Largest endowments per student
Return on college endowments
Top institutions in total research
and development
Average college costs
Range of college tuition
Sources of voluntary support
Largest Endowments per Student, 2007
Endowment
Enrollment
Endowment
per student
Private institutions
Rockefeller University
Princeton University
Yale University
Harvard University
Princeton Theological Seminary
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Stanford University
Pomona College
Grinnell College
Curtis Institute of Music
Amherst College
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Swarthmore College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rice University
Williams College
Baylor College of Medicine
California Institute of Technology
Principia Corporation
Wellesley College
Berea College
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Columbia Theological Seminary (Ga.)
Dartmouth College
Webb Institute
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Christian Theological Seminary (Ind.)
McCormick Theological Seminary
University of Notre Dame
Bowdoin College
$2,145,203,000
15,787,200,000
22,530,200,000
34,634,906,000
1,108,515,000
482,662,000
17,164,836,000
1,760,902,000
1,718,313,000
182,248,000
1,662,377,000
364,358,000
1,441,232,000
9,980,410,000
4,669,544,000
1,892,055,000
1,278,011,000
1,860,052,000
776,864,000
1,656,565,000
1,102,272,000
129,123,000
183,546,000
3,760,234,000
59,944,000
598,202,000
118,652,000
111,556,000
5,976,973,000
827,714,000
197 $10,889,355
7,085 2,228,257
11,358 1,983,641
19,514 1,774,875
635 1,745,693
296 1,630,615
14,890 1,152,776
1,531 1,150,165
1,570 1,094,467
167 1,091,305
1,656 1,003,851
363 1,003,741
1,479 974,464
10,250 973,699
4,932 946,785
2,027 933,426
1,398 914,171
2,086 891,684
1,027 756,440
2,237 740,530
1,546 712,983
182 709,467
275 667,440
5,657 664,705
92 651,565
962 621,832
197 602,294
211 528,701
11,495 519,963
1,729 478,724
Public institutions
VMI Foundation
Oregon Health Sciences Foundation
University of Virginia
University of Michigan
University of Texas system
University of California at San Francisco Foundation
University of Delaware
College of William and Mary and Foundations
Texas A&M University System and Foundations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Foundations
Georgia Tech Foundation
University of Pittsburgh
Citadel
Medical College of Georgia
University of Arkansas and Foundation
Medical University of South Carolina Foundation
Kansas University Endowment Association
University of Washington
University of Louisville Foundation
University of Oklahoma
Colorado School of Mines Foundation
New College Foundation (Fla.)
University of Cincinnati
University of Kentucky
University of Wisconsin Foundation
State University of New York Health Science
Center at Brooklyn College of Medicine 55,286,000 1,386
Ohio State University and Foundation 2,338,103,000 59,091
University of Iowa and Foundation 982,428,000 26,902
University of Nebraska and Foundation 1,277,169,000 38,943
University of Vermont 336,363,000 10,581
Note: Figures cover only U.S. colleges and universities, and are based on endowments as of June 30, 2007, and full-time-equivalent
enrollment for fall 2006.
source: national association of college and university business officers
$394,848,000
446,634,000
4,370,209,000
7,089,830,000
15,613,672,000
470,568,000
1,397,492,000
585,904,000
6,590,300,000
2,164,444,000
1,281,162,000
2,254,379,000
216,214,000
133,971,000
876,839,000
150,311,000
1,238,695,000
2,184,374,000
796,812,000
1,114,426,000
175,022,000
33,550,000
1,185,400,000
957,608,000
1,645,250,000
1,265
2,144
21,849
48,703
139,689
4,326
15,278
7,336
84,212
27,717
17,027
30,301
3,015
2,227
15,567
2,795
23,942
44,221
16,483
23,526
3,872
746
28,757
23,602
41,028
$312,133
208,318
200,019
145,573
111,775
108,777
91,471
79,867
78,258
78,091
75,243
74,399
71,713
60,158
56,327
53,779
51,737
49,397
48,341
47,370
45,202
44,973
41,221
40,573
40,101
39,889
39,568
36,519
32,796
31,789
Total Return on College Endowments
All investment pools
By size
Over $1-billion
$501-million to $1-billion
$101-million to $500-million
$51-million to $100-million
$26-million to $50-million
$25-million or less
By type of institution
Public
Private
Comparative measurements
Russell 3000
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
Morgan Stanley Capital International World
Ex-US Index
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index
Consumer Price Index
Higher Education Price Index
Average compounded rates of return
for periods ending June 30, 2007
1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
+ 17.2% + 12.4% + 11.1% + 8.6%
+ 21.3%
+ 19. 3
+ 18.0
+ 16. 7
+ 15. 9
+ 14. 1
+ 16.4%
+ 14. 2
+ 13. 1
+ 11. 9
+ 10. 7
+ 9. 7
+ 13.9%
+ 12. 3
+ 11. 5
+ 10. 8
+ 9. 8
+ 8. 8
+ 11.1%
+ 9. 5
+ 8. 5
+ 7. 9
+ 7. 3
+ 6. 7
+ 16.8%
+ 17. 5
+ 11.9%
+ 12. 7
+ 10.8%
+ 11. 3
+ 8.2%
+ 8. 8
+ 20.1%
+ 20. 6
+ 12.4%
+ 11. 7
+ 11.5%
+ 10. 7
+ 7.6%
+ 7. 1
+ 27. 1
+ 6. 1
+ 2. 7
+ 3. 4
+ 22. 7
+ 4.0
+ 3. 2
+ 4.0
+ 18. 1
+ 4. 5
+ 3.0
+ 3. 9
+ 8.0
+ 6.0
+ 2. 8
+ 3. 9
Note: The figures represent total-return rates, including changes in market value plus dividend and interest, for the periods ending
June 30, 2007, based on data from 499 to 726 college investment pools, depending on the period covered.
