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Largest Endowments per Student, 2009

August 22, 2010
Private institutions Endowment per student Enrollment Endowment
Rockefeller University $6,789,680 225 $1,527,678,000
Princeton University $1,720,916 7,330 $12,614,313,000
Yale University $1,435,593 11,373 $16,327,000,000
Harvard University $1,309,890 19,591 $25,662,055,000
Princeton Theological Seminary $1,262,110 598 $754,741,946
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering $1,067,078 308 $328,660,000

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Private institutions Endowment per student Enrollment Endowment
Rockefeller University $6,789,680 225 $1,527,678,000
Princeton University $1,720,916 7,330 $12,614,313,000
Yale University $1,435,593 11,373 $16,327,000,000
Harvard University $1,309,890 19,591 $25,662,055,000
Princeton Theological Seminary $1,262,110 598 $754,741,946
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering $1,067,078 308 $328,660,000
Stanford University $932,606 13,531 $12,619,094,000
Pomona College $879,869 1,516 $1,333,881,000
Marine Biological Laboratory $824,711 54 $44,534,381
Curtis Institute of Music $805,309 162 $130,460,056
Amherst College $769,560 1,697 $1,305,944,000
Swarthmore College $767,806 1,470 $1,128,675,000
Williams College $685,672 2,055 $1,409,055,720
Rice University $681,034 5,305 $3,612,884,164
California Institute of Technology $657,591 2,126 $1,398,039,000
Grinnell College $649,517 1,657 $1,076,249,574
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary $625,336 137 $85,671,000
New Church Investment Fund $597,300 385 $229,960,632
Wellesley College $567,654 2,231 $1,266,437,000
McCormick Theological Seminary $530,474 131 $69,492,083
Berea College $521,219 1,518 $791,209,800
Principia Corporation $511,960 1,034 $529,366,580
Baylor College of Medicine $511,055 1,431 $731,320,000
Dartmouth College $495,769 5,698 $2,824,894,000
Christian Theological Seminary $494,483 174 $86,040,000
Columbia Theological Seminary (Ga.) $487,818 270 $131,710,882
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary $486,667 150 $73,000,000
Webb Institute $447,611 90 $40,284,976
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences $419,726 88 $36,935,896
Washington and Lee University $416,887 2,152 $897,141,000
Bryn Mawr College $416,503 1,253 $521,878,065
University of Notre Dame $411,579 11,651 $4,795,303,000
Bowdoin College $400,223 1,720 $688,384,000
University of Chicago $372,975 13,658 $5,094,087,000
University of Richmond $371,582 3,814 $1,417,214,000
Smith College $353,766 3,099 $1,096,321,962
Washington University $347,459 11,744 $4,080,554,352
Duke University $341,386 13,008 $4,440,745,000
Northwestern University $336,335 16,190 $5,445,260,000
Emory University $334,759 12,930 $4,328,435,842
Claremont McKenna College $330,067 1,211 $399,711,000
Trinity University (Tex.) $326,454 2,606 $850,739,000
Berry College $321,185 1,738 $558,220,259
Medical College of Wisconsin $309,284 1,218 $376,708,000
Brite Divinity School (Tex.) $303,767 185 $56,196,980
Wabash College $298,742 911 $272,153,951
Macalester College $291,630 1,872 $545,932,000
Haverford College $289,979 1,159 $336,086,000
Middlebury College $286,991 2,438 $699,684,000
Agnes Scott College $284,004 812 $230,611,588
Vassar College $279,626 2,354 $658,238,993
Columbia University $269,706 21,849 $5,892,798,000
Hamilton College $264,655 1,847 $488,817,388
Carleton College $261,929 1,975 $517,309,619
Harvey Mudd College $256,490 756 $193,906,533
Denison University $255,835 2,042 $522,414,246
Brown University $252,916 7,975 $2,017,006,000
Cottey College $247,847 321 $79,558,927
Colby College $245,390 1,846 $452,990,000
University of Pennsylvania $241,006 21,454 $5,170,538,235
Public institutions Endowment per student Enrollment Endowment
VMI Foundation $244,561 1,350 $330,157,000
Fuller Foundation $211,702 1,415 $299,558,610
