Endowment ranking - 25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments

[Anonymous]

25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

Meaningless. Per capita drives the boat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

Meaningless. Per capita drives the boat.

LACs can do their own ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

Meaningless. Per capita drives the boat.

This is like saying Switzerland is more powerful than the US.

[Anonymous]

I don't think comparing schools with 6000 students vs 60,000 students is particularly useful when talking about endowments.

But the per capita numbers are useful, and that's a different list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

Meaningless. Per capita drives the boat.

LACs can do their own ranking.

Doesn't have much to do with LACs, you're not gonna convince me that UT El Paso is better than Yale, hell UT Austin isn't better than Yale. Per capita matters for universities too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

Meaningless. Per capita drives the boat.

This is like saying Switzerland is more powerful than the US.

Ah yes, everyone's favorite ranking: power....

Even then, wouldn't america rank number 1; we spend much more on defense than anyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think comparing schools with 6000 students vs 60,000 students is particularly useful when talking about endowments.

But the per capita numbers are useful, and that's a different list.

Graduate school is the profit center, undergraduate the cost center.

Per capita only makes sense when counting undergraduate students only.

No school has 60K undergraduates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

Meaningless. Per capita drives the boat.

LACs can do their own ranking.

Doesn't have much to do with LACs, you're not gonna convince me that UT El Paso is better than Yale, hell UT Austin isn't better than Yale. Per capita matters for universities too.

I don't think you should interpret it that way. Take it as a group of 25 schools that are the strongest, not as a differentiator among the 25 schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think comparing schools with 6000 students vs 60,000 students is particularly useful when talking about endowments.

But the per capita numbers are useful, and that's a different list.

Graduate school is the profit center, undergraduate the cost center.

Per capita only makes sense when counting undergraduate students only.

No school has 60K undergraduates.

this - graduate student funding comes from research grants not the endowment

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think comparing schools with 6000 students vs 60,000 students is particularly useful when talking about endowments.

But the per capita numbers are useful, and that's a different list.

Graduate school is the profit center, undergraduate the cost center.

Per capita only makes sense when counting undergraduate students only.

No school has 60K undergraduates.

this - graduate student funding comes from research grants not the endowment

Not to mention diploma mills like Columbia and Chicago give out masters degree like candy. These schools earn a lot of revenues from these graduate students without invest much in them.

[Anonymous]

The better question is which school has the best endowed students…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

Meaningless. Per capita drives the boat.

LACs can do their own ranking.

Doesn't have much to do with LACs, you're not gonna convince me that UT El Paso is better than Yale, hell UT Austin isn't better than Yale. Per capita matters for universities too.

I don't think you should interpret it that way. Take it as a group of 25 schools that are the strongest, not as a differentiator among the 25 schools.

I don't think UT El Paso or San Antonio are T25 schools.

[Anonymous]

Sad that only a few short years ago many of these schools were just clearing 1B. As usual tax payers and parents are being fleeced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:25 Colleges with the Largest Endowments – 2025
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/colleges-with-the-largest-endowments/
Rank School School Type Endowment at end of 2024 Fiscal Year
1 Harvard University Private $51,977,208,000
2 University of Texas System Public $47,464,820,000
3 Yale University Private $41,441,700,000
4 Stanford University Private $37,631,000,000
5 The Trustees of Princeton University Private $34,052,327,000
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private $24,572,716,000
7 Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Private $22,347,945,000
8 The Texas A&M University System & Related Foundations Public $20,381,028,000
9 University of Michigan Public $19,166,266,000
10 Regents of the University of California Public $19,103,077,000
11 University of Notre Dame Private $17,897,379,000
12 Trustees of Columbia University Private $14,782,492,000
13 Northwestern University Private $14,209,710,000
14 Johns Hopkins University Private $13,063,073,000
15 Washington University Private $11,981,486,000
16 Duke University Private $11,889,994,000
17 Emory University Private $11,043,532,000
18 Cornell University Private $10,658,170,000
19 Vanderbilt University Private $10,247,727,000
20 University of Virginia Public $10,217,170,000
21 The University of Chicago Private $10,104,952,000
22 Dartmouth College Private $8,273,316,000
23 University of Southern California Private $8,145,120,000
24 Rice University Private $8,065,768,000
25 The Ohio State University Public $7,931,714,000

These are the real T25, national treasure.

Meaningless. Per capita drives the boat.

LACs can do their own ranking.

Doesn't have much to do with LACs, you're not gonna convince me that UT El Paso is better than Yale, hell UT Austin isn't better than Yale. Per capita matters for universities too.

I don't think you should interpret it that way. Take it as a group of 25 schools that are the strongest, not as a differentiator among the 25 schools.

I don't think UT El Paso or San Antonio are T25 schools.

Think about the flagship ones...