Source: National Association of College and University Business Officers
Top Institutions in Total Research-and-Development
Expenditures for Science and Engineering, 2006 Fiscal Year
Johns Hopkins University
University of Wisconsin at Madison
University of California at Los Angeles
University of Michigan
$1,499,977,000
831,895,000
811,493,000
800,488,000
University of California
at San Francisco
796,149,000
University of Washington
778,148,000
University of California at San Diego
Stanford University
754,766,000
679,196,000
University of Pennsylvania
676,052,000
Duke University
657,080,000
Ohio State University
652,329,000
Cornell University
648,802,000
Pennsylvania State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Minnesota
644,182,000
600,748,000
594,877,000
University of California at Davis
University of Florida
573,002,000
565,491,000
Washington University in St. Louis
University of California at Berkeley
University of Arizona
547,674,000
546,035,000
535,847,000
University of Pittsburgh
530,162,000
Columbia University
529,945,000
University of Colorado
512,794,000
Texas A&M University
492,955,000
University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
476,198,000
Baylor College of Medicine
$462,375,000
Yale University
460,075,000
University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center 457,696,000
Harvard University 453,156,000
University of Southern California 450,173,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 443,790,000
Georgia Institute of Technology 440,898,000
University of Texas at Austin 431,398,000
Northwestern University 419,985,000
University of Maryland at Baltimore 405,260,000
Vanderbilt University 376,893,000
Purdue University 372,958,000
Case Western Reserve University 369,264,000
Scripps Research Institute 367,375,000
University of Rochester 366,658,000
Michigan State University 358,097,000
Indiana University 355,004,000
University of Maryland at College Park 354,244,000
University of Iowa 346,357,000
Emory University 345,989,000
Louisiana State University 343,775,000
University of Nebraska 333,243,000
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas 333,237,000
University of Illinois at Chicago 332,176,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham 331,436,000
source: national science foundation
Average College Costs, 2007-8
Tuition and fees
Books and supplies
Room and board
Transportation
Other
Total*
4-year public colleges
Resident Commuter Out of state
$6,185 $6,185 $16,640
988 988 988
7,404 7,419 7,404
911 1,284 911
1,848 2,138 1,848
$17,336 $18,014 $27,791
4-year private colleges
Resident Commuter
$23,712 $23,712
988 988
8,595 7,499
768 1,138
1,311 1,664
$35,374 $35,001
2-year public colleges
Resident Commuter
$2,361 $2,361
921 921
— 6,875
— 1,270
— 1,699
— $13,126
Note: These are enrollment-weighted averages. Weighted tuition and fees are derived by weighting the price charged by each institution in
2007-8 by the number of full-time undergraduates enrolled in 2006-7; room-and-board charges are weighted by the number of students residing on campus. Estimates of other budget items are based on reports of institutional financial-aid offices.
* Average total expenses include room-and-board costs for commuter students, which are average estimated living expenses for students living off campus but not with parents.
— The sample is too small to provide meaningful information.
Source: The College Board
Range of Tuition at 4-Year Institutions, 2007-8
Proportion of
total enrollment
All institutions
$33,000 or more
$30,000 to $32,999
$27,000 to $29,999
$24,000 to $26,999
$21,000 to $23,999
$18,000 to $20,999
$15,000 to $17,999
$12,000 to $14,999
$9,000 to $11,999
$6,000 to $8,999
$3,000 to $5,999
Less than $3,000
All
6%
3
3
5
5
4
5
5
8
24
31
1
100%
Proportion of
total enrollment
Private institutions
$36,000 or more
$33,000 to $35,999
$30,000 to $32,999
$27,000 to $29,999
$24,000 to $26,999
$21,000 to $23,999
$18,000 to $20,999
$15,000 to $17,999
$12,000 to $14,999
$9,000 to $11,999
$6,000 to $8,999
Less than $6,000
5%
14
8
8
17
12
11
9
6
2
2
6
All
100%
Proportion of
total enrollment
Public institutions
$24,000 or more
$21,000 to $23,999
$18,000 to $20,999
$15,000 to $17,999
$12,000 to $14,999
$9,000 to $11,999
$6,000 to $8,999
$3,000 to $5,999
Less than $3,000
All
1%
2
2
3
5
10
34
43
2
100%
Note: The table shows the distribution of full-time undergraduates at 4-year public and private colleges by 2007-8 tuition.
Figures may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.
source: the college board
Sources of Voluntary Support for Higher Education, 2006-7
Alumni
Other individuals
Corporations
Foundations
Religious organizations
Other organizations
Total
Estimated
U.S. total
$8,270,000,000
5,650,000,000
4,800,000,000
8,500,000,000
380,000,000
2,150,000,000
$29,750,000,000
Percentage
distribution
28%
19
16
29
1
7
100%
1-year change
in amount
– 1.5%
–0.9
+ 4. 3
+ 19. 7
+ 1. 3
+ 17. 8
+ 6.3%
source: council for aid to education