University of Virginia $114,667 22,297 $2,556,731,773
University of Michigan $107,158 56,000 $6,000,827,000
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago $89,320 259 $23,133,835
University of Texas system $85,249 142,677 $12,163,049,000
Baylor Oral Health Foundation $80,870 500 $40,434,928
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $72,283 26,356 $1,905,080,819
College of William and Mary and Foundations $65,711 7,530 $494,801,766
University of Delaware $64,852 15,550 $1,008,444,000
Texas A&M University System and Foundation $58,366 87,102 $5,083,754,177
University of Pittsburgh $58,339 31,492 $1,837,216,000
Citadel $54,049 3,087 $166,849,458
Medical University of South Carolina Foundation $53,851 2,705 $145,666,648
Georgia Tech Foundation $51,544 18,321 $944,346,000
Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation $41,784 769 $32,132,225
Kansas University Endowment Association $38,990 24,503 $955,375,770
University of Washington $38,834 42,467 $1,649,159,000
University of Arkansas and Foundation $37,255 16,741 $623,686,425
Medical College of Georgia Foundation $37,064 2,443 $90,547,823
University of Oklahoma $35,823 23,669 $847,896,695
University of Louisville Foundation $34,191 17,540 $599,712,254
Colorado School of Mines Foundation $33,019 4,485 $148,089,000
University of Wisconsin Foundation $32,990 41,620 $1,373,034,440
New College Foundation (Fla.) $31,853 785 $25,004,550
State University of New York Upstate Medical University at Syracuse $30,073 1,338 $40,237,327
University of Kentucky $29,357 23,737 $696,851,000
University of Iowa and Foundation $27,924 27,441 $766,262,000
University of Cincinnati $27,797 29,965 $832,924,000
Ohio State University $26,825 61,568 $1,651,561,029
Washington State University $25,720 24,097 $619,765,757
University of Vermont $24,441 11,110 $271,535,691
Oklahoma State University and Foundation $24,294 18,723 $454,849,000
Michigan State University $23,650 44,270 $1,046,975,016
University of Mississippi and Foundation $23,363 15,831 $369,864,000
University of Nebraska $23,191 41,608 $964,928,000
University of California at Los Angeles Foundation $22,947 38,999 $894,909,000
Purdue University $21,638 67,359 $1,457,543,079
University of California system $21,625 228,325 $4,937,483,000
University of California at Berkeley Foundation $21,443 35,409 $759,282,820
University of Utah $21,025 24,419 $513,399,864
Washburn Endowment Association $20,913 5,102 $106,696,707
Texas Tech University System $20,606 32,992 $679,824,000
Clemson University and Foundation $19,687 16,817 $331,082,478
University of Florida Foundation $19,393 52,112 $1,010,589,792
University of Minnesota Foundation $18,417 58,503 $1,077,425,000
University of Wyoming and Foundation $18,259 12,067 $220,327,755
University of Oregon Foundation $17,829 21,679 $386,508,937
Iowa State University and Foundation $17,557 25,756 $452,209,370
University of Missouri System $17,283 51,023 $881,845,772
Oregon State University Foundation $17,126 19,220 $329,165,317
North Carolina State University Foundations $17,070 27,175 $463,866,000
University of South Alabama Foundation $16,953 14,757 $250,171,000
Texas A&M University Foundation $16,740 41,564 $695,779,215
Mississippi State University Foundation $16,689 15,239 $254,328,804
University of South Dakota and Foundation $16,636 6,896 $114,721,775
Georgia Institute of Technology $16,013 18,321 $293,382,177
University of Alabama System $15,731 50,632 $796,490,154
Pennsylvania State University $15,362 79,808 $1,226,010,596
University of Tennessee system $15,158 43,848 $664,636,000
Note: Figures cover only U.S. colleges and universities, and are based on endowments as of June 30, 2009, and full-time equivalent enrollment for fall 2008.
Source: National Association of College and University Business Officers
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