If republicans pass their endowment tax whose rate rises above certain thresholds of endowment per student, your best bet is going to be a public school with a large overall endowment (but lower per student) and plenty of state support.

This is assuming you make decisions solely off of things like this, which you shouldn’t. But since you asked.

I get that the dwindling number of college age kids some colleges aren’t going to go under in the next few years. State schools have a back stop so rations not as important. But some LACs are bound to go under.

This is the time of year where people come on to sh*t on any school their kid didn't get accepted to OR any school a nemesis' kid accepted.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't. With the enrollment cliff coming, it's important to go to a school that could support itself even if tuition dollars stop flowing in as quickly. Also important to maintain financial independence at times of federal government funding pulls.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Op, Forbes grades colleges on their financial health. Wake Forest has an A ranking and Tufts a B+ in the more recent rankings, which were in 2024. I’d be comfortable sending my child to either based on that.

Right...and both have endowments per student above 150k.

Op, Forbes grades colleges on their financial health. Wake Forest has an A ranking and Tufts a B+ in the more recent rankings, which were in 2024. I’d be comfortable sending my child to either based on that.

Anonymous wrote:Most public schools fall into that category. What do you consider low?

Just stop. They’re state supported which makes a big difference.

No, that’s not what our family does. They will go to a financially healthy Ivy+ or elite LAC.

I wouldn't. With the enrollment cliff coming, it's important to go to a school that could support itself even if tuition dollars stop flowing in as quickly. Also important to maintain financial independence at times of federal government funding pulls.

I don't care.

Anonymous wrote:God you people are freaks with your rankings. I can imagine there are parents out there bragging to their friends that while their DC missed out on duke they got into st louis which has a better endowment/student ratio or something else insane.

Duke's is higher than WashU's.

https://www.collegeraptor.com/college-rankings/details/EndowmentPerStudent/

Anonymous wrote:Most public schools fall into that category. What do you consider low?

Looking at schools like Tufts, WFU, Tulane, etc. as a baseline, probably less than 150k.

God you people are freaks with your rankings. I can imagine there are parents out there bragging to their friends that while their DC missed out on duke they got into st louis which has a better endowment/student ratio or something else insane.

Most public schools fall into that category. What do you consider low?

Would you send your DC to a college with a low endowment/student ratio? Why or why not?