College and University Endowments, 2013

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Which institutions of higher learning have the largest endowments? Find the top ten below.

Rank Institution Endowment1
1. Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) $32,334,293,000
2. Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) 20,780,000,000
3. Univ. of Texas System Administration (Austin, Tex.) 20,448,313,000
4. Stanford University (Stanford, Calif.) 18,688,868,000
5. Princeton University (Princeton, N.J.) 18,200,433,000
6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.) 11,005,932,000
7. Texas A&M University (College Station, Tex.)2 8,732,010,000
8. Univ. of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 8,382,311,000
9. Columbia University (New York, N.Y.) 8,197,880,000
10. Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) 7,883,323,000
1. Institutions ranked by size of endowment in 2013.
2. Includes foundations.
Source: National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute, 2014. Web: nacubo.org/ .

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