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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in philanthropy at a top-ranked university. A few things:

1. Participation rate is eminently fudge-able and essentially meaningless. There is no single source of truth or validation for the numbers schools put out.
2. No one ever believed Princeton’s alumni giving percentage was real (even in the context of #1, where it’s a very manipulable stat to begin with). 
3. As others have mentioned, giving patterns and habits change over time. Trust in higher ed institutions has been declining for decades. The wealth gap has grown. More people from less affluent backgrounds are going to elite institutions. Etc. 
4. Many schools are raising way more money from fewer donors (see wealth gap), so the work of chasing a participation stat is just not worth it.

Find another stone to grind your axe on, OP.[/quote]

The Princeton alumni giving percentage might be real.  In the past, going to Princeton was almost joining a cult.  The alumni are fanatical about the school in a way that you don't see with most T20 schools.[/quote]

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