |
| 7. | U. of Southern California | $368,981,377 | -9.8% | 14.6% |
| 8. | Yale U. | $358,147,948 | -26.4% | 35.3% |
| 9. | U. of California at Los Angeles | $351,688,985 | -23.0% | 34.2% |
| 10. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | $341,805,035 | -16.7% | 31.0% |
| 11. | New York U. | $334,787,429 | -13.6% | 55.8% |
| 12. | U. of Washington | $323,545,197 | 6.9% | 65.3% |
| 13. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $319,074,750 | 2.3% | 10.1% |
| 14. | Duke U. | $301,647,088 | -21.8% | 18.3% |
| 15. | U. of California at San Francisco | $300,424,315 | -17.9% | 40.4% |
| 16. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | $272,353,115 | -11.5% | 10.9% |
| 17. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $270,111,159 | -7.6% | 44.5% |
| 18. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | $263,329,921 | -21.0% | 27.7% |
| 19. | U. of California at Berkeley | $255,095,124 | -10.6% | 43.3% |
| 20. | U. of Chicago | $248,804,299 | -3.2% | 59.0% |
| Source: Council for Aid to Education | ||||
